Howdy folks. We did our first gig at the Riverside Inn last night, in Airds. Cheers to Mona, Judy (Happy Birthday), Chris, Scotty and a special, very quiet whiper-out to Freddy (sshhh! He's sleeping!).
Last night we were joined by Mick Mallouf on bass, who, despite a case of the flu, managed to soldier on and accounted for himself very well. We had a very receptive crowd last night and look forward to being back there again soon.
For all the locals, the Riverside Inn has had a few changes over the last six months to make it more...friendly, as we are given to understand it previously had quite a raucous reputation. Chris looked after us particularly well, with pizza and drinks for the boys, which means we're keen to make a return visit :-)
Mr Wizard is on his way to Japan tomorrow, and given some of the J-players he's found on youtube, is reluctant to take his guitar with him. We're hoping to see some pics and vids from him on the blog during his visit to Osaka and Tokyo, where he will be perusing some of the Roots scene in J-Land.
As a result, we get next weekend off! (YAY!) which means Theo gets a well deserved break, Rosie gets a well deserved break and I get to do some additional household chores! Never fear, we're back on deck by the 3rd of September in Tamworth at the Albert Hotel and then onto the Wickham Park in newcastle, which is always a top night. With a little extra time on my hands this week, I may even get to put some of the additional vids from our recent gigs up on line! Stay tooned!
Rgds
MJEB