Stakkers hit 'The Smoke' ....
View the Stackridge WEBCAST here!
Stakkers hit 'The Smoke' ....View the Stackridge WEBCAST here! |
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morning of June 19th, the motley Stakkers crew set forth on an adventurous trip to the
Great Metropolis. Our Jen likes value for money, so the intrepid lads are about to
play two gigs in one night....... "Well," says Jen, "I really like The 12 Bar. It's so quaint and they put on such exciting new acts.... What's more, it's just over the road from The Borderline .... and there's a live webcast..... ." (If you don't know about The Twelve Bar Club, you should. Visit their site and make sure that you catch one of their excellent live shows when you're in London.) So here's what happened, then ...... |
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Yes... The 12Bar.... sort of reminiscent of playing in a dungeon on a postage
stamp. And that's not all. The traffic's hideous and there's a one-way system
that takes you via John of Groats and Lowestoft, in order to get the van from Charing
Cross Road to Denmark Place. And can you park ....... ? What? ....In London? ......Not On Your Nelly! |
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the sound desk? It's in the broom cupboard. (HONESTLY ... I'm not making it
up! You ASK them!). What's more, it used to be the loo... A Sound Engineer's NIGHTMARE! Here's Johnny. We love him. He rose to the occasion, manfully. |
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This shot somewhat sums the whole experience up, practically speaking ... A rather novel view of Mr E. .... sans violin .... . But we thought on our feet. We were solution oriented. And above all .....WE DID IT! (With great gentlemanly restraint, the band have desisted from beating Jennie up.... for the moment....but they reserve the right to do so, if she ever organises anything quite like this again!) |
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Jimmie mucked in and helped. (Not the world's most practical person, our Jim!) |
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The GREAT MAN ended up in the audience. (Didn't they just love it! So close .... so CLOSE....... .) |
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..... Mr Walter really isn't trying to escape....although I wouldn't blame him.... ("Mind you," says Jen, "If he turns that bass cab up on stage without asking JUST ONCE MORE ....he really will have to run for it!") |
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And Mr Towers? A real star, if ever there was one! So, by half past two in the morning, it's all done and dusted. We've all spoke to Elessar, who phoned the club from Mitchigan, having watched the show live over the web.... We issue forth, tired and satisfied, ready for the journey home... And what do we hit? A TRAFFIC JAM! |
This page was updated on October 17th 2000 by Jennie Evans