Fact #111700
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Short story:
In the middle of a chaotic Asian tour, The Zombies briefly leave Manila, Philippines, and fly to Hong Kong where they make plans for their next steps.
Full article:
Chris White (bassist, songwriter, The Zombies) : We had to go to the airport and pretend to leave. First of all the van broke down on the way there, so we had to walk the rest of the way with all our cases and gear, with all these thousands of kids. They were trying to cut bits off us. Being the eldest, I had to go up to the representative who had these two great big Filipino bodyguards with him and say, 'Can we have our passports back please, because we need to check in. Some of us are going back to England and some of us are going to Hong Kong.' I remember holding them in my hands and my knees were shaking. I then said, 'Can you please tell Mr. Araneta that we'll leave when we want to leave'. He wanted us to leave, because we asked for an extra
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