Rich

Barclay James Harvest did a similar acrimonious firework. There are now two BJHs doing the rounds, with one original member each.

They could be "Ono, It's The Whotles!"

Waiting for the Punchline - Extreme

Oh that's easy.... a CHB-2 in sapphire burst. I have more difficulty deciding what I want for dinner.

Bike chain and dismantling thingy have arrived, so I've had an experimental fiddle about. The chain arrived with a very light coat of oil, which was easily removed with a bit of kitchen towel. No need for a massive degreasing process. I've separated a few links and managed to get a number of 'brackets' which appear to be the absolute perfect size. The pics show one of the resultant link bits attached to one of my homebrew pedals. The hook velcro, which is now redundant, will be removed and I'll probably stick on some of those little silicon 'dot' things one uses as cupboard door bumpers instead. I'm thinking two brackets per pedal should be sufficient, at opposite corners.

That low B is stunning

Like having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon, wrapped round a large gold brick.

Congrats on the new bass! A logical step on from your old Redsub Coliseum I guess? How does the Ding compare in terms of balance & weight etc? All I can say is, thank god for the copyright issues. The new shape is far better to my eyes. I love that little kick at the back, by the controls. It looks sleeker, a proper 21st century Bird (there's a song in there somewhere).

I think the gold will look great. I've never been scared of gold hardware on the right bass (it looks awesome on a red bass, for example). Like you, I think gold screws would work really well for the pickup surrounds. The only thing I'm not totally sold on so far is the headstock shape, but a.) that's just me being picky and b.) it's your bass

Flip, Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner

Ohhh yes.

I saw them a couple of years ago. Given the choice beforehand it wouldn't have been my first option for a night out, but there you go. As it turned out, they were surprisingly good. Rick Astley supporting was even better, and both their bands were sht hot. The ubiquitous Lee Pomeroy was in the TT bass chair. Sorry if this doesn't meet with your approval.

A couple of months is one thing. Entwistle's replacement was in place within 4 days. He died on the 27th June, and the tour started on the 1st July. Whatever, I'm not trying to tell anyone whether or not they can do anything. It's just my opinion, which as we know are like farts. Everyone thinks their own are great, but that everyone else's stinks.

Something About You - Level 42

I agree 100%. I remember when Ox died, and the 'Oo announced their intention to carry on with the tour they were on... I felt this to be the wrong decision, and pretty disrespectful to boot, and said so on another music forum (I forget which one). I received a furious response from one American gentleman who said that I was callous to think that way, because if the tour was cancelled it would cost the insurers, merchandise people and hotdog sellers money. For me, that response pretty much summed up everything that's wrong with the music business.

Likewise. For me it was time/distance/£££ that kept me away rather than covid concerns. If it had been the Midlands, I'd have probably gone along. Although judging by reports and pics, I'd have been very disappointed. Looks like a bit of a shambles.

The Trees - Rush

Wake up Boo! - Boo Radleys

1. Jags. 2. errm... 3. No, that's about it.