The Incredible Pouting moment

Hey it’s been a while...just been real busy.....well actually Simon Cowell happened to be at The Plough and Harrow pub when we launched the band officially and wanted us to sign a multi million pound contract.......not.

It did however go well . Orion II and The Park could of been better...but even the Park was hailed as one of our best by that mad Scotsman our very own War veteran Jockanese K ......MBE. we certainly enjoyed it and the turn out was good too...lets say the landlord was happy with his takings and that was just from what Road Runner and Diddler were drinking.......our thanks does go out to all who attended and I promise I will bring mother dearest round to each and every one of you to apologise in due course.....lets say the vino was definitely flowing..........all the way into her glass.

The Dark Marge came up from the west country and did the mixer for us .......he did very very well . Spriggan Mist play everything live ...no playback at all but we do lay on the effects big stylie and also Wifey and the Gizmo kids play several instruments..........so there is a lot going through that desk...although he looked somewhat puzzled when I asked him to turn the tambourine up .....hee hee!!!!!!
We have posted a few videos on you tube but the picture quality is poor as it was so dark and the sound would be ok for the usual pub nattering but I have posted them anyway,

So unfortunately as Mr Cowell did not come a calling we returned to our day jobs after the bank holiday....and wifey’s news of telling me she was on a course meant the inevitable.......she would write a song.......Solstice is our new project......and following on from me saying I will not sing any new songs that’s it.........I’m singing this one . Written especially for the Faery fest its about......well knock me down with a soggy chip butty...The Solstice. Early rehearsals prove to be good some refining go do yet though as is true of our next two covers ”sing” by Travis.....now The incredible Gurning gizmo kid has turned this into Pink Floyd meets Travis with an alternative intro......no seriously last night he was there in his own little ear monitored world giving it tons of Dave Gilmour pout as he started to have a moment with his guitar . We have also given the task of singing “lighthouse” by the Waifs to our percussionist The Tomato slayer who I must add has just become a Grandad......So in our last band we had the Holy one just leaving school now we have Grandad......Grandad does however sing very well...kind of bluesy...anyway it’s nice to let drummers get in on the action.....after all drummers aren’t just for Christmas you know.

The last additions to the set list is a whole melee of jigs reels and hornpipes ....where I have actually not the foggiest idea what I’m supposed to play yet......I’ll work something out before next rehearsal

Another new addition to the band is “The Beast”. The Gizmo kids have excelled here......They wheeled in this box resembling a George Lucas created droid....it’s an impressive piece of kit and literally we can plug in to it and Gizmo girl the pinger of phantasmagorical proportions can turn us up down ....off at will ...it can live record on individual tracks and eventually Dark Marge will be able to do front of house by sitting with a laptop on a wireless connection.......So we have the hardware ...the artwork......just need a bit more talent.......

And so as another new working week approaches us like a time share salesman in a loud flowery shirt I bid you farewell until the next exciting adventures of me