Manchester

It’s the day after the day of the gig that was …and what a gig it was too. There’s nothing like playing at home, in the basement of TV 21 [easily the best club in the city] surrounded by all manner of futuristic paraphernalia and in the company of friends and loved ones we…well...I think the term is ROCKED. The sound was rickety pooh [as someone so eloquently stated] but the vibe was a hyper-max treasure trove good feeling. We played a blinder. I saw loads people I hadn’t seen in awhile who were most forthcoming in their praises and for a few hours everything that ever was made perfect sense. People enjoyed the gig and you can’t ask for more than a full house paying attention and engaging, especially in this town where pretty much everyone has been on Top of the Pops [I exaggerate-you know that- but you get the picture]. This sets us up nicely for the next leg of the tour which recommences on Halloween in Bilston at The Robin [which is in the West Midlands in case you were wondering as several people were when I mentioned it the other night]. This seems a suitable time to thank those without whom none of this would be possible so to Jeff we salute you for the driving and humping [never the right term but it’s the one to use apparently] and to Steve Petrico for putting us on and to Annie for feeding us. To Andy Woods for the label support and to Ben Cooke for being on the ball. To Craig Gannon for keeping it clean. Thank you. Thanks also to Damian Morgan and Mike Doyle for the captivating acoustic support. Alas finally, on a note of sadness, this was the day of all days that Bens dog DINGO died. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a closer more touching relationship between man and beast than was theirs. DINGO featured on the Fall and Rise album cover artwork and was quite the star of shoot. Our thoughts go out to all concerned, VP