Rich

Later With Jools is crap because it never features exactly what I want to hear.

From Friday night's open air event in Salisbury's market square.

I bet they're being totally bombarded with messages from keen candidates as we speak.

Pretty much anything by Elvis. Freebird. Layla. Dance The Night Away (Mavericks). I exercised my total veto on this one in a band some years ago. The frontman wanted to do it, I refused -- told him that I would take off my bass and go to the bar if we gigged it. It became something of a 'frank exchange of views', but in the end he could tell I was 100% serious and quietly dropped the idea. Actually, said frontman was a bit of a knob all round... among his other great ideas were a} trying to charge the band a 'finder's fee' for a gig we were offered via his wife, and b} trying to charge the band a hire fee for gig use of the vocal PA that only he and the b.vox singer used... but those are probably for a whole other thread. EDIT: just to add 'Rule The World' by Take That. It's a good song, very well crafted, nothing against it musically, but I associate it with a tragic time in my life and as such I just can't hear it. It reduces me to a blubbing wreck.

This cracks me up every time I read it Brilliant.

The logistically-challenged drummer and LookAtMe front man would be enough for me to have walked by now. It doesn't sound like any fun at all, and there's a big third reason.

I thought Kanye was a talentless jerk, but I take it back. Genius. Everybody, stop writing songs, the pinnacle has already been reached.

Loving these stories. Solid gold. I reckon this is the best thread we've had in ages.

...in Dobbly, presumably

Problem being the lack of time, piano and funds When I was a nipper, my folks had a really quite nice upright Joanna in the front room. They'd had it for donkey's years. I completely ignored it and eventually they gave it away to the local British Legion hall. Oh how I wish that I'd sat down and actually learned the bloody thing.

I've got the obligatory pawn-shop acoustic guitar and I know about 4 chords. I've got no real interest in learning to play it properly -- the world is full of guitarists who are better than I could ever be. I do however wish that I'd learned to play piano when I was young.

Quite so. In interviews in the past, he's been quite proud of the fact that his fugly 'Punisher' basses cost $250 to build and that there is no shortage of mug punters willing to pay him $2500 for them. Anyone who will so brazenly rip off his own fans and be proud of the fact that he's doing it is just worthy of contempt IMO. As for 'jealousy'... Do I wish I had his wealth? Yes of course. Do I wish my band was as successful as his? Yes. Do I wish I was him? Not in a million years.

Avoid politics please chaps. Thanks

Local music shops where I live are more like this. Me: Hi. Him: Arr. What be ‘ee looking forr? We ‘as a nice range of galoubets, serpents and lutes. Or a dulcimer if ‘ee want summat new-fangled? Me: Errm, actually I’m more interested in bass guitars..? Him: Guitars? Arr right, well we’ve got a very nice baroque guitar over ‘ere… Me: No no, a bass guitar. Him: {confused} Well it don’t come with no base, but… Me: No, a bass. An electric b… Him: {recoils in horror} Elastictrickery?? Why, 'tiz the work of beelzebub! Are you in league with the dark one? {yells out to the back of the shop} Perpetua! Assemble the townsfolk and loight the bonfire! We ‘as one of satan’s imps in ‘ere! {exit Rich, pursued by pitchfork-waving mob of very closely related locals}

Totally inexcusable. Either she'd be out of the band or I would.

Bloody good idea. Next year I will bring my cans and Korg Pandora thingy and leave them hanging around for people to use if they want.

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Before flogging the Wal, it'd be worth considering its investment qualities... Wal values only seem to be heading in one direction, so even if you're not going to use it in anger, it'd be worth keeping hold of.

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Sorry for going quiet, I was just making arrangements to have you killed.

I'll be there next year, for definite! The Wal needs a spot of gentle TLC -- she's an old lady now, y'know -- so I've got a year to get her sorted out.

Sounds like everyone had an utterly dreadful day, as I suspected you would. I'm really glad I had to work and miss the whole f%$&*ing thing.

I agree with all the above. I would definitely investigate the custom-made lightweight option. Talk to Jon Shuker... his carbonlite basses are awesome.

They said they'd retired, but now there's film of Dirk Lerxt and Pratt rehearsing together again and sounding, well, remarkable. Perhaps they'll surprise us with a reunion tour? Fingers crossed. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2005220929507190&id=1202966273065997