tonybassplayer

That's a blast from the past. I used to love sparks and saw them once in the seventies. Got a couple of albums in the loft too. Kimono my house and what's the other with r and r tied up in a speedboat ?

I have previously played in a female fronted band and it certainly gave us an edge and she was also brilliant at getting gigs. It also gave us a whole new catalogue of material that we used to great effect ( blonde, cyndi lauper, skunk anansie, pink, hole etc )

It's actually billed as the rock and blues festival so widens the music style a little. The night ash are playing they also have the zombies on so could be interesting.

It just says Wishbone Ash so pretty sure I will be the Andy Powell version

Noticed that Ash are on at Burnley blues festival May Day weekend so think we will have a run out as not seen them now for a few years. Nice to hear a few old songs played by some excellent musicians. Anyone else a fan ?

Also just prompted me about the film Local Hero, absolutely love the simplicity of the film and the perfect sound track. Of to visit another thread now.

Playing bass whilst Mark Knopfler is on the same stage !!!! I wouldn't be able to sleep, what a gig to get I have been predicting for years that Dire Straits could be the next big band for the re-form and world tour type of thing, heres hoping !!

Hi, I hear the phrase a lot but could you tell me what "scooped" means please.

Yes if my fifteen year old daughter is anything to go by her Xmas list was very music orientated and she have me a list of about forty "songs" from a total of about eight artists. I wasn't going to download them as singles so researched them and bought her about six albums that best represented her wish list and explained its better to have the album then you can have it on you'd iPod and phone and still play the cd. When I was young playing the album in sequence was the way but sadly not now. When I think how many hidden gems I would have missed had I just plucked my initial favourites from an album had that facility been available back then.

Then draft in a four piece brass section telling them its forty quid each and you have just made another eighty yourself lol

Having a rare NYE with my partner and three out of five of our kids and actually quite happy to be doing it. My band have a dep and playing quite locally but a bit of nice food and tv sat with the kids will do me tonight Previous NYE's have involved walking home absolutely freezing at 2 in the morning in basque and stockings but life moves on lol

It's at www.gavincoulson.co.uk Or just google Gavin Coulson

Ex band member friend of mine called Gavin Coulson. Pretty sure he is still teaching and based in Wakefield. All round top guy, will get a link to his website Tony

Oh and my very first ever RUSH t shirt after being a fan for over thirty years !!