More Power.........

My sanyo pedal juice arrived yesterday, it is a 9v power supply for pretty much anything, it is the same size as an effects pedal so fits into the lineup quite nicely. It will run one pedal for 50 hours, considering i dont really use the octave one that much, it'll keep me going for months worths of gigs. It fully charges in about 3 hours and it totally ROCKS! Its great for when you are doing a gig where there is no power sockets near you and it also cuts down on wires and settup time. It has a power readout light, so it lets you know with plenty of warning before it is completely discharged. Also usefull if your power supply causes a whining noise, this one eliminates that completely AND it eliminates the need to keep buying 9v batteries, score one for the environment!

Chop-stick-master!

We went for japanese the other night and Finn wanted to use chopsticks but we didnt bring his toy ones so I improvised a set of training chopsticks from the chopstick wrapper and an elastic band. Go MacGuyver!

New guinness......

It tastes like a lager but looks like guinness........the verdict is still out on this one...........

Yaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr

We did a wedding outdoors down in Fremantle last week, this was a nice moment when a replica old sailing ship coasted by where we played

Highlights of the week

Jane, Magz, Pat and I are all playing in the same concert in the next few weeks with the Allegri Chamber Orchestra and they are doing a spread on us. Here we all are looking extremely musical.

The Irish band I play with have been doing a few residencies lately, one of which falls on halloween, bear in mind we are an irish ballad band.....

Not sure how we are gonna make it spooky?!?

I was putting the dogs out last night and I saw Fionn had made a collection of all his favourite toys under the table. He is hilarious!

Pimp-my-case

I got a few iron on patches at the weekend in fremantle and decorated some of my cases.

Here are my two gig-bags, the decepticon, naturally, is the electric viola

Here is my small pedalboard with new starfleet insignia, makes me feel like every gig is an away mission, best not wear the red-shirt!

And finally my manbag. A manbag is far more than just a purse, it is a multi-functional and stylish bag with one strap, as worn by Indiana Jones and most pirates. Its important to have it as plain as possible so that it blends in with your attire and doesnt get mistaken for a handbag. I use it in the summer here when its too hot to wear anything with pockets. On a regular excursion it can contain a wallet, camera, bottle of water, harmonica, portable bluetooth fold up keyboard, spork, pen, leatherman tool, tin whistle, earphones, keys and when the occasion suits, the sacred Sivalinga stone KALI MAAA!!!!!!!!!!! Well anyway, I upgraded my manbag the other day with the insignia of the republic commando units from star wars. Pretty cooooooooooooooooool

The Clan

I did a gig with a rock band last friday, filling in for one of their regulars, it was great craic, we did a whole bunch of ACDC covers including my favourite, back in black.

More holiday snaps

Here is the mom and the sister taking a stroll on the beach by sunset

And the sis got a new bike, its the enxt model up from mine, full size electric and it goes like a rocket!

And here is Hugh, trombone and tuba in hand, off to the brass mines to earn his crust.....

Back from the holidays

Its been term break for the last two weeks so hence the bloggerifical hiatus. It was a good two weeks off, plenty of dinner parties, beer, gigs, beer, day trips, sleep-ins and some beer. Here are a few highlights

My new pedal board arrived and was immediatly kitted out with a boss RC2, the OC3 and a volume booster for taking your volume up a few notches during solo's. Its much more portable than my other peadl board and can run off batteries if needed. Handy for gigs with limited power access or busking.

Heres a shot from sunset last week up in mullaloo

I got a lot of jobs done during the holidays, one of which being the repair of my sadle, the bar had bent on account of a 100kilo friend of mine having a go of the bike, one quick trip to Dave at urban commuter and he sorted it out with a flash new black one.