Second time round and we were made to feel welcome again. Concious of the last performance at the Brewers, having been called back so many times and running out of material, our set list was bigger this time so we arrived earlier than before to ensure we could get all the gear set up and chill a bit before going on. There were quite a few people there when we arrived, even before our rowdy lot turned up, and being such a nice day, most were sat in the garden area enjoying a rare sunny Saturday afternoon pint. There were also a good few visitors from the nearby Military show. The tank printed t-shirts were a dead giveaway! Cool, the more the merrier! We have managed to get the set-up time down to about an hour and a quarter now, so Andy, Jock and Harley took advantage of some free time and went and got some food. Beanz, typically drank a further 4 litres of water and smoked 20 fags in preperation!
As mentioned previously, we have varied the set up a little bit and put some of the faster numbers in the first half. Kicking off with "Pretty Vacant" this time round got more of a response, and set the mood for the evening. Despite some interesting noises coming from Harley, (who was suffering chronic earache), and some timing issues with Beanz singing, I don't think there was a song in the first half that didn't get a response......oh....hang on.....maybe one.......The Seeker by The Who, but then Beanz was so het up about not missing a verse as he did in the Rainbow last week, he actually managed to sing the third verse twice in error. The normal "Do you think they noticed" question need not have been asked as it appeared that the whole pub was looking at him with expressionless faces. Paranoid went a bit wrong at the start too but hey-ho! It was fun trying to catch each other up and at the end of the day, we are not professional rock stars......we're human beings!!! (rephrase, just in case we prompt any court proceedings here)........we're just four guys who perform for the fun of it!
What was also nice, was to see two lady's from our last gig at the Rainbow walk in. I'm not sure if they drink in the Brewers anyway, or whether they came because we were there but it made us feel good either way! Rock on chicks!
Unprompted, Beanz actually spoke quite a lot on this gig. Concious and self critical about being boring to watch he tried to get the audience on side and even managed to get three of the groupies to do the backing for "Ruby" which sounded a lot better than when we try to do it alone. Well done Keychelle, Dil and Shirl - you've got full time jobs on gig nights!!! Once again, he also did a little jig through "Johnny B Goode" whilst "Wipeout" was playing through the middle. He apologises for this and simply says "The music moves me, but it moves me ugly!"
Dan did a good job setting us up again, overcoming some technical issues and Donk actually got a mention by the band and was applauded by everyone for his continued support in loading / unloading the van and simply.......just being there. There were a few in the audience that have also been to all or most of our gigs and we apologise for not mentioning you this time round. It's not intentional and it will happen! One person I will mention though is PJ. Our littlest fan. Walking in and rocking out with ya' little guitar put us to shame - thanks for that mate!
Andy also kept the fun by periododically squirting people with a water pistol. Wise decision with all that electrical stuff around! - Death by stereo!!! Once over the initial shock of being squirted in the back of the head, it was actually quite nice having cool water running down the back of my neck. Despite us not using the disco lights this time, it was still very warm where we were standing. Jock was also in good spirits and playing extremely well considering he was sober!!! Beanz actually managed to get his attention by smiling, lip curling and headbanging through the instrumental bits. If Jock smiles back at you, you know you're all right.
Overall, another successful evening we think. A few hiccups, but people were entertained and that's what it's all about. We did see quite a few camera's on us and would be very grateful if you could send any piccies you may have captured to info@kneeslider.net so that we can publish them on this site.
Once again, thanks to everyone who came, and to those who continue to show support for us.
A special thanks to Tanya, the landlady of the Brewers for giving a new "unknown" band, the opportunity to play for a second time in her pub, and making it worthwhile at the end.
As mentioned previously, we have varied the set up a little bit and put some of the faster numbers in the first half. Kicking off with "Pretty Vacant" this time round got more of a response, and set the mood for the evening. Despite some interesting noises coming from Harley, (who was suffering chronic earache), and some timing issues with Beanz singing, I don't think there was a song in the first half that didn't get a response......oh....hang on.....maybe one.......The Seeker by The Who, but then Beanz was so het up about not missing a verse as he did in the Rainbow last week, he actually managed to sing the third verse twice in error. The normal "Do you think they noticed" question need not have been asked as it appeared that the whole pub was looking at him with expressionless faces. Paranoid went a bit wrong at the start too but hey-ho! It was fun trying to catch each other up and at the end of the day, we are not professional rock stars......we're human beings!!! (rephrase, just in case we prompt any court proceedings here)........we're just four guys who perform for the fun of it!
What was also nice, was to see two lady's from our last gig at the Rainbow walk in. I'm not sure if they drink in the Brewers anyway, or whether they came because we were there but it made us feel good either way! Rock on chicks!
Unprompted, Beanz actually spoke quite a lot on this gig. Concious and self critical about being boring to watch he tried to get the audience on side and even managed to get three of the groupies to do the backing for "Ruby" which sounded a lot better than when we try to do it alone. Well done Keychelle, Dil and Shirl - you've got full time jobs on gig nights!!! Once again, he also did a little jig through "Johnny B Goode" whilst "Wipeout" was playing through the middle. He apologises for this and simply says "The music moves me, but it moves me ugly!"
Dan did a good job setting us up again, overcoming some technical issues and Donk actually got a mention by the band and was applauded by everyone for his continued support in loading / unloading the van and simply.......just being there. There were a few in the audience that have also been to all or most of our gigs and we apologise for not mentioning you this time round. It's not intentional and it will happen! One person I will mention though is PJ. Our littlest fan. Walking in and rocking out with ya' little guitar put us to shame - thanks for that mate!
Andy also kept the fun by periododically squirting people with a water pistol. Wise decision with all that electrical stuff around! - Death by stereo!!! Once over the initial shock of being squirted in the back of the head, it was actually quite nice having cool water running down the back of my neck. Despite us not using the disco lights this time, it was still very warm where we were standing. Jock was also in good spirits and playing extremely well considering he was sober!!! Beanz actually managed to get his attention by smiling, lip curling and headbanging through the instrumental bits. If Jock smiles back at you, you know you're all right.
Overall, another successful evening we think. A few hiccups, but people were entertained and that's what it's all about. We did see quite a few camera's on us and would be very grateful if you could send any piccies you may have captured to info@kneeslider.net so that we can publish them on this site.
Once again, thanks to everyone who came, and to those who continue to show support for us.
A special thanks to Tanya, the landlady of the Brewers for giving a new "unknown" band, the opportunity to play for a second time in her pub, and making it worthwhile at the end.
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