Rocles Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 If anyone's in or around Teddington, UK, this Saturday, you could come and see me make a real Fool of myself :-D See - http://www.strawberryfools.co.uk/ The Strawberry Fools are: David Claridge *Les Cotton* Dick Greener Peter Rand Ralph Tonge They were formed in 2008, after a baptism of fire at two of the Bilston strumalongs and they are the veterans of numerous Strawbs covers on StrawbsWeb After going off to the countryside (Ralph's parents' place) to get their act together, like all good bands do, they are playing a set at the Strawbs Christmas Party on 6 Dec, after further extensive rehearsals (on 5 Dec). Details below: Saturday 6 December 2008 STRAWBS CHRISTMAS PARTY with the Good Old Boys, Cousins Cronk and Cutler, Dave Lambert the newly-formed Strawberry Fools and Wychwood National Physical Laboratory Sports Club, Teddington Cricket Pavilion National Physical Laboratory Teddington Middlesex TW11 0LW Doors: 7.00pm Showtime: 8.00pm Price: £12.00 to include buffet Box Office: 020 8977 6395 Website: http://www.nplsc.co.uk This year's theme is "The Blues Brothers" They're on pretty early, so don't miss 'em. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGD Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Les - Too far for us to come I'm afraid, and I'm gigging myself next Saturday here on the Costa Blanca, but good luck, best wishes and "Break A Leg" mate! And to anyone who could get there to see him, please go along and support Live Music! Cheers, Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocles Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Thanks Bruce, so, playing a Tribute to Strawbs, playing their songs, me playing Bass, with most of The Strawbs watching us, including the great Bassman Chas Cronk AND Nick Simper Ex-Deep Purple Bass Player, and being followed on the Bill by my Guitar Heroes (and great friends) Dave Lambert and Dave Cousins...no pressure there then 8-) 8-) Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howie Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Not for me Les, but wish you well and hope you get the the support your efforts deserve. Just a little bit off thread but something that I would like to mention. Up until lately we had live musicians/ singers /comics twice a week at our local. Nothing to write home about maybe, but this sort of venue, along with church/village halls etc. were the sort of places a lot of entertainers used as their first step in making public appearances and furthering their careers. Sadly this has now become a thing of the past. The cost of getting a music licence, and meeting the conditions laid down, has meant our pub, like so many other possible venues, simply could not afford it, and this has left these places with no other option than to stop offering live entertainment which is a sad loss to both the acts and customers alike leaving future entertainers with nowhere to perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocles Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Thanks Howie, yes, our local Rock venue in Blackpool, Riffs, has recently shut...Acoustic Strawbs played there in January this year, I went to have a listen, great PA etc, but its the way its going nationally I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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