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06 Dec 2009

Xmas Shopping is nick'in yer Audience!

Filed Under : Rants

Posted By : DYEHOUSE | Comments : 26

noticed a lot of bands reporting a poor turnout this week end!

We had no gig this Saturday so I went out to do my shopping instead!
I could see immediately why there was no one in the pubs?
everywhere was heaving with late night shoppers???
So could be even worse next week?
Is it worth it? knowing were gonna be playing to a handful of people?
I'm not so sure I wanna bother!

Comments

# Posted by Duke Bocks - 06/12/2009, 17:53 (GMT)

time to practice all those chrimble specials G..all together now..IIIITSSSS CHRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS

# Posted by Roj (Black Rose) - 06/12/2009, 17:59 (GMT)

Hey, Gordon, read my recent blog. I earned 30 quid this weekend for 2 bloody gigs by the time we paid for the fuel and hotel. Was it worth it? feckin no way.

Roj

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 06/12/2009, 18:01 (GMT)

@ Dyehouse
hope you've not been spending my Mackie money LOL

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:16 (GMT)

Roj!
Weve discussed this before?
you should have joined when I needed you!!!

# Posted by Bass Bloke - 06/12/2009, 18:16 (GMT)

Well we were itching to gig this week but couldnt due to our temp break,but after viewing 2 cracking gigs over the weekend , with varied attendance levels , i suppose we didnt miss much , so we got pissed instead lol.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:18 (GMT)

Yeh Kev
we did that one last year and went down a chuffin storm on the 22nd at the Shooters!
but then we decided to do it again at the Cricketers a couple of days after Christmas!
There was a DEADLY SILENCE at the end??
they were telling us "weve had a fkin nough of xmas thanks"

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:20 (GMT)

Alec you've had the offer but not responded so I took it as rejected??

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:20 (GMT)

Trig are we doing your Friday gig???

# Posted by viking - 06/12/2009, 18:21 (GMT)

hey g l d!! you're back, then? heh heh!! :-)
@ dyehouse- crickies was quieter than usual,g, too - don't think the weather helped, either?-was cold wet and windy-miserable "going out" weather-only went outside for two smokes-was much too cold! and do not get me started on the "c******s" rubbish! BAH! HUMBUG!! :-/

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:25 (GMT)

Everywhere's suffering V?
I'm not to keen going out myself at the moment ? there just dont seem to be enough hours in the day when chuffin xmas starts?

# Posted by viking - 06/12/2009, 18:29 (GMT)

@ dyehouse- seems that way, g? don't "do" the c***s thingy myself, but everywhere seems far busier than usual, which means it takes that much longer to get things done? plus-is a very expensive time, 'specially iffen one has a family and children? :-/

# Posted by G-IT-22 - 06/12/2009, 18:33 (GMT)

i find it best to follow one of Charles Dickens best known characters ,,, b4 the ghosts show up in this season of goodwill to all men ... ;-)

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:35 (GMT)

V
I come on here to take my mind of the little %$£"%*(&^^ err darlins!
They think anything that costs under £200 is an insult!!!! Grrrrrrr!

# Posted by viking - 06/12/2009, 18:35 (GMT)

@ G-IT-22- i have a feeling you're too late with that admonition, bro??
fortunately,g, mine are both grown up now-it's "how much do you want? ok-see you later!" lol!! ;-)

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:36 (GMT)

Suppose thats mi xmas card out the window "again" this year E???

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 06/12/2009, 18:36 (GMT)

yep unless ya have have kids just get some nice little pressies for your loved ones and close family and let all the other stuff wash over, it soon passes

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:39 (GMT)

Just sorting the kids this year and everyone else can just be "brushed over" [or washed over?]

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/12/2009, 18:41 (GMT)

We were lucky this saturday as it was a sold out biker do.

Bloody long night though. The club was 4 miles from my house and we got in at 4 am.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:45 (GMT)

weve been offered the "Satan Slaves doo" but it dont finish till 5am???
still chewin on it??

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/12/2009, 18:51 (GMT)

We will never do Slaves or HA gigs. We've turned Manc Chapters of both down a number of times. Nobody tells us who we can and cannot play for.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 18:52 (GMT)

???
whats that all about Mick?
weve not had anything said to us along those lines?

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/12/2009, 19:02 (GMT)

We've experienced it before in other bands and this one. If you play for HA you can't do Slaves gigs and vice-versa. There were SS there last night and they were miserable sods.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 19:07 (GMT)

I have past experiance of SS's [bad ones] but they are differant people now they have all grown up with responsibilities like the rest of us! had a long talk with one of the leaders the other day and was a world away from my previous encounters with them?

# Posted by Bad Horsie (Mick) - 06/12/2009, 19:15 (GMT)

Yeah, well, I suppose there are good and bad. But as long as the good tolerate the bad, we aren't interested. I was at a bike do about 4 years ago where one of them was showing someone his GUN in the toilets.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 06/12/2009, 19:33 (GMT)

could have been worse ? ahem!

# Posted by WOLFPACK - 07/12/2009, 15:37 (GMT)

A lot of colds n flu around as well, not helping! I must also add that i was playing Hard Rock Hell festival in Wales with Marseille this past weekend and i did meet quite a few people from the NWB covers circuit at the festival so there's another reason!

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