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Thankyou Mr Neepheid, I’m sure your good wishes are appreciated and reciprocated.

Bass - John Entwistle, Guy Pratt Guitar - Hmmm, many but no-one in particular.

Just watched the tribute to Herbie Flowers - thoroughly enjoyed it. A fine musician and a gentleman. Thankyou Ruby.

That’s very thoughtful of you Ruby - I look forward to watching this later. Thankyou.

And what about us OAP bass guitarists? We need looking after too!!!

That’s not good news. His work with Michael Jackson was outstanding but his solo work should not be overlooked. Listen to ”Sounds, and Stuff Like That” & “The Dude” ; 2 QJ solo albums that radiate musical class. Sublime production, great music, excellent performances … and a groove that lifts the soul. RIP Quincy Jones - and Thankyou.

I had to Google LMAO !!!

Just taken delivery of a pre-loved Cort headless bass from Mike. Ideal transaction, excellent communications, well packed and very quick delivery - no problems here folks. Thanks Mike, a pleasure doing BC business with you sir. Chris

From recent-ish band’s set lists. ROCK Won’t Get Fooled Again (The Who) White Room (Cream) Badge (Cream) SOUL/FUNK/DISCO Lost In Music (Pointer Sisters) Cry Me A River (Diana Krall) River Deep Mountain High (Ike & Tina Turner) MISC Come Together (Gary Clark Jnr) First We Take Manhattan (Joe Cocker) Running Down A Dream (Tom Petty)

Taken delivery of a Tone/Volume unit for acoustic guitar from Lemmywinks - excellent communications and very quick delivery. very smooth transaction, thanks. Chris

I bought a Lekato Wireless system from Matt. Exemplary transaction with excellent communication throughout. Thanks Matt, a pleasure doing BC business with you sir. Chris

That’s sad news indeed. Saw Herbie Flowers live with ‘Sky’ when the first album was released. His bass guitar playing with ‘Sky’ was understated but essential to the coherence of the band. RIP Mr Flowers.

I was there !!! Did it sound as good as the lineup suggests!? That's not an easy question to answer. The 'Weeley Festival Of Progressive Music' took place over the 1971 August Bank Holiday weekend – 53 years ago so my memories are probably fogged and faded due to the passage of time. Anyway … I think the overall sound was pretty good for 1971 technology. I think the PA was predominantly Marshall with a bit of WEM, and probably quite basic compared to the facilities available today. I know that the sound carried in excess of 5 miles from the festival site. The music was non-stop 24/7 for the duration of the festival – either live acts on stage or recorded music played over the PA. One particular 7” single called 'Burundi Black' by Burundi Stephensen Black was played to death over the weekend – and I've still got my copy released by Barclay Records on 7” vinyl. The 24/7 structure meant that sleep happened when your body had had enough – as a result I missed quite a few acts but there are three performances that have lived with me through the years. King Crimson ; Stone The Crows (with Maggie Bell and Leslie Harvey) ; and Colosseum. There is a very good book called 'The Great British Woodstock - The Incredible Story Of The eeley Festival' which gives a lot of information and insight into the background and evolution of the festival. The book (ISBN 978 0 7509 6989 5 Published in 1917 by The History Press) was written by Ray Clark who has worked for BBC Radion and Radion Caroline amongst others). NB – I have no connection with the book, the author or the publisher. Check out https://www.ukrockfestivals.com/weeley-festival-prog.html for more information

I was there !!!