Silver Haired Leviathan!

Greetings Chaps!

Again it's late and again I'm blaming it on Hitler!

So on Weds the 30th I played my first Bemis Gig. I shat the proverbial brick as it was a month earlier than we had originally planned.
Oh well, Into the Breach Dear Friends!
So anyway the gig itself was a night of firsts for me as a performer:
First use of a Green room.
First time having bandmates and not being Billy no mates in the corner, waiting for my friends to arrive.
First night of a promoter buying all my drinks! (this was a first most dear to my heart)
First night to sign an album (that i might add had nothing to do with, but fuck it! one is an attention slut)
First night to perform where someone else has to worry about all of the attention and the Lyrics.

Being a bassist or any other ist for that matter is much more relaxing than being a soloist*. It ws nice to just get on with the gig and just have fun. Let Gareth do all the hard work ill just sit back and relax. (and pull faces).

Despite new band jitters and playing like a numpty (hey I'm new) it was a cracking little gig to play, we got into a nice groove and (despite my spaz like memory) we gelled really well. The Highlight of the gig was having Dave Pegg and PJ Wright come up and join us on the Bands's# "The Wieght".

 Dave Pegg and PJ Wright (who were the headliners) were like silver haired leviathans who crushed all in their way! Ie: Played fantastic folky Gems, a few Fairport Convention and some Jethro Tull numbers. We were also regaled with some nuggets of story telling gold from Tours Past and we were also informed that Ian Anderson is a Tight-fisted twat! (Being an empirical person I shall have to meet him and try borrowing money off of him. Don't worry I shall keep you informed of my investigations.)

Getting drunk, playing folk music,watching folk music, Chatting With Folk Playing Legends, Signing stuff, posing for photos and Drinking more. A good table of contents for a thoroughly good evening.
may there be many more like it!

Ta ta
'Chunks

PJ and Peggy:
http://folking.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/a-night-off-with-pj-peggy-%E2%80%93-uk-tour/

Bemis:
http://www.bemisland.com/

*Not that being a solo doesn't have its bonuses... not having to worry about paying for laxatives for one.

# for my younger readers The Band are and actual Band.But the idea of a band to be called The Band is very confusing. for example when discussing a band like The Band, The phrase The Band may be in reference to another Band besides The The Band, to avoid confusing The Band With another Band I would suggest using the name of the Band and not the Band,unless The Name of the Band does itself  become a Band Name but that could be shortened to TNOTB, a problem with this of course is if it is read quickly that could be mistaken for KNOB(a finnish punk band).
The Band are in fact a very good Band and some would say the the Band are a definitive example of a Band hence the name; The Band.
Some would also say this joke is cheap and it has gone on to long so i shall stop it now