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ANOTHER ROCK N ROLL WEEKEND ! FRIDAY NIGHT WAS OK IN THE END,WE HAD A FEW PA PROBLEMS TRYING TO SOUNDCHECK WHEN THERE ARE FIVE PEOPLE ONSTAGE DRESSED AS FROGS AND DANCING TO AGADOO ISN`T EASY,BUT THATS HOLIDAY CAMPS FOR YOU ! SAT NIGHT WAS A BRILL NIGHT IN KIRKCALDY,LOTS OF PEOPLE DRESSED UP IN 70 S GEAR, JUST A GREAT VIBE ! THE GIG WAS FOR THE RAITH ROVERS FC PLAYER OF THE YEAR DANCE,AND WHAT A NICE BUCH OF GUYS THEY WERE. HERES SOME SNAPS FROM THE NIGHT .

GREAT TO GO BACK TO MY "HOMETOWN" SUNNY DRUMCHAPEL IN GLASGOW ,THE GIG WAS IN AID OF THE ST MARGARETS HOSPICE AND OVER £2,000 WAS RAISED ! IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SOME OLD FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL,AND THE TWO GUYS RUNNING THE EVENT WERE OLD FOOTBALL FRIENDS OF MINE,EVEN A COUPLE OF GIRLS FROM MY PRIMARY SCHOOL WERE THERE,NOW THATS ANOTHER STORY FOR ANOTHER TIME !

I AM GOING TO TRY AND KEEP THIS PAGE UP DATED,WITH A LIGHT HEARTED LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENEND OVER THE WEEKEND.

SAT NIGHT A SOLO GIG IN GLASGOW,NOW THE WORST THING IS GETTING THE BLOODY BASS BINS IN ON YOUR OWN ! I CAN SEE THE HERNIA PROBLEM COMING BACK. I HAVE PLAYED THE VENUE A LOT OF TIMES,BUT SINCE THE NEW OWNERS HAVE TAKEN OVER IT HAS TAKEN A SEVERE NOSE DIVE,ANY WAY THANKS TO MY REGULARS FOR TURNING UP,IF IT WASN`T FOR THEM THE PLACE WOULD HAVE BEEN EMPTY ! AND TO TITCH FOR WEARING A T.REXTASY T,SHIRT LOL. A GUY ACTUALLY WALKED IN WITH A DOG,WHO LOOKED SLIGHTLY PUZZLED BY THE NOISE I WAS MAKING,THE DOG I MEAN. IT WAS NICE TO HEAR SOME PEOPLE ASK FOR SOME OF MY OWN TUNES,AND ONE EVEN ASKED IF THEY COULD SING ONE ? I COULDN`T REMEMBER THE SECOND VERSE ! MET AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE FROM MY FOOTBALL DAYS JIMMY ROBERTSON WHO NOW LIVES IN TENERIFFE? SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS ME UP SINGING BUT THE WAY A SPOT LIGHT WAS SHINNING UP ON ME MADE ME LOOK SCARY ! MOI? ANY WAY ONWARDS AND UPWARDS !

WE DIDN`T GET INVITED TO DO THE SOUTHSIDE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR,THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THREE YEARS IN A ROW,WAY TOO MUCH,BUT I HAVE HEARD THEY BOOKED "GLEN TILBROOKE FROM SQUEEZE SO IF I DON`T HAVE A GIG I WILL BE GOING ALONG TO SEE THAT !

NEXT WEEK "THE DOUBLET" AKA "THE CHAIR AND TUMBLER CLUB" AH ! THE LIFE OF A ROCK STAR .

NEW ALBUM.

WELL IV`E BEEN AMAZED AT THE RESPONSE TO THE "POLLUTION MACHINE" ALBUM(AVAILABLE @ REVERBNATION)
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS, AND I THOUGHT PEOPLE OF MY AGE DIDN`T LIKE TO DOWN LOAD TUNES! I HAVE BEEN BUSY RECORDING SOME MORE TUNES AND STICKING THEM ON OUR MY SPACE SITE ,JUST TO TEST THE WATER AND THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN GREAT. MORE TO FOLLOW.

