Steve Browning

I saw a poster at a gig for a chap going under the name Rodge Adultery.

I'd be tempted to offer it for sale and give a good chunk of the proceeds to charity. Those are amazing cabs and someone may be after one. Leave it up for a given period and reconfigure if there are no takers.

That was when I still lived at home. Who was your aunt?

I wish I had kept the directory but it's long gone. They didn't let my mate join as Gabriel F*ck (without the asterisk!!).

I've mentioned this before. When I first joined the MU, you could join using your stage name. This was in the late 70's, and they also produced a local directory, listing the various members by instrument and stage name. The Portsmouth directory of the time listed the bass playing occupant of 14 Highfield Avenue, Waterlooville as Jaco Pastorius. I cannot understand how I managed to join with that name, but there it was.

I played in a band where the drummer was Lenny Tench (real name Dave Pittard). He was always Lenny Tench as far as the general public were concerned, but Dave to his friends. Seems the solution to go for.

I have no great insight. It appears to be in the lap of the gods, more often than not. In any event, you always play your best and treat every gig the same. A guy I know played Woodstock and treated every gig with the same mentality.

He was certainly board (I'll get me coat).

The bit that intrigues me is your comment that your friend is a good singer. It sounds that he is demotivated and may be asking for your opinion to confirm his own. Have you asked him what he thinks? It's difficult. If someone asks your opinion, it's disrespectful to be dishonest. That doesn't mean you have to be unpleasant about it, but criticism (in its literal sense) is always helpful. That is equally true when it's not entirely positive.

Unfortunately, this is my view. How will you feel if it turns out to be a serious medical diagnosis and the guy is struggling to process it?

This is always my priority. You and the drummer are going to be the foundation of the band. Be seen to be aiming to lock in with them. The drummer and the sound man. Your two biggest friends on a stage.

Our singer/guitarist handles the announcements but we all chip in, off mic, when we are inspired. Usually for the purposes of urine extraction.

The Bass 400 was the same. As I have said in the past, I actually gave up (shortly after getting it) and reverted to a pair of Orange 120s (I was using a pair of Diesel 2x15s at the time) until I pulled myself together and persevered. It was well worth it!!

https://www.theguitarwrist.co.uk/ I send mine here, but there may be other local makers who do something similar. Maybe you know someone who can do this. They don't get many from me!!

I have seen him regularly in Winchester.

He could have done with that in Colditz.

I recall Maureen Lipman saying that gentiles should not play roles depicting Jewish characters. I believed that was what acting was. Not sure what 'ology' covers that.

I would still love to see a Pre/DI based on a Subway valve design (or this one).

60 quid at Hotcovers - https://www.hotcovers.co.uk/mark-bass-mb58r-102-pure-cab-cover

Excellent stuff, @agedhorse Andy. I'd like to look at that, if only Rebecca (UK office) would actually get back to me as promised!!!

Of course I was. It's always seemed ridicuous to me. Not entirely sure what point you make here?