December 2007
DecemberDec 30 Sunday 07
Bloody Sunday
Only called so because that's been the highlight of my day. I was in at 9:45 to give blood and it was so packed I couldn't get in until 12:20. It's good to see so many people donating tough. Music related topics to follow in the
DecemberDec 29 Saturday 07
Eurobusk Reunion
I'm meeting up with The Quarter Tones this evening for a catch up. This is the first time we've been together since the end of our tour.
Regular Blogging will continue in the new year
DecemberDec 28 Friday 07
New Project Prospects
I am currently in communication with a professional colleague about starting a joint project in the immediate future more about this and substantial blogs will resume shortly.
DecemberDec 27 Thursday 07
Small Update
Check out our new pictures I've just recieved on the EuroBusk Page!!
DecemberDec 24 Monday 07
Back Home For Christmas
I hope you enjoyed my Top 5 Worst Gigs whilst I was away.
I'm back in Derby after
DecemberDec 23 Sunday 07
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 3)
Continuing...
6) When the guys eventually turned up we headed back to the gig venue - their reason for leaving us was that they had bumped into someone from Eastenders and
DecemberDec 22 Saturday 07
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 2)
Continuing...
3) Once we got to London these clowns would actually stop halfway across zebra crossings to stop girls walking across and heckle them - most likely because they were sleazy creeps!
4) When we did get to where we were going we had time to kill. So these …
DecemberDec 21 Friday 07
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 2
I used to play with a fantastic big band that I will not name. It was lead by a brilliant trumpet player and lovely bloke (when not standing in front of the band).
I was playing second trumpet for this big band at the time. Everything was going in the gig until 8 bars …
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 1 (Part 1)
The worst gig that I've had so far in my career!!!
I was on this one off gig with my friend Neil when I was 19.
It started off in Birmingham where we were picked up by 2 guys we were to play the gig with (and who we'd never met before). This is where it started to go …
DecemberDec 19 Wednesday 07
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 4
This was an on going bad experience. I saw a poster looking for a trumpet player to go on a show tour so I applied, auditioned and got the job.
It turned out that it was for a Carpenters Show - Beggars can't be choosers though.
So I ended up doing 2 tours with these …
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 3
This wasn't too long ago actually.
It was a gig I deped for Ash with his mate Paul (See Previous Blog Better to Say Nothing Than to Lie). At a showcase for a soul band that hired us as a horn section.
Now in theory the gig seemed great. Play for 9 min for a good fee be …
DecemberDec 17 Monday 07
Top 5 Worst Gigs: No 5
(Whilst I'm on Eurobusk I've prepared these posts so even when I'm away I don't miss a day of blogging.)
When you start getting lots of gigs coming in and you've not got a lot of experience you have to do a lot of crap before you realise what is reasonable and what is …
DecemberDec 16 Sunday 07
And Away I go
I'm off to Eurobusk tomorrow. But My Top 5 Worst Gigs will be posted whilst I'm away.
The gig with the Northern lights was a good laugh last night in Church Broughton, even if we did have to play a Spice Girls arrangement and despite the 6-7 hours of playing I still …
DecemberDec 15 Saturday 07
Northern Lights
This is a group a play with run by Chris Lydon. The line up varies from a small band
DecemberDec 14 Friday 07
Prepared Blogs
A few days now and I'm off to Eurobusk. But again! Don't Fret!
My Top five Worst Gigs will be posted for me whilst I'm away. The Final one is so big it's a in
DecemberDec 13 Thursday 07
The Worst Service Provider Award Goes To FASTHOSTS.CO.UK
When I was starting out building websites I used fasthosts as my provider.
Let me tell you now - AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS!!
First off their software is terrible, it's confusing and doesn't let you do anything you actually want to do with your website.
They then …
DecemberDec 12 Wednesday 07
Better to Say Nothing Than to Lie
When I was 16 Ashley Morgan (my teacher at the time) put me onto a group that he had left. As they were gigging quite a bit and about to do a recording and photo-shoot he thought it would be a good experience for me
(Even though they weren't a great band - one of the …
DecemberDec 11 Tuesday 07
Holiday Breakup...One Step Closer To Eurobusk
I finished my last day of teaching this year. Few.
My students are ace! I got cards and Christmas presents including two bottles of wine (very nice - although a little worried about where they got it form), gift voucher and a new tie. What more could a teacher …