RossP

Exodus was a total blurr, excellent night though.

Exodus was also a total blurr on the sat night, and the monday. should really stop drinking for a while

nah its mainly been our horses performing rubbish. I can't really get into watching the races that much, so ihaven't seen exactly how crap they've been.

not so far, a few of his (and my) bets were sunk by only the 2nd race, i'll find out if he's recovered when i get back to the flat tonight. He doesn't even flick over to see neighbours, which mean i don't get to see it this week. Gutted.

i'm genuinly terrified that they try and poach Craig Brewster from Caley. He has been immense for us.

'Mon the Caley tomorrow, get it right up those soap-dodgers

there's a great drawing of a lady's neither-regions too.

it's like giving crayons to a chimp.

My flat mate drew that!!

He is actually genuinly pleased that now he can say he's a published artist

10th march (tonight)...Inverness...the Market Bar

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That would possibly be the most amazing sight ever

Me and a mate are going at the end of the month, we've bought the flights, and am just having a look at accomodation.

I was wondering if anyone had been to Prague before, and if they could give me some advice on where to stay. We were just going to stay in a Hostel near the center of the town, but thought i'd check for opinions first

ta x

Ross' date=' want more gigs?

*wants to put on SEA sometime*[/quote']

Sounds like a plan, we'll speak more in depth about it on friday.

......prob best if we speak near the start of the night, as the peer pressure of Maxi and Joss will make me incomrehendable (sp?) later on in the night

ross - just ask the sound engineer on the night to record your set.

the lemon tree records to minidisc or tape' date=' really - bring a blank of either and you'll be fine!

hope it goes well guys![/quote']

Excellent, cheers for the quick response. [Off to buy blank mini disc right now]

I know quite a few bands that have recorded their sets at the lemon tree, and were able to put them on cd. I was just wondering if Small Enclosed Area could record our set this friday (11th March), as there's a few new songs we're playing that we would love to have down on cd.

Any information on how we could do this would be brilliant

Excellent, i'll go to this one.

Technically "A" are the first band i saw live, as they were supporting Sypmosium at my first ever gig when i was about 14. I know quite a few folk from the boards were at that Lemon Tree show. Stonker.

Me and some mates saw A and Rival Schools in Glasgow, and ended up getting pissed with them after the show in the Garage. Dancing to S Club 7, drinking aftershocks, and trying to find Walter Rival Schools a chick.......fond memories indeed

. DONT GO TO INVERNESS! Alex

That is a stupid thing to badmouth an entire town just because of one bad experience playing there. Small Enclosed have played there about 7/8 times now' date=' and the first 2 times went pretty badly - poor crowd attendance, neds etc etc. But you learn from that. since then we've played about 4 different venues and can honestly say they have been some of the best attended and most enjoyable gigs we've ever done.

The main idea behind playing a town that your not recognised in, is that each time you play there, more people should come compared to the last time. Thanks to these 25 or so people that come, they could tell their mates about your band, and then you might have 50 at the next gig, and so on and so on. Hence why hard working bands like JetPlane Landing play some of the smallest towns in the UK continually, and do well for themselves.

Here's the venues we've played in Inverness

[b']Market bar- only just behind Drakes as the most enjoyable and friendly venue in the UK.

Bar Q- guaranteed high attendance at the weekend due to it being free entry

Mad Hatters- see above

Spectrum Center- Quite interesting layout, bit like those channel4 late night things they used to show where the crowd were sitting down. BYOB too...

Downtown USA- pretty big, mostly teenage audience, but get on the right bill and you'll enjoy it.

Blue Bar/Bar 45- Bit badly run, not a great attendance, a few neds. Not really recommended

Raigmore Hotel - Generally where the touring bands play. Quite awkward as its out of town, but if you can get onto a support slot for a UK touring band it'll be worthwhile.

Ross Morrison may be able to elaborate further on the venues in and around inverness

did anyone in this thread go to elgin acadamy?

if so' date=' would someone please care to explain the mythical sport of "elginball"?[/quote']

You may be referring to either "DeathBall", or "Wikedy Wikedy Wild Wild West Volley Competition", both are sports invented whilst i was at school there

Never heard of "Elgin ball"

yeah a bit like that, but they use more electronica stuff as well

Mum are excellent. I missed them playing Glasgow last April, but made up for it the next day by seeing Explosions in the Sky at Tramway.

Just rubbing the salt in deeper Maxi........

beer and wine were the catalyst for all my uni essays.

Also..."Come on Die Young" helped

I'd say that Slow Riot For Zero Kanada was the best work ever. (the one with the jewish writing on the front + a molotov cocktail inside).

Well said that man, that would be my favourite by a long way. It helped me get through some tough essay writing sessions a year or two ago

The album is as good as i expected, "Stop Coming to my House" and "New Paths to Helicon pt1" are the highlights

Also bought the new Tori Amos album yesterday, so away to give that a first listen. lovely

I went back to Elgin to pick mine up today, 2 songs in and suitably impressed. Does anyone elses cd cover smell like a tramp? Mine hums of minky Scotsman. Makes me love Mogwai even more....

damn. I'm in Inverness next weekend.

aha' date=' we're actually playing next weekend in inverness as well, at Mad Hatters.

details can be found on main page of [url']www.hubl.co.uk

If so, or if you know someone who would like to come....

- Inverness -

Channel 4 Showcase

Saturday 19th February

Bar Q, Church Street

Doors 9pm, Free Entry

Calamateur

Le Reno Amps

Small Enclosed Area

Blue Gum Ears

The Cinematics

Go on....its free. And we'll be playing two brand new songs at this one

Mon the Caley

i love you

RossP' date='

Exodus,

Very drunk by the bar,

Stealing people's yellow cards,

DRNK247F00.

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That has made my weekend!!!!!

Just PM'd you Bri

I haven't many vices.....

But Kiss is one of them.

This Saturday.....

Yasssssss.............

Cant wait.

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