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I felt a bit uneasy and nervous for the first few songs, as I wasn't sure how it was going, but after "Hey Hey 16K" it started to feel REAL GOOD and i Visibly Relaxed. There was VERY enjoyable heckling (especially Miss E Kawasaki calling out for Voon songs) and some DIALOGUE, there was Sustaining Whooping from the crowd, and I happily regaled the assemblage with my review of the new Neil Diamond album, it was LOVELY. Best of all, a small clutch of people cheered when I announced "Quality Of Life Enhancement Device" - that's NEVER happened before!Better Things To Do
The Lesson Of The Smiths
Hey Hey 16K
The Fight For History
Quality Of Life Enhancement Device
Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge)
Billy Jones Is Dead
Easily Impressed
I was a little worried about VFM as "Better Things To Do" will be on the album, "Never Going Back To Aldi's" has already been on the free Christmas CD, and the ORIGINAL version of "Sod It Let's Get Pissed" is on "Warriors Of Nanpantan". We were thus discussing trying to get into a studio to record some EXTRA stuff, somehow, when Rob suggested putting a whole OTHER EP of BONUS TRACKS on the CD-R EXTRAS section - the long mentioned but little heard "ZIPCODES" Cassette!Better Things To Do
Leave My Brother Alone
Sod It, Let's Get Pissed
Never Going Back To Aldi's
The Other Rush Hour
All I need to do now is record an ACOUSTICAL version of "Sod It, Let's Get Pissed" in the Exciting New Arrangement I was on about the other day, and we are GO! for LAUNCH!Sod It, Let's Get Pissed
Closer To You
Born Yesterday
Hey William
If You Need Loving
Zipcodes
The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B)
Sod It, Let's Get Pissed
The Girl Who…
The Fight For History
Billy Jones Is Dead
Fucking Hippy
The Lesson Of The Smiths
Easily Impressed
Boom Shake The Room
The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B)
Sod It, Let's Get Pissed
Hey Hey 16K
The Drummer's Lament
The Fight For History
The Lesson Of The Smiths
Clubbing In The Week
Easily Impressed
Boom Shake The Room
Name Number 1 Paul (21) 2= John (14) 2= Mark (14) 4 Andrew (13) 5 Chris (11) 6= David (10) 6= Steve (10) 8= Dave (9) 8= Tom (9) 10= Matthew (7) 10= James (7) 10= Stephen (7) 10= Rob (7) 14= Tim (6) 14= Simon (6) 16= Lee (5) 16= Graham (5) 16= Sam (5) 16= Stuart (5)
City (Gigs) 1 Manchester (1) 2 Hull (5) 3 Glasgow (2) 4 Sheffield (9) 5 Cork (1) 6 Nottingham (4) 7 Winchester (3) 8 Northampton (1) 9 Cambridge (2) 10 Leicester (9) 11= Edinburgh (1) 11= Leeds (5) 11= Ipswich (1) 14 Derby (4) 15 London (36) 16 Peterborough (2) 17 Brighton (5) 18 Birmingham (4) 19 Motherwell (1)
1 Hull 2 London 3 Sheffield 4 Manchester 5 Leicester 6 Glasgow 7 Nottingham 8 Winchester 9 Leeds 10 Derby 11 Brighton 12 Cork 13= Birmingham 13= Cambridge 15= Northampton 15= Peterborough 17 Edinburgh 17= Ipswich 19 Motherwell
1 United States Of America 2 Canada 3 Sweden 4 Republic Of Ireland 5 Australia 6 Italy 7 Germany 8= Greece 8= Finland 8= Israel 8= South Africa
1 London 2 Ipswich 3 Sheffield 4 Leicester 5 Glasgow 6 Kingston Upon Thames 7 Birmingham 8 Nottingham 9 Leeds 10 Stoke-on-Trent 11 Warrington 12 Motherwell 13 Guildford 14 St Albans 15 Blackburn 16 Liverpool 17 Walsall 18 Milton Keynes 19 Edinburgh Fife 20= Coventry 20= Derby
Title | % gigs | (N) | |
1 | Easily Impressed | 93.18 | (41) |
2 | The Lesson Of The Smiths | 81.81 | (36) |
3 | The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B) | 70.45 | (31) |
4 | Boom Shake The Room | 68.18 | (30) |
5 | Hey Hey 16K | 68.18 | (30) |
6 | Clubbing In The Week | 59.09 | (26) |
7 | Fucking Hippy | 47.72 | (21) |
8 | Billy Jones Is Dead | 43.18 | (19) |
9 | Red & White Sockets | 40.9 | (18) |
10 | Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge) | 38.63 | (17) |
11 | Never Going Back To Aldi's | 34.09 | (15) |
12 | The Fight For History | 31.81 | (14) |
13 | Quality Of Life Enhancement Device | 27.27 | (12) |
14 | The Perfect Love Song | 25 | (11) |
15 | Better Things To Do | 22.72 | (10) |
16 | The Gay Train | 22.72 | (10) |
17 | Good Luck In Your New Job | 18.18 | (8) |
18 | The Symbol Of Our Nation | 15.9 | (7) |
19= | Breaks In The Journey | 13.63 | (6) |
