THE LAST POST (FOR A WHILE)

Hi folks,

I do hope this finds you well, I have decided to take a couple of months off for the summer to catch up on the many things that need doing in RL. (Real Life) so this is the last time I will be writing for a while.
Monday evening (UK Time), Sunwolf and I managed to catch most of Mamaa's set before we were due on stage. We love to hear Mamaa and get to his shows whenever we can.
Our set went OK and we were followed by Whirli Placebo, who's sets are always different every time you hear him but always brilliant.
Tuesday, We managed to catch most of Cailidgh Spires at the Drunken Drow. She had been away for several weeks so it was nice to hear her again.
Our set passed like the blink of a eye, and we spent the next hour just chatting to friends as Beth, who was due to play next had not shown up.
We then went over to Streaming Falls to see Quinton Whitman play, this is a performer we can never hear too often, and even though his show did not start till midnight UK time it was worth staying on line for the extra hour.
Before we began running our pub, we had spent quite a bit of time venue hoping and it was nice to be free enough to be able to do that again.

                                            Gweeb at Galaxia

                                                       
Wednesday, we went to a new place, Laid Back Celt and his SL wife Stinna Celt have recently opened their own venue called Galaxia and if you like that outer space feel then you will love this place. We got on line a bit late, but we managed to catch the last bit of a set Stinna was performing, she sounded as good as ever.
Stinna was followed by Gweeb, and I have said enough about this talented performer in the past that I am sure you all know by now how good he is.
After Galaxia, we nipped over to Surfside Hideaway to have a listen to Lazarus Doghouse. It seemed strange seeing him there as we had only ever caught him at Guthries before. His unusual and unique way of performing songs is not to be missed.
I then went on to Lavender Fields with a friend, to have a listen to Madmax Huet. I had not heard this London Blues Player before, he played nice sounds, but I was unable to stay till the end as once again RL caught up with me.
Thursday was day for RL and logging on was not an option, there was simply just too much to do and we were kept busy till quite late that evening.
Friday saw Wolf n Hawk playing our usual set at Guthries, which incidentally was sporting a poster at the back of the stage commemorating 100 years of the Guthrie Foundation, so congratulations to them, long may they continue. To my mind  you can not beat the sound of  music made just with artists and instruments without embellishments or backing tracks of any kind. For me, it sounds so much more real than the slick over produced stuff you hear on the radio these days, music made just to sell for money more often than not by folks hoping to get rich from it The true richness in my opinion comes from the people who sit before you and dare to share who they are in the performance that they give, I love and thank them for it.
We stayed on at Guthrie's as we usually do to hear Moses Rae, Lazarus and Quinton. All varying styles and all well worth hanging around for.
Friday evening I went off with a Friend to Ronnie and Anna's place, The Crown and Anchor. Sunwolf was busy in RL but he was able to hear the music and had to be contented with that.
Franck Molko played one of his lovely gentle sets and he was followed by Bronze8020 who seems to have the knack of playing all the songs I really enjoy. I love to hear this guy.
Saturday, saw us back at Galaxia. We just caught the last of a set LB was doing before Quinton Whitman took the stage. As Cuddlers Cove, one of our most favourite haunts on a Saturday is closed  for the Summer it was good to be able to get out Quinton Saturday Fix courtesy of Galaxia.
That man, the Gweebster was following Quinton and gave a wonderful show in spite of being hampered at one point by a griefer who was trying to knock him all round the venue. LB soon had that under control and the aforementioned idiot was ejected. I will not dwell on this as these people are to my mind attention seeking kill joys and the best way to handle them is get rid of them them ignore them, I just wish it could be that simple in RL sometimes.
Sunday was another day devoted to RL concerns and that brings me up to date.
As I said at the beginning of this blog, I will not be writing for a few weeks now but Wolf n Hawk will still be playing, so I hope to see some of you around the music scene.




I hope you all have a good Summer.


Wishing you long warm days and enough leisure time to enjoy it.

IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE.

Well it's Monday time to write, but to be honest I just don't feel ready to say anything much so this will be brief.

Sunwolf and I did the usual shows at Southbound, The Drunken Drow and Guthries and they all went well enough. We are down to doing three shows a week now but that is fine we are happy enough and so long as some folks want to hear us we will continue.

                                             Ye Olde Wolf n Hawk Pub

                                                                      

We hosted at the pub on Wednesday and of course Friday which was our last day.

Russell Eponym opened on  Friday and from the moment he began to play I started to blub and it was well towards half way before I got that under control. The Eponymous family were as generous as they always are and I want to bless each and everyone of you and Sunwolf and I are proud to be counted among you.

Whirli Placebo took the second show, a great set and he so generously donated all he received to the venue, which caused the old water works to start again.

