Frost*ies

Dear Frosties.

Hello!
I'm delighted to announce that i'll be hosting a House Concert for the recently formed, part time, semi acoustic
'Twats In Hats'!

Jem & John have confirmed Saturday 2nd March 2013 as the date for this magical & intimate gig.
The location is:
My living room, Nr Eastleigh, Hampshire (Down South)

Due to the size & nature of this gig the most people I can accommodate is 40.
It'll commence around 8:00 ish, doors will open somewhat earlier.
Tickets will cost £25 each
Food, beverages etc will be provided.
Meet 'n greet will take place after the event.
PM me to register your interest. Sctrictly first come first served.
How bloomin' exciting!!!!!

Sounds great,i wish you the very best with it!Now thats a proper house-party... :)

:shock:  I only live 20 miles away! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Ah, sounds like a lot of fun and I would love to, but not sure I can really justify another private trip to Blighty for moosical reasons so soon after the last.

Best of luck with it; I'm already envious of those who'll be there. But I do trust that you'll allow it to be filmed / recorded for those of us who won't be there ...  ;)

awww this sounds super awesome and I'd love to go but its another 3 hour drive :(

Anyone from the midlands that wants to give me a lift? :P Naturally I would pay for the petrol.

Quote from: "JakeWorrell"awww this sounds super awesome and I'd love to go but its another 3 hour drive :(

Anyone from the midlands that wants to give me a lift? :P Naturally I would pay for the petrol.

Anyone in the Midlands with a big enough house to host another one?

I've got a massive garden, Marquee perhaps?

And there are lots of nice village halls around here.

Ooh, sounds fun. But I'm not flying over this time, I'm sorry.  ;)

This is very unfortunate timing, I and a few others will be at the CRS Magenta Special evening.
I thought Mr. Mitchell was already appearing elsewhere that night ( //http://www.readingarts.com/southstreet/whatson/event.asp?id=SXEB06-A781F236 ) ....must be mistaken?
Any road, I wish you the best of luck with it and hope it goes well.

Quote from: "Pedro"Mr. Mitchell was already appearing elsewhere that night

Oh dear! This seems to happen quite frequently around these parts. Thats what happens if you join every single band under the sun :P

That can solve it with a montage! :)

or a series of mirrors

Or a zip wire ;)

That's going to be tricky with Concord now on the ground

Quote from: "Pedro"This is very unfortunate timing, I and a few others will be at the CRS Magenta Special evening.
I thought Mr. Mitchell was already appearing elsewhere that night ( //http://www.readingarts.com/southstreet/whatson/event.asp?id=SXEB06-A781F236 ) ....must be mistaken?
Any road, I wish you the best of luck with it and hope it goes well.

Yep, John has 'fessed up & got this dates mixed up.

So our new date is Friday 6th April (Good Friday).

Hope those of you that couldn't make the original date can make it along to this new date.

You're still a lucky, lucky, bar steward  :D  :D

Oh crikey, now JM's other half is on Twitter saying that they are supposed to be going to France that weekend.
#There may be trouble, ahead....

'Tis a nightmare !!!

Right - try again!

How does Fri 16th March grab y'all?
Sorry for the dates changing - JM is out of the country and comms are proving somewhat difficult.
Will need your quick replies in order to get planning. Strictly first come first served so PM to reserve your tickets!
Ta

Sorry you are having so much grief with this. :(
I've edited the "Sticky" post to say "Date to be confirmed".

Mitchell cannot do March 16th either.
Jem waiting for JM to return to UK before trying to reschedule.

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I feel your pain  :|

TBA stands for To Be Altered, obviously.

Quote from: "catherine"TBA stands for To Be Altered, obviously.

As opposed to TBO, which stands for To Be Over (lest we forget our prog roots here).

Or TBE, which is... well, bloody good, actually. :D

With apologies for my warped humour to those who are trying to get this excellent event together, I think I need a new piece of Frost* merchandise - a pencil with a lot of lead in it and a flipping big rubber at the end of it!   :lol:

Quote from: "L33VEY"With apologies for my warped humour to those who are trying to get this excellent event together, I think I need a new piece of Frost* merchandise - a pencil with a lot of lead in it and a flipping big rubber at the end of it!   :lol:

Too much innuendo in there...I'm not going to touch it (fnarr)

Quote from: "Pedro"

Quote from: "L33VEY"With apologies for my warped humour to those who are trying to get this excellent event together, I think I need a new piece of Frost* merchandise - a pencil with a lot of lead in it and a flipping big rubber at the end of it!   :lol:

Too much innuendo in there...I'm not going to touch it (fnarr)

I don't want to touch it either

"Yo momma is so dumb, she thought innuendo was an Italian suppository."

