With all good things....sometimes they come to an end.
Yes after just over a year and a half we say goodbye to Graham Beyer on bass, Sax and all other bits.
He has really been a great asset to the band and his contribution musically has been truelly appreciated.
The Boulevard Blues would like to publically and personally thank him for the time we had together.
We welcome back Robbie Stemmet who we know will be a wonderful addition and contributor to the band.
Robbie played with Boulevard Blues for 2 years back in the days of the Infamous N2 De Tour so he knows the scoop and can handle the ropes with ease.
Robbie really knows how to lay down the groove and we look forward to working with him.............
OppiKoppi
Well we left a cold rainy Cape Town and headed North for a place that hasn't seen rain since Van Riebeek first reigned in the Cape.
We left for Joeys and were delivered by the Much talked about Mango airlines.
Return ticket to Joburg R600
Double Brandy and Coke R30
Graeme Abbott trying to squeeze into his Mango seat......Fruitless$$
Damn those seats are small......
The airplane is the new 737 800 and we think the 800 stands for the amount of people they can cram in.
We all felt like battery chickens and were left wondering if this was the Real HoenderHok.
Richard Pryor the smallest and kindest band Member was left sandwedged in the middle seat tween Graeme Mammoth and Graham Bigger.
He is quoted as saying he felt like a thin piece of cheese stuck between two thick slices of white bread.
Now some of this white bread had been steadily going off and on the way back Beyer to his right was now smelling like a russian sumo wrestler that had been sweating out in the midday sun after a few bottles of vodka......
Oh yes these are the fruitful times with Mango.
Anyway we arrived safely at the New OR Tolkien Airport ....in 6 pieces actually.
There we were met by Charlie ... and he was to there happily and prepared to drive us up to Oppi with a full stock of refreshments.
Everyone needs a freind like Charlie and we where glad to have him on board and sober too.
Even though Jagermeister refused to sponsor the band we still had a bottle with us just to remind us how cruel they could be.
Anyway things were progressing rapidly untill we hit a road Block on the way to Northam Farm.
Just as well Doc John is a seasoned oppi veteran and was wakker akker to this possibility and had left most of his unsavouries at home except for an illegal pair of pink Boxer shorts with purple fur round the middle bits.
You can easily get two years for wearing such an item of clothing so he was understandably nervous.
He was quick to hide them under the dirt mat in the front of the Kombi which was a great move because they failed to search there.
Anyway it was 'everyone out the VW and Body search' time .........and when the big Policeman came towards us with the washing up plastic gloves we had visions of the Horse and Vet scene on Discovery channel.
We all made involuntary contractions and then tried to relax.
Again Richard Pryor the Smallest and Kindest band member was literally caught with his pants down after they found his schedule 5 prescription drugs on him.
These little white pills made the big Policeman with the plastic gloves very excited and Richard had visions of doing the Police cell Blues.
Manic Mike our manager got a bit carried away with the Video Recorder and proceeded to film the white pills being confiscated.
This did not go unnoticed for very long and he was soon sternly reprimanded in a deep threatening Jail Voice that his Journalistic skills where not welcome in this police zone.
Anyway after some investigating and analyzing they concluded that the pills where not on the dangered list and were in fact Sleeping tablets,Sugar Pills and Placebos......
Although these were some of the strongest placebos known to man....they still let us through on finding out that we were in fact The Real Boulevard Blues Band and not 6 guys posing as The Boulevard Blues Band....as had happened only hours before.
The Officer in Charge was a big BB Fan and said that his Fav songs by BB where 'Change my Wfe' and The other single 'Treats at Night'
Well we pressed on so we could make our 4pm slot on the Main stage to this time thousands of screaming teenagers and women throwing bras and panties....although when John walked onto the stage the bras and panties became multi coloured boxer shorts......John was in his element.
Greg 'Turkey neck' Smith now fully recovered from the headbanging incident last month did a double twist knee jerk which sent his beloved triangle flying into the front row of Turkey Neck fans...we have since found out that he has sprained his Glutamus triangulus and will be out of action for a few days.....
The spraining has tilted his posture slightly and so now has a new rectumangle......
We won't harp on this unfortunate event for much longer because E is a bit flat at the moment.
After the show we went to watch a few others like Koos Kombuis,Dirty Skirts and caught Rory Elliot and the Reason up top....Some really good acts which we enjoyed.
After much Jagermeister and other consumptions much of the band was forced into early retirement.
So in conclusion we had a great time.
We went up as Oppi virgins
and came back as Koppi sluts...........We'll be back.
Some Important Websites:
Table Mountain Blues Summit Update:
We have a new sponsor and would like to welcome Combustion Technology aboard the blues train.....
Special thanks to Grant Renecle for this sponsorship
They can be found here .......................................................www.combustiontechnology.co.za
Boulevard Blues and Combustion Technology will be hosting the Table mountain blues summit.
We are also speaking to Marshall Music and they are interested in sponsoring PA etc and we look forward to welcoming them aboard too.
Everything is going as planned so keep the 10th of Nov open for the summit.
Quote of the month:
Good girls are like phones. They love to be held, talked too but if you press the wrong button you'll be disconnected!
Also once you give them a ring they become engaged.
Assumption of the month:
Don't assume that all good girls are like phones......Some don't even look like phones.
And don't assume they are engaged just because they all have rings.
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Untill we see you at a gig soon
Adios amigos
Boulevard Blues
Undercover Agents for the Blues