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Fantastic. Good luck to them for the performance.

A guy in Belfast had an expensive acoustic guitar stolen from his car, in broad daylight, not too long ago. it's just not worth it.

If, for any reason, you do decide to leave your bass in the car, make sure to leave the engine running and the radio on so that any would-be thief thinks that you are still in the car.

I don't know about next, but Stiff Little Fingers have announced their Belfast gig for next August, supported by PiL and Sham69, so yay for that!

The Wannadies - Yew and Me Song

That reminds me of the days when my mate and I would stagger home from the pub singing Beatles songs at the tops of our voices 😁

I agree about Adam Black. I haven't tried the full size guitars, but my daughter has the travel guitar and it's a cracking wee instrument for the money. Its hard to go wrong with a Yamah F-310

Someone once described my music as "sheet music". At least, I think that's what he said.

I used to work in an office above a large shopping centre in Belfast. At various times of the year there was a guy who played the tin whistle. I say played; in actuality he just played a series of random notes - no tune, no rhythm. He was really a beggar but did this so he could call himself a busker and not get moved on by the police. Then there was the guy who played bagpipes and the guys who played the pan pipes - at least they could all play, bu ti did get on your wick after a while. Lastly, there was a guy who would dress up as Santa in the run up to Christmas and sell wrapped up parcels for a quid from a sack. He would ring a hand bell that went "Klaa-dank, klaa-dank, klaa-dank". A "klaa-dang" would have been ok, but we got "klaa-dank".

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You might need to give it a few applicatins.

Spray some WD-40 on a cotton bud and dab that on them?

I'd go with @bloke_zero's suggestion - the way you see museum art restorers doing it on paintings to remove old, yellowing varnish. try it on a small area with a cotton bud first.

If I was the singer in a band I think I would have a wooden lectern and use it as a prop. 😁

How big is that sofa in the first two pics!? 🤯

I don't think he really sounds any worse than he ever did. Maybe a bit of trouble reaching higher notes, but that's about it.

"Yes sir, that luminous green Gibson Thunderbird with diamante decoration and feathered headstock does look fabulous..."

That's very sad.

Wasn't there a chap who went there on an expedition, a while back? Oates, i think the name was...

It's time...

I went to see Pixies with my daughter last night. Support was a Dublin band called Sprints. I was a bit unsure at the start but they were really good and I'd recommend checking them out. Pixies were incredible! Best gig I've been to in a long time. The new bassist, Emma Richardson, did a great job.

I was just about to type that The Smiths didn't tend to have guitar solos on their songs when "What She Said" came on Spotify. Spooky! And, of course, it has a solo of sorts. 😂

The things that Gibson QC will pass these days...

Fender Rumble 25?

I would advised caution when buying tickets. You might find yourself going to an Oasis concert.