How was your gig last night?

[dmccombe7]

8 hours ago, casapete said:

Hey Pete - I’m playing at this festival tomorrow too with The Alligators, also in the blues tent.

Think we may be on just before you - if so come and say hi?
Cheers, Pete. 

What a coincidence. Nice one. Hopefully we'll get some gig pics of each others band from you both. 😂

Dave

[wateroftyne]

22 hours ago, police squad said:

cool, I'll check you guys out if you come my way at all

Cheers!

 

*shameless plug alert*

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

I used to commute to Birmingham, each spring I had this odd experience where my eyes would water as I was driving down the M42 for a month or so.

 

After several years I eventually realised it was hay-fever... or more likely tree pollen.

 

I still get a bit of it but the odd thing is if I take a single antihistamine tablet, it pretty much goes away until the next year.

[Paul S]

1 hour ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 as I was driving down the M42 for a month or so.

 

 

That's what you call a traffic jam!

[Geek99]

2 hours ago, Paul S said:

 

That's what you call a traffic jam!

That’s what you call normal 

[Bluewine]

12 hours ago, wateroftyne said:

Cheers!

 

*shameless plug alert*

 

 

 

 

I can only dream of having a schedule like that.

 

Daryl

[Merton]

Shit journey to Sheffield - 2 hours on the M25 and then 4 on the M1.

Great gig though, lovely crowd again, probably the best we’ve played on this tour. The drummer and I were very much enjoying our groove on many of the tunes. As always we are getting well into the groove as a band and the tour is nearly over!

 

Shoes were Soul Cal & Co Converse lo top rip offs. Cheap and comfy and not too hot in this heat 🤓

 

Edited yesterday at 08:57 by Merton
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[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, Bluewine said:

 

 

I can only dream of having a schedule like that.

 

Daryl

 

Just worked out I have seven gigs with three bands in July. 😱

[Marvin]

We played a small pub where 3 of us started playing together at the open mic.

 

We were a little concerned that we'd not get anyone there to be honest. The heat, the pub hasn't got an outdoor area or a way of throwing the doors open and getting some air flow, and several bigger events going on. Oh and it was a Friday.

 

However, we had a decent turnout, the crowd were great and we've been asked back. Can't be bad.

[dmccombe7]

7 minutes ago, Marvin said:

We played a small pub where 3 of us started playing together at the open mic.

 

We were a little concerned that we'd not get anyone there to be honest. The heat, the pub hasn't got an outdoor area or a way of throwing the doors open and getting some air flow, and several bigger events going on. Oh and it was a Friday.

 

However, we had a decent turnout, the crowd were great and we've been asked back. Can't be bad.

I'm actually glad i'm not playing this weekend with all my Glam gear on it would be very warm.

Today i will be mainly loafing.

Dave

Edited 21 hours ago by dmccombe7

[neepheid]

Can't say I'm looking forward to tonight - had a stinking cold for the past couple of days and while it is abating, I'm still only operating on about 75% strength.  Wireless shenanigans may be curtailed - hopefully won't need a chair.

[dmccombe7]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Can't say I'm looking forward to tonight - had a stinking cold for the past couple of days and while it is abating, I'm still only operating on about 75% strength.  Wireless shenanigans may be curtailed - hopefully won't need a chair.

Rain here so at least its cooling down a bit. Hope the cold isn't too bad for you during the gig. Nothing worse. 

Dave

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Can't say I'm looking forward to tonight - had a stinking cold for the past couple of days and while it is abating, I'm still only operating on about 75% strength.  Wireless shenanigans may be curtailed - hopefully won't need a chair.

 

Just now, dmccombe7 said:

Rain here so at least its cooling down a bit. Hope the cold isn't too bad for you during the gig. Nothing worse. 

Dave

Dr Gig is a great healer (at least for the duration).

 

The rain seems to have been well south of us and a quick look at the radar imagery confirms it. Arriving here tomorrow, 8-4 apparently. Cloudy and a light breeze keeping things comfortable at the moment.

[dmccombe7]

39 minutes ago, ezbass said:

 

Dr Gig is a great healer (at least for the duration).

