... was had by all!

fun... music, friendships, Guinness, mandolins, Guinness, harmonies, more Guinness.

Total blast!

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Great to hear Eppy singing, woohoo! He does more than just push iPod buttons, act as roadie, construct amazing podcasts... And what an extra cast, Petey, Caroline, Alan, Thomas, and nice avocado-shaking there River (hmmm.. mine don't sound like that!) Very silly loverly time it sounds like! But how could it not be, in the house of shiny lights. Yay!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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... for the kinds word, Drak. It's a fairly novel experience for me to be singing lead, but everybody else had their hands full with the instrumental parts so I stepped up to the plate. And it was a very silly and very lovely few hours spent in Caroline's house of shiny lights.

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....nothing like a bunch of macjammers hanging out ...downing some stout.....singing.....having fun......kool mandolin.......right on!

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this is cool Folks ..thnx for sharin such pleasant
time .. Yay !!

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What a blast !!

I'll alert my contacts at Guinness to see if they will sponsor a world tour for you.

Nice one, thnx for sharing.

Graham

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I'd say the enthusiasm and good times comes through in a big way. Great that you guys get together. Surprisingly clear mix!

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not how about passing the *****. Wonderful fun this.

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Considering the large amount of Guinness (and I can't imagine what else) that's been consumed one way or another, this really is a surprisingly tight performance from you all - nice kazooing (is that a word)? from Caroline as well! What a fun time...

Thanks to you all for sharing and here's to 2008

Peter

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... are we going to see you at the next one then, Peter?

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That's fun sounding jamming there! Where there's a Guinness there's a way.

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Sounds as though you guys had a lot of fun. Enjoyed the listen.
LL

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.. have over-produced this one a weee bit.. hahaha. ;o)

Look at that fine cover art .. that right-hand of that nutter is hard to capture at such a slow shutter speed .. hahaha.

Great capture of the fun and touch & cheek "spirit" of the song .. sound performances by all .. except that Tomas "under-pressure" J's playing was subject to the afluence of incohol by this the 4th take .. in his defence he admitted to be paying more attention to watching everyone else play .. and forgot he was supposed to be playing as well...ah well .. lol.

Eppy did a fine job knocking up some new lyrics and sang extremely well and soberly, the improv "na na na" bit is quite something - I'm sorry I couldn't join in more with the singing while playing Rebsie's mandolin...something I'll treasure .. (I nicked it .. hahah kidding!) ..Rebsie did a great job too .. especially keeping me in check .. from spoiling the intro ;o) and I was pleased she took well to my "tired and tested" technique of "bunging a finger on here & there".. solid percussion from River .. and well .. Caroline, what can I say .. well, actually ..if I thought about it .. we could have had the kazoo playing the organ/penny whistle part in the original .. but ah well .. forgot .. didn't I... *doh* lol. Next year, that's 2009 apparently .. we'll have another go!

Had a blast y'all, thanx for doing my song .. and buy Rebsie's CD "Mind the gap" .. take it from me, it's really excellent she's a star too for writing "arse!" on my copy .. and posting this on her account (we thought we'ld get more listens that way .. shhh)

Guinness sponsorship for next MJ UK beckons .. now if I can only buy my guitar a seat on Ryanair (which would be cheaper incidently and get less damaged) .. Mr.Y.Ahama from Japan may be visiting next time ;o)



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Thanks for letting us mangle your song Alan, it was very sporting of you. I came out of it better off (apart from now having fingers like asbestos mats) because I learned a new chord ... the magnificent "finger-onny-offy-F". I can also now pick up hot dishes out of the oven without gloves.

I'll invoice you for the mandolin. ;)

If anyone else wants a signed copy of the album with "arse!" written across it just pop over here for a jam and interrupt my count-ins a few times.

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If you enjoyed this half as much as I did... then I enjoyed it twice as much as you did... I think.

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1/2 died, 3/4 were injured .. and the rest survived!

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oh guys you had to have brilliant time! :) lamb and beer and music... and again lamb (a lamb is big) and even more of beer and even more and more of music. a flood of music. and that lamb.... ajajaj... :)

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... but what of the poor little lambies?

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.. what about those poor defenceless cans of guinness? I'm
missing the point again, aren't I?

