'Nuff said!
Welcome to the website of the Thomas Lord Old Gits, mid-Hampshire's answer to Chumbawumba and Earth Wind and Fire, except that we're not an anarchic workers' collective, we're not American, and we do covers.
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Two more rehearsals done.
We've had a couple more rehearsals in the run-up to the JC Tour.
The first was moderately successful, although only four of us could make it. It was St Patrick's Day, so we marked the occasion by enjoying some potcheen and hitting each other over the head with ashille shallallal shileigh large knotted stick. Actually, we didn't. Every man and his dog, from Barraco Barmer to Mother Theresa seem to become conveniently Oirish for the day, so we felt we didn't need to.
The second was a full house except John, who once again is enjoying a British Seedhouses conference while surrounded by lashing of white powder. There was something very odd about this rehearsal: it was one of the best we can remember - and after over five years of rehearsals, that's quite something. Not sure what was behind it. It could have been the fact that we tried playing everything 50% faster than normal - but I suspect it was because there's a realisation that the JC Tour kicks off on Sunday.
Let's hope we didn't peak too soon.
The first was moderately successful, although only four of us could make it. It was St Patrick's Day, so we marked the occasion by enjoying some potcheen and hitting each other over the head with a
The second was a full house except John, who once again is enjoying a British Seedhouses conference while surrounded by lashing of white powder. There was something very odd about this rehearsal: it was one of the best we can remember - and after over five years of rehearsals, that's quite something. Not sure what was behind it. It could have been the fact that we tried playing everything 50% faster than normal - but I suspect it was because there's a realisation that the JC Tour kicks off on Sunday.
Let's hope we didn't peak too soon.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Our next support band.
I've asked this lot to open for us this Summer:
IF can get past two minutes, you win a prize.
IF can get past two minutes, you win a prize.
This week's rehearsal
Full house.
Full on.
Full volume.*
(*We might have to watch this - there were grumbles from locals....)
Full on.
Full volume.*
(*We might have to watch this - there were grumbles from locals....)
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Monday's rehearsal
We had a splendid get-together on Monday. Tod was still on honeymoon - or may have been mid-air at that particular time - but we had a full contingent otherwise. It was loud, it was productive, and was just the thing to get everyone in the mood for the forthcoming tour.
Particular attention was paid to Down, Down - even if Dan's cheapo guitar kept playing up in the middle of it. We seem to be struggling with the 'counting to 5' bit in Don't Bring Me Down', despite helpful advice from behind the huge organ to count to nine instead.
Bring on the Tour.
Particular attention was paid to Down, Down - even if Dan's cheapo guitar kept playing up in the middle of it. We seem to be struggling with the 'counting to 5' bit in Don't Bring Me Down', despite helpful advice from behind the huge organ to count to nine instead.
Bring on the Tour.
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