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Willow - Outed !

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Posted By : Run For Cover | Comments : 21

......aint arf been some clever B£$t@ds !


Went down to the Royal Oak on Sunday to see Willow and Jon, used to be in bands with them some ### years ago

great to catch upwith them...

great to see a lot of you guys down there and put some faces to names...yeah I know I didn't introduce myself but, well, ..............when I haven't got a mic and a couple of thousand watts of PA at my disposal, I'm actually quite shy !................aaaaaw !!

anyway knowing willow and Jon's talents and attention to detail I actually went with pretty high expectations of the Big Fish....................and I wasn't dissapointed !

plenty been said on a couple of earlier blogs but for my two penneth.....

firstly.. those of you who work with humbuckers, marshalls and mesa boogies and other such fine things specifically designed to be loud shouldn't underestimate how tricky it is to get such a great sound out of tempramental acoustic instruments

secondly outside of the acoustic guitar bass and drums rhythm section, having vocals and three "feature" instruments requires discipline.... they make it look ded easy...... trust me its anything but !!!

lastly just something for you singers and guitarists out there to mull on.......

Young Mr Willow is probably the best KEYBOARD PLAYER I've ever had the pleasure to work with !

I KNOW !!!!!

nuff said.


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# Posted by 45's - 29/03/2010, 13:10 (GMT)

Where you stood at the bar Ian facing the band ? I think I nodded to you and just thought you were one of the locals,

Rick.


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 13:25 (GMT)

Yeah Rick in a fekkin YELLOW!!!! top.... I like to blend in all inconspicuous like LOL !!!


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# Posted by VANKWISH - 29/03/2010, 13:30 (GMT)

SHY..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAaaarrrgggghhhhh...... sorry,
think wearing yellow says thats bollox!!!


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 14:07 (GMT)

OK er misunderstood ;-)

I think a phrase involving pots and kettles comes to mind here marc !!!

depending on Friday's result I'll be turning up very unshyly in cherry and white........ or quietly in something dark and inconspicuous!!!


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# Posted by Willow (of somebig™Fish) (Reti... - 29/03/2010, 14:09 (GMT)

Ian ...

"Young Mr Willow is probably the"

ONLY??

"KEYBOARD PLAYER I've ever had the pleasure to work with"

haha ...
very kind words sir, great to see you, yellow bollox and all!!

Will be keeping an eye out for Run For Cover gigs
Willow


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 14:19 (GMT)

Wiilow,

don't sell yourself short !!!

surprisingly I've managed to work with quite a few !!

a couple may have been technically your equal..... but you were always me favourite !!!!

we are not worthy !!!!

ian.


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 14:23 (GMT)

Willow....

don't take my word for it.... Mrs RFC still maintains that the "Eat the Peach" version of Purple Rain with your good self on the old ivories was one of the high spots of my somewhat limited musical carrer !!

you can't get betta than that !!!!


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# Posted by Willow (of somebig™Fish) (Reti... - 29/03/2010, 14:51 (GMT)

Ian ..
".. your good self on the old ivories. "

er, and lead vocal old chap - don't forget that!! lol ... still got the dvd somewhere!!

catch you soon
Willow


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# Posted by VANKWISH - 29/03/2010, 14:51 (GMT)

that is a big compliment from you Ian, I know some of the keyboard players you have worked with, 2 spring to mind that could play a fine tune!!
and er kettle pot??? everybody knows I'm shy and quiet!!!! actually smillin while typing that!!! still got the memory of lying under a burning coach with bottles of Newquay steam beer!!!! hahaha
good times.....
PLEASE RELEASE ME LET ME GOOOOO!!!!!!


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 15:39 (GMT)

Marc

smiling myself now !!!

I still have the lycra climbing tights Lol !!!.... no way I'd ever wear them but just couldn't bear to throw them away......

and yes the relative merits of Willow and Mr Berry in particular are oft a subject of drunken remeniscence between me and dave....both brilliant... horses for courses I guess.


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# Posted by stixy - 29/03/2010, 15:43 (GMT)

LYCRA climbing tghts???!!!! now that does cunjer up some very wrong images!!!


lol


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 15:55 (GMT)

Hmmmmm maybe I shouldn't have said that out loud Lol!!!

just think 80's rock...van halen, bon jovi big hair, biker jackets, ridiculously tight ripped jeans...... hmmm am I digging an even bigger hole for myself here !!!

I'll get me coat !!!


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# Posted by VANKWISH - 29/03/2010, 15:59 (GMT)

haha, I've still got mine too.....cant get em off ,stuck i think!! fekk off stix!!!! cheekie.
I just about remember John commish???? think he was a good penis player too!!!


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# Posted by VANKWISH - 29/03/2010, 16:00 (GMT)

still got photos Ian!!!! ripped jeans and all!!!


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# Posted by Willow (of somebig™Fish) (Reti... - 29/03/2010, 17:03 (GMT)

Willow has photos toooo ..... remember Stan Boardman's do Ian, in that hut nr Chester??? hehehe


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# Posted by Run For Cover - 29/03/2010, 17:34 (GMT)

think I still have some photos but know I binned a lot...

Willow ..remember it well surprisingly !!! for me the Widnes Lobster incident is the one which makes me smile most from those days!! are you now allowed into Widnes by the way !!!!


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# Posted by Willow (of somebig™Fish) (Reti... - 29/03/2010, 17:40 (GMT)

lolol ... it's STILL talked about round here often!!
Didn't I tell you that's why I dye my hair gray and i've shaved that bit off the top???
:0)
WtF


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# Posted by johnnycajon - 30/03/2010, 03:44 (GMT)

Stan Boardman's hut, the Lobster incident - jeez I thought that was all in the past. After 15 years of therapy I believed I was over those two physically and mentally damaging incidents and that I could move on to live a normal life! Sadly not it seems. Must be why I'm still playing with Mr W after all this time. (there's another blast from the past).
Ian nice to see you again and thanks for your comments. Thanks too for the memories or is it nightmares?

I'll be looking out for RFC gigs for sure and see you then.
Cheers
J


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# Posted by 5th Element - 30/03/2010, 18:22 (GMT)

Aaaw, I thought we were going to be treated to a pic of Willow in his suede skirt..... ;-) Ann x


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# Posted by Willow (of somebig™Fish) (Reti... - 30/03/2010, 22:53 (GMT)

Ye-ee-ee-sss ... I was a bit concerned meself by that headline .. but, what the heck, always one to oblige the ladies .... here you go Ann



cue Aerosmith ..... Dude looks like a layyydeeeee
heheheeeeeeeee xx


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# Posted by 45's - 30/03/2010, 23:32 (GMT)

Is this from last Sunday? Ohh no it was fish net tights - pmsl,

Gaz Elle


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