END OF NOVEMBER - IT CAN'T BE TRUE!!

It's pretty obvious that everyone has been missing these updates, if the avalanche of comments is anything to go by.....

Anyway, I'm still going to update you on what has been happening in the last month:

• Dave has been on holiday - hard to believe, I know, but it's true! This time it was sailing in the Greek islands with his kids - a great time had by all, and they came back in one piece, which is the important thing!
• Paul has also been away - unfortunately on business, and he can assure everyone that the delights of Sao Paulo and Hamburg are not what they might be cracked up to be!
• Chrissie has survived an audit (not of her personally - God forbid!), and then spent a week undoing all the good work!
• Matt might be going to Tanzania with work over Christmas - he hopes so, we hope not! At present, the money doesn't seem to be forthcoming so, hopefully, the December gigs will still see him strumming his fretless thing!
• Hugh and Andy have kept doing what they do!

4 gigs knocked off since the last posting - the Jolly Sailor on 6 November - really good night with a huge number of people in the pub; our debut at The Hollins on 21 November - I think we surprised a lot of people who had not seen us before and, again, they were crammed in really tightly by the time Chris (the landlord) came back from watching Jools Holland (wrong choice, Chris!); a private Brewery gig on 27 November for the Dads from St Albans School in Macclesfield (who had a great night - well they would, wouldn't they!) and, finally, last night at The Ship Inn. As ever, this was a cracking gig, and the new songs (Pretty Vegas, Message In A Bottle and Money For Nothing) are now really starting to sound as though we know them!

It was great to see our old band members Frank Witt & Paul Hambley at The Hollins (and Gary Knight at The Jolly Sailor), and all of them commented on how much they missed us. It's to be hoped they don't all want to come back at once, because it will make for a very crowded stage!

Our December gig list is more or less set now - 4 December, back at the Jolly Sailor (for Sarah & Glenn's wedding anniversary!), 20 December at The Bruce Arms and 27 December back at The Ship Inn (this is for a birthday party, but I'm sure others are allowed in!). So, if you fancy starting or finishing your festive celebrations with a good night out - come along and join us!

2009 gigs are starting to come in, and we have at least 3 lined up for January - more details to follow in our festive blog edition!!