Quote from: "Mikey"

Quote from: "Pedro"

Quote from: "L33VEY"With apologies for my warped humour to those who are trying to get this excellent event together, I think I need a new piece of Frost* merchandise - a pencil with a lot of lead in it and a flipping big rubber at the end of it!   :lol:

Too much innuendo in there...I'm not going to touch it (fnarr)

I don't want to touch it either

Don't suppose you'd like my other merch idea then - a 2012 John Mitchell diary - I'll leave you to fill in the rest..... :twisted:

Quote from: "L33VEY"Don't suppose you'd like my other merch idea then - a 2012 John Mitchell diary - I'll leave you to fill in the rest..... :twisted:

It's full already

From JM on twitter:

"Right then. I'm now in charge of this house concert thing. Who was I chatting to? I've totally lost the thread :-( my bad x"  :)

I'm not sure how to feel about that  :lol:

Maybe he should start with a year, then work from there  :D

Don't mean to sound impatient or anything, but is there any news on this?  :)

Last I heard, Jem had handed over all organisation responsibility to JM (King of Calendars).
JM asked who to contact...and that was all...

Perhaps Paul can shed some light?

Howdy!

Well, as you know Jem has left Twitter & indeed passed on all planning onto Sir John.
I've tried unsuccesfully (via Twitter) to arrange this with John (not responding - he's disabled the PM facility).

So, in summary, i'm wanting it to happen, but struggling to make it happen......

(Any help appreciated!)

Paul

He said "Tell him to email me at info@outhousestudios.co.uk please". :)

Thanks Pedro - email sent (Might be worth deleting his email address now....?)

I'll post back if I get a response.

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"Thanks Pedro - email sent (Might be worth deleting his email address now....?)

I'll post back if I get a response.

that email address is on the studio website and JM posted it Pedro on twitter so I don't think there's any issue with it being in the public domain it's not JM's personal email address

That's why I didn't feel the need to PM it.

Would it be better to PM JM in the a.m. or the p.m.?

Hello All,

I've finally received communication from John M, & both JM & JG are very much looking forward to this forthcoming house concert.
We're just in the process of finallising a date - i'm trying to secure a weekend slot in order to allow for those who'll need to travel & maybe stay over in a B&B or similar.

To make this happen i'm going to need 40 of you lovely people to attend.
So the BIG question -
ARE YOU GOONA COME! ?

Please please please can you PM me to register your interest (again!) & to reserve a place.

Paul

I guess before anyone can give a "promise" they'll need to know exactly how much and exactly when it will be.

^ I second Pedro on that one.

It only says register an interest, he needs to know if there's time to build an extension to accommodate everyone

Quote from: "Mikey"It only says register an interest, he needs to know if there's time to build an extension to accommodate everyone

LOL
Sorry to be as pedant, but let's be straight about this....it actually also says "reserve a place", which could be taken as being a "promise" to attend....and it's important to understand why it has to be seen like that.

What this really boils down to is that Paul (who already deserves a medal in my opinion) needs 40 genuine commitments to pay 1/40 of the gig fee each. Otherwise either he ends up out of pocket or the Tw*ts have to accept less than is required.
The last thing that I want is for a fellow Frost*ie to get into a world of bad feeling, however trivial people might think this thing sounds. A casual "yeah, go on then" from 40 people won't do, in my opinion.

Given where this is happening, I would have to say that me and Mrs P are unlikely to make it....sadly. Unless it will coincide with another reason to be booking a hotel so far from home. That might sound a bit miserly but it's my honest position right now.

Did anyone else catch a glimpse of some messaging on Twitter last nite regarding what seems to be a possible resurrection of this house gig for the "Twats in Hats"? From what I interpreted Mr Brewer is already hosting a Frank Dunnery event soon (@Itbitesband mentioned) and feelers were going out to JM which looked semi positive. Rushed over here this morning to see if there was annyfing on the Forum - nothing I can see. Just thought I'd mention it, don't want The Frost*ies missing out.

