Bee Gee Boogie!

We love the Bowling Green - they've backed us from the start, and they get what we do. But we were up against it this time. We play other people's songs the way we think they always should have sounded. Unfortunately for us, there was not only a Queen Tribute act on in town, but a Fleetwood Mac one too, and the mighty Diamond Dogz were on down the road too - all of whom play other people's songs exactly like they always did sound! So our audience was torn asunder with even Advent Calendar Girl and wardrobe mistress Cathy curiously absent.



But we prevailed nonetheless. We played our little hearts out for the slightly reduced but still wonderful Bowling Green crowd. And yes, it's ok - the Best Looking Bar Staff in Exeter (c) were all present and correct. We ended up firing through a three hour set which still had a bunch of stuff left over, mainly because Bernies new pastime of 'Playing Songs Only I Know Until Everyone Joins In' left better rehearsed material on the shelf. R n f'n R! It all sounded damn good to us and felt even better. Like cashmere pants.

We love what we do!

Serendipity can be a fickle bitch though, as you may know - but having the aforementioned tribute acts playing elsewhere meant the debut of songs by Queen and Fleetwood Mac in our set might have had a less knowing reception than we might have hoped for on their first outing - but they will be hanging around in the set for a while, so hey!

By the time the second set started, the place was filling up nicely. The christmas single went down a storm, and we think there may even be some keen new recruits to the Tone Army. The outbreak of loopy dancing reassured us that all was well, and the inevitable buggering over the monitors confirmed it.

Happy Days all round then - one more this year, and then to 2012 and beyond! See you in Sidmouth!

Love You Byeee!

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- posted from a wireless telegraph