With a LoGOz gig free weekend we had plenty of options to fill our Saturday night in. The Think Tank? in Newcastle was our first port of call as Clemmy, Mizzi Bee and myself bombed up the Spiner in the LoGOz mobile!!! We went to give our good friends the SPITFIRE BULLETS some support at their gig supporting all girl Ramones tribute band The Ramonas. As we made our way upstairs to the venue we could hear the Bullets blasting their way through their first song. Playing with a last minute stand in drummer they sounded better than ever! After an entertaining half hour of classic Ramones, Stiff Little Fingers, Sex Pistols covers, as well as a few originals they finished with a punked up 'House Of The Rising Sun' by the Animals!! Well done lads! After a brief crack with main man Rob and co we said our farewells and headed to our next destination. This was before a little multi storey car park confusion, who says you can’t lose a car :)
We headed across Town to The Black Bull in Gateshead where owner, Promoter, soundman, occasional chest wigger and all round top bloke 'Shev' was celebrating his 50th Birthday!!! It was a jovial boisterous atmosphere with skinheads and mohicans aplenty. So after a few refreshments we jumped back in our trustee steed and made our way to our third event of the evening :)This was at The Roxbury in Blyth as our good friends and local Punk heroes COLLiSiON were playing! Frontman Tony was on top form with great banter and sneering trademark delivery.
Karen Khaos was also in fine voice as they battled vocal duties between classic punk covers as well a few blistering originals. The band were as tight as ever as drummer and one time Gin Slinger Mickey O was also celebrating his half century :) Things were starting to get a bit hazy as the golden throat charmers were going down a treat, and before l knew it Tony had got me onstage to sing backing vocals for 'I Fought The Law' by The Clash. As their second set drew to a close the stage invasion was imminent as we all got up, including Clemmy, for a rousing 'If The Kids Are United' by Sham 69. A great end to a top night. It was great just kicking back and enjoying watching great local bands, something l don't do enough of to be honest :)
So on to Monday and Song #13 for my AcoustiCalendar project. This week’s track is THiS TOWN iS BURNiNG DOWN. A laid back poignant look at the disappointment we can all feel in life around us. But also how we can change things if we really want it enough! So, see, theres always hope in my misery haha :) As usual this song will be available for FREE Download here until the next song is released the following Monday :)
Cheerz
Peesh
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