The half hour chill out!

Hi there blog fans.......it’s been a while ....well planet Jesters has been a hectic one and when I’m not practicing the Jesters stuff I’m doing my bass lesson homework (my sadistic bass teacher has given me higher ground by the Chilis....Flea I hate you!!!!!) On top of this I’m assisting with organising the school talent show....??!?!?!? yes I sat through 3 hours of auditions!.......some were brilliant ...some were well.... not so......but big effort from all. Wifey and I have been recording again as our alter egos Spriggan Mist and of course there is the endless editing of Videos and circulating that goes on behind the scenes at Stone Jesters rehearsals... so am I forgiven for not being so regular...(with the blogs that is as bowel movements have never been a problem for me ) I’m also in a job now that gives me no lunchbreak or little of one to write down my thoughts...... A job I am disliking by the day but none the less brilliant for being in a few bands and juggling children etc....so I’m putting up and shutting up!!!!! Then of course is the extensive social life of our children if it isn’t parties it’s piano lessons etc. etc...
Talking of which .....So there I was the other day in the car outside the Rock star’s (our 7 year old) piano lesson I had half hour to myself......I had come prepared........I sat in the car and carefully settled down for a stress free half hour of reading.......Ipod ...check .....switch on, select David Gilmore ..on an Island...smooth soothing ....bliss. Air con ...check.... on and cooling.........Book...check ......My Bass and other animals by Guy Pratt (very funny book about a bass player on the road with various bands like Floyd and Roxy ) ..drink........check.........ice cold Pepsi Max........money for the piano teacher.......check ...and as I groped around in my pocket found 14 squid I placed them on the dash ready to give to the teacher when she released my budding little Richard from his lesson...I settled down just to catch out of the corner of my eye a rogue one pound coin slowly rolling down the dash board...I reached out for the money with the speed of a thousand gazelles promptly knocked my Pepsi Max in to my lap dropped me book and deflected the coin under the passenger seat. I read a paragraph but my mind kept coming back to the coin...gotta find it so I rummaged around under the seat ....found a six week old cashew nut.......still tasted ok........a half mauled chewit...that wasn’t so good........but no coin. I was starting to get annoyed I opened the car door plonked me belly on the drivers seat feet in the air and had a good look under the seats....I had a real loose pair of shorts on and I couldn’t pull them up ...in fear that I was showing the street ...bum valley......I tugged at my shorts ....well I didn’t want the Piano teacher to come out and see me mooning now did I ?....and you never know someone might have wanted to park their bike?!?!?!?!?
So I decided I’d go round the passenger side and lean over that seat and look under there ......there it was the coin lodged in the most peculiar awkward position heavenly possible...........I tried to squeeze my fingers in but to no avail I was now half mooning to the houses on the other side of the road legs in air crack showing.........I took the wait off of the seat slightly which kind of forced a piece of plastic back and my fingers were stuck...........I’m now dripping in sweat...touching a coin I need to pay with but with my fingers stuck with my backside hanging out into the middle of the road...now what?........ I thought ....as I cursed being me and wallowed in self pity.........I finally managed to prise said fingers from the seat and with my book mark retrieve the coin.......I sat back in the chair and got settled again when out came rockstar!!!!!!!
Less than two weeks until the gig at the school we are nearly there!!!!!! Our stage will be in front of the beer tent ..............wahay!!!!!! all are welcome to come and there are a few people we need to send a firm response to...we are going to have a ball up there...we will be unveiling three new band members , the funky Padre, Scooby dooby do and of course re introducing the boy wonder The Holy one himself.....so come on down .......!!!!!

Names

You see it is hard finding suitable blog names for characters in my weekly offerings of dribble.

We have two new band members yet I ‘m struggling to name them.....I mean the priesty bloke should be quite easy...but then you wouldn’t want to upset the man of the cloth would you....as laid back as he is, he is training to be a Priest and some how one shouldn’t take the piss...........but then we have the dilemma of the Holy one .........another religious blog name will make us sound like a happy clappy gospel ensemble.........oh well never mind I’m sure The Padre and the Holy One will get on just fine.

Our other singer is a bit of problem as the other day she signed her E-mail SD...(her initials).So here is a little insight to how my mind works!!!! I was sitting there and It came to me in a flash........I thought I haven’t got a Scooby Doo what I’m going to call her then I saw the e-mail SD.........of course everyone knows Scooby Doo has SD on his collar........but naming her after a dog...a bit of a no no ! Her full initials are SAD ......best we stay clear of that too.......She was (unfairly as her voice is really good) rejected by X-Factor.........

So we are putting Padre and X-factor (it will do for now) through their paces in readiness for the July gigs . We will be posting piccies next week..........

Now as some of you know...it was my birthday on Tuesday and Wifey bought me ...yes ...it arrived ...........a blue stained Fretless Warwick Corvette Rockbass.........I named her Wilma..........well my Fender is called Fred my Dean ...is called well ....Dean ...(Dino) so it only be fitting that she should be called Wilma...wifey is unhappy at me plucking at Wilma’s g string all day and night mind!!! And I’m sure i’m going to get raised eyebrows if I say I’m going to slap Wilma!!!!!!

Then there were six.....!

Hi there you Jester's fans , you know us never ones to do things in an orthodox fashion. Five singers came to try us out ......we whittled it down to two......obviously blog names pending ...but we couldn't choose between the two of them so we have asked both if they wanted to join and they are both happy to do so.............so now we are six..........(we could be Earth wind and Fire if we carry on like this )

Photos will be posted next week . Both are really cool singers and seem to have great personalities. The first is female ......never been in a band but has got a great voice. Wait for the Stone jesters version of Sandy Thom's ...Punk Rocker with flowers and doo dahs wotsits.

The second is a bloke who is more holy than the holy one . He is in training to become a Priest. He will be but the most coolest priest going....can you imagine .....he'll be there in mass .......and at the point where he starts his sermon.... off come the robes out comes the guitar ........" well you 've got to have faith ...... you 've got to have faith , faith faith....babeeeeeahhhhh" Those of you out there in Blog land ...I know what you are thinking.....whatever next??????

Well I'll tell you .....kick arse rock!!!! That's next as The Stone Jesters are cooking on gas again......

Oh........Happy birthday to me .......happy birthday to me!!!!!!!