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Just sold Stuart a Boss pedal. Quick and easy transaction, fast payment and great comms too. Top bloke, deal with confidence people. Cheers Stuart, Pete.

Let's go round again - Average White band.

Made me think - I'm a bit OCD about letting anyone play my bass. Think its stems from a good friend who can kill a set of strings dead after playing it for 10 mins. He has really clammy hands and I just hate playing an instrument he's used. (He uses Elixirs for this reason!) Also don't mind oily marks from my use, but hate to see instruments clarted up (Yorkshire term) that have not been kept even moderately clean. Television highlights this too. (Just to clarify, I'm not a cleaning freak per se, but like to see stuff looked after, especially on stage where it's most important.)

Jones vs Jones - Kool and the Gang

Mr Jones - Counting Crows

Queen of hearts - Dave Edmunds

Diamonds - Rihanna

Club Soul City - Gary US Bonds

Can’t believe I’m doing this one - Ding a Dong - Teach In (Dutch Eurovision winner 1975, sorry!)

A lot of theories on this one, although think Warren Beatty was the favourite. Mick Jaggers sang backing vocals on the track, and was rumoured to be Keef playing guitar on the outro too.

Shake your groove thing - Peaches and Herb

Ha ha, yup me too.

I've depped a few times with a rock n roll band. They used to have a trailer with the PA and leads in it, and when it was unlocked the band made a mad scramble to get the best leads! Made even worse by them only buying cheap sh*t cables anyway, so you can imagine why the working ones were in short supply. Fortunately being a dep I didn't need to involve myself in this, but was just amazed how some bands can't organise the proverbial p*ss up in a brewery.

Madison Avenue man - Greg Kihn Band

Absolutely - I mean, why would you? At best the risk of damaging your amp/speaker, at worst possible death.

And they're always the pink and lime green ones too aren't they? 😅

Marina - Dean Martin (for those old enough to remember British Leyland...)

From my experience it's usually the guitarists who have them in the first place....😅

Fairground - Simply Red

Yes, good call sir. I’ll also add brightly coloured instrument leads - yes I know that dayglo pink makes them easier to find at the end of the gig, but just wrong, okay? 🤢

Around and around - Chuck Berry / Stones

Welcome to the working week - Elvis Costello

Just seven numbers (can straighten out my life) - The Four Tops

Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes