How was your gig last night?

[StingRayBoy42]

11 minutes ago, neepheid said:

Sorry for the sidebar, but could you Tamworth boys go and pull UPS's effin' hair for me?  Got a bass stuck at UPS Tamworth for the past 3 days...

You should have said, I was in Tamworth on Saturday...

[Bluewine]

21 hours ago, tauzero said:

Last night's gig was the Black Bear in Tewkesbury. A very old pub which was renovated a little while ago, car parking was 500 metres away but we could park outside for load in and out. We were originally told the pub would do our sound, the manager who told us that subsequently left and then we were told we'd be using their speakers for FOH but needed everything else. So I just put everything in the car.

 

It turned out that they have active speakers attached to the beams along the pub - I just needed to plug the main outs from the mixer into the wall. We only put vocals through the PA (I'm going to start putting a bit of bass drum through too). And as I was most of the way through setting things up, I realised that my mic stand was in the stands bag, which I'd left in the car as I didn't need the speaker stands, and parked in the car park. Damn. Still, the staff were very nice and gave us free drinks (and the Hopfather was rather nice).

 

The white things on the beam above the guitarists (also just about visible above me) are the speakers.

 

 

There was also an old bloke with a harmonica who just kept blowing it.

 

At what age does a guy become an

" old bloke"? Lol

 

Daryl

[Mickeyboro]

15 minutes ago, Bluewine said:

 

At what age does a guy become an

" old bloke"? Lol

 

Daryl

If you have to ask… 😂

[dmccombe7]

20 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said:

If you have to ask… 😂

And that's why i didn't 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, neepheid said:

Sorry for the sidebar, but could you Tamworth boys go and pull UPS's effin' hair for me?  Got a bass stuck at UPS Tamworth for the past 3 days...

 

I had two batches of band t-shirts stuck at UPS Tamworth for 3 and 4 days last week.

 

The tracking is crap.

Edited December 8 by Stub Mandrel

[Mickeyboro]

28 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I had two batches of band t-shirts stuck at UPS Tamworth for 3 and 4 days last week.

 

The tracking is crap.

You paid to put that on a T-shirt?😂

[bassbiscuits]

Matinee and evening gig with Elton Joel at Bibi’s Italianissimo in Leeds. It’s a bit of a regular December double gig for us and the nearest we get to a band Christmas party. 
 

Took along my usual Markbass traveller rig and cracked out the old P Bass as well as the Yamaha for a special event (both sounded dead nice actually onstage). 
 

Good crowds for both shows - lots of singing along and dancing and some very eager Kiki Dees lending their voices to it. 
 

Knackered but happy. Cup of tea and to bed I reckon. 
 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

2 hours ago, Mickeyboro said:

You paid to put that on a T-shirt?😂

 

 

Lol. Our drummer in one ofthe new shirts.

 

"Keep it Moist"

 

[Desbass]

14 hours ago, neepheid said:

Last night, a new venue for Nine Lives - the St. Olaf Golf Hotel in Cruden Bay.  It was a bit blowy driving up to the place - thought this might limit attendance.  Place is nice though, we got to set up in the lounge bar which felt like playing a gig in someone's living room (albeit with a bar at the opposite end.  Setup was a doddle - small room, levels were easy to dial in.  In the first half, it was surprisingly busy - a group of 6 or 7 ladies determined to dance the night away made for a great time.  Unfortunately, they had to leave to go to another social engagement (for which one of them apologised - that was nice).  Second half was a bit dead, unfortunately and annoyingly there were quite a few folk through in the main bar but barely any of the effers came through, despite me going through a couple of times in an attempt to shame them into it.  Honestly, you can take your second hand "enjoyed the band" comments delivered later by the staff and stick them up your holes sideways as far as I'm concerned.  Props to one lass who kept coming through when she heard a song she liked, you're alright!

 

Gear was the G4M "rat" bass, then the Epiphone/DiMarzio Les Paul into the Markbass cubes.  One plus from last night was finding the culprit for some recent pedalboard nonsense - my old 80s Yamaha compressor is getting cranky and making humming sounds which change when you wiggle at it.  I removed it from the signal chain last night and played without it, but it looks like its time may be up.

 

 

Fit Like? Ah Hid The Windaes Oot But Ah Didnae Hear Ye. Whit's Guan Oan? Mair Volume! Btw Posting this at daft O'clock as we didn't get back from Stonehaven till 4.00 a.m so have a wee touch of Doric jet lag!

[ASW]

14 hours ago, Mudpup said:

I played my final gig with Yellowhouse last night at a packed out Cow and Telescope in Southend. That's me now taking at least 6 months off now to get over the last year and concentrate on family and personal stuff without weekend gigs and doing all the booking and social media getting in the way. I lost my dad a few months back, my mother in law 2 months before that and my closest uncle at Xmas last year. It's been a difficult year for many reasons and I want to totally switch off from band commitments. I handed my notice in to the guys in July and they wanted to fold the band rather than replace me so we cancelled all the gigs apart from 6 of our favourites. 

 

The gig was awesome. We filled the place and they were ready to party! People travelled to Southend from all over the place in the storm to say goodbye. We had some from the West Midlands, Guildford, Margate. Some friends and family turned up unexpectedly as well. I was truly humbled by it and the love from the locals was overwhelming.

 

I have a little tendon issue which flared up in the last 4 songs which was fun - it means I can't actually lift my fretting index finger off the board. It just locks down solid and I can't lift it off. You sort of stare at it willing it to move and it doesn't. So that was fun trying to work round it but I got through it ok. And then to add to the excitement some d##khead in a whizz bang BMW M5 decided to floor it outside the pub on the wet road as we were loading out. He narrowly missed us but managed to hit 5 other cars and nearly ended up in the 24hr shop that I was walking towards to get some milk shake and choccies for the trip home.

 

You've probably seen my typical gig pics and videos so here's some of Carlos Fandango instead... 

 

 

 

This isn't too far from where I live. I'm surprised it was a BMW driver. They're usually very careful and extremely courteous to other road users and pedestrians. 

 

I suppose it added to what I assume was already a memorable night.

[dmccombe7]

13 minutes ago, ASW said:

 

This isn't too far from where I live. I'm surprised it was a BMW driver. They're usually very careful and extremely courteous to other road users and pedestrians. 

 

I suppose it added to what I assume was already a memorable night.

My experience of BMW drivers (and i include both my brothers here) is they need to buy cars with working indicators or maybe they just need lessons on how to use them. 

Dave 

 

[Lozz196]

Was there ever a more pointless job than that of the man who is employed to fit the indicators on a BMW?

[Greg Edwards69]

Saturday was the first of a busy December for us at the Crumpled Horn in Upminster. We play here every Christmas and the landlord is a former DJ and agents and is an old friend of the band (indeed, he even DJ'd at my wedding).

 

The weather was atrocious, as it was everywhere else in the UK - although I reckon it would have been cancelled if we were in the west of England.

 

A decent sized audience when we turned up to load it, but by the time we was ready to go at 8.30 a number of patrons had left, and more during our first set - although they were singing and dancing while walking out the door.  By the time the second set started the pub was nearly empty, but those who stayed were very enthusiastic.

 

The doorman told us that this pub is half empty whenever there is bad weather, so we can take solace in the fact that we didn't cause the lousy turnout. The landlord was happy with us too and gave us a little extra on top of our usual fee.

 

Oh well, roll on next weekend. Back to Canvey at Starr Sports.  Usually a lively one!

[asingardenof]

4 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Was there ever a more pointless job than that of the man who is employed to fit the indicators on a BMW?

When I had mine I used to enjoy sowing chaos and confusion by driving reasonably and indicating when the highway code says one should. It was delightful.

[Greg Edwards69]

19 hours ago, Mudpup said:

I played my final gig with Yellowhouse last night at a packed out Cow and Telescope in Southend. That's me now taking at least 6 months off now to get over the last year and concentrate on family and personal stuff without weekend gigs and doing all the booking and social media getting in the way. I lost my dad a few months back, my mother in law 2 months before that and my closest uncle at Xmas last year. It's been a difficult year for many reasons and I want to totally switch off from band commitments. I handed my notice in to the guys in July and they wanted to fold the band rather than replace me so we cancelled all the gigs apart from 6 of our favourites. 

 

The gig was awesome. We filled the place and they were ready to party! People travelled to Southend from all over the place in the storm to say goodbye. We had some from the West Midlands, Guildford, Margate. Some friends and family turned up unexpectedly as well. I was truly humbled by it and the love from the locals was overwhelming.

 

I have a little tendon issue which flared up in the last 4 songs which was fun - it means I can't actually lift my fretting index finger off the board. It just locks down solid and I can't lift it off. You sort of stare at it willing it to move and it doesn't. So that was fun trying to work round it but I got through it ok. And then to add to the excitement some d##khead in a whizz bang BMW M5 decided to floor it outside the pub on the wet road as we were loading out. He narrowly missed us but managed to hit 5 other cars and nearly ended up in the 24hr shop that I was walking towards to get some milk shake and choccies for the trip home.

 

You've probably seen my typical gig pics and videos so here's some of Carlos Fandango instead... 

Glad to hear you had a barnstormer of a night to finish the band's run. Definitely one of our favourite venues to play, and the perfect place to play your final gig!

 

We're playing there later this month on the 28th. It's that awkward time of year between Christmas and New Year, so fingers crossed we'll have a decent turnout. I'm sure the colourful regulars will be there no matter what!

[Mudpup]

5 hours ago, dmccombe7 said:

My experience of BMW drivers (and i include both my brothers here) is they need to buy cars with working indicators or maybe they just need lessons on how to use them. 

Dave 

 

I think Carlos Fandango was just a bit confused as to which one he should use. He's was fishtailing for about 100 yards before he drove into everyone else. Left, right, left, right, left, oh poop!

[Mudpup]

42 minutes ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

Glad to hear you had a barnstormer of a night to finish the band's run. Definitely one of our favourite venues to play, and the perfect place to play your final gig!

 

We're playing there later this month on the 28th. It's that awkward time of year between Christmas and New Year, so fingers crossed we'll have a decent turnout. I'm sure the colourful regulars will be there no matter what!

The regulars are a lovely bunch. It's like the Star Wars Cantina Bar in a good way! Saturdays are usually pretty good anytime there. Fridays can be a bit hit or miss depending on who's playing at Papillon up the road. If it's a good band there they sometimes head off at half time and split the evening. Or start at the Pap and finish at the Cow.

[Mudpup]

You're in Redonizm Greg?

Looks like Rekovered are in on Friday at the Cow the night before you. They'll pull a big crowd there. Hope there's some money left for the locals to come out in the Saturday for you. 

[zbd1960]

2 hours ago, asingardenof said:

When I had mine I used to enjoy sowing chaos and confusion by driving reasonably and indicating when the highway code says one should. It was delightful.

Same here. My last company car was a BMW and I think I confused a lot of other road users.... To avoid confusing other road users, I drive a Skoda since I retired

[dclaassen]

14 hours ago, bassbiscuits said:

Matinee and evening gig with Elton Joel at Bibi’s Italianissimo in Leeds. It’s a bit of a regular December double gig for us and the nearest we get to a band Christmas party. 
 

Took along my usual Markbass traveller rig and cracked out the old P Bass as well as the Yamaha for a special event (both sounded dead nice actually onstage). 
 

Good crowds for both shows - lots of singing along and dancing and some very eager Kiki Dees lending their voices to it. 
 

Knackered but happy. Cup of tea and to bed I reckon. 
 

 

Is that a Nathan East Yamaha 4? I've played the 5, but was not aware they made a 4 string....nice!

[Cliff Edge]

2 hours ago, asingardenof said:

When I had mine I used to enjoy sowing chaos and confusion by driving reasonably and indicating when the highway code says one should. It was delightful.

I always made a point of using the indicators whenever possible on my 3 series M sport. Loved the very audible tick tock they made. Happy that the current 1 series does the same.  And whenever possible I make other BMW drivers wait at junctions. Does that make me a bad person?

[bassbiscuits]

1 hour ago, dclaassen said:

Is that a Nathan East Yamaha 4? I've played the 5, but was not aware they made a 4 string....nice!

Ah I wish! No it’s a Yamaha BB604 which is the same basic body shape and control layout and has a budget version of the NE-1 preamp in it.
 

It’s a wicked bass and thankfully about 10% of the cost of a proper Nathan East one!

 

[asingardenof]

1 hour ago, Cliff Edge said:

I always made a point of using the indicators whenever possible on my 3 series M sport. Loved the very audible tick tock they made. Happy that the current 1 series does the same.  And whenever possible I make other BMW drivers wait at junctions. Does that make me a bad person?

Yes, so keep doing it!

[Al Krow]

We were using a new mixing desk on only its third live outing, and the desk upgrade had so far been great on its first two outings. However we initially came unstuck on Saturday night's gig as were using it for the first time with a keyboard, and found that it was only being fed to one of the FoH speakers via the desk.

 

Turned out that the sole output from the (very budget!) keys used by our singer is a headphone out socket and she had a TRS --> TRS lead. However because it's a headphone out, it's therefore a TRS stereo signal, whereas the desk inputs are TRS balanced mono. Anyway we managed to figure out that splitting the stereo signal into two mono and using two of the desk inputs was the workaround, but it meant for a somewhat more stressful sound check than I had anticipated! I suspect that's going to be a relatively unusual set of circumstances as most keys should have more connectivity than just a headphone out socket?

 

The gig turned out ok in the end, though!

 

All's well that ends well, eh? 😊

[dmccombe7]

6 hours ago, asingardenof said:

When I had mine I used to enjoy sowing chaos and confusion by driving reasonably and indicating when the highway code says one should. It was delightful.

So you're that guy. Totally confused me as i followed you. 

Dave