19= | I Come From The Fens | 13.63 | (6) |
19= | Payday Is The Best Day | 13.63 | (6) |
19= | Tell Me Something You DO Like | 13.63 | (6) |
Title | % gigs | (N) | |
1 | The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B) | 93.54 | (29) |
2= | Boom Shake The Room | 90.32 | (28) |
2= | Easily Impressed | 90.32 | (28) |
2= | The Lesson Of The Smiths | 90.32 | (28) |
5 | Clubbing In The Week | 80.64 | (25) |
6 | Fucking Hippy | 67.74 | (21) |
7 | Red & White Sockets | 58.06 | (18) |
8 | Hey Hey 16K | 54.83 | (17) |
9= | Billy Jones Is Dead | 32.25 | (10) |
9= | The Perfect Love Song | 32.25 | (10) |
11 | Good Luck In Your New Job | 25.8 | (8) |
12= | Never Going Back To Aldi's | 22.58 | (7) |
12= | Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge) | 22.58 | (7) |
14 | The Fight For History | 19.35 | (6) |
15= | I Come From The Fens | 16.12 | (5) |
15= | Work's All Right (when it's a proper job) | 16.12 | (5) |
17= | Better Things To Do | 9.67 | (3) |
17= | Dino At The Sands | 9.67 | (3) |
17= | Fly Me To The Moon | 9.67 | (3) |
17= | Payday Is The Best Day | 9.67 | (3) |
17= | The Drummer's Lament | 9.67 | (3) |
Title | % gigs | (N) | |
1= | Easily Impressed | 100 | (13) |
1= | Hey Hey 16K | 100 | (13) |
3 | Quality Of Life Enhancement Device | 84.61 | (11) |
4 | Things'll Be Different (when I'm in charge) | 76.92 | (10) |
5 | Billy Jones Is Dead | 69.23 | (9) |
5= | The Gay Train | 69.23 | (9) |
7= | Never Going Back To Aldi's | 61.53 | (8) |
7= | The Fight For History | 61.53 | (8) |
7= | The Lesson Of The Smiths | 61.53 | (8) |
10 | Better Things To Do | 53.84 | (7) |
11 | Tell Me Something You DO Like | 46.15 | (6) |
11= | The Symbol Of Our Nation | 46.15 | (6) |
13 | Breaks In The Journey | 30.76 | (4) |
14 | Payday Is The Best Day | 23.07 | (3) |
15= | Boom Shake The Room | 15.38 | (2) |
15= | Leave My Brother Alone | 15.38 | (2) |
15= | Looking At My Hands | 15.38 | (2) |
15= | Mental Judo | 15.38 | (2) |
15= | Song For Cookie Boy | 15.38 | (2) |
15= | The Peterborough All-Saints' Wide Game Team (Group B) | 15.38 | (2) |
It was a FESTIVAL OF THE DEFINITE ARTICLE! I noticed at the time there were a lot of "The" songs, but didn't realise it featured in all but ONE of them. Crumbs! It felt a bit SERIOUS in the middle, but I'm pleased I stuck with it, and still had my usual starting and ending songs to rely on, so it all seemed to go quite well in the end. The nicest bits were talking to people afterwards, many of whom hadn't seen me before and had come from Lands Quite Distant to be there, which is always appreciated. Also really nice was the fact that The Dates On My Calendar was there too, so I had someone to talk EXCITEDLY to about the past events on the way home, rather than having to either wake her up or wait until the morning. That was GRATE!The Peterborough All-Saints Wide Game Team (group B))
The Saturday Lunchtime Wrestlers
The Symbol Of Our Nation
Breaks In The Journey
Clubbing In The Week
The Lesson Of The Smiths
Easily Impressed
Boom Shake The Room
All Gigs
1. Bull & Gate, London (9)
2. The Charlotte, Leicester (7)
3. Victoria Inn, Derby (6)
3. The 12 Bar Club, London (6)
3. Jug of Ale, Birmingham (6)
6. University of Sheffield Students' Union, Sheffield (5)
6. The Adelphi, Hull (5)
6. Bar Firefly, Leicester (5)
9. Upstairs At The Garage, London (4)
9. Fox & Firkin, London (4)
Solo Gigs
1. The 12 Bar Club, London (6)
2. Jug of Ale, Birmingham (5)
2. University of Sheffield Students' Union, Sheffield (5)
4. Fox & Firkin, London (4)
4. Bull & Gate, London (4)
6. Upstairs At The Garage, London (3)
6. Railway Inn, Winchester (3)
8. The Durham Ox, Leicester (2)
8. Orange & Blue Studios, London (2)
8. Ray's Mum's Back Garden, Stourbridge (2)
8. The Boardwalk, Sheffield (2)
8. Betsy Trotwood, London (2)
8. The Adelphi, Hull (2)
8. Raffles, Derby (2)
8. The Victoria, London (2)
8. The Windmill, London (2)
8. Sanctuary Café, Brighton (2)
8. The Charlotte, Leicester (2)
Validators Gigs*
1. Victoria Inn, Derby (6)
2. The Charlotte, Leicester (5)
2. Bull & Gate, London (5)
2. Bar Firefly, Leicester (5)
5. The Adelphi, Hull (3)
6. The Social, Nottingham (2)
6. Carpe Diem, Leeds (2)
* including gigs without full band but with one or more non-Hibbett Validators present
