A NICE DAY FOR A WHITE WEDDING!!

Having survived a raucous evening at The Jolly Sailor on Thursday, we've go our best bib and tucker on for Tom & Fran's wedding reception, this evening! Went down and checked the venue this morning, and the setting is just fantastic, sleepy little Cheshire village, with a marquee in the garden, and everything set up for a great day - let's just hope the weather holds!

Took the opportunity on Thursday to baptise a new song - "Message In A Bottle" made it's bow, and worked so well, we did it twice! As we'd only actually played it twice before in practice, this was quite remarkable (as Barry Norman used to say!) - a fine mix of reggae and rock, thanks to Messrs Thompson, Smith and Johnson!

Had some disappointing news last week in that, due to complaints about noise, problems with shuttle buses etc., the Mind, Body & Boogie event has had to be slimmed down, and we are one of the many turns that have been "bounced" off the menu! Aside from this probably being the wrong decision for the benefit of the punters, it's really disappointing that some small-minded people and associated bureaucrats, have sabotaged an event which, as well as being great fun for the performers and the audiences, actually did a great service to the community by raising funds for Mental Health - something which tends to get forgotten and, since the advent of "Care in the Community" (which is actually a euphemism for turning sick people out on the streets!), appears to be becoming more of a problem. Well, maybe next year common sense will prevail, and the mental health of the people who have conspired to wreck the best intentions of the organisers, will have improved, so that the event can go ahead again in all it's glory! Rant over!!

Anyway, every cloud has a silver lining, and we have replaced the M,B &B gig with a return to the Old Ship Inn on Becch Lane. Happily, Jed is now home from hospital, and it will be great to play there under happier circumstances than when we last appeared in March.

A couple of other gigs have also been added:
- Saturday 11 October at the Broken Cross Institute Beer Festival, just outside Macclesfield. Don't have much more info about this - but I'm sure there will be some fine Storm Brewing ales to be sampled!
- Friday 21 November, at The Hollins on Black Road in Macclesfield. This pub is fast becoming the place to be seen at the weekend, and they are great promoters of live music. Check out their Facebook group (THE.HOLLINS MACCLESFIELD).
More about both these gigs nearer the time.