Synopsis
written by Paul 18/04/2005
FIRSTLY AS IS OUR WAY I WOULD LIKE TO
SAY TO ALL OF YOU A BIG -
THANK-YOU
- FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM
FROM ALL OF US............. THIS YEAR WE
HAVE SEEN A LOT OF YOU AT OUR HAND FULL OF
SHOWS...
FIRSTLY LONDON-BARNES/' BULLS HEAD'
...VERY GOOD MEMORIES OF THIS PLACE FROM THE
LAST SHOW....A GREAT TURN OUT FOR A MONDAY
EVENING IN LONDON..THANK-YOU ,WE WERE
FLATTERED BY THE ATTENDANCE......
NOTTINGHAM
/'THE GOLDEN FLEECE'...
WELL AGAIN THIS PLACE WAS RAMMED AND
ALTHOUGH WE TOOK A SLIGHTLY MORE LAID BACK
APPROACH TO THE GIG THE SPIRIT OF THE
AUDIENCE WAS IN IT'S USUAL BLISSFUL STATE
....MANY ,MANY THANKS TO
BARRY SPOONER (AND THE GORGEOUS MARGARET)FOR
HIS TIME, EFFORT AND PASSION-AND HIS
FANTASTIC REVIEW...WHEN IS THE NEXT ONE
BARRY??.. ALWAYS A GREAT NIGHT GUARANTEED......
LONDON /'THE BORDERLINE'...WELL
THIS WAS THE ANNIVERSARY GIG FOR US BUT A
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN SOHO IS NOT THE BEST
OPTION FOR A NIGHT OUT ....THAT SAID WE HAD
A ROYAL TIME AND A DECENT TURN-OUT TOO SO
THERE YOU GO.......
LONDON/'THE
BEDFORD'...
THIS IS A TRULY GREAT VENUE ,RUN BY
TONY MOORE
THE EX- BOSS OF
'THE KASHMIR'
CLUB IN LONDON. IT IS A MULTI -MEDIA CLUB
WITH THEATRE, BAR, FOOD, MUSIC, CLUB
NIGHTS,AND A FOOTIE BAR TOO......HEAVEN IS
POSSIBLY HERE TOO...WE PLAYED FOUR TUNES
OVER TWO SETS FEATURING VARIOUS
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS.WE APPEARED ALONGSIDE
JAMES TAYLOR'S SON BEN
AND A FAB ACOUSTIC ACT FROM WALES CALLED
'THE STORIES'
...AND A FEW WHO I FORGET NOW BUT WE WERE
MORE THAN WELL RECIEVED ...FAB STAGE PEOPLE
AND SOUND...WE WILL BE BACK......
LONDON
/'THE PLOUGH'...WOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A
TOUR - TWO NIGHTS ON THE ROAD.....WELL AFTER
WALKING INTO THIS VENUE WE WONDERED WHAT
MIGHT HAPPEN HMMM....NO WORRIES THER THIS
WAS A FANTASTIC TURNOUT AND A STEAMING
GIG..THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING ESPECIALLY
NEAL MILLER
FOR HIS MASSIVE TRIP FROM NEW YORK!!.....OBVIOUSLY
NOW THE BAND NEED TIME OFF ...SUCH A
DEMANDING SCHEDULE CAN HAVE ITS STRESSES AND
STRAINS..?!?!?!?!
OUR NEXT SHOW IS IN BRUSSELS OUR FIRST
EUROPEAN SHOW SO WE ARE ALL VERY EXCITED.....THIS
BRINGS US ON TO THE FACT THAT IN THE LAST
FEW MONTHS APART FROM WRITING FOR THE
STRANGLERS NEW CD ( WHICH IS GOING REALLY
WELL ) WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH
PROMOTERS AND AGENTS WHO SUDDENLY
CORRESPONDED WITH US IN BELGIUM TO TRY TO
PUT A SERIES OF DATES TOGETHER ...ALL WHICH
IS GOING VERY WELL...MORE NEWS AS WE GET
IT...
YOU
MAY ALSO HAVE NOTICED A DIFFERENT FACE - AND
HAIR - ON THE DRUMKIT,IT IS A VERY GOOD
FRIEND AND AWESOME PLAYER
NOEL WATSON....
NOEL HAS KINDLY STEPPED IN FOR VINNIE WHO IS
COMMITTED TO THE MEL C TOUR....
ANDY
CONTINUES TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
AND WE HAVE QUIETLY RECORDED SOME IDEAS FOR
A NEW CD WHICH WILL TAKE A LITTLE TIME BUT
WHICH IS UNDERWAY.....BRAD
IS IN THE THROWS OF PUTTING HIS AWSOME
INSTRUMENTAL BAND FIRMLY ON THE WORLDS MAP
-MORE NEWS AS WE GET IT ..........RICHARD
CONTINUES HIS
'WATERBOYS'
EXPLOITS ALONGSIDE HIS WORK WITH THE
BRILLIANT SONGWRITER
IAN MCNABB...SEE
'GIGS'...
THE RADIO INTEREST IN AUS IS PRETTY COOL TOO
AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THERE ONE DAY??....
WE SHOT A VIDEO WITH
JAMES 'SANTO' REED
TOO LAST YEAR AND ARE AWAITING ITS ARRIVAL
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS..
WE DECIDED TO RECORD
'SHY' 'POSTCARD'
AND 'SOUL
HEALER'
AS A QUARTET TO SEE WHAT CAME ABOUT - THE
RESULTS WERE PLANNED FOR A LONG OVERDUE
E.P.K.(electronic press kit)WHICH CHRIS
LAMMIMAN AND I HAD DISCUSSED FOREVER BUT
NEVER GOT AROUND TO - WE THEN DECIDED
POSTCARD WAS THE MOST INTERESTING PIECE AND
DID THE VID
LOUIE NICASTRO
DID A SPLENDID JOB ON THE RECORDING SIDE AND
I WILL MIX THE SONGS
THIS SUMMER HAVING JUST INSTALLED MY NEW
STUDIO.
WE WILL BE RECORDING THE BRUSSELS GIG FOR
THE SITE AND MAYBE SOME FOOTAGE OF BRITISH
SHOWS WILL BE AVAILABLE...ALL OUR THANKS AT
THIS POINT TO
'AWESOME' PHIL JOHNSON
WHO HAS WORKED HIS STUFF OFF TO HELP US THIS
YEAR AND HIS ARTWORK SPEAKS FOR ITSELF........
THAT'S ALL FROM ME FOR NOW SO HAVE FUN AND
WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN WE DO!!.......PR.
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