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Are you sure about that? 😂

Is it attached to anything? 😂

I’m a big fan of Belew, but he had a nightmare at the last Bowie Celebration I went to. He was clearly winging it and failing.

I would just like to say in response to some comments I've read here that shift-work in the Police Service is most definitely not the same a shift-work at Tesco etc. You don't get paid for the first half an hour for starters! Also, whatever the regulations might say about publishing shifts in advance (for 12 months I think I read somewhere) that is subject to an extensive list of caveats which means realistically you would never know what you're doing that far in advance. For example, drummer might be posted on A Shift. For a multitude of reasons (skill base, staff level, internal moves, promotions etc) drummer might not even be on A shift in 12 months time, so don't bank on that. The Chief reserves the right and there is bugger all you can do about it. Another example which happens regularly, 'exigency of duty'. Something like COP comes along drummers rest days are cancelled. Nothing you can do about it and don't think just because it's in Scotland it won't effect where you are. I would say the biggest danger as far as the OP is concerned (dependant on the role drummer takes on) is extended duties. If she's frontline on Response or similar and she's due off at 4 with a gig that evening, expect the worst. That said, I managed 22 years of playing in bands around front line Police shift-work and never failed to turn up. I will say that the Service was a lot healthier then than it is now. Where I live they are on their knees.

I've seen various iteration of this opening song from this tour, but this one is still my favourite. Rockpalast '96. The guy was so damned cool. Sitting on a chair at a desk with his back to the crowd enjoying his band doing their thing. Great opening tune.

Maybe not stripped back, but certainly re-imagined....

Great version, but I also quite like this stripped back version. Nice re-imagining of the famous ascending line by Gail. He did a similar thing with Andy Warhol in the late 90's.

There is a video on You Tube of that song with lots of great Bowie clips.

The track ‘Magical’ was written about her relationship with DB.

Could have become very confusing if it was Billy Sheehan you were talking to 😂

Dave, you've just reminded me of one of my favourite later Bowie tracks. I always love playing this one. In fact the whole Heathen album is excellent IMHO with '5:15 The Angels Have Gone' and 'Everyone Says Hi' being favourites.

Apart from Q10, I think it's 'no' to every one from me. P.S. I did buy a synth pedal (Future Impact) that whizzed off the keyboard player in a band though 😂

Managed to pick these two up recently for a really good price along with some other Bowie goodness. As familiar as I am with ‘Stage’, it’s a different listening experience!

....and don't even start me on the Status/Warwick Buzzard feud 🙄

I can't take credit for this idea as it has been floated here before at some point, but I thought it might help someone out. My gig diary seems to be filling up for next year and barring a resurgence of COVID, it looks like I'll be doing some mileage again. I generally share the driving with our guitarist and we always have room for another bass or amp in the vehicle. Speaker cabs, combos and larger items might be tricky. I shipped one of my own basses to @Nibody fairly recently whilst at a gig in Derbyshire. He met me at the venue and I handed the bass over, so there's no reason it can't succeed if the buyers and sellers do their bit.@walshy has also done the same for me when he played a gig in Dagenham. For this to work, either the buyer or seller would have to meet me at the venue where I'm playing to collect or deliver the item from me. When at I'm home (and this is where it is a bit limiting) the buyer or seller would have to collect or deliver to my home address. I live in South Essex between Basildon and Rayleigh. London is a short train ride. What I can't do is make pit stops either on the way to or returning from a venue. So this is what my 2022 diary looks like at the moment. There will be more dates added. If I can help I will, plus it's totally free, no need for that pesky boxing up business and you can be assured that I will treat your gear as I would my own. 18/3/22 - Cromer Pier & Pavilion Theatre, Promenade, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HE. 25/3/22 - Cornerstone Arts Centre, 25 Station Rd, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7NE. 22/4/22 - Foreham Theatre, Queensway, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, TS23 2LJ. 30/4/22 - Castle Theatre, 10 Castle Way, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1XA. 14/5/22 - Oop North somewhere (venue TBC) 10/6/22 - Southmill Arts Center, 1-3 South Rd, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3JG. 11/6/22 - The Exchange, Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 1FH. 17/6/22 - Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park Rd, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 5QE. 18/6/22 - Conkers, Rawdon Rd, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Swadlincote, Derbyshire, DE12 6GA. 23/9/22 - Penistone Paramount, 23 Shrewsbury Rd, Penistone, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S36 6DY. 1/10/22 - Hazlitt Theatre, Earl St, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PL. 28/10/22 - Westcliff Theatre, Tower Rd, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 1LE. 20/11/22 - The Deco, Abington Square, Northampton, NN1 4AE. Just something to bear in mind should you find yourself moving a bass or amp next year.

Neil Giraldo (then of the Rick Derringer band) turned up at an audition for Pat Benatar without a guitar. She heard him come in saying ‘man can I borrow your axe?’ to a guitarist that was there and she thought ‘what kind of idiot turns up to an audition without a guitar?’. The kind of idiot you end up marrying apparently 🤷‍♂️😂

I’d take one of these over anything PCsGC has to offer any day of the week 😂

I think you've misunderstood me Steve. probably my fault. I always go the spare bass route, but to not even bother taking spare strings = inexcusable in my book.

I would imagine there may be imperfections in the saddles on this guys bass that has caused two strings to go.

I don't understand why anyone wouldn't carry spare strings. A spare bass is understandable (still a bit weird in my book, but understandable), but if I broke a string in any of the bands I play in, I would look a complete idiot if I said I didn't have any spares.

I'll throw this particularly fine version of Boys Keep Swinging into the mix. A smattering of guitar weirdness from Gabrels alongside a splendid Alomar. I've always liked Zach's take on the drum parts, although if push comes to shove, I'll take Sterling Campbell over Alford. Dorsey on bass for this one. Love it. The whole gig is available as audio only on You Tube. Search for "Bowie White Room '95".