We had a great time at Brixton’s Ritzy last night.
This was our first gig using two horns and more vocals than we have usually done at previous gigs.
This meant doing a number of new songs and new versions of old material – including some vocal versions of songs that we had previously done as instrumentals.
Our ska version of Enola Gay went down particularly well, though it is probably not worth thinking too hard about doing a lively upbeat version of a song about dropping the atom bomb.
Everyone was in fine form, even if Veronica was laid a little low and husky by a nasty cold. It at least allowed us to introduce her as being on catarrh and vocals.
Upstairs at the Ritzy is a fine venue (even if all those stairs are a bit tough when you’re carrying up guitar amps).
It made us realise how many of our songs are film related -at least Guns of Navarone, the James Bond theme and Misirlou.
But best of all – being a cinema – they put your name in big letters outside with all the current films.
Here’s a not very good quality mobile photo.
Our name almost in lights