Bought a Van and other stuff

Hey all

Since my last post a lot has happened. I got an impulse to buy a van...so I did. I had the idea to need a van for running my band around the country on the cheap like. Or as Mike Watt would say 'Econo'. Plus, it would make it a nice thing to do for other bands (who pay!!). I absolutely love driving vans. I had a banger of a Ford Transit once, it was crap 'cos the gearstick was almost immovable and the accelerator pedal could only be floored if you laid a brick on it!

But. I liked driving all the same. So, I saw this gorgeous 2000 reg Iveco Daily on Ebay. I bid on it one day when my Dad was over at mine doing some whitewashing with me. And I won it. It has 6 seats which is ace. As well as loadsa room in the back for gear. It was in the UK tho. So, I left on Friday, met this guy in Daventry who lived on a barge!!...and came home on the ferry that night/morning.

I've put a few posts up on a few sites and have got work out of it already. Magic.

I also played two gigs recently

1. Tower Records. Really liked that gig as it gave me the idea to play as a twosome again. Just Etain and myself. Etain played guitar on a new song for the first time. The song is called 'Old Head, Young Shoulders'. Don't get me wrong but there was a kind of 'cutesy' and warm feeling about playing as a duo. So having recently lost my drummer to the Bank of Ireland- I am gonna purchase a drum machine and go that way.

2. Bar Bia. With Etain, Yvonne, and Sheila. Yvonne was funny 'cos she was like a whirlwind and her cello and amp were not making it any easier for her on the night! We got away with it. I met Ciaran proper for the first time. A nice guy. So he asked me to do his new venue...which is Pravda on Wednesday nights. I'm on the 20th July. I guess I'll be a Daddy then....


Evening all

Pat


PS I'm also playing at the Ballroom of Romance number 44....July in The Lower Deck.