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simon, this band added to our myspace page recently: https://www.myspace.com/berrytweedandthechasers

hmm, an outbreak of common sense.

i'd not seen that before i must confess ........ loved it, especially the DJ and bloke on speed!!

i'm expecting a few nerves in a couple of weeks though .... we'll be playing warm up sets for paul weller (apologies to the weller haters here for mentioning him!) and ..... erm .... girls aloud. will be the biggest crowds i've played to (approx 7 - 10000 per gig). tend to get nervous too on the rare occasions i've been asked to play other clubs .... out of the comfort zone i suppose.

early 90s for me ..... playing a few indie/britpop type tunes to warm up for a mates band. not really nervous about that. have been a few times since.

i've got to admit i find it fascinating reading some of the squabbles .... how ridiculous grown adults can behave.

last year at the iow festival each DJ that played in our marquee was asked to list the records they'd played. not a huge deal to be fair.

cliff does a nice version .... well two actually i think, one on a live album ...... live at the talk of the town, including "ain't nothing like a house party": https://www.7digital.com/artists/cliff-rich...lk-of-the-town/

playlist from march 1st: The Saint Orchestra - Funko Yellow Sunshine - Yellow Sunshine Slim Smith - Rougher Yet Brass Construction - Movin' Coke Escavedo - I wouldn.t change a thing Pucho & the latin Soul Bros - Got myself a good man Gil Scot-Heron - Lady Jane & John Coltrain Eddie Floyd - Things Get Better Jimmy Hughes - What side of the door The Fame Gang - Spooky Martha Velez - Swamp Man Louis Chachere - The Hen pt.1 My Dynamite - Sh'mon Wynder K. Frog - I am the man Jamaicans - Baba Boom

well ...... we do a bit at the IOW festival. last year we had andy strickland (walls of heartache), eddie piller (acid jazz), dom cater (berts apple crumble), eneida fever (magic in the air club) and others spinning vinyl in our marquee. we found it a great atmosphere. not sure £200000 would cover the costs of arranging a festival though.

Playlist Hipshaker Show 2/2/2008 Ernie K. Doe - Here Come the girls Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae Double Exposure - Everyman Small Faces - Almost Grown Chambers Brothers - Do your thing Ann Sexton - Your losin me Barbara Banks - That night-time feeling Incredible Bongo Band - Apache Prince Buster - Drunken Psalm Dee Dee Sharp - Do the bird Lynne Collins - Think African Music Machine - Black Water Gold Jean Jacques Perrey - EVA Rosetta Hightower - Ain't no mountain high enough Marvin Gaye - What's going on + loads of chat!!

good track, played it a few times. the sandie shaw route 66 mentioned is too ..... and lulu's show me. loads of good stuff from strange sources!

playlist from sat jan 26: Last Night - Mar-Keys The Wig - Lorenzo Holden My Baby Likes To Boogaloo - Don Gardner Indian Rope Man - Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger and The Trinity Right On - Ray Barretto I don't need no doctor - Ray Charles She's looking good - Rodger Collins Mama told me not come - Three Dog Night Show Me - Joe Tex Out on the floor - Dobie Gray Hold on, I'm coming - Sam & Dave I wanna know - John E. Paul Right Now - Justin Silly Savage - Golden Toadstools Good Lovin' - Gilberto Sextet More and More - Little Milton

no input from me so far ....... but a playlist from last night: You're Ready Now - Frankie Valli Happy Soul (w/a Hook) - Dave Cortez and the Moon People Mean Man - Betty Harris Stuck in a wind up - Lord Large feat. Clem Curtis Rescue Me - Fontella Bass Word Game - Benny Spellman You - Spanky Wilson Champ - Mohawks Shakin' all over - Johnny Kidd and the pirates Fire - Etta James Keep Lookin - Solomon Burke Funky Nassau - Beginning of the end Seven days too long - Chuck Wood Everybody's goin to a love-in - Bob Brady and the Con-cordes Express yourself - Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd St Rhythm band Laughter ever after - Andy Lewis feat Bettye Lavette California Soul - Marlena Shaw

aah, thats good. i've not heard it yet - was told by someone else it was a bit too funk orientated for them.

cheers chaps ..... but a word of warning, the playlist will be quite mixed!!

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blimey ... this still going???? we use wristbands at some events and always order more than the exact number. you don't want to have too few. you sometimes have to replace some .... you sometimes have to give wristbands to all sorts of people that need to be in the venue but are not paying customers (guests, techies etc). they are not foolproof and i would have thought that most promoters who use them would realise that.

pleased to say i also blagged ........ At the end of the specialist round you scored 8 You certainly know a great deal about The Temptations.