Dr.Dave Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 The Owl - Rodley (outskirts of Leeds) £3.10 a pint - thieving ***** - so it was sh*t for that reason and I'll never go back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Function gig for us last night, a fishing club's end of season annual bash. Fully expected it to be a bit of a dire affair, as we had been told before hand, that there has never been any dancing to any of the bands booked in previous years. Second number in and we had them up and bopping Got paid a bonus and two more bookings. All in all a good night. Paying for it today though, crashed out on the sofa and feeling extremely fuzzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Pretty good good despite what could've been an inauspicious start (band members getting stressed over PA probs and stage size, all understandable) but everyone pulled themselves together and we had probably our best gig! I had a slightly embarrassing moment when singing Road To Nowhere though. Because of the stage issues I could only see the words out of the corner of my eye and started to panic a bit which resulted in continually playing C instead of C#, oops! I did wonder why the keyboard player was prodding me in the back, I thought it was because I sang the same line twice Think we got stiffed on the money though, hmm Never mind, we did get paid and it was an absolute blast, great audience with some very nice feedback from another bass player for yours truly, always pleasant to hear, especially from a complete stranger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1362314083' post='1998191'] Paying for it today though, crashed out on the sofa and feeling extremely fuzzy. [/quote] You didn't have a... [i]drink, [/i]did you? *Gasp* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1362314701' post='1998204'] Pretty good good despite what could've been an inauspicious start (band members getting stressed over PA probs and stage size, all understandable) but everyone pulled themselves together and we had probably our best gig! I had a slightly embarrassing moment when singing Road To Nowhere though. Because of the stage issues I could only see the words out of the corner of my eye and started to panic a bit which resulted in continually playing C instead of C#, oops! I did wonder why the keyboard player was prodding me in the back, I thought it was because I sang the same line twice Think we got stiffed on the money though, hmm Never mind, we did get paid and it was an absolute blast, great audience with some very nice feedback from another bass player for yours truly, always pleasant to hear, especially from a complete stranger. [/quote] Where were you playing last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 The Crimea in Aldershot, one of our regular venues. Great Landlord, average crowd. New drummer has found his feet (and hands). New numbers all worked well. Roll on the next gig on the 22nd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1362314717' post='1998205'] You didn't have a... [i]drink, [/i]did you? *Gasp* [/quote] No drinkies Mark, just the M.E. giving me a severe bashing lately. The gigging is a great morale booster but I really pay for it, usually two or three days of being flat out and quite often a migraine thrown in on top of the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1362318719' post='1998280'] No drinkies Mark, just the M.E. giving me a severe bashing lately. The gigging is a great morale booster but I really pay for it, usually two or three days of being flat out and quite often a migraine thrown in on top of the mix. [/quote] Ooh, I'm very sorry to hear it, mate. A morale booster that hurts... may you recover quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1362319273' post='1998287'] Ooh, I'm very sorry to hear it, mate. A morale booster that hurts... may you recover quickly. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 First time for me at the other of the two monthly 'residencies' the band I've hooked up with play. This is the H2O bar in Hucknall, Notts. Very modern one room sports bar, big TV's everywhere showing football etc. Painfully loud in house music system. Had to laugh when we were asked to turn down for the second set (which we did) then they put the in house music on again until closing time which was far louder than we'd been even in the first set. Tiny stage area to set up again. I was considering suggesting me bringing the midi pedals to fill out the sound but on the evidence of the 3 gigs I've done so far I doubt they play stages big enough to sensibly accomodate them. Oh well, their loss. Also due to the frontman wanting to hog centre stage I was continually being shoved closer and closer to one of the PA speakers until I was hitting the headstock againt it while also being blinded by an upfacing LED. Got so distracted with it I muffed the solo to My Generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmith Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1362312878' post='1998167'] The Owl - Rodley (outskirts of Leeds) £3.10 a pint - thieving ***** - so it was sh*t for that reason and I'll never go back. [/quote] That would be the cheapest pint in town around here! Played two slots at a fund raising event yesterday. The first was with the ex-singer of one of my bands. She hadn't given much indication of what we might be playing & managed to include no fewer than 4 songs that I had no idea might be coming up & had never played before. I know some people can cope with that sort of thing, but I like to at least have had a run through first! Second slot was with an originals band that I auditioned for on Tuesday. So 10 songs (9 originals & one cover I'd never heard of before Tuesday) to get through. Six of them were at least on the internet in some form or other, so I was OK with the latter half of the set and had a thoroughly