 

The rain seems to have been well south of us and a quick look at the radar imagery confirms it. Arriving here tomorrow, 8-4 apparently. Cloudy and a light breeze keeping things comfortable at the moment.

Never rains in Pitlochry. Its the centre of the known universe.

Gorgeous area, one of my fav areas to drive thru. I no longer stop at Pitlochry these days as its always too busy. Maybe i should visit in winter months.

Dave

[Norris]

2 hours ago, neepheid said:

Can't say I'm looking forward to tonight - had a stinking cold for the past couple of days and while it is abating, I'm still only operating on about 75% strength.  Wireless shenanigans may be curtailed - hopefully won't need a chair.

It seems that I have finally succumbed to the cold that Mrs Norris has been sporting for a week or more. Soapy throat, sneezing, snot. It'll be a long night of paracetamol and adrenaline.

 

To cap it all, I got two tickets for Iron Maiden baby - before I realised this is one gig that couldn't be moved or avoided. Mrs Norris is dutifully depping for me at Maiden with my son while I go off to spend a very long night playing in a barn (setting off just before 5pm - got 45 mins to drink my cuppa then go). It's a ticket do with hired PA, sound guy, etc. I told her to get me a tour T shirt though.

[ezbass]

1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

Never rains in Pitlochry. Its the centre of the known universe.

Gorgeous area, one of my fav areas to drive thru. I no longer stop at Pitlochry these days as its always too busy. Maybe i should visit in winter months.

Dave

All you have to do is avoid the high st in season. Go north of the Co-Op and it’s always quiet (we’re much closer to Moulin). As to the rain, I have a water butt that says that it really does rain. After the 3 weeks of constant sun, it was bone dry, once the wet returned, it was back to full up in 2 days or less. 

[dmccombe7]

5 minutes ago, ezbass said:

All you have to do is avoid the high st in season. Go north of the Co-Op and it’s always quiet (we’re much closer to Moulin). As to the rain, I have a water butt that says that it really does rain. After the 3 weeks of constant sun, it was bone dry, once the wet returned, it was back to full up in 2 days or less. 

I was jesting of course. Nowhere in Scotland can hide from the rain. To be honest i don't really mind the rain. Not been in Pitlochry for many years now. I generally stop at the outdoor adventure centre cafe in Ballinluig on my way North. Its approx half way to Loch Ness for me.

Dave

[WalMan]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

 

Dr Gig is a great healer (at least for the duration).

 

 

Wasn’t in a great place when I arrived but Dr Gig helped to pull me out of the pit.
 

Very hot last night with the windows and doors mainly shut, and a lot of people outside in the front garden of a small country pub, so it was a bit quiet but those that were inside were appreciative.

 

All good with the IEM’s and the new better boundary mic I ordered after the old one wasn’t working last week w a marked improvement.

 

Very tight on space and some of the videos look very static and somewhat disengaged from those in the crowd but I think that was to do with lack of space (at least I hope so)

[Gank Bass]

Played a birthday party in the middle of nowhere in a sweaty tent, no food or drinks with a client who made an ignorant/racist comment to out guitarist right of the bat. I also got to use my newly finished "Grandma's wallpaper" jazz bass. So 7/10 overall

[SICbass]

5 hours ago, Gank Bass said:

Played a birthday party in the middle of nowhere in a sweaty tent, no food or drinks with a client who made an ignorant/racist comment to out guitarist right of the bat. I also got to use my newly finished "Grandma's wallpaper" jazz bass. So 7/10 overall

Sorry to hear about the dodgy gig and w@nker of a client (it happens) but they are 2 crackin‘ looking basses Gromit!

[BillyBass]

I took part in my first gig in 18 months yesterday.  It was a battle of the bands in a secondary school and our band was one of the 'parent's bands'.  Anyway, we have our first gig under the belt.

 

It was outdoors so I got to use my full rig and this ended up being the kids' bass rig too.  Consequently, I ended up with bass tech duties too.  

 

This is my first gig playing with a drummer with an electronic kit.  There were no monitors and as well as not hearing the vocals, I could barely hear the drums.  We got through our short set ok though.  

 

My rig: