Mickeyboro

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We did a book deal and it was absolutely textbook! Gavin is very much recommended.

Have you tried a uke bass? I wouldn’t be without mine, and its made many a doubter eat their words!

Far from our first transaction, and hopefully not our last. Guitars, books…all seamless! Thank you Pete.

I could stomach it until the rapper came in… But its not intended for the likes of me!😁

My second deal with Jeff, as troublefree as the first. Top man!

Another deal with Andy impeccably concluded. No more to add, deal with absolute confidence!

One of the most entertaining people I ever interviewed. Didn’t take himself seriously, hence the daft song titles.

A lot, judging by Facebook! Wonder where they think they've been these last fifty-odd years…

I think the most dishonest trib band name is Clearwater Creedence Revival. Or maybe it’s the cleverest…

I would have agreed but for the way they are run, as a business. Everyone who was in the band earned from it, even Wilko for all his sniping. Reason? They cut in their manager, an old school friend, who invested their earnings and minded business. They own a large chunk of Canvey! Letting tributes profit from their inactivity made no sense. Besides, Lee wanted them to continue.

Just come back from seeing Gong, utterly disappointed. I knew there were no original members, but the music was so divorced from anything I know as Gong it was almost a case of the trades descriptions act. Selling Camembert Electrique t-shirts was the icing on the cake. On a broader note, what gives a band its identity - and when should the trigger’s broom principle come into play?

From sixties contemporary Bob Hall… talking of pianos. Memory of Christine McVie (née Perfect). Back in the day club pianos were often out of tune and missing notes. Club owners had their pianos painted more often than they were tuned and pianists had to develop all sorts of ways around it, transposing where possible and working around the missing notes. Savoy Brown and Chicken Shack were with the same agency and I found a real improvement if we played a gig after Chicken Shack. Christine was a rather limited pianist in those days and apparently lived up to her name, insisting that the piano was tuned to concert pitch and in good shape before she would perform. Thanks Christine, you made life much easier for those who followed.

Pics?

Huang Chung, to be accurate!

Played under canvas in Dorset in a howling gale. The audience, all hardy campers/mobile home owners, were made of stern stuff and stuck with us. We got a fish and chip supper and free drinks thrown in! Here’s our audience (taken by me when soundchecking as I am wireless).

We have played two gigs with him and wanted to iron out the mistakes. Not quite as easy as playing to the record, as intros and such are often changed. The singer should surely think of the band, not just himself? We have played the same songs (ie 90 percent his old repertoire) all thi# year so need new ones. The issue is who chooses…

Cheeky!😈

He just didn’t get on with me! Quite unreasonable😁 But they were pals - or at least musical allies. So maybe he does feel threatened. Do you have to be a blues fanatic, to the exception of all else, to be in a blues band. I’m not, and I am!