Gweeb played the last slot for the pub and I can think of no one better to have done it, I couldn't help but laugh as he clowned around, though to be fair there was also some sentiment in there too. He played a lot of mine and Sunwolf's favourite songs and then all too soon it was over.

                                              Russell and the Eponymous Family

Whirli Placebo

Gweeb

The Last Dance

Within half an hour we had the site empty and put back to it's original state and the routine that had been part of our lives for six months was finally over.

So now, Sunwolf and I, want to take some time to thank all the musicians who played for us over that time, we truly appreciated every one of you and wish you all well for the future.

To all the folks who came to the venue and supported us, we also say a heart felt thank you, particularly to those who were there regularly( you know who you are).

To all those who sent IM's of commiserations and support, you touched my heart deeply and we thank you for your concern and well wishes.

Finally to everyone who donated that day, thank you so much, it has enabled us to leave the pub without owing any Lindens to anyone and therefore relieved a lot of the pressure.

                                   Gone now, Sun standing on the centre where the Pub Used to Be

OK, well now I am having a little problem with my eyes watering again lol, so I think I will end here.

 Though we had to give up the pub we are still staunch supporters of the live music scene and will be around both on stage and in the audiences, where we hope to see you all from time to time.

Once again, Heartfelt thanks to all you dear dear people,  I am sure we will see you soon.

Wishing you love, peace and prosperity in all positive things.

Sometimes that's just the way it goes.

This will be the last blog I will be writing that can include views from a venue owners point of view, as Sunwolf and I will be closing our pub after the Friday shows this week. This is due to RL issues that have resulted in our having less time and less money to be able to use on SL. I will take this opportunity to thank all the Musicians and their fans for supporting us while we were running, it has been a joy to host for you.
It is not all bad news however, as closing the pub will leave us free to attend more live shows at other venues, so I will be writing about that, and of course we do intend to continue playing ourselves. It is just that everything will have to be a bit scaled down including this blog. It is likely that I will now be writing on an, as and when basis, ( probably 2 weekly rather than weekly, but I am not sure about that yet, it just depends on how everything pans out. Now to the weekly round up.
Monday saw Wolf n Hawk playing at Southbound, we had managed to catch most of Mamaa Saiz, and he always plays an excellent show.
Audience  numbers were better than they had been for awhile and we felt our show went well. We were not able to hang around afterwards though as RL was calling us back with things that needed attending to.
Tuesday, we played at the Drunken Drow and audience numbers were reasonable considering there was no one before us and no one following. We have often found that when this is the case less people seem to turn up.
Wednesday, we were hosting at our place, where first Ronnie Mayes and then Gweeb gave us some great music. Ari, our little dragonette was due to follow, but we had a phone call from her saying her Internet was playing up and so she had to cancel. Our dear friend Steveeolio offered to stand in, but he too had problems as his stream refused to function for more than 30 seconds at a time resulting in the set having to be aborted.
Thursday was claimed totally by RL meaning we had to forgo our time at Spice again, hopefully this will not be happening all the time as we miss being able to attend this lovely little venue to spend time with dear friends.
Friday, Wolf n Hawk played Guthries and after our set we had just settled in to watch Moses Rae when we had RL guests turn up unexpectedly. We have always asked folks to ring us before they come over, but that was not the case this time.
Later that day we logged on again to go to Ronnie and Anna's new venue, The Crown and Anchor, where we heard Gweeb doing his particular mix of madness and great tunes. We were also able to catch some of Ronnie's set too. This was the first time he and Sue, ( the Violinist with his RL band) had played a set in SL and wow I am so glad we were there. I don't know if they will be playing together regularly, but they are definitely not to be missed.We could not stay for the whole set as we were hosting at the pub so had to get on over there,in fact, we wouldn't have been able to catch the set at all, but our first show had cancelled due to RL issues.

                                                      Bronze 8020 at the pub

                                                                         
Bronze8020 was our only show that evening (our time), but he gave us a wonderful set of great tunes, he is someone we will definitely catch around the music scene.
Saturday, Sunwolf and I were at our usual haunt for our dose of Crazy Cuddlers. Quinton Whitman kicked
it all off with a great set.
Laid Back Celt then took over and we always enjoy listening to him.
Then it was the turn of Whirli Placebo. We had not caught him before and Wow what a show, the first piece he did was over 40 minutes long as he strung various tunes together seemingly effortlessly. What a unique and amazing sound we just loved it.
Sunday was another day spent in RL and that brings us up to date.

So that was  our week.
I do have another piece of news, for as our pub closes, Laid Back Celt and his lovely  SL Wife Stinna are opening their own small venue. Sunwolf and I wish them well with this venture and when I have had a chance to visit I will be writing about it here.

Till next time love to you all.