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"The
Coppice" was , again , an excellent gig , but this time there were
hidden forces at work. Apparently there was an agent hidden in the
extensive crowd of adoring fans . No , not the kind in a black suit
with a bow-tie which is really a camera , but the musical variety
. He came to check us out and , by all accounts , was suitably impressed
. Shedloads of exclusive , highly-paid performances just around the
corner then . Not only that , there was also a real person in the
audience who posted some useful comments on our website forum . Thank
you John , we've already acted upon your observations . I'm not suggesting
that the rest of the people in the room weren't real , although .........
The changing room was , once again , Spiff's van in the car park .
Or , actually outside the van , as the poor unsuspecting young lady
found out as she turned the corner to find three semi-naked (youthful)
middle-aged men donning seventies disco clothes . Poor girl will probably
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Nige
and I used his magic powder to improve our fretboard prowess . It's surprising
how little you need to make those fingers glide over the strings . No!
Not Bolivian marching powder , I'm talking about talc . A little boots
baby powder works wonders (rock and roll). The superb gig was topped off
by there being not only a late bar , but also late food . Somewhere between
mouthfuls of "cholesterol-in-a-bap" and "gruesome-gravy-grooveburgers"
we established the fact that , over the years , ladies' swimwear has become
smaller and smaller , whilst men's swimshorts have substantially increased
in size .
What an absolutely wonderful result!
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So,
apart from Mandi ( the second hottest thing in the band , Spiff
being the first , of course ) none of us have done it two nights
in a row before . Mandi having done it on cruise ships three times
a day , seven days a week!
I'm
refering to performing , of course , musically , that is . Two gigs
in a row; Friday's was a return visit to "The Coppice" in Lanner
, Saturday's was our first outing to the "Whitehouse" , Perranzabuloe
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"The Whitehouse" . What a top gig! A proper stage , adjacent changing
room , late bar and food . What more could a band want ? In said
changing room was an array of wigs and outfits which , when added
to our own already dazzling costumes , made the night even more
wigadelic . We actioned John's observations , which improved the
lighting . The smoke machine was good , so efficient in fact that
at one point we forgot which venue we were actually playing in and
rumour has it that Anna eventually found the half a lung she coughed
up and is recovering well .
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