Hi Brom,
I stuck my oar into the conversation on Twitter too...along the lines of; "let us know when the date is set and we'll promote it like crazy".
I don't want Paul to be the victim of Diary failure again...resulting in a gig that doesn't happen again, so I didn't want to raise hopes etc. too soon.
You're right to mention it as a possibility though. :)

Quote from: "Pedro"Hi Brom,
I stuck my oar into the conversation on Twitter too..

Ah, I must have turned off my ipod and dived deeper under the duvet at that point.

Ok, it looks like early days, and yes pinning JM down is like nailing jelly to an Easter egg.  :D so as long as its being monitored, then I'll pull on my watching briefs and relax.    :o

Yep, fingers crossed for a date in Jan or Feb. Will confirm once they confirm. But we're almost there........

Hope you haven't forgotten me! - Just squaring up the date with JM now, looks like we are good to go for the first week in March, & I should (finally!) be able to confirm full & accurate details for the house concert VERY shortly...........

Happy New Year!

Ah ha ... perhaps Tw*ats in Hats will cover Lies by CHVRCHES then ... (see other thread) ...  8-)

ooooh  :D

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"Hope you haven't forgotten me! - Just squaring up the date with JM now, looks like we are good to go for the first week in March, & I should (finally!) be able to confirm full & accurate details for the house concert VERY shortly...........

Happy New Year!

I knew that there was a reason for me to wait before get a ticket to Morse/Flowers Kings on Thursday 7th March...

Quote from: "L33VEY"

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"Hope you haven't forgotten me! - Just squaring up the date with JM now, looks like we are good to go for the first week in March, & I should (finally!) be able to confirm full & accurate details for the house concert VERY shortly...........

Happy New Year!

I knew that there was a reason for me to wait before get a ticket to Morse/Flowers Kings on Thursday 7th March...

Wait no more! Looks like Sat. March 2nd is a goer!

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"

Quote from: "L33VEY"

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"Hope you haven't forgotten me! - Just squaring up the date with JM now, looks like we are good to go for the first week in March, & I should (finally!) be able to confirm full & accurate details for the house concert VERY shortly...........

Happy New Year!

I knew that there was a reason for me to wait before get a ticket to Morse/Flowers Kings on Thursday 7th March...

Wait no more! Looks like Sat. March 2nd is a goer!

Slots in nicely between Richard Thompson at the Barbican and Steven Wilson Royal Festival Hall

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"Wait no more! Looks like Sat. March 2nd is a goer!

It's in my diary  :D

What are the numbers this time around, per person?
Plus, it's bring food/drink, isn't it?
Glad you got this pinned down in the end!

Ooh, aah, err, I know I said I couldn't come last time, but ...

If I'm right, then you live pretty close to Southampton Airport, which has a direct connection to Amsterdam via FlyBe. Which might make this all rather possible than I had previously thought ... hmmm ...  :?

Hmmmmm, Dewsbury to Eastleigh.......................

Quote from: "Pedro"What are the numbers this time around, per person?
Plus, it's bring food/drink, isn't it?
Glad you got this pinned down in the end!

Will be as before. £25 a ticket. I'll have room for 40, and have a reserve list already for half of that amount.
I'll do a formal announcement shortly, just wanted to give you all the heads up on here.
Paul

blimey you have a big house  :mrgreen:

OK, so I'm pleased to announce the House Concert is on. Confirmed. It's happening everyone!

 - See attached flyer. I've got a reserve list of around 20, and looking at the responses I'm getting from JM's tweet i'm pretty sure it'll be sold out pretty damn quick.

So please email, DM, Twitter or whatever it takes to reserve your space & i'll send out ticket purchase instructions shortly.

Quote from: "Ash"blimey you have a big house  :mrgreen:

Not at all. Just lots of slim guests I hope!

ahhh  :oops:   well I take up less space vertically than I do horizontally....

Premier Inn Eastleigh currently £70 and the joy of Travelodge is £20.  Travelodge it is then.  Didn't fancy the 3 hour drive back.

Need a Bigger house! Unprecedented response - just a few tickets left now. When they're gone, they're gone (I'll start a reserve list incase of cancellations or non payers).

