Silvia Bluejay

Thank you guys for a brilliant gig! I'm still working on yesterday's billion photos, to which another billion have been added today This is one of you from yesterday, Paul

Clarky! Don't come back without visiting this, even if only out of curiosity (as the exchange with Sterling is not favourable now) [url="http://www.emporiomusicale.it/emporio-musicale-senese-dove-siamo.php"]http://www.emporiomusicale.it/emporio-musicale-senese-dove-siamo.php[/url] And no, I'm not late, I did flood his FB page with b'day wishes yesterday Rock on for another 50 years!! \m/ \m/

Just back from the first day. I saw BCer BigJim play with Robert Hokum's Blues Band and with the Devil Drives, and BCer PaulKing with his Jump 66. I took the usual inordinate amount of footage and photos. I think I better write a blog rather than flood this thread with images and video. Watch this space More tomorrow!

No prob with that!

I have no preference, so I'm fine with D'Addario (I use their Chromes on my 5ers too!). How urgent is a change of strings? If we could hold it for a few more days, here's hoping we might hear from someone in the press and see the relay suddenly become more bankable?

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1374141625' post='2145666'] As far as I know, no, there aren't. The sponsors are Ashdown and KaBL. James was trying to get Rotosound on board, but I don't think they ever actually sent anything. [/quote] Ha. I see an opportunity there, if not with Rotosound, with another string maker (such as? Suggestions, please!). Now, if only someone, anyone from the press I contacted got in touch, we could mention that to the potential sponsor and whet their appetite somewhat... Incidentally, I received a few automated replies to my mailshot, and the gist of them is that papers receive literally thousands of press releases every day and sifting through them takes time. So we better not hold our collective breath. But I'm still hopeful.

So who are the sponsors here? Do we have a strings company among them?

Tweeted! I will retweet periodically. When you have decided on the times, could you please add them to your first post too?

Excellent! If this is final, 64k, could you please amend both the thread title and your initial message so that it shows the details? (Presumably the complete address will only be divulged to participants by PM.) You can edit a thread you started by going into your first post and using the "Advanced Editor". When all is done I'll tweet the thread to our followers. I won't be able to attend, I'm afraid, both because it's a bit out of my way and because I have another commitment anyway, but I'm happy to spread the word to the BC community and beyond

I'll be getting the £8 two-day ticket because there are several bands I'd like to see, and they're spread throughout the weekend. I will be wearing my BC lanyard, so if anyone I don't yet know in person spots me, feel free to stop me for a chat! I'll bring a few spare lanyards for those who don't have one yet and would like other BCers in the crowd to see them and say hi.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1374050329' post='2144543'] Oh no he didn't! He'd pinched a bar stool from round the corner and perched several times during the first set. After I commented on his flourishes during the break, he stood for the whole of the second set, and each time he played a flourish he made a point of swinging the bass towards me so I could see what he was doing. Maurice is an absolute gent, delightful guy and a great player. I genuinely wish I'd taken (surreptitiously) my H2 recorder. Some of the licks he tossed in were things I could happily spend evenings trying to re-create. [/quote] So it appears I was soo damn busy trying to follow his hands that I didn't even notice he sat down! I recorded a few songs on the camera, so we may have some of his flourishes on disk.

Maurice chose to stand for the whole of the gig on Monday. Also, he may be laid back as a person but his bass playing is as lightning-fast as Bill's guitar playing, and we couldn't take our eyes off his hands, in an attempt to learn how to spectacularly spice up even the most potentially predictable basslines

Maurice Cridlin

Ha! Maurice and that bass, again

Right, I have sent out our press release to the following publications today. Some are pretty obvious targets, others are a bit in the "yeah, keep dreaming" league, but it doesn't harm us to try anyway. Bass Guitar Magazine (I know they've covered this before, but they may reprise...) Guitar And Bass Magazine FACT Magazine Q Magazine The NME The BBC news website The London Metro and the Scottish Metro The London Evening Standard The Independent The Times The Sun The Express The Mail The Mirror The above are those I was able to find an email address for that accepted news bits and press releases from the public. Some of the quality papers clearly do not want anything to do with whatever the public may wish to send to them, and make it especially difficult for anyone not in the know to discover the correct contact to email. So it's their loss Now, that press release I've written is suitable for any type of newspaper or magazine; as per PR rules, it's just one page of text, it's concise, it contains two embedded photos and two quotes, and it's meant to serve as an appetizer for any journalist who might be interested in covering our story. In that case, the journalist would contact us for more details and original files, and I would pass on the details of those involved and happy to talk to the press. If anyone of you guys has local media contacts they would like to pitch our story to, please feel free to PM me and I'll be happy to send you the PDF document of the press release to forward to them. The more, the merrier, and the higher the exposure. Thank you all for your help and support, and special thanks to James, Milton, Donald, and Peter.

