After Hours tonight in Halkirk

[davem]

Hi All
After Hours are playing the Smiddy Bar tonight in Halkirk. John Newton on guitar, no Stu Maitland this time sadly. Hope a few can brave the weather - its a new music venue and deserves supporting. 9.00 till late. Hope to see lots there.
Dave

[The Pepsi Challenge]

Wow! The once reclusive John Newton. Finally overcome his stagefright, has he?

[Boozeburglar]

And a man with less reason to have any hesitation you could not find.

[Deemac]

How was this gig?

I've heard its quite a small venue.

Just being nosey!!

[davem]

We had to play a little more quietly but there were about 30 people there. Considering that it was as foul a night as we've had for a while it went really well.
The space is split at the bottom where we played by access to exits and toilets so it takes a bit of working out how to set up but a good crowd, I'd go back certainly.

[canuck]

We had to play a little more quietly but there were about 30 people there. Considering that it was as foul a night as we've had for a while it went really well.
The space is split at the bottom where we played by access to exits and toilets so it takes a bit of working out how to set up but a good crowd, I'd go back certainly.

I'm glad to read that it went well!

[appleskin]

Wow! The once reclusive John Newton. Finally overcome his stagefright, has he?

ive known john newton for a long time,i,ve seen him play to on to many stages and to well to be someone suffering from stagefright, he is just a bit shy,your opinion on him is far out as the contents of your first nappie.

[Jeid]

Wow! The once reclusive John Newton. Finally overcome his stagefright, has he?

And this comment comes from the man who's a superstar on the stage?

[The Pepsi Challenge]

And this comment comes from the man who's a superstar on the stage?

Superstar and stagefright are two different things. Am no' guitar-posing narcissist, either, but I fair put myself about onstage and actually look like am enjoying it, unlike so many young po-faced guitarists these days. Cheer up.

Am Legion on the dance-flair, though, by the way.

[Jeid]

Superstar and stagefright are two different things. Am no' guitar-posing narcissist, either, but I fair put myself about onstage and actually look like am enjoying it, unlike so many young po-faced guitarists these days. Cheer up.

Am Legion on the dance-flair, though, by the way.

Aye, but the point is, just because the man is shy, that's hardly any reason to put him down. I think John's days of throwing himself about the stage are long gone. You don't have to throw yourself around to look like you're enjoying yourself imo. Look at Nate Mendel from the Foo's. Pretty much stands in the same place all gig, bobs his head out of time and he's having fun.

Jumping around the stage is all very well, but if your band are crap, or you have no ability... then it makes no difference.

[The Pepsi Challenge]

As we all know, gauging emotion is difficult to render through text, so, for the record, I wasn't putting him down. When I was growing up, me and my guitar-related pals often sought out gigs where John Newton was playing, because... he was the bees-knees apparently. Thing is, he never did appear when we turned up. I reckon it was our bad fashion sense and furrowed eyebrows that put him off, but I've genuinely been wanting to see him play since I were a nipper. Seeing as you seem to know him, Jeid, do you know when he's playing next? I would really love to see him play. Seriously.

As for Nate? Well, as you rightly say, he does very little. Which is probably why I can't picture him, nor remember much about his performances the last two times I've seen Foo Fighters.

Anyway, check out Wilko Johnson here with Dr. Feelgood. Now that's a gadge worth watching on the guitar.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_jmIYyskDM8

[appleskin]

Aye, but the point is, just because the man is shy, that's hardly any reason to put him down. I think John's days of throwing himself about the stage are long gone. You don't have to throw yourself around to look like you're enjoying yourself imo. Look at Nate Mendel from the Foo's. Pretty much stands in the same place all gig, bobs his head out of time and he's having fun.

Jumping around the stage is all very well, but if your band are crap, or you have no ability... then it makes no difference.

i agree,i think someboy is speaking through a hole in his can

[The Pepsi Challenge]

Wow! The once reclusive John Newton. Finally overcome his stagefright, has he?

The guy was a bit of a myth/ enigma during my teen years. Never seen him play once. Not too bothered, mind. Will he be playing any gigs around Christmas time? I heard he can play the 'Crossroads cutting-heads' duel - I'd love to see/ hear that.