Tickets - Got yours yet?

Shame it's such a long walk for me, that sounds like fun.

Quote from: "E.S."Shame it's such a long walk for me, that sounds like fun.

The other me and you can walk on water as well.....my hero ;)

It's called figure skating.  8-)

I thought this sold out straight away?  :?

Quote from: "Brom"I thought this sold out straight away?  :?

Many Many enquiries & places reserved, then, once it got confirmed by the guys a few people that reserved have dropped out.

I've now got 6 places left.

If (& a big if) there's further demand, They've agreed to perform a Matinee show in the afternoon!

Oh, that reminds me... *wanders off to bank website*

Payment made, hotel booked, Streetview survey completed, parking wondered about...

...contender ready!! :)

Up until now I'd not even considered this, what with it being rather a long way from Yorkshire, but given that I'll now be in London the day before.....
I'll just consult with my social secretary to see if I can get the weekend off.... ;)

It would be great to see you there.

I know there have been some hokey-cokey shenanigans with people saying yes and then pulling out so, if anyone is thinking "oh it will be sold out for sure" I urge you to contact Paul and check. you never know, you might get lucky (with tickets I mean!). :)

There will never be another first ever "Tw*ts In H*ts" house concert ...be there!!

Already done that :)
Just need confirmation from the fella tomorrow and I'll be asking about local hotels....  :mrgreen:

We're staying at the nearby lodge of doom.
Cheap and...erm...cheap. ;)

Fingers crossed I have a ticket!  :D

OK, first batch of tickets posted today for those that have paid up thus far.

Who's going to get ticket No. 1 I wonder.........

Number 16 for me!

#13 (hopefully not unlucky) for me!

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Thanks for posting it out Paul!

Quote from: "JimD"#13 (hopefully not unlucky) for me!

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Thanks for posting it out Paul!

Pleasure - Glad it arrived.

Quote from: "RacingHippo"Up until now I'd not even considered this, what with it being rather a long way from Yorkshire, but given that I'll now be in London the day before.....
I'll just consult with my social secretary to see if I can get the weekend off.... ;)

Sadly I will be working absolutely nowhere near the vicinity (you lucky bugger Hippo) and as much as I would desperately love to be there, I can't contemplate a drive down to the south coast & back :(
But I will deffo be there in spirit - and kudos to Paul for organising this thing! :)

Much like RH, I hadn't even considered this for logistical reasons but, by happy coincidence, my cousin is getting married in Reading the day before so I will be 'dahn sarf' anyway and Paul still had a ticket!  :D
See you there guys!

If anyone needs a lift from the London-ish area, let me know!

Tixkets 6 and 7 for us! :-)

no 3 received today many thanks

Late to the party as usual...
No 35 is mine :)

Quote from: "LivingForever"If anyone needs a lift from the London-ish area, let me know!

I've let you know by PM. Now if you could just pick it up.....

Eek! Just under 4 weeks to go........

Excited?

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"Excited?

Very much so - was thinking about this at the weekend and how cool it will be!

I do hope someone will be videoing this, for those of us who cannot attend?

Well, Pedro's going - say no more...  ;)

Hmm...but it might be his night off... ;)

MrPaulBrewer - Are you all fixed now?

Quote from: "lyn"MrPaulBrewer - Are you all fixed now?

Well, that's a personal question!!     :lol:

DNAFU
It was a one off local frost*iverse ticket transfer meet up plan..interupted by a real life unprecidented complication...in addition to snow...
More circumstance than personal...
All ended up in the post!

Quote from: "lyn"MrPaulBrewer - Are you all fixed now?

Hi Lyn - Just about..........!

I have 2 spare tickets for the Twats In Hats house concert on 2nd March in Southampton. John Mitchell and Jem Godfrey perform some tunes. It's sure to be fun.

OMG - Just 2 weeks to go!

John & Jem are very much looking forward to this. I've just sorted details with them regarding PA/Mixers & amplification.
John is brinnging his acoustic GTR and perhaps his Gibson 335 and Jem will be bringing a keyboard...........

I hope you've all managed to sort travel arrangements & where applicable have received your tickets OK?.

I'll send out an email in due course to everyone in preparation before the big day!

