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Juan
blinks in the Elwood sun |
Interesting
things to do on a spring day in Elwood
25.9.07 - The 25th of September already?
(Noises denoting consternation stage right). I got an e-mail
from Juan Cuellar (pic) last week, wanting to chat
about the possiblitiy of recording Spectrum's Queenscliff performance
for an odd-sounding label I'd never heard of, (New
Found Frequency), and so I met up with Juan at the Turtle
Café in Elwood this morning to find out as much as I
could. Juan proved to be a well-spoken young bloke, (as well-spoken
as you might reasonably expect of someone who hails from Chicago
Illinois), who seemed genuinely keen to record Spectrum, which
is unusual enough these days. The long and short of it is that,
a matter of hours after leaving the main stage on Friday night
at Queenscliff, (Juan pointed out it could actually be quicker
if they really wanted to stress out), Spectrum's performance
will be available to purchase on CD from their strategically
placed booth at the Festival - and will be available thereafter
to Festival-goers over the entire weekend.. Sounds pretty neat.
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pit stop, I popped into Fresh @ Elwood just down the road to
say hi to Pat Wilson and lay the ground work for a triumphant
(solo) return to her establishment sometime before Christmas.
She said she'll call me.. |
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O
solo mio..
1)
Paul Murphy and Brett Petrie point out it's ten years since
Ariel did the Conti.2) Alana, Miranda and friends |
3) Guillaume's
a bludger |
gig
report
Mike does the 303 Bar all alone
23.9.07
- Before I went on stage, I had an interesting chat to
Peter, the sound engineer for the night. Whereas the comments
I've heard so far suggest that the Steely Dan concert was pretty
close to perfection, he pointed out he thought the sound was
a bit 'gnarly', i.e a little harsh at 500khz. I guess
you can't please everyone. Slightly bemused, I fought my way
to the stage through the masses of people - not - and started
my set. I think I managed OK. I know I chatted a lot, and I
was pleased that I'd taken the precaution of bringing my Strat,
'cause George proved to be a bit of a handful and about half-way
through the set I thankfully swapped guitars.
When I was packing up I noticed Alana Galea sitting next to
Miranda Worthington (pic 2) and we celebrated over
hot chocolates and coke during Guillame's set (pic 3).
Then I went home and watched the final episode of Doctor Who..
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Bill
seen here with fellow bass player, Tony, at the Bell |
gig
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Crudd & Pump's subdued weekend
18.9.07 - We hadn't done the Bell Tavern
in Belgrave before, but I had a rough idea about where it was
from our stints at Ruby's over the road. The load in was a bitch,
and I managed to destroy Bill's volume knob on his bass amp
putting it on the trolley the wrong way round (we don't use
the trolley very often is my excuse) and rendered it impotent
for that and the next gig. That aside, there was a very small
crowd to start the evening, which unfortunately dwindled away
further over the course of the night - but those who persevered
were very enthusiastic, which mader it a bit easier to take.
They all said, 'That's Belgrave!', as though that explained
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absence of a crowd, the
weather, or even that the Hawks were dying spitefully on a screen
over the bar.. Perhaps perversely we both enjoyed the playing,
but agreed it was unlikely we'd be invited back
It seemed no time at all that we were back in the van and on
the way to San Remo to do our Sunday arvo gig. The weather was
turning as we loaded in, and our window possie gave us a prime
view of the rain sweeping in from wherever it sweeps in from.
Perhaps it was the inclement weather, but it was quieter than
the last time we played there - but again the audience was most
appreciative, and Dan even gave us a bonus for just being us!
Crudd & Pump are getting into the swing of this duo business,
audiences, or the lack of them, notwithstanding. Be warned! |
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OK -
we have James and Jo and her friend.. ummm Bec... |
gig
report
The classic double goes off
10.9.07 - It wasn't a huge night at the
Lomond, but quite musically satisfying nonetheless, and the
crowd stayed to the very last drop. We debuted a couple of tunes
- well, we haven't done them for a very long time - and they
went down very well, especially But That's All Right.
It was a gorgeous Sunday up at St Andrews and there was
a warm crowd in attendance. (The fire was going). It's nice
to get the opportunity to work with Daryl (and Robbo
for that matter) and the music was just fine. Bill tells me
the consensus in the audience matched the impression we had
on stage - it was special. |
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Some
very interesting Spectrum gigs coming up
7.9.07 - On Saturday night Oct. 6th, Spectrum will
be appearing with The Substitutes and Marcie Jones at Ormond
Hall, the home of Opus, Impulse, The Reefer Cabaret. (Go to
The Substitutes website
for more details). Bill and I fondly remember the night of the
Big Bust when it was called, perhaps a little provocatively,
Stoned Again. Suffice to say it wasn't Stoned Again again..
Then there's the Max Merritt benefit at the Palais Theatre on
Sunday the 21st (poster left) with a host of big names
on the bill. You can read them to yourself. In case you hadn't
heard, Max has suffered the indignity of being stuck in LA being
treated for various serious medical problems - and it's not
just that he's not well, which is annoying enough, it's the
horrendous cost of it all in that backward country. (See Michael
Moore's Sicko). The benefit is obviously going to be
a hoot, but we're still trying to work out how we're going to
get there in time from the St Andrews pub that afternoon.
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1) I think I was still playing the Marauder 2) That's Bill I
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Goof
checks his glory box
7.9.07
- The ancient monochrome photos? They were sent by our mate
Geoff Miller in Adelaide, and they have to be from The Heaters'
days back in the '80s. I've been mulling over why we haven't
been approached by the Liberation Blue label to render some
acoustic-ish treatments of our vast repertoire of singles.
Maybe I should make the suggestion - I never know the correct
protocol in these things. Check our MySpace site for our 'B-version'
of I'll Be Gone - and I can just imagine Jamaican
Farewell, But That's All Right, I'll Take You High, Disco Dilemma,
Australian Girl, Headjob (!) and a host of others.. |
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