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    The cheap seats for Madge are 2x the cost of a floor ticket for Abba though. Also, Abba have an actual band who are quite good. Anyway - night two for Madonna, late start due to some tech failure, early finish because of O2 curfew. Ooops/Schadenfreude And also also, there's no Hanky Panky in the set (the song that is), so *duncan bannentyne accent* ahm oot
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    He played one song that no one knew, no wonder he's angry
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    In the intro for Vincen Garcia, 48 hours is what CW said as the heads up time. It'll be interesting to see how the same story is presented in Manchester and Glasgow over the next few days. Report in Team Basschat! As for Sonny T, apparently "something came up", nothing more specific than that. Meanwhile, given that as recently as three weeks before the tour, CW himself "took a tumble" (his words) and injured both legs and an arm, it's a miracle the shows are happening at all.
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    Enjoy! super tight band as you'd expect. The setlist is changing every night so hope you get some surprises.
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    I saw Cory Wong and band last night at Hammersmith Odeon. Sonny T isn't on the tour but the story is that the new guy Vincen Garcia stepped in with 48 hours notice when Sonny T pulled out. Previously Vincen had DM'd Cory Wong saying "let me know if you ever need a bassist in Europe". CW sent him a 50-song playlist, his tour manager's phone number and said "see you in Stockholm in two days". Here's the set from a few days ago in Brussels (Dean Town is the last song if you want to fast forward)
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    I've never seen the Zep set from Live Aid - my second (and last) 4-hour VHS tape had long run out by the time they came on. I'm equally curious and terrified to see it.
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    My first ever gig was Dire Straits the night before Live Aid - they were half way through their endless run at Wembley Arena on the Brothers In Arms tour. On the day they played their Live Aid slot at Wembley Stadium, paused for a restorative half of mild and a Capstan No 6, then played another full set back at Wembley Arena.
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    Coming to the Old Vic in the New Year: https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/event/just-for-one-day "Relive the day music brought the world together. Featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, The Cars, Status Quo, Paul Weller, Sade, The Boomtown Rats, Bryan Adams, Diana Ross, Ultravox and more, this is the story of Live Aid and the people united by it. Political unrest, social revolution, boom and bust. In a decade of neon and noise, one moment made the world stand still and brought 1.5 billion people together – and they all have a story to tell about ‘the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world’. " What do you remember of the day? I've recently been through the entirety of the show (well, 99% of it - playlist below - there's no Led Zep obviously) and while some of it is amazing it, Saturday afternoon in London gets a bit of chore on occasion - mostly thank to bands who are playing their latest and (not so) greatest rather than running through the hits as the better performances exhibit (Queen, Bowie, Ultravox, etc). _
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    and Tom Cawley is on the joanna. Think I might have to go to the Pizza Express gig! (I'll get around to listening to it at some point)
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    1, 2, 3, thumb (for plucking) and little finger out there in a manner that would give Scott Devine conniptions
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    When I meet my musician friends out in the wild, it's largely gossip about bands we used to be in (sometimes at the same time), others in the same genre, gigs we've been to, things we've heard. Take away the subject matter and it's a old ladies gathering at the tea shop - lots of words but very little information is actually being exchanged of any value outside those in the immediate circle. Besides that, I have made new friends by going to gigs and saying hello to people in the audience I've seen before at similar shows, or have seen performing in similar bands.
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    I can see from the Barbican presale that about half to two-thirds of the hall is priced at the £111 rate. That's about what I paid to see actual Rush at the O2 on the Time Machine tour. The £66 tickets are the restricted view areas at the very extreme front sides of the auditorium. For comparison I saw Brian Eno doing a talk in the same hall, best central stalls seats about £20.
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    good vibes all round!
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    Loads! occasionally they even reply, although sometimes it's just "please leave me alone"
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    Book presale link if anyone's interested https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Effin-Life-Geddy-Lee/dp/0063159414/
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    I bought AndytBB's Digitech Bass SYnth Wah pedal this week - all easy and good, super quick delivery and a friendly service. Good work mister!
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    ...promoting his upcoming book "My Effin' Life" (please choose a better name before it's too late Ged) Dates/venues are: Dec 10: Wolverhampton The Civic At The Halls Dec 13: Sheffield City Hall Dec 14: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Dec 17: Portsmouth Guildhall Dec 18: London Barbican Being an enthusiastic Rush fan/bassist and Barbican member with presale access I clicked about to get more details, here you go: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/geddy-lee-my-effin-life Ticket prices £66 - £111. Includes book. I love you Geddy but I'll wait for the paperback tour taking in Lewisham Broadway Theatre (tbc)
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    PM sent!
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    Here's one I took at Tool at the O2 last year. Look, hardly any phones! (I think this was the one song we were "allowed" to)
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    Also the whole "phone locked in a bag" thing as reported for Ghost recently: https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/ghost-mobile-phone-ban/ Agree endless phone use, photos, videos etc is stupid - watch the gig. But I don't need my phone locked in a bag. (Some do mind you)
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    Think I preferred him in Rage Against The Machine actually
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    We've all seen this but highlight moments for me are the harmonics fill at 3m02s and the whatever-it-is at 3m16s (link if video doesn't embed: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2r9d1)
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    Here he is playing the heck out of Isn't She Lovely in a tent on a rainy morning to a group of nonplussed onlookers
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    Mark King was on BBC Breakfast this morning for a 40th anniversary of Level 42 chat. About 1h50m in: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001qgnd/breakfast-11092023 I like how Sally is twirling her hair during the gherkins bit.
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    This is the classic Roland JC-50 guitar combo - much sought-after thanks to its classic clean and chorus sounds and relied on by players such as Johnny Marr, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Andy Summers, Larry Coryell, Robert Smith, Billy Duffy, Roger Hodgson, Joe Strummer, Prince, Steve Hackett, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Steve Rothery and Jeff Buckley. Using an online Roland serial number decoder, the production date for s/n 218079 is August 1982. Condition: The amp has been in my possession for around 20 years, and has seen mostly home/studio usage and some light gigging. As expected for an amp of this age, some cosmetic marks and scratches to the amp are obvious, especially on the back surface. However the amp is sturdy and robust and was clearly built to last. Also evident in the photos is that the rear panel has some missing screws - again this has no effect on the security and stability of the back panel, and I expect that these screws could be easily replaced. All control knobs and switches work as expected throughout their range. Some control knobs, when turned, produce a light crackle when in motion, but nothing out of the ordinary for an amp of this age. There is no unwanted residual crackle or interference from the controls when the amp is in normal in use. Specification: Solid state guitar combo amplifier Speaker: 1x12 inch Roland driver Power: 50W RMS into 8 ohms Front Panel: High/Low inputs, Brilliance On/Off, Volume, Treble, Bass, Distorion, Reverb, Chorus Speed/Depth/Vibrato-Chorus-Off selector switch Back Panel: fuse, headphone socket, footswitch socket for Chorus/Distortion/Reverb Dimensions: 55cm x 50cm x 24cm Weight: 18kg Collection: I have no packaging for the amp, so local pickup is preferred from London SE4. However I am happy to meet in central London (or other London location by agreement) to exchange - but please consider this as "delivery" rather than an opportunity to try-out or inspect, ie the transaction will need to be completed in advance of exchange. Locations preferred: London Bridge, Waterloo, Charing Cross stations - please get in touch to discuss if you're interested, or to enquire about other locations. I'm also advertising on eBay and reverb.com, where you'll see the same photos - but a lower price for basschat. Any questions - please ask!
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