Preparations for gigs vary from band to band…... and band member to band member. I'd imagine that a really established band that have a set or a set of sets and songs they always play and on a regular three nights a week basis just go into automatic mode and are so used to gigging it's not given a second thought. This is a shame really as although Spriggan Mist seem to be more in demand recently our proffessions and to a certain extent our type of music means we get a steady stream of gigs as oposed to the torrent that some bands have . This however for us means each gig is an event at lease it is for me….so there is certain rituals I go through before the gig. One of which is the trying on of stage attire…..an alien event for our guitarist violinist…gurning boy aka gizmo kid…Bless him he really isn't sure about the whole stage dressing up thing…..which is cool and he probably will wear something enigmatic and low key…but I'm sure he is going to shock me one day and turn up dressed like Adam Ant thrusting his pelvis forward, wrists crossed above his head shouting prince charming ! Through a contorted lipstick streaked face!!!!!!.....now there's a vision.
On this particular mirror hogging session I was trying on the black combats , white pirate shirt and burgundy waistcoat complete with spriggan hat……I even grabbed the bass from it's rack pranced around the bedroom playing, pouting in a Posh Spice kind of way and generally did the rockstar thing…..You see I have had years of practice at this …..As a martial artist who went up through the grades to second dan every new grade achieved, a posing session was soon to follow. (usually in some strange Van damme pose which bore no resemblance to any martial arts stance I had been studying) It was last week when I was in the full throws of a self indulgent posing session…..almost as lost in myself as brother dearest the Dark Marge was circa 1981 when I caught him in front of the mirror dancing in a madness type way to Baggy Trousers complete with trilby and Fred Perry..when the door bell went ….poo poo poo I thought …ditch the hat …ditch the waist coat …ah no! the caller is the parcel man can't let him go so I raced to the door quite hot and bothered in a white pirate shirt complete with puffy arms laces and cords and black combats . The parcel man looked at me as if it was quite normal ……although I could see his eyes looking me up and down as I signed for the parcel…then our new neighbours went by ….nearly walking into the nearest bush as they saw their madcap neighbour dressed like blackbeard…..The parcel man walked off as if nothing untoward had happened ..although i'm sure I heard him say under his breath …….arrghh Cap'n!!!! As he sniggered to himself up the path….
So as our gig Mission for Rwanda looms on 25/11/2009 I will begin the other ritual…ironing the attire..not so cool but the risk assessment for embarassment is significantly lower
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Saturday 14 November 2009
Indigo Child
This blog relatres to the new song by Spriggan Mist but before I talk about that what are Indigo children here is an exerpt from The New Kids Have Arrived
By Lee Carroll and Jan Tober
What is an Indigo Child? And why do we call them Indigo? First, the definition: an Indigo Child is one who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes and shows a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has common unique factors that suggest that those who interact with them (parents, in particular) change their treatment and upbringing of them in order to achieve balance. To ignore these new patterns is to potentially create imbalance and frustration in the mind of this precious new life. The subject of this chapter is to identify, qualify, and validate the attributes of an Indigo Child.
There seem to be several kinds of Indigos, and we will describe them later in this chapter, but in the following list we can give you some of the most common behavioral patterns. Do these fit anyone you know?
Here are ten of the most common traits of Indigo Children:
1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it).
2. They have a feeling of "deserving to be here," and are surprised when
others don't share that.
3. Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents "who they are."
4. They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without
explanation or choice).
5. They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is
difficult for them.
6. They get frustrated with systems that are ritual-oriented and don't
require creative thought.
7. They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school,
which makes them seem like "system busters" (nonconforming to any system).
8. They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no
others of like consciousness around them, they often turn inward,
feeling like no other human understands them. School is often extremely
difficult for them socially.
9. They will not respond to "guilt" discipline ("Wait till your father gets
home and finds out what you did").
10. They are not shy in letting you know what they need.
So when wifey penned the song lyrics and tune about a year ago we kind of knew who this was about . Gurning boy came on the scene and this is the resulting song ( you can hear it by going onto the new website Sprigganmist.com or onto our myspace
This song has been beautifully produced and mixed by the Gurning boy and gives a little insight to Spriggan Mist's forth coming CD sometime next year. We will also be playing this live for the first time at Mission for Rwanda at Sandhurst Secondary School on 25/11/2009.
this is the first time the new band has recorded live as a whole ..enjoy
By Lee Carroll and Jan Tober
What is an Indigo Child? And why do we call them Indigo? First, the definition: an Indigo Child is one who displays a new and unusual set of psychological attributes and shows a pattern of behavior generally undocumented before. This pattern has common unique factors that suggest that those who interact with them (parents, in particular) change their treatment and upbringing of them in order to achieve balance. To ignore these new patterns is to potentially create imbalance and frustration in the mind of this precious new life. The subject of this chapter is to identify, qualify, and validate the attributes of an Indigo Child.
There seem to be several kinds of Indigos, and we will describe them later in this chapter, but in the following list we can give you some of the most common behavioral patterns. Do these fit anyone you know?
Here are ten of the most common traits of Indigo Children:
1. They come into the world with a feeling of royalty (and often act like it).
2. They have a feeling of "deserving to be here," and are surprised when
others don't share that.
3. Self-worth is not a big issue. They often tell the parents "who they are."
4. They have difficulty with absolute authority (authority without
explanation or choice).
5. They simply will not do certain things; for example, waiting in line is
difficult for them.
6. They get frustrated with systems that are ritual-oriented and don't
require creative thought.
7. They often see better ways of doing things, both at home and in school,
which makes them seem like "system busters" (nonconforming to any system).
8. They seem antisocial unless they are with their own kind. If there are no
others of like consciousness around them, they often turn inward,
feeling like no other human understands them. School is often extremely
difficult for them socially.
9. They will not respond to "guilt" discipline ("Wait till your father gets
home and finds out what you did").
10. They are not shy in letting you know what they need.
So when wifey penned the song lyrics and tune about a year ago we kind of knew who this was about . Gurning boy came on the scene and this is the resulting song ( you can hear it by going onto the new website Sprigganmist.com or onto our myspace
This song has been beautifully produced and mixed by the Gurning boy and gives a little insight to Spriggan Mist's forth coming CD sometime next year. We will also be playing this live for the first time at Mission for Rwanda at Sandhurst Secondary School on 25/11/2009.
this is the first time the new band has recorded live as a whole ..enjoy
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