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Daz
(Chopped Liver at his own gig) with Neale Johns
singing Seasons of Change
gig review
Sun. 20.7.14 Hey Gringo's CD launch at the Wesley
Anne in Northcote
A
very nice arvo for the Gringos..
21.7.14 - I don't
know why but I was in a bit of a flap about Daryl's
launch yesterday at the Wesley Anne. Probably because,
due to sloppiness bordering on negligence, I'd been
the cause of the launch's date being changed from
the Saturday night to the Sunday arvo. The band
was in full flight when Maria, Chris and I arrived
with guitarist Brian Strafford notably being applauded
for nearly every solo by the good crowd of Gringos'
supporters in the room.
I was invited up early in the second set to perform
a couple of tunes (Limbo Man and I'll
Be Gone) which went OK too, then it was Neale
Johns' turn. (pic)
Neale and I popped up at the end of the last set
too and the crowd really got into the Gringo 'vibe'.
It was a fun arvo and I hope Daz gave the best of
Gringo CD a bit of a leg up - although at #15 on
the roots charts he's doing pretty well already! |
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1)
It was cold outside - damn cold, but the band was
red hot (pic Carolan) |
gig
report
Sat. 12.7.14 Lomond Hotel
The
trio fires at the Lomond
13.7.14 - I was almost shocked
to find the Lomond full to the gills when I arrived
last night, but reasoned to myself that they must've
been there to see someone else or to simply have
a meal and would all go home before we even started
playing.
That wasn't the case however and the place had only
got fuller by the time we'd set up. We haven't played
for nearly a month but I'd rashly decided to make
things harder for myself by premiering |
my new Boss voice processor
pedal on the night - which didn't work out too badly
in the event. It really has more application for
my solo gigs but it's going to be an asset with
the band too.
The crowd was chatty but very receptive, both of
which helped any concerns about fudging the odd
lyric or losing the odd chord and the band had a
lovely night. Mind you, it was a particularly tough
night for Broc who'd just returned from the tropical
climes of Darwin and had to buy a new car
just to get to the gig.
We had a lot of friends in the audience, including
Heather Bass (plus family and friends) and Peter
Carolan (who sent me the pics) and his mates Glenn
and Bob. (pic 2) There were also a number
of people who hadn't seen us play for decades and
who made a point of telling us how thrilled they
were to see and hear us again...
2)
Peter Carolan, Glenn, Broc and Bob braved the wintery
conditions
(Carolan) |
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Phil
at Bill's Last Gig last year |
Imperceptible
progress on the album - but progress anyway..
9.7.14 - I wasn't too surprised
when Phil Manning rang me from the Glen Waverley
station last Thursday having overshot Mt Waverley
by a stop, and in the event picked him up just a
matter of minutes later from the Mt Waverley station
and took him back to the comparative warmth of my
place. I'd planned for him to add some guitar licks
to Let Me Love You Baby, a Buddy Guy song
he'd introduced us to when Spectrum did the Riverina
tour ago with him and Brod Smith a few years - and
that's exactly what we did.
Maria had gone out and left me a Thai red curry
made with eggplant to heat up after the session.
Phil was pretty happy with it and vowed to incorporate
eggplant in his next curry - he and Philippa are
regular visitors to Asia and have just come back
from a holiday in Indonesia.
I think it might've been the same day that I got
a timely call from young Jimmie Sloggett, so he
might be the next to try a curry.. |
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