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A pretty much empty pub tonight , but I guess the weather didn't help , it was truly awful . We played fine though , I have however given my notice , so it's either early December or a bit sooner if they get a replacement . Drums and singist are gutted , but understand my reasons , guitar didn't stay for the chat so I had to text him.

I'm not looking at personell changes particularly, I have just come to think that I have a lot I can do on a weekend that the band now has to compete with , whereas before I just had a pretty open diary for the band . Replacing the bass player would also mean them getting a PA, learning how to use it, getting bigger cars to carry it, investing in a lighting set up and learning how to use it 😇

Er, excuse me , the mods are on hand for just such an emergency 😉

I'm probably just a bit wound up, but I was at a funeral the day before and returned the 200 miles on the morning of the gig when I could have had the weekend with family I don't see very often. It kind of brings into focus how many invites I turn down through band commitments and I am close to a tipping point. I'll see how this Fridays gig works out and make the call next weekend I reckon.

Bit of a downer tonight at the soundcheck I ask the guitar to turn his rhythm crunch down a bit , lead as loud as he likes, But to leave some room for the vocal. It used to be a constant bone of contention when we had a rhythm guitarist but since he left there seems to have been less loudness wars ....until tonight. Sulking and stropping and a lack of concentration, he really let the side down, yet made out it was my fault for picking on his volume . Its gigs like this that make me consider jacking it in , I have got plenty of visiting , partying and days away I can do instead of putting up with this stinky poo. Its what caused the hiatus when the other guitar left , we all assumed it was over but clawed it back and while the last 2 years have been great , I won't be trying too hard to pull it back again this time around ☹️

😄😄 there is an element of that to it , but it's not George Formby it is a gentleman called Frank Timmins former general manager at the Beckton gas works for the Gas Light and Coke Company my Grandad 😆😆

Thanks all , I've got a photo in mind , it won't be long now 😂

😄😄 many thanks Dad 👍 Thanks for the votes everyone , I'll get a photo over this evening when I get back in 😎

Last chance voting saloon type bump ladies and gents 👍

I'd sell , the market seems quite good with 54/55 year old suckers looking for YOB basses , get its £value maxed 😉

A great listen gents , well played again , voted

@Dad3353 I just love that guitar , it sounds soooo sweeeet

I only just made it by the skin of my teeth !

OK , I had a riff in my head and kept this very, very simple . The production glitches are still in but the inspirational Bosch Rotak 16 is calling me and as I have only cut the grass twice all year , I fear some time investment is required in that direction Lazing on a sunny half the moon

I have only got half a chance this month ☹️ I had two weeks off in August and came back to a stupidly full diary , and now I'm getting clicks on reaper , which is not reapers fault , but I can't get to the bottom of it , a rethink of my computing set-up is maybe on the horizon if funds become available

2 this weekend , a welcome return to the scene after our normal August break but then a further enforced rest due to the singer/rhythm guitar being in a RTA and suffering a broken shoulder, damaged ribs and lots of bruising . it appears that he has maintained enough fitness to hold his voice , but as we normally only do 1 gig a weekend, we had stipulated in advance that we would be strict on the 45min set sizes the first party on the Friday was a PTA gig, 50th anniversary for 100 peeps , lovely room , great sound but very difficult to get a rappor , as we were very late getting on due to raffles , auctions etc we played on and we were asked to let the DJ take over at 11.15 so we only played an hour . The DJ was a proper club type and it was boom boom boom boom , and loud , and loads were ready for it . the night felt a proper let down , but chatting this afternoon with the organisers , they had lots of feedback that the room was pretty much split , and that it wasn't full of Ibiza type clubbers and that plenty had really enjoyed our set . But tonight was at a garden party , early start early finish and was an absolute blast , a pleasure to play and the sort of gig you would play every day , just about everyone was dancing and singing along. 2 decent paying parties but massively different vibes.

Excellent news on a few fronts there 👍 Well done lazing on a sunny half-the-moon 😉

I think your auditory issues are what helps you tolerate my offerings 😉 I love that this monthly challenge gives me the excuse and opportunity to exorcise my random creative streak, or is that exercise my streak 🤔 I wear my heart on my sleeve, expose my hopes and fears, bare my soul for all to hear ..... it sometimes gets a laugh ....ah the tears of a clown ....or maybe just a fool who is left trying to get a Bosch Rotak 40r to the moon

I just loses whichever way , sometimes I think the BC voting massive just aren't ready for me just yet 🤗

Ok Dad , that's me looking for another angle then 'Bosch Rotak 40r To The Moon' doesn't quite cut it 😥

The rules do ask that it be written/produced in the month , that's only 10 hours . It might fit the theme but how much work has been done to it ? If you have spent the last 10 hours on it , go for it and post it.

a recent trip to Edinburgh enabled me to call in here and do some extensive sampling , a thousand bagpipes and they all sounded the same 😫

Well done JBP , get that picture up , I'm feeling very productive 😎

Get back on the bike next month Nige 👍

Hmm , probably the same with me 😂 I didnt realise it wasn't letting us vote for more than 1 I blame the amateur who set the poll up 😇