TLOGS - trend setters

Nice to see Muse shoe-horning 'House of the Rising Sun' into their biblical set at Glastonbury the other day. Very unimaginitive doing it in 6/8 time, though.

TLOGS - where we go.....

Caption competition.

What on earth has Dave just said/done to provoke such mirth/astonishment?

Last Night's Gig

It was off to the mighty Rose Bowl to help Romsey Young Farmers celebrate their 75th Anniversary. Incredible venue, incredible sunset, miserable staff. We resisted the temptation to upset them further by heading out onto the square for a quick game while we waited for our much-delayed start.


The International Space Station made an appearance just as we finished packing away into Shed 3b, at 02:10, so I was happy.

Picture below shows the Old Gits rigorously sticking to the dress code, which for that evening appears to be Hawaiian Lumberjack Gangsters.

Another booking?

So I'm having my hair cut today, and instead of asking "Something for the weekend, Sir?", my excellent barber asks "I've been hearing all about your band; might you be available for a Wedding Anniversary party on 20th November?" I told him I'd put the word out.

(This potential booking brought to us by Jonathan 'Motor Mouth' Flindt Promotions Ltd.)

Tomorrow's Gig

I'm rather hoping that the group fag break takes place from 22:59 until 23:05 on Saturday. That's when the International Space Station will be passing over the Botley area, with a magnitude of minus 3.6.

I must get out more.

[That's 'fag' as in cigarettes, by the way]

Last night's gig.

Don't be fooled by the shorts and the sunshine....

I wonder if Dr David Viner is a music fan. "Who he?" you ask. Well, he was a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, which as any fule kno is the highest cathedral of the religion of Man-Made Global Warming. He was quoted in the Independent on Sunday on 20th March 2000:

According to Dr. Viner, within a few years, winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event". He said that "Children just aren't going to know what snow is."

Almost as accurate as my Eurovision predictions.

Anyway, I wish Dr Viner had been at Midsummer Madness last night. The blistering cold North wind played havoc with guitar strings, snapping some and sending others out of tune. Nearby RAF Odiham reached 6.5C during the night - before windchill. I was lucky; I had a lamp nearby to warm my hands between songs.

Special mention to Matt, Jesse and Dave, who had played at the Alresford Music Festival earlier in the day, then joined Mark for a 45-minute No Through Road set before the Old Gits came on. A long day.

Still, we had a good time, and plenty of the good folk of West Meon turned up to show their immaculate line-dancing skills and cheer us on.

Extra special mention goes to a Mr and Mrs P, of Borden, who also came down to cheer us on, but went to last week's venue. It would be unfair to mention any names, but here's a picture of Matt.

Hobbits to Isengard

The demand for this techno remix of 'They're taking the hobbits to Isengard' has been overwhelming, so copy this into your browser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-1RPDqJAY