Mozyr, BikeFest, July 7-9, 2007
Yuri Nesterenko
Musician / Writer
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04/30/2007 Grodno, Bike Fest

Usually, the annual biker season opened near the western borders of our Motherland. It rolled from there in various directions, either deafeningly thundering with torn-off mufflers in Brest, or frightening respectable citizens with the night rattle of electric guitars in Mozyr, or turning into an alternative holiday of the city in Nesvizh with a striptease at night fireworks, and so on further, and so on - Logoisk, Lida, Pinsk...
But the honorary right to open the season in 2007 still belonged to the glorious city of Grodno.
The sun during the day at the end of April already warms well, but at night it can be quite cold. Namely, after midnight, the White Night Blues had to play on the thirtieth of April. However, with the availability of special frost-resistant products of a certain consistency, and with the warm support of the public, who appreciated this very consistency, natural processes come to full balance, and the performance goes like clockwork.
On that remarkable journey at the very end of April went bassist Zverenev, drummer Zhenyenko, also playing keyboard Zhenyenko the duties of a guitarist-vocalist, and part-time songwriter and leader of the group, a certain Yu. Nesterenko.
Everyone knows that predicting even the very near future is unrealistic. The guys could not even think that they were playing in their, one might say, classic line-up for the last time - before this memorable trip having held out together for the last four years, recording wonderful albums, and performing at the first international festivals.
Very soon, Sergei Matskevich will temporarily be in St. Petersburg, and will remain there ... forever. Zhenya Zverev will leave for permanent residence in distant Kazakhstan and return five years later with a beautiful wife. And Zhenya Danilenko will go on a short-term cultural voyage to Turkey, which will drag on for more than one year, receiving its continuation in the United Arab Emirates, and God knows where else.
Каким-то чудом все музыканты окажутся в Могилёвском Дворце области на десятилетии White Night Blues in November 2010, and will take the stage to play a repertoire well known to them and the audience. Only Zhenya Zverev will not be able to come from the Kazakh steppes and foothills, but he will send just a crazy video greeting!
In the meantime, it would seem, just another cool performance at the byfest. And all the will from above.
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The track with the legendary name "The Road 66"? And on it - "Band on the run"? Or "Traveling band"? But, it seems, most likely, this is the White Night Blues group looking for passing transport to the western border ...
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And - oh, a miracle! Suddenly a quite decent Volkswagen stops and the friendly driver agrees to travel with the band. After all, his name is Alexander A. and he is on his way from the city of Mogilev itself.
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After all the adventures, the hand of Zhenya Zverev, even in a dream, continues to “catch a ride” ...
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And now, the group is finally here! A pass to a closed area - the name of the group and the letters on the license plates of the car. And the glorious biker community welcomes its guests. Impressions - the sea!
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Eyes run in different directions from such impressions!
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Somewhere there is a meeting with old friends ...
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It's really international here.
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Knowledgeable people recommended watching the setting sun that evening through special filters. But with the rapidly rising moon, this did not last long. Moreover, even in pitch darkness, the drummer sees the drummer from afar - Zhenya Zverev met fellow countryman Nikolai - who played in those days with the Krambambulya group.
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The sound technicians connected the equipment quickly and professionally. Short soundcheck and...
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Let's go!
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The sound was just great!
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Sergei Matskevich could not be caught in the lens … Either the lens was not dexterous enough, or Matskevich was exceptionally fast…
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Zverev "in shock")))
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They say that "White Night Blues" sounded very decent that evening.
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Zhenya Danilenko with the sounds of his keys gave the overall sound a very colorful sound.
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People began to actively pull up to the stage.
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From time to time, next to the musicians on stage were real fans of the group)
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And on the part of the girls, it came almost to striptease) But the boyfriends do not sleep and unceremoniously pull their fighting girlfriends off the stage. And soon the show will end. See you soon!