Sydney Long Tooth Tour

After traveling over 7000kms, across three capitals, indulging in over 250 standard drinks, losing one wallet and being stranded in a car until 6AM on one of the years coldest nights our Long Tooth Tour finally wound up in the birth place of Raven Jones, smog & insane taxi drivers – Sydney!

Our tour begun with a leisurely over night sojourn, commencing immediately after a Pioneers of Flight gig in Brisbane (departing at: 11:30PM) and arriving refreshed and alive in Sydney 12 hours later.

After an invigorating 2 hour sleep we bundled our selves up against the biting chill of a deep Sydney Winter and scurried across to FBI studio's to do an interview and impromptu performance of Picture Show and a enjoyable chat with the very affable Sweetie & Shag.

Then it was onward to Sydney's hellish Club 77 for lets just say a most “interesting” show of the tour. You will notice my tactful omission of anything “politically” sensitive!

We bolted from the irksome venue and stumbled our way down to Sydney's Gaelic club expecting to catch some tasty local indie music. Ushered in through the door by a friend of ours, we were pummeled by the sonic debauchery of the most glam-a-licious band this side of Motley Crue! Fresh from their stint around Australia supporting titans of shred Whitesnake, these “era challenged” gods of yesteryear tore the stage up with their technically zealous performance of what we all used to loosely label “music” in the 80's! What the fuck were we thinking?

Day 2

Day 2 dawned at about 1:30 when we crawled out from our sleeping bags to enjoy a most tantalising breakfast. Bloated, we then dragged ourselves back to James Manor for a song writing session inspired by a carton of Adelaide's finest ale! (Note to advertiser's I will mention your brand when I see the money your arseholes!)

Time slithered by as it does and soon we packed up and headed out to our show at the Hopetoun with Sydney's infamous Only the Sea Slugs. I hadn't been to the venue for a couple of year however, it still retained the same rustic charm and perilous odor that I remember.

Being a flagship of quality bands (the Hopetoun, not myself) we enjoyed a good line up including, Canvas Kites, Lockwood, Only the Sea Slug's (a great Sydney band with a respectable ability to match our drinking fervor)!

The show was thoroughly enjoyable and it was with great regret that the shackles of our “moonlighting” jobs forced us to return back from our preferred “day” job so early. I would have loved to drink the Slug's under the table and show them how we do it it up North! Next time perhaps? (Throws down the gauntlet!)

Day 3

Delirium, too many energy drinks (again pay me for product placement you arseholes!) and the mad chattering of a sugar charged Raven bird pretty much sum up the adventure of our 12 hour drive home. All in all a very enjoyable tour!