Saturday, January 29, 2011

MY MUM WOULD HAVE LOVED THIS ONE ...

WE GOT TO THE GIG AROUND 8.30.I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE STAGE AND CHATTED TO FANS FOR A WHILE,ANSWERING ALL SORTS OF QUESTIONS,AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INTRO MUSIC STARTED AND WE WALKED ON TO A ROAR THAT PINNED MY EARS BACK . I COULDNT HEAR ANY OF ROBINS COUNT INS ALL NIGHT ,SUCH WAS THE CACOPHONY OF NOISE ..,<> ANYWAY WE ROLLED ON THRU ABOUT 6 SONGS BEFORE WE HAD A BREATHER FOR DAYDREAM,AND IT WAS JUST MAGIC ,THE SOUND , THE PLAYING ,AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ELECTRIC ALL OVER THE VENUE . THE STARS WERE OUT THE SKY CLEAR,AND WE HAD A BLAST PLAYING FOR THE FANS HERE AT JANNUS LANDING, ALWAYS A FAVE OF OURS....THE RAIN STAYED AWAY ,AND WE DID A VERY LONG SET AGAIN .ALL PLAYING ,IF I SAY IT MYSELF,ON THE MONEY .THANKS TO ALL WHO TURNED UP AND ROBIN AND US WERE SIGNING STILL AN HOUR AFTER WE CAME OFF..LONG JOURNEY TOMORROW.7 HRS BY ROAD BUT SEE YOU ALL SOON .BYE !!

NOISY HOUSE OF BLUES , GREATTTTTT!!!!!!

ORLANDO........YOU NOISY BUNCH . WOW WERE YOU READY TO ROCK OR WHAT?
EVERY SONG WAS A PLEASURE TO LAY ON YA CAUSE YOU WERE SO ENTHUSIASTIC..DAMN YOU WERE NOISY, AINT IT GREAT ?..ALL THE NEW SONGS HAVE SETTLED NOW , AND THE INTENT IS POWERFUL FROM THE STAGE ....MAKIN SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO KIT LAYOUT TILL IM SETTLED,AND TRYING OUT NEW FOOTWEAR IS MAKIN MY LIFE HARDER AS I USUALLY PLAY IN SHOES , BUT HAVE ADJUSTED TO BOOTS NOW AND ITS ALL DIFFERENT...GREAT TO SEE STEVE OUR OLD ROADIE BACK WITH US .THE MAN IS A CONSTANT, AND FUNNY, AND A GOOD FRIEND ,ALWAYS THERE .
SO , I GOT MY MICKEY MOUSE HAT ON AND IM LEAVING FOR ST PETERSBURG ,WHICH IS AN OPEN AIR GIG , AND WE ALL LOVE THIS ONE . IT RAINS EVERY TIME WEVE DONE IT , SO FINGERS CROSSED IT STAYS DRY ......ALL THE BEST BYE

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

1st day back

Go Back To My Site The first day back on the schedule and by rights , after a longish layoff , it should be a tad ropey..It wasnt..it went really well , the new songs were played like we had been playing them all week,and we flowed thru the new longer set with ease ..the room is dry , nasty , and not very welcoming , and hard to play in , cause of the dead acoustics,and I got blisters ,on my feet and my hands ,so go figure , havnt had one for years . So, all in all a really good way to kick off . My new cymbals from PAISTE,were great ,and nice to be back behind the uss thompson again .. Im goin to get cleaned up here ..,and might just watch this huge storm roll in from the east ,should be fun ...bye






Friday, January 21, 2011

GETTING READY

THANKS FOR THE REPLIES IVE HAD HERE ALREADY .AS I SAID WE WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE SHOWS FOR MEET N GREETS,MAINLY ROBIN AS HE USUALLY DOES AFTER MOST SHOWS ,AND MYSELF DAVEY N GLENN ARE ALWAYS ABOUT ,SO JUST COME SAY HI .......,.THE BUILD UP TO THIS TOUR HAS BEEN BUSY ,AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN , SO MANY NEW FACES ON THE LAST TIME OUT ,AND LOTS OF YOUNGER FANS THESE DAYS .GOOD OLD YOU TUBE EH?DAVEY WILL OF COURSE BE THE MAIN TAMBOURINE PLAYER,AS HES THE ONLY ONE WITH A FREE HAND AT ANY GIVEN TIME ....AND WE CAN WELCOME BACK OUR OLD FRIEND STEVE RUSSELL FROM A FEW TOURS BACK , AND OF COURSE SOUND MAN SUPREME LAURIE BRACE ..DAVE WILL BE DOING MERCH AGAIN AND DRIVING US ABOUT ..ITS A GOOD TEAM ,WHY BREAK IT UP EH ? SEE YOU SOON . GETTING READY TO PACK MY BAGS TOMORROW AND SEE WHAT FITS ME AGAIN ALWAYS A CHORE . BYE










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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

LONG LAY OFF FROM BLOGGING.....

YEAH I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE .IM NOT SHOUTING FOLKS . IM BLINDER THAN I WAS LAST YEAR I GUESS....ALL THE PIECES ARE IN PLACE FOR US TO GO OUT AGAIN NEXT WEEK, AFTER REHEARSALS ,AND HAVE A GOOD LOOK AROUND THE USA, AND PLAY SOME MUSIC FOR YOU ALL..ITS BEEN A BUSY YEAR FOR ME , AFTER PURCHASING A HOME STUDIO SET UP,I FORMED A LOCAL BAND WITH GREAT GUYS FROM THE AREA ,AND WEVE BEEN PLAYING ALL SORTS OF MUSIC THAT WE LIKE , SOME OF WHICH ARE POSTED ON FACEBOOK, AND REVERB NATION, UNDER GROOVE SHAMAN..HAVE A LISTEN IF YOU SO DESIRE, AND LEAVE A COMMENT ..
WE HAD A GREAT EUROPEAN TOUR ,INTRODUCING NEW SONGS FROM THE NEW CD . VERY WELL RECIEVED TOO,AND WE ENJOYED PLAYING THEM .
IF YOUR ABLE TOO,COME SAY HELLO AFTER THE SHOWS, ALWAYS WELCOME, AND FUN TO MEET THE AUDIENCE YOUVE JUST PLAYED TOO..
SO AFTER THE FIRST GIG I WILL BE BLOGGING EVERY DAY AS BEFORE ...LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU ...BYE