Yes, we finally bit the bullet, and played our first gig with the new line-up (Slim Verhoef on guitar, Gwyo Ze Pix on synths and Nick "Nimbus" on drums - oh, plus yrs truly on bass of course...), at a party for an old friend, Alan, deep in the cotswolds...
It was - according to the folks there - "Bloody awesome"!!! (amongst other equally positive remarks!)
For myself, it was a real step forward, and a good hurdle to leap - now we know we can really turn it on live, we can relax a bit and start enjoying ourselves a bit more! All those nervous jitterybugs are banished henceforth!
The gig itself was also a bit of landmark in that it was the first time we've ever played a totally solar powered show - which worked 100%! We did do one with Alan a few years back, but that was a little bit of a "cheat" in that there were generators available as back-up - no such thing at this one! I'm really pleased that he's proved conclusively that it's a 100% viable alternative...
So... onwards and upwards we go - and it was great to be playing with such a gifted and positive bunch of guys - really good fun!
Hooray!
KLM