black international tour blog

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:29 am

well, technically i haven't actually started writing the blog thing, but i will at some point over the next few days... anyway, here's some photos from the newcastle gig to be getting on with. thanks to simon / waiting for winter; a) for giving us the gig and b) organising the photographer.

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hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:59 am

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Post by **Hurb** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:47 am

Pictures look great! Hope it went well.

Glad to see the mute stayed on the jag. Looks cool as fuck.

dub · Post by **dub** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:14 am

Splendid pictures!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:07 am

excellent shots Stewart and I'm waiting for the full write up on the naked runner down the dual carriageway

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:36 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:
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nice.

hurb- it'll have to come off once i install the mastery bridge.

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Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 12:41 pm

All looking very swish and that Jag shot is splendid. Has Gavin bulked up even more since Progfest? BEEFCAKE

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:24 pm

Dave wrote:Has Gavin bulked up even more since Progfest? BEEFCAKE

shhh, you'll hurt his feelings.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 3:54 pm

stewart wrote:
Dave wrote:Has Gavin bulked up even more since Progfest? BEEFCAKE
shhh, you'll hurt his feelings.

Not fat: Muscle my dear Stewpendous

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:01 pm

he does pump iron, certainly.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:19 pm

Mint pics. Glad its kicked off well chaps.

Beefcake

avj · Post by **avj** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:38 pm

Very cool photos. The Jag looks great as usual, and the bridge cover on Gavin's Jazz looks excellent as well.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:36 pm

here's the first entries. i might speak to a couple of bloggers i know about publishing them after the tour's over, if they're interesting enough.

Tour Diary

Friday 4th March- Newcastle Other Rooms

The first date of the tour crept up on us while we werenâ€™t looking, and after a bit of time spent scurrying around picking up T-shirts and delivering flyers to the distributor (he had a doggie! In his office!) we set off. The drive to Newcastle follows a pleasant scenic route, but we were far too busy eating chocolate chip cookies to notice. One has to keep up oneâ€™s blood sugar in the music game. Keen readers can recreate some of our conversational topics by doing a google image search for â€˜hypertrichosisâ€™, or failing that, â€˜hairy babiesâ€™.

Upon arrival at the venue, we were warmly received by the chaps from Waiting for Winter, our hosts for the evening. After a leisurely soundcheck and hearty meal (well, I speak for myself here; Craig had what looked like steak soup with pastry floating on top) we prepared to take the stage. A few push-ups, a comradely punch to the kidneys and BOOM! We did play.

The drive home must have been rather gruelling for Craig. However, I wouldnâ€™t know, as I nodded off almost as soon as we hit the motorway; this is Against The Rules, and at some point in the near future Iâ€™ll be forced to make a forfeit of some kind. What this forfeit is remains a mystery, but rest assured it wonâ€™t be pleasant.

A fun start to the tour then, and it was nice to meet up with some old friends and make a few new ones. Aww!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:37 pm

Saturday 11th March- Dundee Doghouse

Blah blah blah, drive drive drive. Weâ€™d never played in Dundee before, and were looking forward to popping our City of Discovery cherry. This may sound petty, but generally a bandâ€™s chief concern after loading their gear in is where they can find food. For some reason most places in Dundee where, ordinarily, one could find a nice plate of pub grub, stop taking food orders at 7pm. This is most inconvenient, especially for denizens of the 24-hour metropolis such as us. I suppose the upside of eating in McDonalds is a lack of men with spacehopper bellies smoking outside and shouting â€œTHE PUB! Iâ€™M IN THE PUB! WHAT? THE PUB WITH THE SCAFFOLDING!â€� into mobile phones. Shrieking teenagers may take their place, but at least you can laugh at their silly modern clothes.

We shared the bill with a band from down south named the Heebie Jeebies, nice guys, with a good line in foul-mouthed touring companions. I do like a well delivered swear word in a northern accent. â€œFooookinâ€™ coooooontâ€� etc.

Although weâ€™re fairly well-travelled people, I must confess to never having seen a man running along a dual carriageway at 1am with his trousers at his knees, white underpants shining in the glare of headlights. Thanks to a rather refreshed citizen of Dundee, this ambition has now been fulfilled. Two dates down, next stop Edinburgh for the album launch (no driving, yeehaa)!

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:01 pm

I have cried a little inside at the beefcake comments, they are harsh but fair, and here is pictorial evidence of the drunken man.

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Post by **Mike** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:33 pm

hahah 'mazing!

Pics looks fabolo. Even the Jazz Bass tort looks ok after all that processing. Jag looks fit.

johnniespring · Post by **johnniespring** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:23 am

i went to dundee a few years ago and was surprised that everything seemed to be dead after 6.30.

johnniespring · Post by **johnniespring** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 2:23 am

PS Sheffield on wednesday will be open til at least 7.30.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:38 am

Jolly good, we like full bellies!

(perhaps too much, looking at the photos)

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 3:43 pm

How did Sheff go?