1. Do you like THE LOVELY BROTHERS?It kept me busy for HOURS!
“Yes” – go to paragraph 2.
“No” – go to paragraph 3.
2. Do you want to see them play a gig?
“Yes, of course, they are my favourite band!” – go to paragraph 4.
3. Why are you on their mailing list then, you wally?
“I’m related to them” – go to paragraph 5.
“They got my address through illicit means” – go to paragraph 5.
4. Where do you live?
“London, that’s where all the cool people live” – go to paragraph 6.
“Brighton, that’s where all the cool people live” – go to paragraph 7.
“Somewhere else” – go to paragraph 9.
5. Sorry.
6. THE LOVELY BROTHERS are playing a gig in London this Saturday (Feb 4) at the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town. Do you want to know who else is playing?
“Go on then...” – go to paragraph 10.
“No I only care about The Lovely Brothers” – go to paragraph 14.
7. THE LOVELY BROTHERS are playing a gig in Brighton quite soon! It will take place at the Marlborough Theatre on Princes Street the Saturday after next (Feb 18). Do you want to know more?
“Please furnish me with more details” – go to paragraph 12.
“Do I have a choice?” – go to paragraph 12.
9. You will not be able to see THE LOVELY BROTHERS unless you get the train. Alternatively, why not arrange a gig for us in your shed?
“I can’t be arsed” – go to paragraph 11.
“My shed is too small to house a neo-cabaret ironic punk band” – go to paragraph 13.
“A theatre company have already booked it for their stage version of Wurzel Gummidge” – go to paragraph 17.
10. MR G & RICH and some band called THE DUVETS. It costs £4. Do you think you’ll come?
“Dare you question my devotion?” – go to paragraph 14.
“No” – go to paragraph 15.
11. Okay, but I’ll remember that next time you come knocking on my shed door.
“What do I do know? You didn’t ask me a question?” – go to paragraph 16.
12. Also on the bill is MC FASHION (An all-singing, all-dancing chav in need of Ritalin), and MJ HIBBETT (A protest singer for the geek generation). It costs £4 and starts at around 8pm. Do you think you’ll come?
“Dare you question my devotion?” – go to paragraph 14.
“No” – go to paragraph 15.
13. What about your garage, then?
“Look, I’m not interested” – go to paragraph 5.
14. You are truly a good fan. Well done! To see how much of a fan you are, would you care to do a short test?
“Yes, my liege” – go to paragraph 1.
15. Why not?
“I don’t really like neo-cabaret ironic punk music” – go to paragraph 1.
“I’m going to a shed in Hastings to see a stage version of Wurzel Gummidge” – go to paragraph 17.
16. I don’t know. What do you fancy doing?
“I want to play a game about pigs”
– go to www.pigfarming3.cjb.net
“I want to read a story about Britney Spears”
– go to www.collective-lust-of-mankind.cjb.net
“I want to peruse THE LOVELY BROTHERS website”
– go to www.thelovelybrothers.co.uk
17. Really? I’ve always thought that would make a great show. Can I come?
“No, it’s quite experimental, you wouldn’t like it” – go to paragraph 11.
“No you can’t make it because you’ve got a gig to play!” – go to paragraph 18.
18. I’d forgotten about that, where’s the gig?
“The one in Brighton?” – go to paragraph 7.
“Or the one in London? – go to paragraph 6.
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