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Well bugger me - what sad news. I was out hunting for band names today & spotted the Jellied Reels & raised a smile thinking about Si. I'm another who only ever met Si by message and email but always felt he was a 'mate' I could ask for help on anything bass or web site related. He went way beyond the 'call of duty' to help me with some web dev work when he was supposed to be packing to go on holiday and then when he was actually away &, supposedly, not going online & sending messages to people. I'll certainly miss him here a lot.

How about some beaver? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8df2wZ7pido"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8df2wZ7pido[/url]

I generally try to pick up all of HH's albums - sometimes a bit patchy but there's always some real gems kicking around and that falsetto kills me every time! This track sounds a bit messy in a couple of places - not sure if it's a remix or just a glitchy upload? I think this is the original version? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1hjI6XVoRU&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1hjI6XVoRU...feature=related[/url] This is my other favourite with Stanley [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT7ZM6HLfig"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT7ZM6HLfig[/url]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='924132' date='Aug 13 2010, 04:54 PM']The Consat Straight; I watched... and watched... and watched... but managed to stay my bidding finger! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marleaux-Consat-Straight-/230506407716?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marleaux-Consat-Stra...ents_Guitars_CV[/url][/quote] Phew - pleased it was a single Hb design - I don't really like those very much, lol.

I really enjoyed the whole thing, maybe I'm just a saddo bass nut though I thought it was really interesting to watch different players with massively different technique & core tone interpreting the same part.

[quote name='Geddys nose' post='923105' date='Aug 12 2010, 07:37 PM']Jeez that was cheap ,there was a Marleaux that went yesterday for £450 and that was a £1800+ bass when new, Not good for selling at the 'mo.[/quote] A Marleaux for £450 is a crazy price, was it a nice finish top?

[quote name='TimR' post='922785' date='Aug 12 2010, 02:24 PM']My conversation went a bit like: OK we're in a function band but no one wants to do summer because that's summer holiday time so that's weddings and summer balls out then and no one wants to play Christmas and NYE either. When exactly do you expect to do these functions then.[/quote] We had EXACTLY the same conversation - we've turned down 6 gigs over the summer becuase of this. Two of us are trying to rescue something from the wreckage (with the guy who said he'd finally had enough) and there were some tensions kicking around between a couple of people so maybe it'll be a good thing in the end. Spent a lot of hours rehearsing for it all to fall apart!

[quote name='JTUK' post='922766' date='Aug 12 2010, 02:11 PM']I think it more important to do the pre xmas parties anyway...for totty factor if nothing else [/quote] My old band used to play an annual rugby club gig for precisely this reason, lol. We got about half our regular rate but the crowd were brilliant and there were two girls who would repeatedly 'flash' the band after they'd had a few drinks. . . Their, huge, rugby playing partners used to think it was hilarious & even encouraged them to do this. One of them really fancied our sax player & would regularly wait for a song with lots of horns in it & then stand right in front of him, bend over & flip her skirt up in the air, distinct lack of any obvious undergarments - made for some 'interesting' sax noises from the poor guy. . .

Wow - so this one bought a few major issues out of the woodwork then! Looks like the band have now split based on the responses to an NYE gig Views were so polarised that it made one key member decide that he'd had enough, this prompted others to raise a few things as well so it looks like not only are we not doing the NYE gig but we aren't going to be doing any more gigs together now. . .

[quote name='Rumblebass' post='922364' date='Aug 12 2010, 09:38 AM']It's a tough call Barrie, in my 13pc Soul band days, we doubled our fee for NYE (£4k), but this was at an established venue which we'd played many times & always packed out. The same venue coughed up £10k for Millennium eve! If nothing else comes in, & you want to be out NYE, I'd take the money & play. If you hold out for more, you run the risk of ending up with nothing as you've already said. Put it to the democratic vote & go with what the majority of the Band want. (Mind you, this WAS always easier when there's 13 of you!) Hope you're well anyway,, long time no see! All the best, Grahame (FBB)[/quote] Cheers Grahame - are you back out giging again?

I must admit that the band views on this have been really split. Couple of us think it would be fun to be out playing on a NYE instead of sitting at home watching Jools. One person said he'd much rather be doing exactly the reverse! Two people saying £175 minimum. The gig is tops of 40 mins drive for anyone so not a big hassle in that regard. I have a distinct feeling that some ban members have aspirations above the band's capabilities and that this is going to be an ongoing battle. . .