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You might be right. Fortunately, there isn't a lot in the profile section - you can choose to show your email address (which I've disabled) and your location. Nothing about age or gender and there's no option to upload a photo. The only thing that might alert a bot is that I had 'show online status' set on and I'm pretty much permanently logged in. The list of online users is shown below the main classified headings, so it would be trivial to write a script to contact them all. UPDATE: I've just had another look at my inbox and the messages have disappeared along with the user name. Looks like JMB have been alerted. Stay safe, folks!

Don't keep us in suspense! 🙂

And needless to say, I haven't and won't be replying.

Morning folks, Just had an out-of-the-blue message from this character on JMB. He either thinks I'm stupid or it's a scam - there is no way I'm giving my email address to some semi-literate stranger. There's also someone called Ger sniffing round the Edinburgh musicians groups on Facebook. I'm not sure they're related, but that's the only connection I can think of. Anyone else heard from this character? Here's his profile and the messages:

Can confirm. The shop's been closed for months.

That would make me Porty Costa. I'm not sure it works - it puts me in mind of a weedy bloke in a Hawaiian shirt playing keys in a Benidorm tourist disco.

Some great basslines here. My nomination would Talking Heads' Road to Nowhere.

Clear message, certainly. But epic fail for the filming - looking away from the camera during close-ups is a schoolboy error.

I know I'm late to this party, but I would be very interested in getting my mitts on one of these. My XT-25 is the perfect travelling companion, but the playing position is a nightmare.

Chris McIntyre's your man. He did a lovely job on my Steinberger a few months ago. He's based in Leith, right beside Easter Road stadium. https://www.mcintyreguitars.com/

"Johnny used to work after school at the cinema show Gotta hustle if he wants an education, he's got a long way to go. Now he's out on the streets all day selling crack to the people who pay, Got an AK47 for his best friend, business the American way." (Empire by Queensryche. Brutal and honest.)

Nena for sure. Fancy a grown woman playing with balloons! The signs were all there, but we just chose to ignore them. How are the mighty fallen...

Should I organise the drinks?

Yeah...you tell her. I'll watch from a safe distance.

OK folks, half-price tix are now on sale. Just bought a half-price weekend ticket for £18.76. They're only half-price for 24 hours, so best be quick. Hope to see some of you there!

Ten Thumbs & Two Left Hands.

Um... it might be mispronounced rather frequently. 'Funky McF*ckface' doesn't have quite the same effect.

Interchange. Diverging Road. The Cones (do they ever remove ALL the roadworks?) The Highways. M5. Six Lanes. Hard Shoulder. 2-4-6-8. England's Heart (because you're near the centre of England) Speed Flash. The Gantries.

That outfit definitely needs a hat!

Bang on. That's perfect - slightly out of the ordinary and a nice local reference. There's a group of us on Facebook called the Bow Belles, as we all live in a street with 'Bow' in the name, we're all women and we're all musicians. Even though we're in four different bands.

Let's see... there are plenty of soul / funk / jazz bands out there, so maybe a name that's a little closer to home would work? You could go for something that describes your local area, or references one of your main influences, perhaps? If I knew roughly where you are, I might come up with something witty (or dumb - hard to tell 'em apart sometimes, knowing me). It would be easy to come up with something silly like 'Funk U' but that's a tad cheesy and unoriginal. Why not tell us your main influences and your approximate area? That might give something more to go on. It might help with a logo too, if you're anywhere near a recognisable landmark. FWIW, we're having a similar problem. Our singist fancies D.A.R.E. (for Danceable Alternative Rock in Edinburgh) but I'm inclining towards this:

Hm, I didn't either! We'll need to decide pronto. Good spot!

Good advice, thanks 🙂 I tried both last night, and it's a bit easier in D. I think I'll stick with that until we get into the studio.

Me too 🙂 There's quite a lot of eighties stuff on our list, with a few slightly earlier and later. Our first set is: Don't Get Me Wrong Hanging On The Telephone Union City Blue Pretty In Pink Teenage Kicks You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It) Bad Reputation Best Of Friends Psycho Killer I Feel You Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) Stupid Girl (the Garbage one, not the Stones) Panic Gimme Danger We had to whittle that down from a list of 60+. We're going to be busy! And we also have to find a drummist and someone who plays one of those screechy things with too many strings.

Thanks - I appreciate the offer! I'll take you up on that if we can't reach a decision between us.