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Here's
yer card then.. |
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Mick
'n' Broc weave a blend of the known and unknown.. |
gig
report
Sun.
21 Elwood Food & Wine Bar
The
duo blends into the friendly hubbub..
22.12.14 - Maria
and I arrived at the Elwood Food & Wine Bar
early, which allowed me a couple of minutes to collect
my thoughts. I still haven't got any idea of how
the sets should go but yesterday's list should be
a good template for the future because everything
went swimmingly really. The venue's owner, Peter
Newson, told us of the noise problems they're beset
with - mostly from the residents in the same building
- but I doubt he had any complaints yesterday. The
crowd was enthusiastically chatty and was probably
the louder on the day. We were happy though - there
were a host of old friends on hand and we had a
lovely arvo all told. |
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Mike
visits the friendly seaside suburb of Brighton
(MG)
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gig
report
Sun.
14 Wine Larder Brighton
From
brain fade to ecstasy..
15.12.14 -
I was half-way to the Wine Larder in Brighton when
I realised that I'd not only left my guitar stand
at home but I'd forgotten to pack my stool and,
most cucially my mic + lead. I threw an angry U-turn
on North Road and headed back home thinking to myself
that I didn't really want to do this solo caper
in the first place..
In the event I got to the venue in plenty of time
still and was ready to go at the appointed hour
of 5.00 - and began playing the first set to perhaps
ten people. I was hoping that the crowd might build
a bit as this was my first time in Brighton and
I'd like to have another crack |
at it some
time - and fortunately there was a considerable
influx of revellers after 6.00.
I'd been surprised at the enthusiastic response
all afternoon and when I declared the last number
at 7.00 some generous bloke gave me a $100 tip to
keep playing on a bit longer! This seaside suburb
wine bar caper is obviously the way to go, so I'm
looking forward to the Elwood show with Broc next
Sunday arvo. |
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1)
Chain's Matt Taylor was in top form for all three
Molly Room gigs 2) Mike at Bridie O'Reilly's on
Sunday
gig
report
Fri,
4, Sat. 5 & Sun. 6.12.14 with Chain at the Molly
Rooms
Chain
gigs go off!
8.12.14
- There was a level of uncertainty about
this series of gigs with Chain. Nobody knew quite
how good or bad Matt's health was for one, but as
it turned out he was in such good form nobody would've
known he was ill at all. My guest role was somewhat
redundant as a result but the band - and the audience
for that matter - made me feel very welcome nevertheless.
The first night at the Knox Club (with Robbo on
drums for It's a Lottery) was the biggest
of the three, but I enjoyed the last gig at Bridie
O'Reilly's the most, probably because I was more
relaxed by then. |
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Somewhere
in a Universe far, far away..
1)
Tammy and Doc White invited us to sit at their table
2) Me with Ed's mate David Flint, former Thumpin'
Tum owner (MG)
3)
Adrian Anderson who sweet-talked me into the eulogy
bit (MG) 4) M&M do what
they do best with Tammy snapping
Debonairs'
Cool Yule - me, me and more me..
2.12.14 - I missed
out on the Debs' Chrissy do last year, but I was
on a promise to Adrian Anderson (pic 3)
to write a eulogy for Ed Nimmervoll to be read at
the Debs' Cool Yule so I persuaded Maria to come
along for moral support. (pic 4) Ted Lethborg
had been asked by Dom to stage manage proceedings
so I was relatively secure in the belief that I
was to speak early in proceedings, which I thought
was essential as things tend to get a bit boistrous
later on.
And so, at not too much after the allotted time
of 1.00, I found myself on the stage at the Ormond
Hall standing behind a massive lectern that Ted
had found for me and chatting with Ronnie Charles
(who makes a convincing light jazz singer incidentally)
about the running order as Wilbur Wilde welcomed
the new Debonairs to the fold.
I'd spent some time the previous night and into
the morning writing what I hoped was a suitable
tribute to my friend Ed and so I wasn't nervous
at all and read my eulogy calmly and clearly; and
thankfully the audience quietened down and listened
- and then applauded respectfully. (read eulogy
text)
I'm always at a disadvantage at these do's as I
find it impossible to remember people's names, so
it was good of Doc White and Tammy (pic 1)
to invite us onto their table - although Ted pointed
out that he had expected Maria and me to sit on
their table. I suppose that's why I was relieved
when the opportunity presented itself for us to
leave as the performers got louder and louder and
the chat level rose coreespondingly.
Ted and Pina did some last minute shopping from
the boot of the poodle (it;s a long story) and we
drove home to partake of a refreshing cup of tea.
Next stop - CHRISSY.. |
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Spectrum
plays the Blues at the Cabana Lounge to a big crowd
- hooray! (Gravias)
gig report
Sun. 30.11.14 - Spectrum at the Cabana Lounge East
Mailvern RSL
Not
such a bad way to end the month..
1.12.14 - The weather
decided to be hot yesterday - damn hot - but it
wasn't that uncomfortable inside the Cabana
Lounge with just a hint of air con rippling through
the room. Mae Parker excitedly told me per FB that
they've changed the location of the 'stage' to the
far end of the room, which means the audience isn't
faced with a phalanx of columns obstructing the
view of the band, but, of course, it also means
the load-in is even more arduous. (These details
matter to an older bloke!)
We were ready to go at 3.00, but Mae told me after
the first set we weren't actually due to start till
3.30 with a 6.30 finish rather than 6.00, so Robbo
was right after all.
It felt like we hadn't played for quite a while
and with the Lounge's ceiling loaded with sound-deadening
acoustic tiles it took me a while to adjust - in
fact, I felt quite miserable after the first set
- but having a good crowd in the room helped and
from the second set on I started to relax and by
the end we were rockin'!
I had planned to premiere three new-ish
numbers but squibbed it in the event, but that really
was the only disappointment - apart from having
to bloody load out, of course. |
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