At last another rehearsal

At last, another rehearsal. Inevitably, after a run of highly successful gigs, it was a bit of a shambles. (Old Chinese saying: 'Better to have shambles in Shed 3b than velly large cock-up during huge gig.')

There were several possible reasons for the shambles, apart from the complacency that sets in when the summer has been going so well.

1. We were all deeply affected by the tragic news about Amy Winehouse. Unfortunately, our plans to have a moment's silence were wrecked when it turned out that at least half the band thought she had passed away several years ago. The Daily Mash puts it better than I ever could.

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/britain-decides-not-to-boycott-every-last-detail-of-winehouse-death-201107254115/

2. It was very hot. We were an unexpected full house and summer seemed to have arrived. They said it would be on a Monday this year.

3. John had a cold.

4. Ian kept throwing his sticks around.

5. There was no lager (see 3)

But we all had a very jolly evening, although the suggestion did crop up that a band who can't master a Quo number ought to think about taking up another hobby.