Krokus vocalist Marc Storace was left stranded in Tuelso Nord exit in Denmark in the small hours of Friday last week, after missing his tour bus. The band is currently in a European tour and has so far played in Copenhagen, Denmark and Flensburg, Germany among other locations.
In Krokus’ Newsletter, Peter Waelti explained that the tour bus driver stopped at the Tuelso Nord exit gas station to use the bathroom and to get a cup of coffee. Marc was awake and used the opportunity to step off the bus himself, stretching a little, then heading for the bathroom himself, without telling the driver, assuming she would drink the coffee inside the gas station. Instead the driver took it on board, driving towards the German border. On his way out, Marc was recognized by a couple of Krokus fans, involving him into a conversation and asking for autographs. By the time he had finished speaking to his fans, the tour bus had taken off without him.
Marc contacted Peter Waelti after retrieving his Globe Club business card, stashed away in his wallet. The tour bus was due to hit the Germany border in three hours, so Peter had to act fast. After calling the other band members and the International Directory Assistance to no avail, Peter got in touch with the German Police Department emergency line in Flensburg asking them to assist me with a telephone number for the Border Control in Denmark. “I figured they could alert their officers to stop a blue Fairline tour bus!” said Peter.
In a subsequent telephone call with Peter, Marc suggested calling the tour bus office somewhere in Germany for them to get a hold of the bus driver. Through the Internet Peter found their web site. The wee hours of the morning meant that nobody would be in the office, so Peter sent them an e-mail, hoping someone would show up for work early.
“Finally, hours later, drummer Stefan gets up in the tour bus to use the bathroom and sees a message on his charging cell phone. The bus stops to regroup and recoup from the shock. A solution is found. They let me know that the tour manager will get a rental car and drive back about 350 kilometers to the Tuelso Nord gas station to pick up Marc ‘the voice’ Storace,” recounted Peter.
Krokus will be playing Malta next month.
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