Silvia Bluejay

No, Dan, it's nothing to do with you, the name is fine, it's my friends who spend far too much time on FB taking the p*ss instead of working

LOL it shows on my profile as "Silvia likes [url="https://www.facebook.com/EastAnglianBassPlayers"]East Anglian Bass Players[/url]" and I almost immediately received the obligatory jokey quip by PM from one of my friends on FB - "Leaving London and moving to the countryside then?"

Oooo my head is exploding with potential witty replies, but I'll stop right here ...

I know it's a long way off still, but I'm thinking of going to see Europe at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 1st December. You have been warned And if anyone's up for it, give me a shout. All those I've spoken to who have seen the band play live say they are excellent.

Er, no mention of Geezer Butler? I could listen to his bass work on Heaven and Hell (the album) for days on end...

[quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1342045577' post='1728828'] bass players in hats? [/quote] Not permitted, unless they are also guitarists, right?

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1342039117' post='1728685'] The Basschat team have just held their first conference in Grimsby Amoung the topics discussed was. Who buy's the doughnuts. Where is Tim and Mark King versus Flea. [/quote] What? No Fender vs Everything Else Being A Coffee Table debate? I think we should have a conference in London to rectify that omission.

HAHA, congratulations to you too, Deb - keep us posted!

I imagine they are similar to the one Jack is playing in this photo from last week?

Thank you Garey, I've entered (although I'm still not sure I can make it, but hey, I'm hopeful...). Also, thank you for making the competition totally independent from FB, which means we are not asked to allow access to our FB data and friends list. Respect

I didn't log on here for a few days and missed this! Yay!

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1341783051' post='1724189'] Was it a good turnout? seeing that the tennis was on? [/quote] When the guys started playing they had us friends as an audience, but soon after quite a number of punters walked in one by one from other rooms, or sat at the bar watching.

It's not the colour of the guitar, it's what you do with it that matters

OK, here's a few pics from today: Edit - LOL hadn't seen your post before uploading the photos - yes to the naughty email address, will send those shots over

And I'll let you have those photos we took after the gig asap, Sean

Aw, Sean, that bus (= large vehicle used for public transport) seems to follow and unfortunate route as far as traffic jams are concerned. Keep calm and surf t'internet... Discreet, er, yes, I was trying a lot of different settings, and I hope quite a few of the photos will be crap and have to be deleted before handing them on to Jack, who has the unenviable task of choosing them for the band's FB and web page

I loved the show, as always. And I was asked whether I was a journalist or a professional photographer. I guess they should see the photos before paying me such compliments, though

She did, 335 to be precise, and two videos! I'm downloading them to the PC as we speak, and then I'll get down to sorting the wheat from the chaff...

Yay!

LOL, thanks, will do

Will do, Deb, and lots of photos as always. And Si [b]isn't[/b] a girl, by the way

Back from a week-long visit by my best friends from Florence - with obligatory tourist trail duty - and jumping right back into the fray with this gig! See you later

Welcome to BC, Dan, from a fellow lefty. I did say we're a growing army! All the best for your originals gig - let us know how it goes and post photos if you take any.

[quote name='Bobo_Grimmer' timestamp='1341150731' post='1714310'] Ha ha! While looking these basses up i found your post about yours from a Google search. As soon as i saw it i had a Wayne's world moment.... [/quote] And I'm not even getting a cut from NS for all the good publicity I'm giving them! Anyway, being left-handed is now officially cool and there appears to be a small but ever-growing army of us.

Welcome, CJ! You've gravitated to the best place a bassist can find online