A wise man once said..."better late than never".

Hello all, it has been a while. I'm sure you've all heard the news. Terrible, I know. What were they thinking? What a ridiculous decision! I'm still angry about it, to be honest. Alex definitely should have won The Apprentice! Can't believe it, can't believe it. Seriously though, after 16 months, 20,661 reads, (<----- that is an Oxford Comma, by the way) and God knows how many hours spent on iMovie, the Tommy B blogs are coming to a close. This will be the last one because, well, there isn't that much to report on any more....

So that, as they say, is that. Mumm-Ra is no more. That little tour we did at the beginning of March, as hard as it is to believe, would turn out to be the last that Mumm-Ra would ever do together. So, if you didn't happen to be there - which is quite likely if you don't happen to live in the south-east of England - I hope you'll enjoy a few of the highlights as Mumm-Ra enjoyed staying in the finest Travelodge's the country had to offer, just one last time:

So the fixture list went something like this: Southampton, Oxford, Bedford, Hertford (though I was sadly absent), Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Colchester and Cambridge. It was great to be out on tour again, there really is nothing quite like it. Plus the crowds that turned up were as great as always, so if you were there - thank you, we had an awesome time. Plus we got to try out some new material which, sadly, will now never see the light of the day. Still, chin up! How about three videos documenting that week and a half, with one including a rendezvous with a WORLD CHAMPION Mumm-Ra fan - yes, you read that correctly! We've also got extreme fishing, Niall talking about one of the best bands of all time, cycle lanes, incredible keepy-uppy skills, chinese food, Jonny Borell impressions, cheese allergies, juggling and Celine Dion. Enjoy, people...

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PART 2
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PART 3
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Rock loves to Waggle Dance


Smierlap!


Skillz that Killz


Steve - flippin - Davis!!


OK Tokyo - a fine support indeed


It all got too much for some...


Bucky post last gig


No sleep till Bexhill!!


Southampton Joiners


BYE! - Cambridge Graduate, last 'Ra show (cheers Oli T www.olleytalibudeen.co.uk)


The Cambridge crowd "struggle" with Noo


Cambridge Graduate post show (cheers to David Gray for the photo)


Right, well I guess that's it! Before I leave, seeing as I'm probably never going to be able to do this in the sleeve-notes of an album, I'd just like to say a few thank-you's in true Oscar award-winning fashion.

Tommy B would like to thank:

All the bands we ever played with (well, most of them), Gaz, Dale, Joe of Youngplan (get that f*****n album out) , Phil, Sulli, Roz and Beal of Ripchord for being the best tourbus housemates for three weeks, Sammy, Jonny and Matt from OK Tokyo for being awesome tour support on the March tour, Keith McColl without whom these blogs would have been incredibly dull, Steve Coombes for being the greatest tour manager on Earth, our sound man Christian "Smooth B" Bayley for being the nicest guy on the planet and putting up with us singing his theme tune in innapropriate places, Matthew Dawson for being an excellent merchman/roadie/and a lot of other things for very little or no money, Mad Jon for always keeping us entertained, Olly Long for his inhuman efforts as driver, tour manager and sound tech for the March Tour, all at Sony Japan for making our trips over there unforgettable, all at Supervision, David Gray for many things but especially the Wycombe Wanderers shirt, Oli T for some cracking photos, all those brief crew members Yug, Mad Mike, Roo, Hans, Gaz Gray, Original Jon in the Original Bus, all those other people who've I've forgotten to mention and of course those 5 chaps from Bexhill for giving me the best 18 months of my life.

Oh, and not forgetting you guys for actually taking the time to read these things - much love.

So, what next for Tommy B? Well it's on to pastures new. I'm now playing live keys for a band called White Lies, so if you happen to come across us in the coming months, come and say hello and we'll have a beer.

Take care ya'll,

-B

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