Joe Atom

I shall consult my Atom cohorts and get back to you. But it sounds fantabulously wondercrump to me!

Don't think it's Eric Johnson. Unfortunately I shall be on holiday in Amsterdam on that particular date. And while I'm in Amsterdam, Judas Priest play Barcelona, and then we're in Barcelona and Metallica play in Amsterdam. Thought that one through... doofus!!

Well, Operation Mindcrime anyway. It's one of my favourite albums of all time, but most of their other albums are patchy at best... but there's some good songs on most of them! QUEEN OF THE REICH!! BTW their latest album is dirt. I bought it, one word for you, DON'T. The new Blaze album on the other hand, is great!

Is it the Last Day? Damn this is fun. Nice to know the party is going on even when I'm away. BTW well done everyone, first local band forum to reach 2000 posts. Woohoo! And be careful, the emo monsters of MMW are catching up with us! Emo sucks, eh Dan...

It be about marooning mutineers and digging up treasure! Arrrrrrrrrr! Splice the Mainbrace and serve up the scurvy! Peg-leg's coming home!! Arrr.

Louder! I SAID LOUDER!

Nice! That's the spirit. PARTY GOING ON!

Demon, you've missed nothing! In fact, you've arrived just in time! WHOOP WHOOP COME ON PARTY PEOPLE! CHECK DA' BASS! etc. Sorry, I'm just bored, and coming in here used to cheer me up, but there's been nowt going on in here for ages so I'm trying to get the crowd into it. SCREAM FOR ME BB!! Join in if you like, this is your chance to take the mic.

"Pieces of eight!" "Shiver me timbers!" "Aaarrrrr Jim Lad!

Nice Are we meant to try and decode it? Good noise anyway... YOU ARE NUMBER ONE! GO FUCKING CRAZY! Come on!

P.S. If we could be on the same bill as Festr, that'd take me back to my happy school days...

Yes! When are they exactly?

MAKE SOME MOTHERFUCKIN' NOISE!! Shabba.

Is that the "in truth we can't see through our won frailty" or the crazy 'Watcher' bit? See, I don't even know, I just get swept along on your wave of madness.

Fucked UP the band more like... progressive nonsense...

Good lad. And thanks very much, it's Len's (as usual )

Well, we announced the album name at the last gig, but obviously no-one was listening...

So that's everyone except us then?

Thanks very much! I thought our gig went really well, in fact I enjoyed more than any gig since at least Halloween, the crowd were well up for it, they clapped and sang, and seemed to like the new songs too! So thanks a lot, you made us feel fucking great And as for Blaze... well, just fucking excellent, especially given that they had a guitarist pull out half way through their tour because of a personal crisis The guitarist with the really long staright hair was flown in from Germany on Saturday and had to learn all the songs in time for the gigs in Glasgow on Sunday and here on Monday!! So muchos fucking respect to him! You people had better get practising in case Mac mysteriously drops dead while we're on the road...

Did everyone have a lovely time then?

Blaze is on about ten but you'll miss us. So probably not. Seriously dude, if you steam it down then you'll see most of the gig. And I would say that's worth 7.50!

To be honest, I hivnae listened to it yet. Nor the Hi-on Maiden set. I heard a couple of minutes of it and it sounded good. I don't know if I'll have it done by Monday (transferring another Maiden gig onto cd at the mo) but I'll let you know dude, it will be sooner rather than later

Great news all round then! Glad to hear it. I'll try and get along to the next one, I'll put that Drummonds gig on cd for you and bring it along. Plus the Hi-on Maiden set

Good Lad! That's the spirit. Now everyone else... A FRIEND! Not so difficult now is it?

How was the gig then? More importantly, how was the soundcheck?