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(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Picked  this  1/2  size  guitar   up  today  from a  charity shop   20  pounds  plays  great  cheaper  than   a  travel  guitar   just  as  good
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any  performance  in public is  good  paid  or  unpaid  pro  or  open mic  what  ever  you  want .
Zurf  /Amy I  thought    there  would  be  a  split  post facility  in mod  controls ,a forum I  used  to  mod  had  this  facility  ,don't  worry  I'll  raise  a  new  post  when I  have   some  more  info    from Janni.

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(40 replies, posted in Songwriting)

A  recording    is  definite  Phil

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(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Ive  sent    this  version on to  my  mate  kev   who  does take  it  easy  in his  set   he  plans  to practice  it   for  his  set   ,another  convert  to  sleaze  lol

As  this  topic  has  taken a spin in two  directions  1 its  original idea  of  showing pics  of  chordians  in action playing  live gigs and  Norms  sub  topic of  the  idea  of chordi  stock  type  seminar  in Crete could I  ask  a moderator   to  split this  topic As  I  have some info  to  share  from my  friend  Janni at  Lassion Bay hotel .He  has  just  been in touch  and said  he  thinks  it  could  be  a  very  good  idea  and  asked  if  I  can com  and  discuss  the idea when I  get  back to  Crete .
Personally   I  think  the  way  forward  may  be  to try  and  put  together a  package  holiday to  keep the  cost  as  low  as  possible Janni has  the contacts to  make  this  a  reality  and if successful  perhaps  an annual  event .
Sitia has a  fantastic selection of  top  class  musicians and music  teachers who  would also  be interested in giving seminars or workshops during  what  ever  period  the  event  was  scheduled  for .August   is when Sitia  orginises its  festival  the  Konaria  which  encompasses  all types  of  music and  art ,The  surrounding  villages  also  have  there  own   festivals  which  go  on into  the  early  hours .
If Chordians  are  intrested then we  can make  this  somthing  truly  international  .

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(40 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Many  thanks  to  Russ  for  the  use  of  this  song  in our  june  gig at  Rethymono castle we'll  give it  our  best and  hope  you   like  our  interpretation .

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(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Great  artie  Ive  done  a  lot  of  stuff  like  this,   love  it

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(17 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Weighed  the   Pacifica  on  the  bathroom scales   its  about  8.5lb   I did  about  15mins at   the Rossendale  blues   club  on Thursday with  it  and  didn't  feel  any  discomfort .If  I  do  a  longer  set  at  next  weeks  gig  I'll let  you  know  how  it  goes .My  normal  set  with  the  Tele  lasts  over  2  hrs and  I  always  have  a  bad  neck  afterwards .

I've  sent  him a brief  message  .Janni  is  very  pro  active  re  tourism so I'm sure  he  will  take  this  idea  very  serious  and asses  the  viability of promoting  an event   like  this .Sitia  Council are  always  looking for  ways  to  promote   the  town  and  something  like  this  would probably lead  to  a  lot  of  publicity  if  handled  right.

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I  had  the  same  bass  a  couple  of  yrs  ago  great  piece  of  kit .

If  we  have  enough  serious  enquiry's  in the  next  couple  of  weeks I'll email  him   before  I  go  back  and  see  what  sort  of  deal  he  can offer.

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(17 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

In comparison to  my   Telecaster its  light , I  can   weigh it  tomorrow   but  as  I'm in the  uk at  the  moment  I  cant  compare  it  to  any  of  my  other   guitars  which are  in Crete. From memory it  feels  similar  to  my  Strat .I must  admit  that  I  only  bought it  to  use  at  a  few  gigs I had  planned  while  here  and  was going to   sell it  when we  go  back but on reflection I  will probably  keep  it at my  sons   till  we  come  again later  in the  year .

If enough    chordians  were   intrested  I'm sure  my  friend  janni who  has the   Lassion golden bay  resort    near   Sitia  would    put  a  deal together  for  every  one . We  gig    by  the  pool in summer  its  a  great  venue .

The  second  pic  was  Matala  beach  festival 2012 the  crowd  was around 40 k in total , It  was  fantastic  to  do this .

This  is  in the   UK Dino were back  in here  at  the  moment  hence  the  plug for  the  club ,were  not  back  in Crete  for  a  few  weeks .
yet .
how ever  to  answer  your  question  yes its  mainly  he  weather (for  me  at  any  rate )

I  thought  it  might  be  fun to try  and  encourage  some  of  us  to  post  our  favourite  gig pics so I'll start  things  off  with a  few  shots  of  me  doing   what  I  do  best  I.E  showing  off  to the  audience .LOL.

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Thursday  night  is  jam night  at  Spring terrace working mens club Rossendale ,great  atmosphere great  artists ,cheap  booze well  worth  a  visit .
I had  a  great  time here with  Mike Langhan on harp and  his  pals who  helped  out  in my  set  ,if  your  in the  area  on a Thursday night  you  wont  be  disappointed .the evening  encompasses all  different  styles and  the  organiser  Pete  Benbow  is  one  of  the  friendliest  guys  you  would  wish  to meet


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(17 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I  have  a  standard  one  its  great  plays  better  than my  strat

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(40 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I like  it  Russell your  voice  is  good  and  really  suits  the song.

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(1 replies, posted in Poems)

good work  EB

Not only  icy  cold  but  cool.  nice playing   guys

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(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

we  drink  raki  dino  , raki   rocks

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(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

my  wife   has so  many  shoes  I  think  she  must  have  been a  centipede  in another  life ,her  mate  liz has a  dedicated  room  with  shelves  where she  shows  then off  each  pair  has  a matching  handbag hanging below .
I on the  other hand  have  3 which get  changed  when they  wear  out .

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(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Thanks  Dino they  were  clips  from last  Augusts  end  of  summer  concert Manos  who  runs  the  local  station   did  a  great  job with  the  filming .I  always  enjoy  playing   at that  venue  in Sitia as it  has  a  great  atmosphere .There  are  events   throughout   the  summer at which all  the  local bands  get  an opportunity  to   do a  night the  council  fund everything to  help  boost  tourism and  the  tv cover  it  as  part of  the deal  so we  all  benefit .

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found  these greek  tv clips  of  one  of  our  gigs ,hope  you  like  t.hem