Saturday July 18th saw us return to Live action as a band at the Blyth Fair for our 4:15pm slot. As we rolled into Blyth slightly behind schedule we were surprised to find the impressive stage not quite where we expected it to be! But hey, lets not quibble, this is punk rock boys and girls! As we quickly loaded the gear onto the stage we were met with bemused looks from onstage organisers etc who were less than helpful as we looked in vain for a familiar face or soundman of sort! Main promoter Vince had other business to attend to so was missing in action! So just as we'd given up hope of any professional help, I spied Mr Phil Insangel on the horizon returning from his liquid lunch break with trustee sidekick Paul 'Sub' in tow! Good times. These guys have nailed LoGOz sound many a time so it was reassuring to know we were in safe hands. Cos outdoor gigs can be tricky customers when it comes to sound. Anyway just as we were ready for blast off, Mr. Compare and DJ from local radio station NE1 FM then informed us we were Live on the radio, so please do not swear! Fuckin' hell man haha! A brief Live on air interview followed with some deep soul searching investigative journalistic quezzies really throwing us off kilter..."What kind of guitar is that?....Why are you called LoGOz?..."How do you know these guys?"....Erm cos I'm in a band with them...was Harrys humorously deadpan reply! Then a quick introduction from local Comedian Ken Brady who announced us as "A classic rock power trio, like Cream or The Jam, or something else you'd have for your tea". LoGOz on toast it is then!!! So on with the show! When we first arrived the stage area was like a ghost town, so thankfully as we revved up with LONG TIME DEAD a small crowd had gathered and were enjoying there afternoon dose of punk pop rock n roll! It was great to be playing Live again after a two week break so we were happy with our 35 minute performance, as we were as tight as ever! Even the unexpected sonic explosive interference mid song during DEAD OR LIVING IN AMERICA didn't put us off haha! I must admit we were slightly disappointed with the turn out, but a big thanks to those who came down to support us! Cheers to Vince and of course to Phil and Sub, and our new friends at NE1 FM. Last and least, no thanks to the arrogant tosser who chucked a coin at the stage during our set. Tit. All in all a good fun afternoon of giggage followed by a few well deserved beers and shameless merch flogging :) Cheerz!
Onto Sunday and it was Solo time again with a set at The Tavern in Blyth again. My set time was 6:45pm so arriving a good 30 minutes before stage time gave me enough rope to play with! The lads from ALL OUT ATTACK were just finishing soundcheck as we got there so everything was on schedule. This was the debut gig for my new Acoustic geetar, the Tim Armstrong signature Fender Hellcat! MEEEEOWWW!!! This little fella has a completely different tone to my trustee Yamaha so it kinda felt a little alien at first! I opened up with THE BALLAD OF THE DiSENCHANTED and the brilliant reception eased those solo nerves a little! The beauty of these gigs is that there's kinda no strict set rules, so I can throw in anything depending on my mood or vibe, which changes with alarming regularity! Hence, me playing the very personal BROKEN HEART STRiNGS which was the first time I'd played this at a gig. I also threw in JUBiLEEZER as the token LoGOz track. I closed the set with OLD PUNKS NEVER DiE with my usual ONLY FOOLS & HORSES outtro but this time the finale was WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIKELY LADS theme, which went down great! Another nod to one of my fave TV shows of yesteryear! Again another successful solo gig under my belt, building that confidence each time! Thanks again to everyone who came down it was a cracking turn out! Cheers to Vince for putting me on and also the lads from ALL OUT ATTACK who played a blinder with their anthemic melodic punk rockathons!!!
Here we are again on Monday already!! AcoustiCalendar Song #29 this week is BORN iN THE U.K. Nothing to do with the Boss Mr Bruce Springsteen at all. Just a pure nod to the collective home land I was born into. The song takes a brief journey through snippets of my life as seen through my very own eyes. 2 minutes 45 seconds of working class realism. Three chords and the truth :) As always you can download this song FREE from www.logozworld.com/52 and will be available for 7 days until the next track is uploaded.
Thats it for now! Thanks for looking in :)
Cheerz
Peesh
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