I know Gin and Mixers has posted a vid of the wonders that was the Ballad of Grimaldi, but a few more words on the subject of Carl last night.

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I've spent the past two days with a house brimming full of people staying after Saturday night's frolics and some who'd anticipated staying in London for Sunday and Monday's Rhythm Factory gigs. And beginning to think about Christmas Shopping and clearing up the tip our house has become in recent weeks. So I've not been on line to see what I'm ( Read more... )

Hackney Round Chapel December 11th

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A bit of a write up of last night's Shambles gig in Commercial Road
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Bulletin 12 - The Last Border - Swansea December 6thIt really is the beginning of the end, now. I’ve been putting off thinking of the ending, instead enjoying the now. But Europe is finished, the majority of the UK dates are long gone, with only a smattering of rescheduled gigs and the final London blow-out to come. Swansea was more than the ( Read more... )

Can't quite believe that this hasn't yet hit the hallowed halls of LiveJournal, but apparently Peter was in Paris last night at the DPT gig - was going to come onstage for 'I Get Along' but bottled out. Don't know much more, aside from it being a brilliant gig with 2 encores - and haven't checked the full range of internet gossip sources as I've ( Read more... )

The Last Waltz Bulletin 11 - Amsterdam Nov 22Another slightly lunatic dash across several countries (hmm... 4?) to get to Amsterdam for my only foray into the European tour schedule. A last minute decision, transport and hotel arranged, we ran into the slightly embarrassing situation of finding the gig sold out, so had to do a bit of shame-faced ( Read more... )

'You were late' said Didz after the show. Well yeah. We had to collect one of our number in Grantham at 7:30 so she could get in a full day at uni. And then had to duck and dive around the Christmas covered city centre a couple of times before we could park. Entered the full (though not packed) venue part the way through the opener, Wondering ( Read more... )

Last Waltz Bulletin 9 - Back to Basics - Ireland 2Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights reminded me why it was a good idea to go to Ireland to see Dirty Pretty Things, driving hundreds of miles and surviving on ridiculously small amounts of sleep. Three absolutely brilliant gigs. Hot, sweaty and intimate. Tiny venues, lovely crowds, and a band ( Read more... )

In haste and deprived of sleep... a few notes on the gigs on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Colchester, Belfast and Dublin respectively.

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