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I have to say that the 18-34 year old demographic is in a very precarious situation. If anyone needs to wake up and smell the coffee it’s that demographic. Modern day techno serfdom is tantalisingly close. The idea that corporate culture pays anything other than lip service to their values is also faintly ridiculous to me. The moment that the tide changes so will corporate culture.

I see Nik Kershaw whenever he is nearby, not too often these days, sadly. He is an immense talent. Saw him do a solo acoustic gig at Union Chapel which was a huge amount of fun. He started to introduce 'The One and Only' and thanked Chesney for earning him so much money, adding 'Mind you, Chesney is a bit of a w@nker' only to be joined on stage by him a second later. Very funny. Then they played it, fantastic. As an aside, Nik Kershaw did a tour with Go West a few years ago. Go West would play some tunes, then Nik, then both together - all with the Go West band (who are fab). They all seemed to be having an absolute blast of a time. There was a bit where they played one of the others' songs but in their own style. Nik played 'Missing Persons' and his arrangement was just stunning. It remains one of the best gigs I have ever seen.

Doesn't matter. That's not what our corporate policy is. I'm 57 and I remember when arguments like this were mainstream and considered perfectly reasonable. They aren't anymore, at least by the all important 18-34 demographic. You can care or not care, but it is what it is. If I, as a resident of Chelsea, made fun of the people in a slum, that's punching down no matter how they may outclass me personally. If they made fun of me, then it's punching up and is acceptable to society. Maybe it won't be someday, but it is now and is certainly how we view these things at work.

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My old ‘80 band used to do Wouldn’t It Be Good & The Riddle. With regard to to period accuracy, we also did Walking on the Moon on the presumption that it would have still been played on the likes of Radio1, etc in 1980.

Done.

We saw Nik Kershaw live in December 2024 for the 40th anniversary tour of his two first albums and it really was an excellent concert.

I have an HB Shorty with a Tonerider pickup and find it absolutely delightful. You know the score with these so I say copy and paste!

Previously never been entirely convinced by the look of a tortoiseshell pickguard on a black bass but decided to give it a go. I like it a lot (and yes I wish the fingerboard was a bit darker).

That's more likely to be a 'photoflame', which is a lot easier to predict.

I always introduce it as a song written by Nik Kershaw we also do Wouldn't it be good both great songs

If you're happy to go used you could look at an Ibanez Talman, they often come up within your budget.