THE Bass Relay Thread

[MiltyG565]

I'll share it here later, or maybe James or Silvia will share it here?

[Silvia Bluejay]

Will do! Wait a second and I'll edit this post.

Edit: here it is! It's from Music Industry News and I think we can thank Lars Mullen (this being only the start of his work!)

Edited August 10, 2013 by bluejay

[Silvia Bluejay]

Yay! I've just tweeted this, and the number of guests reading this thread has seen a sudden spike

[steve-bbb]

If its still floating around down south next few weeks i have gig 6th Sept could use it at

[Silvia Bluejay]

We are hoping to keep it in London or in the immediate vicinity until at least the SE Bass Bash, so there shouldn't be any prob

I'm still waiting to hear from Lars about the date(s) for the meetup with the two star bassists. I will let you know as soon as I receive any info.

[Dad3353]

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1376140016' post='2170134']...here it is!...[/quote]

Ah..! Thanks for posting..!

[ubassman]

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1376140016' post='2170134']
Will do! Wait a second and I'll edit this post.
Edit: here it is! It's from Music Industry News and I think we can thank Lars Mullen (this being only the start of his work!)
[/quote]

Excellent ...! With all the hard work that everyone is doing and the help of guys like Lars ( hats off to you Lars ) the Relay will continue to go from strength to strength . Would be good to re-evaluate the target that is showing on Just Giving. It always better to be striving meet a target that isn't met rather than top up a target that has already been smashed !

Edited August 11, 2013 by ubassman

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='ubassman' timestamp='1376206051' post='2170710']
Excellent ...! With all the hard work that everyone is doing and the help of guys like Lars ( hats off to you Lars ) the Relay will continue to go from strength to strength . Would be good to re-evaluate the target that is showing on Just Giving. It always better to be striving meet a target that isn't met rather than top up a target that has already been smashed !
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Absolutely! I think it was discussed when we first beat the initial target (I believe it was you, Peter, who tipped it over the edge, no?), but James is the only one with the ability to change it. Don't know if he decided against it, or forgot, or was too busy to squeeze it in, but it would be good if we could say we were aiming to break the next barrier of £2000, based on how good the donations have been so far!

Let's keep up the morale anyway! It's going well, I think. It had a bit of a rest, but it's going to see a lot of action soon hopefully

[Silvia Bluejay]

Yes indeed. And Lars has confirmed in a post on my FB timeline that putting the article in Music Industry News is indeed his work

Edited August 11, 2013 by bluejay

[TimR]

Good gig last night. Another £80 raised. I messaged a photo of The Baton ready to go on. I'm just waiting for some official photos of it being played.

[gary mac]

Good work Tim.

So, we need to sort a hand over. I'll PM you.

[Donnyboy]

Great stuff. Congratulations to all. Lets see the pics please

[TimR]

I messaged Facebook with a photo but whoever is the admin hasn't done anything with it although it's a fairly un-interesting photo of the bass set up next to my amp. I haven't got an easy way of hosting photos publicly set up.

There was someone there taking good photos I just have to wait for them.

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1376303525' post='2171803']
I messaged Facebook with a photo but whoever is the admin hasn't done anything with it although it's a fairly un-interesting photo of the bass set up next to my amp. I haven't got an easy way of hosting photos publicly set up.

There was someone there taking good photos I just have to wait for them.
[/quote]

Theres a couple of photos that need posted. I'll do it today

[TimR]

Len should be sending one of the handover.

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1376306312' post='2171848']
Len should be sending one of the handover.
[/quote]

Yup, already got it.

[Jimryan]

Any pictures of the gig or handover yet? I've not received any :-(

[Jimryan]

As mentioned, the Justgiving target has been increased. Following on from how quickly the money was raised, let's see how long it takes us to reach £3000.

[Jimryan]

Oooooooooo just spoke to the PR/Management firm of a big name...and apparently it's highly likely that he (the bassist, not the PR bloke) will get involved :-D

[Jimryan]

[color=#333333]Well guys, I've just got off the phone to John "Rhino" Edwards, as most of you are aware, he got involved in the relay and signed the bass. However, he's taken things one step further. He's had a chat with his mates over at Status Graphite, and they've told John that they're up for getting involved. By the sounds of things, Status will be donating one of their fantastic basses, which John (and Status) will get all of the Status endorsers to Sign, before letting us auction it off for CRUK.[/color]

[Roland Rock]

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1376388627' post='2173065']
[color=#333333]Well guys, I've just got off the phone to John "Rhino" Edwards, as most of you are aware, he got involved in the relay and signed the bass. However, he's taken things one step further. He's had a chat with his mates over at Status Graphite, and they've told John that they're up for getting involved. By the sounds of things, Status will be donating one of their fantastic basses, which John (and Status) will get all of the Status endorsers to Sign, before letting us auction it off for CRUK.[/color]
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:-0

that's incredible news, what a way to raise the profile and earn extra money. Wow!

[Jimryan]

Guys, if the bass isn't being used this weekend, I need it back. Bank Holiday weekend, I'll be meeting up with a Mr Mark King.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Brilliant. Thank you James for your hard work, and also huge thanks to Donald, who got us in touch with Rhino in the first place, and was instrumental in creating this latest opportunity too.

Edit: just seen the addition of Mark King to the list of Relay stars! Excellent.
Time to write another press release?

Edited August 13, 2013 by bluejay

[Jimryan]

Quite possibly Silvia, quite possibly.

Yes, lets not forget that we all owe Donald a huge thanks for getting Rhino involved. It's opened a lot of doors for us.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Also, don't forget that Lars Mullen is also working to make sure that the bass is played by Guy Pratt and Dave Swift some time in the next few weeks somewhere in London - let's keep that in mind too.