Roehampton University...

Roehampton University...

...Just got back from doing a gig at Roehampton University. Can't sleep. It was a brilliant gig!

There was a good amount of people watching us. 150-200 or so. They all loved it. We got some of the audience up on stage with us at the end and everything. Great!

I hope we have made a few new fans and hopefully they'll come to our next gig down the road in Putney on March 7th.

Had my grandfather's funeral in Plymouth yesterday. Difficult. He hadn't been well for 2 years or so. I did most of my mourning when he took a turn for the worse back then but it's still hard to say your final farewells. I'll always have very fond memories of him. I used to go to Plymouth every summer. I used to run along the beach with him, play cricket, football. Earlier in his life he was a top class rugby player. Nearly got to play for Wales but didn't because he was serving in The Navy. He captained the City of Plymouth's rugby team, Plymouth Albion, at the start of the 50s. This coming Saturday there will be a minutes silence before their match versus Coventry in his memory. William Glastonbury, 15th Jan 1929 - 16th Feb 2006.

I'm named after him! My full name is Samuel William Glastonbury Holt.

Just Been offered a gig in Canada on June 8th!! Something called North by North West. Bring it on!

Fruit Fly...

Fruit Fly...

...We played in Westbourne Park last night at a old working man's club called Woody's. It was the launch of Fruit Fly which is our manager, Geoff and another guy, Oli Wilson's venture. The night's been successful in East London so they thought they'd take it west.

It was a great gig and I believe we had some industry there that are interested!! Fingers crossed. I wasn't in the best frame of mind. My grandfather died yesterday morning. A big blow for me. It was difficult to put it out of my mind and perform but I feel I did Ok.

Bloggers Mark T, Jill and Marietta came to the show. Marietta it was good to meet you. Mark and Jill, you haven't missed many gigs in the last couple of months have you!!! Very much appreciated! I'm really sorry I didn't have much of a chance to talk more. After the show I unloaded the equipment and left pretty sharpish because I had the offer of a lift from Tess, my girlfriend. Hope to see you all again at a show soon.

I had a singing lesson on Tuesday!! It's weird because I always thought I could sing but now I know I've never sung properly. My instructor Nikki Lambourne is friends with Roger Daltrey and Simon Townshend and has shared a stage with them on many occasion. Her band, Never The Bride went on tour with The Who in '97 I believe. A few more of these lessons and I'll be like Pavarotti. I need to eat a few more pies first though.

Bath Uni...

Bath Uni...

...We did a gig Bath University on Saturday and it was quality!

We headlined this event for the university radio stations 5th birthday and did a 45 minute set which is unusual because we normally get to rush 6-7 songs in to a 30 min set.

We had these kids down the front that were doing themselves some serious damage 'moshing'. They were running in to eachother, jumping up and down and crashing in to the stage. At one point a kid crashed in to Giles's mic stand and the mic walloped Giles in the mouth.

It was good to have this gig because the previous week we played at Southampton Uni and it was a demoralizing experience. They didn't bother to promote it at all. We ended up playing in a 600 capacity venue to around 10-15 people. Not nice...

We've got an important gig coming up in London this Thursday. It's in Westbourne Park at a venue called Woody's. We really want to pack the place out to impress some important people. So if you're in London or have any London friends, please let them know about the gig! The PR release for the gig says we're 'Pete Townshend's favorite rockers' which I'm quite embarrassed about really.

Hopefully I'll have good news to report about the gig!