good time by the end of it. All in all, it was a really enjoyable day, with some great musicians playing throughout the event. Exhausted today though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1362312878' post='1998167'] The Owl - Rodley (outskirts of Leeds) £3.10 a pint - thieving ***** - so it was sh*t for that reason and I'll never go back. [/quote]£4 a pop where i live mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBiskit Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 (edited) Folks up Dancing-2nd song in 4 Pints of Bitter 1 Pint of Lager £11.90 Home by 1.10am Awesome!!!!! Edited March 3, 2013 by LeftyBiskit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Played a local WMC last night, decent crowd, loads of room on stage and the nicest landlord in the world (quite possibly) and with free sandwiches at the end of the night this has to go in the good gig guide surely? Only played one bum note during the set, but one to many me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1362337520' post='1998609'] Only played one bum note during the set [/quote] As long as no-one noticed , you may have got away with it , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Ex- Working Men's Club - though it's been a while since any of the bone idle bastards I spoke to actually worked ! Beer was dreadful too - 'Smooth'. Not even beer as I know it. Absolute shithole full of scumbags , won't be going back. On;y 2 things have cheered me about it - 1st , I'm buying a Vox Valvtronix guitar amp with the doh ray me I earned and 2nd , the looks on their faces when I introduced the band - Rod as an undercover drugs squad officer , Mart as a CSA assessor and myself as a benefit fraud investigator. Deep joy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Dr.Dave' timestamp='1362312878' post='1998167'] The Owl - Rodley (outskirts of Leeds) £3.10 a pint - thieving ***** - so it was sh*t for that reason and I'll never go back. [/quote] You Northerners don't know how good you've got it... Edited March 4, 2013 by Dave Vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Poet and Castle in Codnor Derbyshire, I've just fixed the smoke machine so the Drummer decided to give it a good testing, how we didn't set the smoke alarms off I'll never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Not last night but last Saturday night 23rd Feb.....we played at Towers Art Gallery in Brussels. Gig was good, sold out which is always good. We played a 2hr 20minute set!!!! I had a little accident with my spaghetti turning down the output volume on my compressor which has prompted me to build a proper pedal board rather than rely on loose pedals in spaghetti. Apart from that, and the odd mistake, a good time was had by all. Here's a couple of vids: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6OJxHVRqVA[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhGdusdBkj0[/media] Edited March 6, 2013 by Twigman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 [quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1362415771' post='1999321'] You Northerners don't know how good you've got it... [/quote] Yes we do - that's exactly the point. We know how expensive beer is further south and we also know how good a product southern beer is. What anyone actually pays for a pint is relative to the area. I'm well aware some of you poor sods pay £3.50 or more a pint regularly but what if you were asked to pay a fiver? Same here - we can get a really good real ale in any town for £2.60 - maybe a little less. So being asked to pay £3.10 BY YOUR EMPLOYERS is a piss take. A fish fork up the starfish to the lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1362416021' post='1999328'] Poet and Castle in Codnor Derbyshire, I've just fixed the smoke machine so the Drummer decided to give it a good testing, how we didn't set the smoke alarms off I'll never know. [/quote] Never played there but a spin off duo from one of my past bands played it a few years back so I went to watch. If they had you setting up down the end in front of the fireplace bit I'm amazed you actually fitted in, I recall it was a tiny playing area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1362432872' post='1999814'] Never played there but a spin off duo from one of my past bands played it a few years back so I went to watch. If they had you setting up down the end in front of the fireplace bit I'm amazed you actually fitted in, I recall it was a tiny playing area! [/quote] yeah it is a tight squeeze, without much ventillation either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Saturday night I played at the Corn Exchange in Faringdon in a 4-piece country outfit. The singer was suffering from some kind of stomach upset, and when we went on stage for the 3rd set, she hadn't made it back. I was doing about 1/3 of the lead vocals, so we pulled a couple of my numbers forward, then I had to whip out a couple of standards that the other 2 guys would know... then she came back and we finished the evening. Phew! Afterwards a lady of a certain age put her arm round my waist for entirely too long, then a cowboy fella did the same, and 'accidentally' brushed my butt with his hand. I blame Brokeback Mountain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddy Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 [i]Two fabulous warm up slots at Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Fri and Sat, great crowd to full houses, and taken for a slap up meal by Mr Vasey,,great weekend. wish id booked the Travelodge for the right dates tho,,,,,, doh. suppose if your gonna work for a comedian etc.. [/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybassplayer Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Is that Chubby you are warming up for ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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