Re: Tour Line Up / Anti-Gravity

["Alastair Tweedie" <alastair@la...com>]

Outdoor Miner on Radio 6 at the moment.

 

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From: blueplanes-bounces@bl...org
[mailto:blueplanes-bounces@bl...org] On Behalf Of Nick White
Sent: 12 June 2013 15:09
To: phil@ph...net; A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
Subject: Re: [BluePlanes] Tour Line Up / Anti-Gravity

 

It was this one -
http://www.mmmm.eclipse.co.uk/live/blue_aeroplanes_090406.htm

 

You should have joined us down the front - there was plenty of room for
shape-throwing.

 

The write-up is pretty accurate, though I object to being described as
"largely middle-aged".

 

I miss Detective Song.

 

NW

 


On Jun 12, 2013, at 03:00 PM, Phil Mason <phil@ph...f2s.com> wrote:

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
> 
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> G
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> 
> From: phil mason <phil@ph...net>
> To: A Discussion list for The Blue Aeroplanes
> <blueplanes@bl...org> 
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 June 2013, 0:01
> Subject: [BluePlanes] Tour Line Up / Anti-Gravity
> 
> 
> 
> 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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