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Mine just arrived 15mins ago and have to say its one heavy book. I've only just had a quick look thru it but it seems to have a lot of interesting sections with some great looking interviews. By far the best buy i've ever had at £18. Dave

Mine due for delivery today.

Added to my wish list and will buy for my birthday next month. If its a s good as the other 2 books it will be another hilarious success. Really looking forward to that. Dave

Have you heard me playing

Think you might be trying too hard to justify this.

You're still trying to justify yourself.

NO, NO, NO, in every way NO. Its just wrong. You might have shaved your legs first you uncouth heathen. And its a kilt, not a skirt. You'll be giving people the wrong idea about us Scotsmen altho i think you've already done that but who am i to judge what a "man" and "wife" do in their own home assuming there is a wife I will no longer be visiting Oban. That unsavoury image will be stuck in my head for the rest of my days All credit to you for posting that pic sir. You are a braver man, woman, whatever than i would be..........not that i'm suggesting all Scots wear womens clothes. Please note this conversation has no baring on what i wear in my Glam Rock covers band. Dave

I like that one

Sorry but i'm not wearing that excuse. There's obviously more to this than meets the eye. I think Oban is on the turn.

Class........when your singer can ad-lib like that. Dave

There's just no comment available for this pic. Oban ............ changed a bit since i frequented it.

A proper Rock pose and is acceptable. Out of curiosity what kind of bass is that. Looks good.

Because i usually make the tea and coffee in our house (apparently that's my one job at home - tea boy ) i always put milk in coffee first so its easier doing the same with my wife's tea. She never complains about and often comments that i make the best tea. However if i have visitors i usually ask if they want milk in tea first or last. Only my older brother is fussy about it so i just don't tell him Dave

Just remembered Celtic and Scotland player Wee Jimmy Jonhstone used to own a club in Hamilton during 70's. Think it was called the Double J.

He used to support Rangers at one time but is more known for supporting Celtic these days.

Rococco's probably as the clientelle in there tended to be "well off" people. I played there once but don't think our kind of music was what they really wanted. Pinball Wizard and Pink Floyds Time not really the trendy peoples kind of music in the 80's

The Perle .......bit of an odd name for a good old fashioned Hotel with character.

What club in Hamilton out of curiosity ?

Wasn't the Laurel bar. Its called Auleys Bar where my mate drinks.......regularly. The Oban Inn is behind the Columba Hotel right on the corner next door to the Wee Gallery. Famous in its hey day for folk singers or acoustic sets. Mate used to work in it and another mate used to play there regularly. Just a good old fashioned Scottish pub serving real ale and good whisky.

Some great bands like Rush used to leave the mistakes in their live recordings rather than overdub them. For me that made them more genuine but some would disagree with that way of thinking but i'm happy. Dave

Ah memories of the Oban Inn which i believe has opened up again. Mate stays up that way and his local is Laurel Inn i think. Its directly behind the big Caledonian hotel on the harbour front. Love Oban and had many a good night up there. I held my retirement night in Oban staying at the Cally Hotel for the weekend. It used to have a great night life back in 80's and i used to get the train up on Fri afternoon and back home on Sun. I've also driven up and stayed weekends too. Mates wife was in charge of the schools in Argyleshire and both of them have now retired. Is there much happenning up that way these days ? Quite a bit to travel for city nightlife tho. Dave

When i first started i did a few gigs but bands kept having fall-outs with each other so i took a breather and went from learning rock songs to practicing scales and learning more Jazz rock based material starting with Camel and eventually moving on to Brand X and Bruford style. (i'm no Jeff Berlin but i could do a lot of the Percy Jones material back then) I did that for about 2 yrs playing 2-3 hrs every day sometimes more. Was then asked to join an established local Southern Rock originals / covers band and from that point i was gigging fairly regularly thru the mid 80's to mid 90's. At that point bands folded and we made more money from PA hire. Work commitments took over for the next 15 yrs i mucked around at home with my one and only bass (Warwick Thumb NT i bought new in 1989) When i turned 50 i got back into playing in bands again and i've been fairly busy with numerous bands in past 8 yrs ranging from classic rock, tribute, Funk/Blues based rock, club covers, Prog originals, heavy metal and now Glam Rock covers band. I started picking up different basses for different projects but my goto bass and my fav to play for past 7-8 yrs has always been my Geddy signature CIJ Jazz bass. I enjoy everything about being in a good band from learning the songs, the rehearsals and finally gigging. With my current band there's also the issue of stage gear to talk about It's been really good fun sorting it out and ridiculing each others choice of stage wear. Dave

The difference there is alcohol. Once that's introduced every band should sound a little better if you are there. Watching pub bands from posted phone clips will never really capture an atmosphere or at least in my experience. Dave