Hi all

Again apologies for the delay but as you may have gathered, things have been busy ......
But in short, as I know thats what you prefer, Ali and I had an incredible tour. Full of fun frolics, cancelled gigs, double bookings, live TV shows, playing to 120+ people at "The Bank" and of course ... the Bizon!

This link is a link to the TV performance. It si streamed and is pretty pants, but if you scroll to around 40+ minutes you should get to see the one songs we did for that night

http://www.labelletv.net/emissions_fiche_vod.asp?smi=12&genre=8&id_emission=2&id=55#vod

Bai and Thierry, it was an absolute pleasure to share the stage and the music with you. I do hope we get to do something similar again. DVD of the Saturday is on its way!

Ali, thanks for being here, thanks for being the coolest guy! and I'm sorry for blowing the chance you had with those 3 Dutch Girls ......

Thanks to Ciaran Mc Manus for the photos! They are of Ali, Bai, Moi and Thierry ... but not in that order!

If anyone who was there wants to add comments about the gigs, please feel free to do so!

Gig List

Greetings all, I have had a number of requests to put the up and coming shows on the blog ... so de to popular demand ....

Yestderday - Grand Prix from 21.00 with Bai Kamara Jr.
Saturday 20th January - Churchills from 21.00
Wednesday 24th January - La Touche D'Iviore from 22.00 with Ali Reay
Thursday 25th January - The Bank recording for French Belgium television from 14.00
Thursday 25th January - La Porte Noire from 21.30 with Ali Reay
Friday 26 th January - Monkay Buisness - Upstairs in the Lounge from 21.30 with Ali, Bai and Thierry
Saturady 27th January - The Bank featuring "The Living Rooms" from 21.30 Ali REay, Bai Kamara Jr, Thierry Rombo and myself .... (Belgium debut on drums!)
Monday 29th January - The BIZON Jam Session with Ali Reay

Feel free to pop to any / all / none of these events ....

WOW

Excerpt from "The Who and the making of Tommy" by Nigel Cawthorne. Bought this book in a sale yesterday ...... and on page 47, there was quiet a revelation!!!

But tensions were growing in the Band. With the law suit hanging over themTownsend was ready for the whole thing to fall down upon him. DAltery even quit briefly. Moon, Entwistle and Townsend solidered on although Moon was approached by the Animals and Entwistle by the Moody Blues.

"I saw myself writing film scores" recalls Townsend later, "while Keith and John saw themselves forming a new band called Led Zeppelin".

Indeed, they has both threatened to walk out when Townsend hit Moon with a guitar. When things were going badly in 1968, Entwistle and Moon had discussed forming " a super group that would go down like a lead zeppelin (slang for lead balloon) It was a conversation in the salvation Club in New York on April 5th 1968, that Led Zeppelin were born, albeit without Entwistle and Moon.

This doesn't match with the version in Led Zeppelin - The story. I cant exactly remember the reason for calling the band Led Zeppelin in that book, but this is quite something! Page Plant Moon and Entwistle!!! As much as I love Moon, no one stands up to Bonzo ... and no one ever will, but it is fun to try and imagine it!

Any one got anything they can add?

Hello 2007 !

Firstly ..... lets not talk about Cricket .... lets just say I feel let down as I never wanted Freddie as Captain,

Strauss was always my choice. .... needless to say ..... 4-0 is the result. ..... Still, I'll be listening in to check on the progress and support them. ....

This will be quite a year me thinks .... no need to go through everything of course but to say that I am looking forward to what the year brings is an understatement.

Not much to tell about the festive season, Christmas with Dad, New Year with friends pretty much sums it up. Louise is getting bigger and rounder around the tummy, but is not adding anything else to anywhere else. Some say this is a sign for a boy? But overall and most importantly she is doing very well indeed.

January will be a month of visitations. Lous Mum and Dad are visiting next week and then her sister for the following week, then Ali arrives for the 2nd Brussels Tour. More of this later.

Churchills on Friday if anyone cares to join in the fun .... from 21.00 as always.
In the meantime, I hope you all had a Happy New Years Eve and Day

DIARY CHECK - 27th January .... THE BANK .... Be there!