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non mentionable things and The Black Stuff ! ......: ) sounds like a blast ! What a cool moment in time indeed : ) Thanx for sharing

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That's so fun and good!

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More fun! Must have been a really good day! A crate and a half ........... didn't you get thirsty?
;)
Neil

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..some of us went onwards and upwards to a fabulous theatre soiré 'dahling' .. had a few more jars .. lots of finger food ..and got rounded up at the end with the immortal line: "come on drunks!" .. age alone (hmm ..and perhaps getting locked out) stopped us going clubbing :o)

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Just you wait till you get to my age, young man.

You'll be spending your evenings sat at home with a cup of Horlicks and a spliff.

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I was chuckling all the way through that track. What fun. It sounds like you had a great time, and a great song posted as well. Well done. :-))

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I think we have the Brit Goodwillies here... and the live performance ups the anti... I smiled all the way through...

thanx for letting us be a fly on the wall

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.. some of us are spending the rest of year dead ..for tax reasons ..

Guinness is goodwilly for you. ;o)

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...this tune/artwork blends perfectly with the picture. Nice work, folks...

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.. you mean: took about 5 mins? lol

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wait a minute: the tune blended perfectly with the song ..and
the artwork blended perfectly with the picture ... couldn't
put it better myself. ;o)

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.. at least a couple of hrs of rehearsing, run throughs, liberating guinness from fridge etc ..I was more meaning the recording/production time itself.

Don't worry Rebsie, feeling should return to about normal soon .. the hazards of the "onny-offy F" things .. or F, Fsus2, F, Fadd9 (as I have since confirmed with jguitar's chord namer) ..well, who would have known .. I still prefer "onny-offy F thingies" myself though :o)

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Are you kidding? We spent hours working on this! Perhaps you drank too much to be able to remember, but it was definitely more hours than minutes.

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Yeah, I can prove it.

One week on, I still have no sensation whatsoever in my left fingertips.

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the b*gger still can't stop talking!!! lmao

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.. heard that! LOL. Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit ..no wait .. badger, badger, badger, badger, mushroom, mushroom .. here
comes Janine's snake! ;)

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badger, badger, badger

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Krap, I'm always late for the party. Haha, this is a blast! Wish I coulda been there to play another shaky thing.

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.. about another percussionist .. but we could do with a juggler .. which brings me nicely to: how do you kill a circus? - go for the jugular! ;o) hehehe.

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I love to hear something live - you make a great team. Funny.
I'd like to hear a really polished version now too.
Must be great to have friends like this!

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thanks! Don't know about really polished .. but the productions perhaps a little better on this version with original lyrics too.

So we'll be seeing you at MJ UK 2008? I'll reserve a guinness for you...

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this is great
and to think you guys are getting together to sing

so cool

peace
HH

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ThankYou !!! "....HEY !!! " HAHhaHAHHAHA THIS IS SO Awesome to hear in this version(again)! ; ) KUDOS to You All & EG for a grand leadvox just so wonderful..love the kind of songs which are really LIVE-CLOSE& 'FUN'made This song, the original has been a definate fav since I first got here went directly into the heart& head & just stayed there !
Who is/are taliking to You in the beginning Rebsie...? So nice to hear Your voices Respectfully with love & FLOWERS TO YA ALL lena

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glad you enjoyed this, was a hoot as you can hear .. to answer
your question:

Rebsie: are we ready?
Alan: Yes
Rebsie: ah 1, 2 ..
Alan: If we're not we'll.. oh ..sorry
Rebsie: oh for God's sake ... lol
Eppy: oh ..
Caroline: someone's not ready! ..
Alan: go, go
Rebsie: there's always one and it's always you ..
Alan: go for it .. lol .. there's always one and it's me .. keep .. well just roll .. roll with it
Tomas: shut up - drink your guinness ..
Alan: roll with it
Rebsie: ok, when we're ready ..
(Alan's guinness is put on table)
Rebsie: ah 1, 2, 3, 4
Alan: oh yeah .. hehe .. that's more like it ..

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You're too kind...! Now I gotto lissen again!! THX so much GREAT reading about You in the MjBlog !
Peace Love & Music !

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