A new intro?

The reserve bassist (obviously studying hard for his A levels) has pointed out that if we ever tire of our "Please welcome the Thomas Lord Old Gits" intro, we could use this instead.

Seen in the Press, No. 647

A major write-up for our neighbours/rivals from just along the road. Mind you - Radio Solent? The shame, oh, the shame of it.....

How not to confirm a gig

So, that nice Mr X (we'll call him) rang a couple of weeks ago to ask if we were available for the 13th July. I checked with the band, and lo, we seemed to be all available, so I thought I had better ring him back. But hold on a minute, I thought, I ought to be a bit careful. We know it's a birthday party, but what if it's a SURPRISE birthday party, and I ring up and speak to the birthday girl herself, and ruin the surprise?

Right, I thought, this is what I'll do. I'll ring during the day and leave an innocuous message, with no mention of the band, and ask Mr X to ring me back, and she'll never know. Ha! Brilliant plan!

Just before ten last night, our phone rang, and it was Mr X. All going to plan. We spoke for a minute...rather oddly...and when I started on the touchy subject of money, things got very frosty. It then dawned on me that he didn't have a clue who I was. As far as he knew, he was ringing a complete stranger (his wife had picked up my message and misheard it; "Can you ring some bloke called 'Jonathan'? " she'd said). And this complete stranger was now demanding money.....

I thought I had better start again, and then it all made sense. I think the poor fellow was getting worried. Mind you, not as worried as he was when he asked what we played. "Why, the best hits plucked effortlessly from the sixties, right up to the present day!" I cried. "Hmmm," he said. "Not sure about 'the present day'".

Possible New Gig

Who's up for a gig on 13th July, nice'n'locally?

The Batoffo Tour 2013

There are now enough dates pouring in for the Batoffo Tour 2013 to warrant its own page - see link on the right.

Let's Go Gospel

So Chris Huhne has pleaded guilty, and should - if there is ANY justice in the world - get a custodial sentence. Truly a Happy Day

[Chris Huhne was of course, multi-millionaire Minister For Chicken Licken Climate Change Scary ManBearPig Monster Will Get You, and is an all-round A1 scumbag.]

At last - the cards are in!

After countless post-gig embarrassments, we can at last answer the question "You were fab - have you got a card?" with "Yes!"

They will also make useful bookmarks, choppers of Colombian marching powder, and things to stick in rattly window frames.

(I'm not sure why, but 500 have turned up, so let's hope we don't go through with the renaming of the band - well, not for at least forty years.)