...
and now breath out
For
those of you who have managed to hold their breath since our
last communiqué, my salutations, that's an impressive
pair of lungs you're sporting, alternatively, my condolences
to the bereaved nearest and dearest of those who tried and
failed, be assured , in line with EU regulations, we will
in future issue health guidance warnings advising against
relying on these newsletters to regulate one's vital bodily
functions.
The
truth is the Band have had pretty lazy time of it of late
and, unlike the 24hr news media culture in which it is our
misfortune to live, when there is no news to tell you, we
do not feel the need to bombard you endlessly with old and
recycled material.... we save that for the shows.
Nor
will we stoop to boosting our circulation with sensational
silly season gossip features on "How my dad got up my
nose" By Keith, or Mick's bizarre practice of encouraging
'King Bees to Buzz around' his flies, presumably in the hope
of swelling the proportions of the 'Little Red Rooster', no,
we'll leave that for our memoirs.
Although
relatively few shows have been performed since last I wrote...
(d'you notice that, "Since last I wrote..", bit
of class that... your not dealing with one of your 'barely
articulate ghetto jargon spouting, celeb for a nanosecond
freak show winners who can command a half a million advance
from Random House at the drop of a thong here you know).....
the band have been gratified by the response of recent audiences
new to the band, particularly, we'd like to thank those enthusiastic
folk of the North East's whose appetite for the our oeuvres
continues to impress us. The Studio in Darlington was a case
in point, a terrific sell-out audience, thanks I'm sure in
part to the thought and effort that has gone in to creating
an excellent small 'art house' venue with a fabulous ambience.
We had a great night up there and I'm sure we'll be going
back for more. We'd also like to thank those at the Lancastrian
Suite for putting us on, another trip worth all the carbon
emissions.
We
do have one regret, not to mention an apology to those fans
in Ireland who had been promised a short tour. The Reason,
for what it is worth, that, of the four Irish dates promised
in mid March, only one materialised, was due to circumstances
entirely beyond our control, . Also, to those who may have
made the trip to Derry's Millennium Forum to witness the 'After
Life of Brian' and who got not so much as an after taste,
we can only say to sorry, the poor lad was ill, and could
not make the flight, (those wings don't fly themselves you
know.)
I
won't
begin to bore with the tedious details of how this sorry fiasco
developed, suffice it to say the promoter's ambitions somewhat
exceeded his abilities. Promoters come in all shapes and sizes,
and god bless them, this is not meant as an intemperate rant
against the breed, they are our life blood. In many ways they
can never win, when a show is a success, it's all down to
us and what did they do for their cut? and if it's a flop,
well the promoter was useless and did not do enough. Let's
face it, these guys do put themselves on the line for us,
however, that said, it's what they put on their washing lines
that is my point here, my advice for all aspiring band's is
check out the laundry to see if their pants carry any flammable
material cautions on them.
So
what's next?. Well with the Festival season upon us, the band
are in pre Season training, you know practising their mud
slide run techniques, spotting unidentified naked breast disported
in mass crowd situations, sheltering under bin bag bivouacs,
being on the alert for for bad acid announcements... come
to think of it, why don't they ever tell us about the good
acid?, festival MCs keeping it for themselves I suppose.
A
busy couple of months then, and a chance to hopefully see
you all. Below are the immediate dates coming up and also,
for your convenience, please find attached pdf which is the
latest date listing for the rest of the year.
Best
wishes
The Rollin'Stoned