Sometimes, articles just speak for themselves. If the wedding’s over-running by an hour, the band happen to be twiddling their thumbs and are holed up in a changing room, they might just get creative…or likely, just start fooling about a little. *The Love Junkies would like to make it clear that no hats were harmed […]
Get your (High) Rocks off
The Love Junkies play High Rocks Hotel, Sun 13th Sept 2009 As Sunday weddings go, this one was pretty darn good. The venue, High Rocks hotel, Tunbridge Wells was a suitably fine hotel. Absolutely lovely setting, over three floors, with a steam train to boot to take the guests round on a jolly (albeit in […]
‘Ere, my mate plays guitar, let ‘im ‘ave a go.
So, you’ve driven for three hours, set up your equipment, sound checked, dressed, done two sets, and are just about to pack up the gear and drive home when you hear the immortal words “…my mate plays guitar, let ‘im ‘ave a go.“ In very few other walks of life would you ever hear a […]
Wedding over-running? That’s okay, may we offer some advice?
Weddings. There is always a plan. Timings are mapped out for the main events with everything considered, from the post ceremony drinks to the cutting of the cake; e.g. “Evening guests arrive at 7.28pm, the bride and groom are introduced for their first dance at 7.35pm, then the band at 7.39pm…” But excuse us for a […]
Have you ever wondered ?
Approaching my 40th birthday this year, I have become strangely obsessed with certain things I have always found odd. Spending long hours on motorways usually late at night/ early morning, the brain has an amazing tendency to run wild. In fact, mine is often a cascading torrent of mainly useless pondering. These free thinking ponderous […]
Starting off on the wrong foot
Well it finally happened. After seven years of introducing the Bride and Groom onto the dance floor for their first dance, Dave got a name wrong. In this case, the misdemeanour was to call the groom James instead of Justin. So please, watch out for it on youtube.com, with angles from three different cameras all […]
‘depping, we’re ‘depping, we wanna ‘dep it wit ya
‘dep: short for Deputy, a person who steps in to take over a role or deputises for an absent or sick member. Every now and again, for whatever reason, there’s an LJ band member who just can’t make the gig. It’s not a big issue. It’s not the end of the world. We don’t go […]
Late night snackage
Ah, the sweet life of a function band musician. Means you get to try all manner of late night snackage, from a plethora of vendors. Top of the list has to be the garage. But where you used to be limited to a packet of ready salted and Mars bar from the night till, now […]