Soundtrack To The Zion Europa Express!

Way back in late summer 2009, in their Jordan Lane flat in Edinburgh, this became the 'theme song' of what was coming - a new vision.  Dave & Kate had just moved into the flat and Music began to stir again, this time to do it right:

"its gonna take plenty of money to do it right...  its gonna take time... its gonna take patience and time to do it right...".

Brian, Agnes, Will, Georgie & Brother Mark can already testify to that!

The return of Europe & Music!  This song became very significant during the summer of 2010 when Europe was turning into reality:

"...it all makes sense to me somehow..."

"...and its not what it used to be, no, we're suddenly free to let go..."

"...these are times that come, only once in your life, or twice if you're lucky..."

Another song that found them back in the 'incubation period' of Jordan Lane and which Brother Mark reminded them of in January 2011, Berlin.

The song of Movement!  In the last few weeks before leaving Edinburgh, this became THE SONG!

"...Let me tell you if you're not wrong then everything is alright..."

"...We know where we're going, we know where we're from, we're leaving Babylon, we're going to our Fatherland..." 

"...Oh people if you're ready me say get on board now... and then you praise 'fari"

"...Here you're going in the same direction"

"...And where there's a will, there's always a way..."

Back in the 1980s, when Dave was 7 years old, he used to be fascinated by maps and was especially intrigued by the Eastern Europe area and places like Berlin.  He'd listen to the radio with his friends and they'd study the atlas...  they could name the capital cities to most countries in the world.  This song was a hit at that time and for some reason it always made Dave think of Berlin and wonder what it would be like.  To suddenly hear it come on the radio in January 2011 in Berlin was like deja vu.

Dave & Kate laughed as they began to realise they were in the army Now!  They were SoulJah's on the frontline of a 7-strong army and on the look-out for new recruits.  Jah Rastafari!!!

Many a time when Dave & Kate were feeling stuck and helpless this song would appear...

The 'theme song' to the crushing of ego and return to the Natural State...

The money song... 

First heard back in Barcelona and has been a companion to Dave & Kate ever since...

11/01/11

On Tuesday 11th January 2011, the signs were abundant.

The song 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' came on the radio 3 times in the space of 2 or 3 hours, on two different radio stations.  Dave & Kate had been listening to the radio on and off in the space of that time and it seemed each time they turned it on or changed stations, the song would be there.

Later on, another old friend in the form of song made an appearance - 'I Need A Dollar' - followed by 'Lean On Me'.

Shortly after that, Kate found a small orange butterfly sticker in the bottom of her toiletry bag (with no idea where it came from).  When she came through to the living room to show Dave, he had a huge grin on his face as Bob Marley's 'Is This Love' was playing on the radio.

They had just enough money left after this apartment to secure one more apartment in Berlin for a week or two.  They were sure after this there time in Berlin had come to its natural end for now.  With little effort, the right apartment appeared on the following day, 12th January, with just under a week to go and again, it was slightly further east.  The title of it had the word 'Kunst' in it - German for art.  They got it for 7 nights.

Parc Monceau

Dave & Kate had discovered a nice little park in the area during their time there called Parc Monceau.  It was probably their favourite and they preferred it over the more famous Luxembourg Parc. 

As they took a walk around it trying to understand how their head and heart could be in conflict like this they eventually sat themselves down on a rock opposite a small pyramid.  A little French boy soon appeared in front of them playing on the rocks.  He was singing to himself and kept looking up at them with a curious smile.  This made them smile.  When he eventually ran off to his mum he kept looking back at them shouting "au revoir!" and waving.  They wondered if this was an omen Paris was saying goodbye to them.

That night they took a longer route to a different internet cafe much further away from their hotel.  They were going there as one last throw of the dice, so to speak.  If something showed up (they couldn't see what) then it was still on, if there was nothing they would book a flight back to Edinburgh as they simply didn't have enough to last any longer.

They never spoke about it to each other at the time but both felt they were sure they'd be staying.  Edinburgh just wasn't an option - it was as obvious as this to them even if it made no logical sense.  They couldn't conceive that this thing was about to die.

A miracle did come.  Jah had put his troops Brian, Agnes and Brother Mark into action and there was an email waiting for Dave & Kate with an offer of financial help to sustain them a few days longer.  It had only been a few hours since Dave notified them about possibly returning.  If they had went to the usual nearer internet place they probably would have booked the flights before the emails had come through.

At the very last minute Europe was brought back to life - if only for a few days more.

Later that night as they sat eating a Subway again, the song on the radio went "I need a dollar, a dollar, a dollar is what I need...  if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me".