Rich

Ugly Bug Ball -- Burl Ives

I smoked a fair bit of puff back in the day, although I never partook before playing -- it was a nice way to wind down after a lengthy Saturday afternoon rehearsal though. Quick story with a bit of current relevance: back in the day we used to rehearse at Angie's in Wokingham, we'd spend all of Saturday afternoon there and then pack up & leave in time for the evening's band to load in. One afternoon we'd finished playing and were just having a chat when a chap walked in through the door -- he was in shadow so I couldn't see him. He apologised for interrupting, saying he was with the evening band but realised he was a bit early and could come back later if we wanted. We said it was fine and that we were done. "Great, thanks" he said, "oh, my name's Herbie by the way..." as he walked out of the shadows, and my mind went oh my god that's HERBIE F***ING FLOWERS and I nearly fell over myself to go and shake his hand. He was a lovely guy and chatted with us for a bit, and then there was a lull in the conversation. He sighed and said, "well I don't know about you, but I'm going to skin up..." He rolled two tiny spliffs of this ridiculous grass, smoked one himself and sent the other round the band, my god it was wonderful stuff. Herbie by name...

Too Tired - Gary Moore & Albert Collins

Too Drunk To F*** -- Dead Kennedys

OK, having sworn I was going to stop buggering about with my pedalboard, I have of course buggered about with my pedal board. There's one removed (the homemade mute switch), one added (TC SpectraComp), and a re-ordering (EQ is now first in line after the tuner). And now I am definitely going to stop buggering about w... you know what, I think I'll shut up

We can't even tempt you with the food? Oh, the food.

Brilliant, I'd be very interested to see that. I love my V7 but I often wish I had the P7 instead.

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Oh very definitely a half. Soft drink, whatever.

True. That said, I wouldn't object to a swift half afterwards if anyone else fancied it..?

Yes, it's a cunning disguise isn't it? Having said that, I'm pretty sure that's not you in your avatar either. Or is it..?

A great Soul Destroyers gig on Saturday at the Phoenix Festival in Cirencester. Small crowd at our stage when we started but by the third song there were loads. Some great pics from the official lensman. And yes, the trombonist really is wearing a lollipop-man jacket. This is because he is, errm, a lollipop man. The stage backline was a TC combo of some sort, think it was a BG250-115... did the job fine. My lovely Shuker 5 sounded glorious, as usual. 🤎🧡

Yup. For me you can add the Stones to that list of two. The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Luckiest Pub Band In The World.

To paraphrase @TimR, what hate? Most of the people on this thread are expressing indifference.

Tour name right there I wouldn't have minded seeing them back in the day, on the Morning Glory Tour perhaps, but I have less than zero interest in seeing the Noel Needs Some Cash Because His Divorce Is Costing A Fcking Fortune Tour. I would be surprised if the performances are any better than going-through-the-motions.

A mate of mine has just given his opinion on when the re-split will happen: It'll be during the first sound check. Noel: Can you check our kid's microphone, his singing sounds shite. Liam: 💥

I can't see it either. What's the price tag, out of interest?

The best relic job I've seen by a million miles is one that my guitarist mate did on his old Squier Strat. I don't know how he did it, but it looked absolutely superb. Not a belt sander mark in sight, if you didn't know better you'd swear it was the result of 40 years of relentless gigging rather than a couple of evenings with some tools and stuff.

I'm thinking of starting a sweepstake on how long they get into the "tour" before splitting up again in a blaze of sibling acrimony. First prize is a copy of Beady Eye's first album. Second prize is two copies of Beady Eye's first album.

What hair I've got left is grey, mostly white, and my face definitely looks shall we say lived in. I still wear a small ring in my ear and am considering my first tattoo, but cosmetic treatments are not something I'd ever consider. But I'd never tell anyone else not to, so if you think it's for you and it'll help, go for it. Good luck with the audition! 🤞🏻 ... although you've got to admit that jack has a point

sdrawkcaB - The Four O'clocks