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icastle - Please accept my apologies for not thanking you earlier for your suggestion - that was very rude of me. When I get my hands on the amp again (it's currently in another country) I will take a good look at the inside of it to check the fuses. Thanks again, tww

Hi - I bought a second-hand (but in mint condition) Laney RB4 combo a couple of years ago. I used it regularly for rehearsals and gigs over a period of 18 months. I then left the band and let the singer borrow it (and a bass) so that she could learn a bit of bass for a couple songs whilst the replacement bassist sang. Now the amp isn't working - I tried when I was due to stand in with band. It switches on, but only hums slightly and does nothing else - no lights or output. The singer swears that she didn't even use it or let anything happen to it. It looks in the same condition as when I left it with her. I trust her. Also, even though I was careful with it, I wasn't precious about it and gave it some rough treatment now and again - the odd drop and bump. Do you any of you have an idea as to what might have gone wrong? Any suggestions welcome. It wasn't the greatest combo in the world, but it did the trick when required.

Great song - hadn't heard it before. Lovely tone. Thanks for sharing.

[quote name='cetera' post='1245884' date='May 26 2011, 04:50 PM']Steve Perry (vocals) Tommy Shaw (gtr/bv's) Neal Schon (lead guitar) Todd Sucherman & Deen Castronovo (double drummers) Neil Peart (percussion) Steve Porcaro (keys) Tower Of Power horns, Memphis horns & Chicago horns (one massive horn section!)[/quote] It must be my Friday afternoon mood, but the idea of Neil Peart being relegated to percussion in favour of double drummers made me chuckle (no offence to all the percussionists out there...). Are you sure he'd take the job?

Having discovered Melody Nelson during my time in France, I thought that Herbie Flowers was involved with it. This was based on a discussion with a French friend who was a big fan. On a side note, if you are at all interested in Serge Gainsbourg, you should really check out "Aux Armes Etc", his reggae album recorded in Kingston (Jamaica, not Surrey) with Sly and Robbie and other reggae luminaries.

Somewhere down-market such as Westone-Super-Mare.

+1 on LDN by Lily Allen. Currently, Marina and the Diamonds 'I Am Not A Robot' is my favourite. I love her voice. As for something a bit older, The Cure 'Friday I'm In Love' and AC/DC 'You Shook Me...'.

Well, we did it. Unfortunately, the weather was dodgy - a sea mist was rolling in so we didn't quite get the "sunset at the beach" vibe we expected. Still, there were plenty of saggy over 50s who really should have been dressed. We played on the terrace of the Sun Beach bar - see the second photo in the "diaporama" here: [url="http://www.chm-reneoltra.fr/content/fr/Diaporama/11"]Cap d'Agde, Rene Oltra[/url] My concentration was definitely affected by some of the sights - in one corner, an naked older man had his hand between the legs of a naked younger man and was giving him, ahem, a little massage..., I also cracked up when a naked, saggy 50yr old wandered in front of us his with his "junk" wobbling about. I arrived late with the singer (and her husband who was there to protect her...) and spent 10 minutes driving through the camp site trying to find the entrance to the bar. Our tour around the site was "interesting". Lots of saggy, mostly shaved, mostly older people. Lots of naked men and women on bikes - this doesn't look so easy for men in the saddle area. Also, as it was a cooler evening, there were plenty of people in t-shirts and nothing else... what's that all about? Naked from the waist down only... On the other hand, this was basically normal naturist behaviour - people being naked and free. Though, I couldn't help laughing... After the gig (which, to be honest, wasn't great - I think we were all distracted), we stayed on to have a meal and check out the night life in the bars, clubs and restaurants. Here, the men were dressed quite conservatively, but many of the women were in tight fitting short dresses and high heels, displayed varying amounts of flesh. Apparently, underwear was in short supply. My overall impression? The place was as expected, based on what I had been told. I found it all quite amusing. But also it's great that there's a place where people can go and do as they please, be uninhibited and let it all hang out. Next time I'll take the wife. Sorry - no photos that show anything of interest - it really didn't seem appropriate to take pictures. And I'm not sure it would have been welcomed.

[quote name='ElCapitan' post='929606' date='Aug 19 2010, 12:48 PM']You do realise that this is also a swingers venue and not just "lifestyle" naturists?[/quote] I have been forewarned - fortunately, we're playing to the early evening, pre-dinner crowd before the night really gets going. Apparently things get quite fruity later on in the evening. However, we're staying on to eat afterwards, so I might see some sights... I'll be avoiding the darkened rooms at the back of the bars/clubs, as well as not venturing out into the dunes after nightfall. I'm not ready to swing. Photos will be available if at all possible!

Tonight our band is playing at the local naturist camp at Cap d'Agde on the south-east French coast. The venue is a bar at a naturist camp site. Cap d'Agde is well-known for it's naturist facilities and attracts people from all over Europe, especially Germans. I'm guessing that concentrating on playing the bass might be difficult when confronted with a naked/semi-naked audience. To answer the most obvious question, no, I will not be hiding naked behind my bass as I expect to be dressed, as will the rest of the band.

Musicalement, bonjour! Et bienvenue.

[quote name='OldGit' post='844708' date='May 21 2010, 11:41 PM']Indeed He's amusical tart. Been all over and still does. Even wears tartan and play a bass on some evenings (with other bands that is, not us ) So how do you know him? PS not sure if he has an e or not [/quote] I worked with him at a small software company in Guildford from 1989 to 1996 - he'd been there for many years before me, and possibly many years after too. Seeing his face on your website was a real blast from the past - fortunately they're good memories! We used to talk guitars in those days, before I saw the light! It's just strange to come across him again after all this time, from so far away. You can tell him Tim W says "Hi".

Hey OldGit - I just looked on the Jellied Reels website - is that David Good (without an 'e' - is that correct?) in the photo?. I daren't check any further on your site in case I confirm my suspicions and find myself travelling back in time to a previous existence where we worked together for many years... I feel a case of the Twilight Zone coming on...