Re: Tour Line Up / Anti-Gravity

[Phil Mason <phil@ph...f2s.com>]

If that was the gig they played when "Altitude" came out, then I agree 
with Nick that there was a
great atmosphere. It was an excellent show. However, I remember the venue 
as being fairly busy that
night. I was throwing my shapes (or whatever we old gits do) right up at 
the back.

Phil

Quoting Nick White <nick.white@me...com>:

> Although a Londoner, I was at the King Tuts gig a few years ago with a 
> couple
> of Glasgow friends that I dragged along (and who had a great time).  It 
> is a
> terrific venue - one of the best.  The atmosphere was great and the band
> seemed to really enjoy it.  But the small venue was half empty.  They (or
> Gerard L?) must have lost a fair bit of money on that gig so I can 
> understand
> it if they want a promoter to take some of that risk for them in order 
> to do
> another gig in Scotland.  Perhaps they couldn't find one.
> 
> 
> NW
> 
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> 
> On Jun 12, 2013, at 02:16 AM, GORDON WILHELMI
> <gordon.wilhelmi192@bt...com> wrote:
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> I kind of sympathise. Someone from the Caledonian Branch mentioned a gig 
> they
> played at a place called 'King Tuts', in Glasgow, some time ago.
> 
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> 
> Met a rather striking lady from that Burg at a Hitchcock gig at Cecil 
> Sharp
> House last winter : she confirmed that 'King Tut's' was still one of THE
> sweaty rock venues there, so would move heaven and earth to get to a gig
> there, should they ever demure to it.
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> G
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>  From: phil mason <phil@ph...net>
>  To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
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> Sent: Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 0:01
>  Subject: [BluePlanes] Tour Line Up / Anti-Gravity
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> 
> A brutal shame that no gig could be organised for Scotland. The pros and 
> cons
> of Scottish independence may be debatable, but the independence of 
> Scottish
> music promoters from fine music is indisputably cretinous. 
> 
> And, whilst I'm tapping away here, I'd like to say that despite my 
> despairing
> and infuriated views about the LP-first release strategy for 
> Anti-Gravity,
> the double deluxe CD amounts to the equivalent of 1.5 CDs of (China
> Automotive) Brilliance. The rest of it is merely pretty good. 
> 
> Phil
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