The 2013 Tour Kicks Off!

Well, we still haven't decided what to call the 2013 Tour, but it got going on the 5th January at the lovely Privett Village Hall. As is normal these days, we had to fight our space with several acres of playgroup equipment (remember Bramdean a few years ago?), and we spilled off the small stage onto the main floor.

Here we see Tod looking aprehensively at the gathering throng.





He need not have been apprehensive - at least, not about the throng. There was a slight technical issue with Dan's amp - basically, it appeared to be buggered, which meant he had to drive off home and fetch another one. But not before a mass of Hampshire's finest minds had all had a go at mending it:

But while Dan was away, we thought we'd better get on - before a riot broke out, possible the first in Privett in several centuries. The lights went down, the songs started, and the floor seemed to fill, and it stayed that way for three hours. We thought we played very well, despite the lay-off and lack of rehearsal. Several band members still had half a foot in the Land of Phlegm, and would like to apologise for not being able to differentiate between black notes and white notes.

Still, it was a good start to the year. The gigs are beginning to come in now (two on April, one in May?) - all we need are some firm dates and a witty and amusing name for it.