Sid got a call on Monday night asking if we could do a gig at the Cellar Bar in Bracknell the following evening since one of the bands due to play had pulled out. It was a bit short notice but since none of the band have a life outside of Brassneck all of us were able to do it.
I drive over to Aldershot and pick up Kat first and after a couple of minutes she says she has a hot arse. I start to think that maybe my luck with the ladies is changing but it turns out that I left the heated seats on. We drive on, pick up Sid and make our way to Bracknell.
We meet the world famous Andy Stedman at the main doors (he had actually recommended us to the promoter for the gig). A bit of banter and a few insults are exchanged and we continue down into the bowels of South Hill Park Arts Centre - aka the Cellar Bar.
After Knuckles and Marion appear we run through a quick soundcheck of "Sensitive but a bit of 'rong 'un" and a few times through the chorus of "Stupid What ?". It sounds OK - it's never a great sound in the Cellar Bar - the acoustics are a bit crap.
We retire to the upstairs bar for a drink before the gig gets under way. We bore Sid rigid with central heating anecdotes. Central Heating! We are so rock'n'roll.
We wander back to the Cellar Bar to catch Lucas Taylor play an acoustic set. He's ok - he's got a good voice but doesn't seem to want to pronounce any consonants. He plays a tune on a banjo in the middle of his set which is quite cool. Next up is the Andy Stedman band. Lots of melodic pop songs but there's nothing that really stands out. Andy is trying hard to sell his album. He's not having much luck.
Then its us. Its only a small crowd but we play pretty well nonetheless. We're a bit lacklustre with the banter though - we're not on top form tonight. Probably because its so sodding cold.
Nothing much happened tonight. Is anyone actually reading this? I bet no-one gets this far, you'll all be well bored by now. My hearts not really in this. Does it really matter anyway? Is life even worth living? Probably not…….I'm off to kill myself. Goodbye cruel world.
Ben.
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