tonyh29 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: so I flogged him one for a tenner (I'd have been happy with five, but he insisted). solo album or Warp factor 5 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: solo album or Warp factor 5 ? Solo album. I don't do any WF5 songs live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Some friends of mine recorded an album , catchy tunes and fun trying to guess what artists they are influenced by ..I quite like it Be interested to know what VT musicians make of them in terms of ability etc. I like it a lot. Not surprising, as it's very late 60s/early 70s sounding - Beatles/Badfinger/Moody Blues, etc. Do they gig round your way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, mjmooney said: I like it a lot. Not surprising, as it's very late 60s/early 70s sounding - Beatles/Badfinger/Moody Blues, etc. Do they gig round your way? They are from Melton Mowbray , they formed when they were students back in the 90's and reformed last year for a 25th anniversary gig in Leicester in July and decided to launch an EP (that you listened to) , don't currently have anything else scheduled , which is a shame Edited October 11, 2019 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 11 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Be interested to know what VT musicians make of them in terms of ability etc There's nothing wrong with it. It's decently recorded and if they can play it live like that? They're competant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 24, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 24, 2019 Another open mic this evening. Got promoted to second on the bill supporting my chums Waiting for Wednesday Went down well, flogged a couple of CDs, sat in with WfW on harmonica, and they are planning to cover one of my songs. All round good evening. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Quote A violinist says he is "devastated" after leaving his 310-year-old instrument worth £250,000 on a train. Stephen Morris had been on the London to Orpington service on Tuesday night, and got out at Penge East with his bike, but forgot his antique violin. BBC Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, Xann said: BBC Ouch. Christ. I'd have had it handcuffed to my wrist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted October 30, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Xann said: BBC Ouch. Great work announcing the value to every street-thug and tracksuit moron around the London underground. It will certainly be turned in now...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Tegis said: Great work announcing the value to every street-thug and tracksuit moron around the London underground. It will certainly be turned in now...... Hard to say? Is it his? Looking at his credits? He maybe could? He may have toured with Katherine Jenkins to buy the violin? Feel the man's pain. Mental expensive classical instruments are often owned by a wealthy benefactor. They lend them to prominent musicians for the prestige and, though it might seem strange, played instruments do better over time than museum pieces, despite the chance of accidental damage being much greater. Any reward offered could be more than they'd get for such a roasting hot and easily identifiable item? There's a pic up of someone they're looking to talk to. If it's really owned by a shady Russian oligarch? We've got the makings of a film 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 13, 2019 So, the missus says "Get what you'd like for Christmas, I'll give you a wodge of dosh towards it". I wonder how this sits with her "You don't need any more guitars" mantra? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 23 hours ago, mjmooney said: So, the missus says "Get what you'd like for Christmas, I'll give you a wodge of dosh towards it". I wonder how this sits with her "You don't need any more guitars" mantra? That can also apply to cymbals or (dare I say) bikes !! "Surely 6 bikes are enough !!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, veloman said: That can also apply to cymbals or (dare I say) bikes !! "Surely 6 bikes are enough !!!!!" Definitely. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Definitely. Go for it. RIGHT !!!! Hang on though - you don't have to suffer the consequences . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 How clever is this? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2019 A gig. Circa 1979. I'm on the far right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: A gig. Circa 1979. I'm on the far right. I won’t shake that image from my head now every time I listen to “At the unfairground” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, tonyh29 said: I won’t shake that image from my head now every time I listen to “At the unfairground. Different band, Tony. This was "Famous Last Words" - a good 2 or 3 years before the bass player and I started Warp Factor Five. Edited November 17, 2019 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Is that a Gibson S G ? Looks like a Vox bass amp 4 x 12 perhaps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 18, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, veloman said: Is that a Gibson S G ? Looks like a Vox bass amp 4 x 12 perhaps ? Not sure whether the bass cab was a Vox, I seem to recall not. I, on the other hand, did have a Vox (out of shot here) - a split AC50. Wish I'd kept it now. As for the SG, thereby hangs a tale. It wasn't a Gibson, but a cheap no-name copy. It was fine for playing at home, but that gig was the first time it had been out under hot stage lighting - and it would NOT stay in tune, even for the duration of one number. I was playing lead, and I could hear it going wildly out before I got to the break - resulting in frantic retuning, mid-solo. Every song. Total **** ing nightmare, I was dying with embarrassment. To this day I can't look at that picture without a shudder of horror. With hindsight, I wish I'd smashed it into matchwood on stage a la Townshend, until of waiting until I got home. To make matters worse, my somewhat on/off girlfriend at the time, came up as I came off stage and said (quite genuinely, I think) how much she'd enjoyed it. I told her to **** off. The relationship was a lot more off than on after that, I can tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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