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Keep at it. Originals can be difficult in some areas but hopefully once it starts the pace will pick up for you guys. Dave

Even tho i buy lots thru Amazon i didn't even think of that Pete. Bit of a "Doh" moment there for me. Dave

No tension or drama is good. If it works, don't fix it Daryl Dave

Better have a look for some with covid on the increase. Dave

And use it very well i have to say. I had covid in March this year and it was no more than a runny nose. Don't even know where you get the test kits from nowadays. Dave

Hope it wasn't this covid revival we keep hearing about but sounds like you had a great gig there. Nice support slot with 999 too. Well done. Hope you feel better soon. Dave

My ideas are different from band members too at times but we generally discuss any suggestion or idea and take a vote on it. Its more of what do you guys think and everyone will comment and you can get the gist of what others think. We don't do the hands up if you agree thing but it is pretty easy going. With the punk band i just go with it as they've been together for 13 yrs i think and the guitarist was the original punk member from 77/78 era. And sometimes "Old School" ideas are tried and tested to work and should be open to suggestions. Different when its your job to be fair. Dave

It is my own hair but like all good bass players they have a back up in event of a bad hair day Dave

Part of my Glam rock stage gear. ............... honest.

I struggle with how that actually works Daryl. We keep each other up to date via FB private chat page. That works in both bands. We don't really socialise together because we live in different parts of the country with some working and others not. No decision is made until everyone has agreed on the FB message. During Pandemic we kept in touch via group vid linking on a 2 weekly basis. Just for a catch up chat and keep things in motion over that lockdown period. Dave

There's a distinct common theme other than the T shirt. We all have long white-ish hair. Must be an age thing Dave

I feel another thread coming on @FinnDave Lets see your Grateful Dude T shirt pics. Dave

Its T shirt character building Dave.

In fact i might even wear mine at our punk gig on Sat night. A T shirt for all occasions Dave

Still wearing mine Dave.

That T shirt looks very familiar. Grateful Dudes by any chance ? Enjoyed that. Looks like a fun night. Dave

Drop wee subtle hints on a regular basis. Suggest dropping it for a bit to see if it makes a difference in getting more gigs. Dave

100% all chart hits that people of a certain age will remember. Mostly played on Radio 1 back in the day. Dave

Rolls of the tongue a lot easier plus it can cover many styles. The minute you say Blues in your name you are tagged as another John Mayall covers band. Limits your choice of venues. I def like it simple with Maple Road. It has that country / blues feel about it. Dave

Would you not be better dropping the blues band part and just go with Maple Road which sounds great to me. Dave

One of the main rock venues in our area which i play with both bands also told us that punk bands dont go down so well on a Sat night in the venue and we were usually on a Fri night with punk band and Sat night with Glam band. I don't think punk was pulling in as much of an audience so a Fri night suited it better but he did say things tend to change thru time and we are now doing Sat nights with punk band too. This guy really knows his audience to be fair and puts bands on that he knows will pull a decent crowd. Its a 80/20 ticket split so everyone's a winner the more crowd you get in the more he makes at the bar too. Dave

Yep i'm always aware of the punk stigma from its heyday when audiences were a bit raucous and causing more of a disturbance but these days its anything but. Yes punks love to dance a lot but that creates atmosphere at a gig. Sometimes its difficult when you say you're a punk covers band the venue automatically thinks "trouble". If anything i've found the punk audiences are genuine fans of the music and are great fun to play for. And like you @theplumber i'm from a prog background and in no way a punk. Dave

Had this issue with the Punk band. Punk isn't everyone's "cup of tea" but every gig i've played with the band has gone down really well and we alsways get dancers having fun. In one gig where it was a busy venue with people dancing almost every song we were never asked back and when we approached the venue they were evasive so we just stopped approaching them. It used to be my local bar when i was in my 20's so i know it well. What i found was that they didn't want to pay a full band fee when they can get a singer/guitarist in with backing tracks for half of what they pay a band. For me that is quite annoying as that particular bar had a long history of having live bands. Obviously owners want more profit from the night. One of my mates 5 piece band was offered £150 if they played two 1 hr sets. We were getting £300 so i'm assuming the solo player is getting same as a band. Mates band refused the gig and it was still his local bar. Dave

He's a Scottish Highlander as well.. Dave

Was at the Rush Farewell to Kings tour at Glasgow Apollo where they used Closer to the Heart on the live album Exit Stage Left if i remember right. I was one of the crowd singing from the stalls. Happy days when people went to concerts to listen to the band and not sit gabbing a lot of s**t all night. Have to say there were far fewer women at rock/prog gigs back then. Just an observation. Dave