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report
Eltham Hotel Sun. 25.7.10
A two-Trollop arvo at the Eltham for Crudd & Pump
26.7.10 - I thought I could pick
out two or three people in the audience whom I knew had come
expressly to see Bill and me strut (amble?) our duo-type stuff
at the Eltham, so I was pleasantly surprised when everybody
in the room applauded appreciatively when we finished our first
number, and the reaction only seemed to get warmer as the arvo
went on. Mind you, it was a smaller crowd that the last time
we played there, and one can only conjecture as to why that
was, but obviously quality prevailed over quantity. I played
two or three songs solo with George Martin just to keep my hand
in, which Bill reckoned went pretty well, and I was relieved
that my voice was back to full strength. As the heading suggests,
only a couple of the Trollops turned up, and we were ever-so
pleased to see them. Maybe we'll see a full Flirt at the next
St Annies' gig? The Sellers' turned up and invited me back to
their place after the show for tea, which invitation I happily
accepted and a very pleasant post-gig wind down it was. It'll
be good to see Robbo back..
(No photos this week as I hadn't found where I'd put my camera
till today..)
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Help!
1)
Wedgetails circle ominously behind the band 2) 'I can really
play the drums - I won't hurt them..' |
3) Di
and Ray acquainted us with the native customs |
gig
report
Nathalia
Hotel Sat. 10.7.10
Nathalia
rhymes with Australia..
11.7.10 - I forgot to ask Greg, the publican
at the Nathalia pub, what prompted him to hire Spectrum in the
first place. Perhaps something about not looking a gift-horse
in the mouth informed my constraint, but as soon as we walked
into the pub we felt like complete and utter strangers in a
strange land. Had it not been for the appearance of nearby township
Waai (pron. Way-Eye) newbies, Ray and Di, (pic 3) we
might've imagined we'd landed on another planet, where musical
transmissions from Earth had been discounted by Nathalian scientists
as unintelligible noise. Of course, that's unfair - there were
perhaps half-a-dozen persons in the room who knew what we were
on about, |
| and we did get quite a number
up dancing by the end of the night, but the prospect of the
three-and-a-half hour drive home well and truly dampened any
slight satisfaction that triumph might've engendered.
It could be a while before we visit Nathalia again.. |
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1) Mike
croaks painfully while the rhythm section giggles 2) Daz was
there too (Newman) |
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report
St Andrews Sun. 4.7.10
A
bad day at the office..
5.7.10 - Perhaps it was a legacy
of the Tassie adventure, but when I awoke yesterday morning
I had no voice to speak of - or with. I'd felt it coming on
on Thursday and hoped it might've peaked on Saturday, but no,
it peaked yesterday. There's no escaping the show biz |
| dictum, 'The show must go on', especially with
July being a little light-on gig-wise, but the afternoon was
an excruciating experience for me - and a painful one
for the audience. Nevertheless, the usual loyal St Andrews turn-out
sang the whole of I'll Be Gone sympathetically
and gave the impression they enjoyed themselves all day. Next
time.. |
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Tassie
rocks!
1) Kaz
poses with the band at the Tassie Devils restaurant (Kaz)
2) The return of Peter 'Mad Dog' Maddern
3) The four-piece band fits on the newly enlarged stage (Kaz)
4) Mark says that it's well time for a beer..
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report
Tassie Devils Restaurant Launceston Wed. 30.6.10
Spectrum
amuses and bemuses in Tassie
1.7.10 - It's been a couple
of years since we were last at the Tassie Devils Restaurant
& Bar in Launceston and Stuart Wood was distracted by The
Giants taking off on a nation-wide tour when we were talking
about the dates, so I had no idea how it would go, slap-bang
in the middle of a Launceston winter. Stu's 2IC, Gerry, met
us at the airport with singer/songwriter Sarni and took us back
to the Tassie Devils where we had lunch and soundchecked with
Bryan Phillips, who also looked after the sound in 2008. I was
worried that Daz mightn't fit, but the newly enlarged stage
made it a snap. (pic 1)
In the event there was a good crowd in, including some
old mates, (pics 1 & 2) supplemented by the Rebels
motorcycle club, who adjourned their Wednesday meeting especially
to catch the show. I think it's true to say that Tassie as a
whole favours the blues and the blues set did go down a storm,
but there were quite a number of retro-Spectrum fans in the
room and the last set went well into over-time as a result.
We brought over our guitars, (I used the Morris for only
the one song!), and borrowed The Giants' backline. We were very
grateful to Lisa for the loan of her Yamaha keyboard which saved
us a fortune in baggage charges and we all signed it a the end
of the show.
Bill and I hardly slept overnight, (we were freezing), and so
were up in time for an early ride to the airport - where there
was the inevitable delay due to the fog. The Giants' Mark Greig
(pic 4) and a couple of other band members were on
the same flight and Mark was still raving about the gig. If
you see The Giants are playing near you, you should make the
effort to see them - I believe it's their farewell tour. You
should also request them to play their version of I'll Be
Gone.. |
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