Hi,
Cold or what......... it's not easy typing in mittens. I tried
asking one of the brass monkeys chilling outside my window
to do this months news letter but it turns out he couldn't
possibly take it on till after the summer as he was in the
middle of ghosting the works of Shakespear with a whole bunch
of his mates (well actually he referred to them as "Mee
Simian Posse", but then he was a bit of an urban ghetto
BM)...
So
I guess it's all down to muggins here again. Our launch night
at Filthy McNastys Too was a storm and judging
by the acts they are lining up for this venue, we hope it
can establish itself as a must visit live music landmark in
London'. It's a shame that the promised appearance of Tom
(Stones Mr Fixit) Keylock failed
to materialise on the night - I guess he's spent too long
listening to builders excuses - "Sorry couldn't make
Friday as promised lads, gotta another three gigs on the go
in Acacia Avenue but don't worry, I'll definitely be with
you next Thursday"........ Well no matter, we were very
fortunate that a rather more than adequate stand in for the
night was on hand, none other than... well everybody knows
his name - a man whose mother, had she paid any heed to the
prognostications of the old Gypsy woman before he was born,
rather than the results of the pre-natal scan provided by
the local health authority, may well have found her self requiring
a ballistics expert to determine his paternity - yes it was
London's very own Hoochie Coochie Man, the
one and only Art Wood, the Big Brother who
taught young Ronnie to suck eggs (a mean trick Art, but then
what are kid brothers for) and, as if having been prevailed
upon as emergency compare was not enough, Art stayed on for
an impromptu surprise guest airing of his signature tune with
the band later in the set, Thank you Art, these are the moments
that make our Rollin Stoned fantasy for real.
We
were also really sorry to have had to disappoint those of
you looking forward to the gig in Nantwich, I'm afraid it
was beyond our control - or those organising it who had gone
to a lot of trouble to set it up. They are hoping to re-schedule
in late July so we will keep you posted. Coming up next, well
April is pretty crammed, but before that we have another couple
of London Venues new to the band. This Friday we're at Tythe
Farm SC which has been lined up to replace the now
defunct Rayners Hotel, we hear this is a really decent sized
hall, so do your best to fill it troops. Jack Beards
in Tooting is another first for us which comes well recommended.
Then
of course it's April in Putney and 'All Swinging together'
with something or other between your knees as we perform our
traditional Boat Race double header at The
Half Moon.
OK
gotta dash, the plumber hasn't connected the Surrey Bend to
the Harrods Depository and I'm expecting a couple of Coxed
eights through here any minute..... has any body got Tom Keylock's
no?.....
