Nothing :)

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:51, archived)

Sup, yo
I need to ask you something. You gig more than me.

Why on EARTH would they want us there at half 4 if we're on third of three bands at half ten?
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:52, archived)

what do you play?
IF I MAY
( valoukh newsgash.wordpress.com, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:53, archived)

Bass. Fisher Price guitar.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:56, archived)

This is my lot
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:59, archived)

Ahhhh, bless
img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/bad_lady/BandDiagWeb.jpg

That's us
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:01, archived)

Nice.
I just got a phone call. We are last on on the main night at a festival.
Only thing is we follow Sham 69 and The Beat. I'm a bit concerned the audience may not be perfect for us.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:07, archived)

Ooooh, showbiz!
Sod the audience. SOD THEM. Have a brill time, chappy.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:08, archived)

I'm looking forward to it.
We will get it viddied as we are going to have the full light show and shit.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:11, archived)

I shall watch with great interest
should somebody point me in the direction of the video.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:13, archived)

haha
that's a nice setup. I just got 2 yamahas, DGX-220 and P150 stage piano. i dont really do much other than piano, never really got into the whole do it yourself crazy stuff!
( valoukh newsgash.wordpress.com, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:05, archived)

I use a Kurvweil piano rack module
but for live sound I simply use the one on the SP100. I've had it since 1994 and have never found a better live piano. You can pick them up for fuck all now.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:09, archived)

to be honest
I'm not that educated when it comes to pianos.. i just play it! hehe. The PS150 was between £1500-£2000 new and I got it for £500, it's a really nice sounding piano. but then I only have an out of tune upright to compare it against :D

here it is lol
www.fictionalfuture.com/bowie_08/photos/bowie_con_0010.jpg
( valoukh newsgash.wordpress.com, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:13, archived)

I used to demo for Korg.
The SP 100 was deliberately over engineered for the price. The keyboard is fantastic, it feels like and plays like a real piano. They got brilliant reviews and damaged Roland's sales although they made an initial loss on it, they then brought out the SP 300 and 500. Same thing but with a few more voices and toys and upped the price by loads and made gazillions. It cost £600 new back in '94 which was very much cheaper than the Kurzi and better.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:17, archived)

cool
i'll check it out! i play in a soul/funk/blues band so the p150 is great for all the stax stuff. then i just use the 76keyer for clavi and so on. I'm also part of a Bowie tribute show - we did "Life On Mars" and "Time" at an old theatre - it's sounded bloody good in there with a bit of plate reverb!
( valoukh newsgash.wordpress.com, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:22, archived)

Plate reverb.
I used to work at Olympic Studios. Many years ago it had a huge plate revrerb room. 22' X 10' sheets of half inch steel. 20 of them all suspended from the roof by huge chains. Now that's plate reverb.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:27, archived)

yea I wasn't talking about REAL plate reverb
but I've read about it and watched lots of videos youtube, hehe. its pretty good stuff
( valoukh newsgash.wordpress.com, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:31, archived)

Cracking stuff though.
Bloody great array of speakers one end and a load of huge valve mics the other and by raising and lowering of various plates, you could vary the reverb.
We are quite lucky as we rehearse and record in my own studio, which is handy.
If you ever want a good job done gaz me. Details in profile.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:39, archived)

Spit roast.

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:54, archived)

Ew, it's WYCOMBE.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:57, archived)

Where you playing and on what day? The bar fly have that policy. Tell them to fuck off as it's stupid.

If the sound man isn't there when you turn up then you want double money.
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:06, archived)

High Wycombe, White Horse, Friday night 19/06
We've got a sound man if necessary, but it'd be nice for him to just be a guitarist.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:07, archived)

They should have an in house. If not then call them up and ask them why.
Basically places ask you to get there very early as they know what bands are like with being late. If you're on last then you'll soundcheck first, but for 3 bands that's rediculous. We were asked once to get to The Bar Bly as we were headlining for 2pm! We were going on at 11pm. We got there, no one about so we just drank and said to put it on the promoters tab.

Stay away from RW Concerts if you get approached. Offers you big gigs but the guy is a double cunt. Hasn't got a clue how to put on a rock night. Right little billy bullshitter.

Isn't the White Horse a strip club?
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:14, archived)

It is, a terrible one
but it's been in the gig market for years, so it's paid it's dues. Ta for all the info, chappy. We do about 4 or 5 gigs a year (always writing) so we don't see the light of day often...
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

a gig is a gig :)

I've played some right rough places in my time. We usually gig about 30 times a year once we get up and running. But we are starting to only do the good gigs now as we can't be fucked to drive to shit places.

Playing Hell's Angels parties/ Chop n Rod and stuff now that will be interesting :)
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:22, archived)

The problem is one of us is a barman, and one of us is a chef
two jobs not conducive to being free every Friday and Saturday night. That also doesn't help... :D
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:24, archived)

bah :)
Having a job and gigging is a massive pain in the butt. you can understand why most people are young when they make it because they've got the time to do it :)
( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:25, archived)

Exactly
but it's still fun as a hobby.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:30, archived)

I used to work behind the bar there and they had an inhouse sound guy
That was about 5 years ago though, so might have changed since then.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:26, archived)

The last time I went there was about 6ish years ago
Do you remember a band called vertibreak playing? Lead singer was a dready guy, they supported Skindred?
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:30, archived)

Oh get you with your cheezy grin and shit...

( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 10:53, archived)

it's my shitty mouth that makes me show my teeth

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:18, archived)

You should floss those fuckers.
You look like Cher gargling with Nutella.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:45, archived)

I'll have to gurn back time

( Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:53, archived)

It's in his piss.

( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Mon 8 Jun 2009, 11:58, archived)