Somebody's Sins

Thanks to Katie Blundell for a superbly promoted good feel gig at Stamps Wine Bar in Crosby last week. Pete Doyle aka Ravi Plumcloth , longstanding friend and musical enigma, was responsible for the ever so scintillating bass guitar, in truth his bottom end is simply irresistible, thanks Ravi and to all at Stamps, regulars or otherwise, don't think I've seen it so busy in a long while. I just bought a freezer, how cool is that? Not very, and the days run away like wild horses. The boys are back in town if you will although it looks like Andy may be waylaid in terms of rehearsals having been drafted in to do some relief bass on the Proud Mary tour which kicks off soonish. Weren't they Noel Gallaghers favourite band of years past somebody said in the pub last night ? Anyway, that might leave us gasping a little in terms of match fitness for the immediate gig plans, I fear the next Star and Garter on 23rd April could well be either a solo gig or one of reckless unrehearsed spontaneity. I prefer the later option but we'll see how it pans out. We've been looking at studio possibles for the new album and like the idea of The Analogue Cat down the road in sunny Sale, we just need to see it for real not just on a PC screen so Julie bare with us we will be there shortly. Easter eggs, not really, all that cross carrying blood dripping nail puncturing flesh shredding nonsense leaves me stoney cold, what is it with christians and suffering, he died for somebody's sins but not mine [so sayeth the great Patti Smith -- and I agree--absolutely]. I remember people from the church in the village I grew up in, carrying this huge wooden cross through the streets every easter, a kind of unhappy doom and gloom fancy dress parade in ye olde biblical attire, gives me the creeps just thinking about it. OK, I just watched DOGMA , which might explain my rantishness... On a brighter note I bought the new Divine Comedy record, Absent Friends, which is wonderful and life enhancing and fabulously orchestrated; though in my humble opinion nowhere near as accomplished as Regeneration, the previous Nigel Godrich produced classic. People keep telling me Peter Gabriel is growing up also...I've no idea what they mean? Still I wonder what's become of the Sizer Barker release scheduled on Real World sometime this year?? Carl?? Your public awaits, let me know so...VPx