Apologies guys, I was out for the evening - just back from an awesome gig in Oxford. The furious pressing of the Send button will happen tomorrow morning after some further tweaking of that press release. And then we'll keep our fingers crossed

Good stuff. Now she has an email, a tweet and a voicemail from me and messages from you, Donald. If neither of us hears from her, tomorrow I'll send out the press release. Thank you all for your help!

Guys, if you think Emma will be all right with that, I only have to press Send in a series of emails. I'm sure it's only good publicity for her, but it would be best to have her word. However, we are on a tight schedule because the silly season is well under way, and it's our best opportunity. I can include the qualities and bass magazines in the mailshot - no prob. Shall we say we wait until tomorrow morning?

Haha, find a guitar-playing bassist, then Jokes aside, I think we would have liked to have a guitar in the jam room at the Herts Bass Bash. Playing chords on a bass isn't ideal.

In that case don't forget to get a guitarist too

Damn. Let's try again: [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]1. Hamster - Tea, coffee & biscuits[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]2. Silverfoxnik - BC Rich Eagle, Schecter Diamond P5, Levinson Blade B15, amp & cab tbc[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]3. Happy Jack - Matamp GT120 with Barefaced stack[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]4. Bluejay - something left-handed[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]5. OBBM - Bergantino CN212, Aguilar TH500, A couple of old Fenders, perhaps a Sadowsky UV70.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]6. chris_b[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]7. Clarky[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]8. Russ - Sei 5-string, Spector 5-string, Markbass 6x10"/Ampeg SVT-7[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]9. Irvined - Retrovide RV4 and home brew bass pedals[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]10. xilddx - 1983 USA Fender Jazz / 2010 USA Fender Stratocaster Deluxe V-Neck / POD X3 LIVE[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]11. Sibob[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]12. Tayste_2000 - Rickenbacker 4003, Overwater 5 string, [1970s Ampeg B-15, Custom Matamp GT200 MK2, Matamp 8x10], the pedalboard[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]13.Barneyg42-Status S2 Classic five, Ibanez BTB 6-string fretess,TC BH500, TC BC 2x10, Barefaced Compact and various pedalage![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]14. Walman - the usual culprits - [/font][/color][i]though it rather depends on where if anywhere gets booked for the long hols as that is the last Sat of those so I may have to bale[/i] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]15.Paul S - some stuff. BF rig, maybe a Westone Pantera X790 in case anyone wants a look?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]16. BetaFunk - I will bring a selection of British 60s basses (Vox, Burns, WEM) plus my Shergold Marathon.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]17. Billy Apple. Matamp GT200 Rig. Ruttmoth P Bass, TBird too maybe. Some Pedals.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18. [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Jazzneck (gig and her highness permitting) - Ampeg AEB and my £60 OLP MM alike.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]19. Simonedward (with blessing of authorities) - Jaydees (Series II, GA24 custom and fretless), a Trace amp (probably), lots of TC toneprint pedals.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]20. Walbassist - Veillette Archtop fretless 5, Sandberg VT5 and BSX Allegro 5[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]21. Phil Adams [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]22. Fat Rich - Fenders, Status[/font][/color] 23. Molan - Ritters, Celinders, Alleva Coppolo etc. 24. 51m0n

Bump! I hope they'll let me in with my non-DSLR camera.

I'm planning to be there both days, probably late afternoon to evening. Anyone else going? [url="http://www.ealingsummerfestivals.com/events/blues-festival/"]http://www.ealingsummerfestivals.com/events/blues-festival/[/url] There will be at least a couple of bands with BCers on bass

Apologies, Rich - I thought I had entered your name in the list. Must have been all our random talk about Latin declension that got me muddled up

Relax, guys, it's summer, people are on holiday or planning to go, and may have their minds elsewhere. Give the relay a bit of time. This being the silly season is one of the reasons why I'm trying to pitch the story to the press asap - they may be more inclined to print something like this than at other times of the year.