HOLIDAY INN HALLOWEEN !

BIG SHOUT OUT FOR THE HOLIDAY INN ABERDEEN.WE PLAYED AT THEIR HALLOWEEN PARTY AND ONCE AGAIN THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH MARC POSTERS,MENUS,BIG SCREEN,TABLE NUMBERS ECT ECT, THEY REALLY KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY ! DON`T KNOW IF MARC EVER PLAYED IN ABERDEEN? BUT WE DREW A GOOD CROWD.I NOTICED A GUY DRESSED UP AS "NODDY HOLDER"
SO AFTER WE DID OUR ENCORE,I COULDN`T HELP BUT PLAY "GET DOWN AND GET WITH IT" LOL
THE GUY LOVED IT,AND SO DID I !

WHEN IN ROME !

JUST BACK FROM A JAUNT AROUND THE MED,AND HURRRICANES APART IT WAS BRILLIANT!
ROME WAS ABSOLUTLEY STUNNING, SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO.SARDINIA WAS WET ! AND ANYWHERE LOOKS CRAP,EXEPT THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS WHEN ITS RAINING! SO ALL AND ALL A GREAT TIME WAS HAD !

THE GIGS HAVE BEEN GREAT OF LATE,AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT HAS BECOME OUR
ANNUAL XMAS BOP,HOPE TO SEE SOME NEW FACES AT THIS ONE,BUT IT HAS BECOME A BIT MORE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE FINACIAL CLIMATE AT THE MOMENT.

EDINBURGH ROCK! BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME ALONG TO THE PO CLUB IN EDINBURGH ON SAT ESPECIALLY IAN FOR THE BUFFET.WHAT A CRAZY BUNCH OF PEOPLE BUT SO NICE,WE TOOK SOME SNAPS BUT THEY ARE A BIT RUDE TO PUT ON HERE ! HOPE TO GO BACK THERE SOON.

ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT AT "FLARES" IN IVORY BLACKS IN GLASGOW, THE OTHER BANDS ON THE BILL WERE BRILL TOO, WELL DONE "ELECTRIC WARRIOR" I THOUGHT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SOME OF THEIR SONGS BUT IT WAS JUST GOOD TIME SEVENTIES FUN! AND , THE OTHER BAND WERE GREAT TOO,CANT REMEMBER THEIR NAME ! AND THE TIGERS WERE EXCELLENT AS USUAL. WELL DONE TO KENNY THE PROMOTER FOR PUTTING TO GETHER A GREAT NIGHT,AND A WELL STOCKED UP RIDER ! LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. WE HAVE SOME VIDEO FOOTAGE WHICH WE WILL PUT UP ON HERE LATER IN THE WEEK.

GREAT NIGHT ON FRIDAY IN EAST KILBRIDE, OUR OLD FRIEND "TIGER TIM STEVENS" THE LEGEND FROM" RADIO CLYDE" ASKED US TO PLAY AT HIS NEW CLUB NIGHT,TIM WAS FAB,AND A GREAT NIGHT WAS HAD BY ALL. I WILL PUT UP A FEW SNAPS LATER.TOMMY CUNNINGHAM FROM "WET WET WET" WAS THERE,AND LAST YEARS "MISS SCOTLAND "WAS THERE,WOW!

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS,EVERYWHERE HAS BEEN BRILLIANT,EDINBURGH

HAVE BEEN GOOD TO US,I ALWAYS THOUGHT THEY WERE A BIT MORE RESERVED THAN THE WEST COAST, I SAW "QUEEN" AT THE PLAY HOUSE WAY BACK ,AND THE CROWD WERE SITTING DOWN! BUT THE CROWDS HAVE BEEN GREAT,REALLY GETTING INTO IT.

NEXT UP IS "IVORY BLACKS" IN GLASGOW WITH THE "TIGERS" WHATS THIS WITH US AND TIGERS JUST NOW?

AND TWO OTHER BANDS,SO SHOULD BE A GREAT NIGHT.