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1)
Spectrum having a jolly time at the St Andrews pub
until.. (Roxy) 2) Keaton steals
the show again (Newman)
gig
report
Spectrum at the St Andrews pub Sun. 31.1.16
St
Andrews lights up again
2.2.16 -
Daryl said we'd got a mention on the Brian Wise
show on Triple R the previous day, which may have
accounted for the larger crowd than usual in attendance.
Whatever the reason it was a welcome sight and the
reception we got was very warm too, not to mention
I ran out of stock of Warts Up Your Nose,
the latest Aztec re-issue.
I had decided to do something positive about unnecessarily
provoking my shattered right ear and had brought
along a Behringer monitor wedge to try - I'd used
it the previous night at Jeff's party with some
success - which was successful and had a positive
effect on the overall sound. I've made a point of
not using fold-back for years now, but failing hearing
has changed my tune.
I'd also brought up some MXR graphics to try out
with the Strat and the Kelly (guitars) but I didn't
have batteries (!) and so will have to try them
out ast the next Spectrum gig.
Whenever that is. I can tell you that the next St
Andrews gig isn't until June 26th. See you then.
3)
The rhythm section
in full flight (Newman) 4)
Chris, Roxanne, Cody (NT), Mike,
Brian Pieper and David (Chloe) |
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1)
Jeff Maher was worth his weight as a sole audient
2) Maria snaps Mike's blues |
gig
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Mike at Jeff's 60th Sat. 30.1.16
At
the bar at Jeff's 60th
1.2.16 - I've known Jeff Maher
(pic 1) for a few years now and was chuffed
when he decided to add me to the menu at his 60th
birthday bash on Saturday night. Although some of
the guests knew what I was up to I chose to serenade
the crowd from the bar next to the eskies (pic
2) and reserve the a cappella version
of I'll Be Gone till the speeches. Went
down a storm too.. |
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1)
Gil Matthews was MC 2) My Crudd and Morris Nylon
(Roxanne)
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Mike at The Basement Discs Warts launch 22.1.16
My
Crudd - Warts and all
22.1.16 - I took the train
into town, which saved anxiety on finding a parking
space and sauntered in to The Basement Discs with
plenty of time to spare. Oscar, the resident sound
man, had me set up in no time so I had a chat to
Gary Havrillay and Rob Rowe amongst others before
being introduced by Gil Matthews (pic 1)
and getting started.
With it being the launch of the Warts Up Your
Nose re-issue CD I'd made sure to have at least
three songs from the album on the list - the audience
was very attentive and enthusiatic. |
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1)
The rhythm section wonders where Mike has gone 2)
Chloe, Roxanne, Brian Pieper and Mike go monochrome
gig
report
Spectrum trio at the Eltham pub NYE 31.12.15
The
Eltham New Year's Eve party goes on - and on..
1.1.16 - Yes, it was hot when
we arrived at the Eltham pub, but the dining room
was slightly cooler than the carpark and so we placed
our orders for meals and then Broc and I ducked
out for the load-in until the meals arrived. Broc
and I also synchronistically plumped for the Seniors'
battered or grilled fish & chips which was half
the price of the regular fish & chips - and
when it arrived we discovered why. It was half the
size! 'Not even big enough for a junior' Broc quipped
as his sliver of fish was wafted off his plate by
the draft from the air con.
The stage was a problem again this year. Robbo doesn't
like rostrums at the best of times but only the
drums fitted on the stage provided so he was stuck
with it. At least he got some lights. (pic 1)
A more embarrassing problem was that the pub was
still using our publicity from three years ago,
prompting a gentleman to enquire from the audience,
'Where's Bill?'
I didn't know if he was joking or not so I left
the inquiry unresolved and at the end of the night
the chap concerned aplogised profusely telling me
that he'd not heard the news.
We started playing shortly after 8.30. We were supposed
to play three forty-five min. sets until 12.15,
but there was so much dead air so we slotted in
a Keaton drum solo and an extra set so
the audience wouldn't get too bored.
I dunno. I don't imagine we'll be doing the same
gig next NYE and that will be a relief. I swore
off NYE gigs decades ago and I suspect that self-imposed
embargo will be on again. Apart from reacquainting
ourselves with some really nice people, some of
whom have followed our adventures since the early
'70s (pic 2) the unnecesssary length of
the gig and of course the tedious load-out, just
made me feel very, very tired. Let's hope the balance
of 2016 has some more enlivening experiences to
offer. |
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