Paul

Excited. :)

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"John is brinnging his acoustic GTR and perhaps his Gibson 335 and Jem will be bringing a keyboard...........

That's a good start  :D

So who's coming?

Quote from: "RacingHippo"So who's coming?

You & Me makes two John!
+
38 Others....

And me (37 to go!  8-) )

Me too - shall we make name badges?

Mr and Mrs Me will be there. I thought I might stand at the front?  :twisted:

Quote from: "JimD"Me too - shall we make name badges?

- Funny  :lol: , as I'd thought about doing this - I would make them, but most guests have a ' + 1' and I don't know the names of al the ' + 1's' )
 :idea:
So maybe, I could provide 'Blanks' & when y'all enter Brewer Towers you sign in, get issued a badge & write your name on.....? (Gonna be a friendly & intimate gig - a tough ask remembering so many names)

Quote from: "Pedro".......I thought I might stand at the front?  :twisted:

(The wise & informed will arrive first & grab the sofa's - strategically placed for the best view....... ;) )

QuoteSo maybe, I could provide 'Blanks' & when y'all enter Brewer Towers you sign in, get issued a badge & write your name on.....? (Gonna be a friendly & intimate gig - a tough ask remembering so many names)

Sounds like a splendid idea.  Sheet of stickers and a marker pen might even suffice?

QuoteThe wise & informed will arrive first & grab the sofa's - strategically placed for the best view...

*being "diddy", sets off now...*  :mrgreen:

I now have a conundrum...So, until today I was supposed to be in S'oton for work on Monday night.  That was easy.  Go home Tuesday. Simple.

Now work stay has somehow changed to Thursday night.

So now,annoyingly, have a race and chase challenge...
Either
Leave Cambridge Thursday night -drive to S'oton and stay at soul-less hotel again... Do work thing on Friday day. Drive back to Cambridge Friday night, sleep in own bed and collect home based Frost*infested mates for gig.  Drive back down to S'oton together on Saturday  (for gig) then back to Cambridge (to get home) all in 48 hrs...  
Or
turn up in S'oton by myself on Thursday, sort work stuff, original abandon plan, stay over somehow (camp out in MrPaulBrewsters garden, or Tesco car park?)..., hope things work out and eveyone else from home with tickets somehow turn up... offer friday night pre-gig services to MrPaulBrewster (markerpen and sticky labels etc... just like a conference! or whatever (within reason) ) to alleviate tedium of being marooned... Some dilemma huh, what d'ja think?

Quote from: "lyn"offer friday night pre-gig services to MrPaulBrewster

That might just get you in ;)

Quote from: "Mikey"

Quote from: "lyn"offer friday night pre-gig services to MrPaulBrewster

That might just get you in ;)

I have a ticket... 8-)

Quote from: "lyn"

Quote from: "Mikey"

Quote from: "lyn"offer friday night pre-gig services to MrPaulBrewster

That might just get you in ;)

I have a ticket... 8-)

That might just get you in ;)    as well

Just to let you, I finally managed to get my act together yesterday and today and so have flights, B&B, and rental car all duly booked. Thankfully, I did remember to buy a ticket for the actual concert ages ago ...  ;)

So, I shall be there, risking nylon burns and static by fighting it out in the front row of the carpet with Pedro ...  :P

(And if I'm right, even Nellie will be there, despite having informed me ages ago that she wouldn't. And having informed me that she wasn't surprised that I would be. Because I'm a fanboy, apparently. The blessed cheek of the woman.)

Quote from: "lyn"(camp out in MrPaulBrewsters garden, or Tesco car park?)..., hope things work out and eveyone else from home with tickets somehow turn up... offer friday night pre-gig services to MrPaulBrewster (markerpen and sticky labels etc... just like a conference! or whatever (within reason) ) to alleviate tedium of being marooned... Some dilemma huh, what d'ja think?

Another time Lyn & that would've been fun (& most helpful). Sadly, i'm all booked up until after the gig now :-(

Quote from: "Trapezium Artist"Just to let you, I finally managed to get my act together yesterday and today and so have flights, B&B, and rental car all duly booked. Thankfully, I did remember to buy a ticket for the actual concert ages ago ...  ;) .)

GREAT NEWS!!!

Quote from: "Trapezium Artist"So, I shall be there, risking nylon burns and static by fighting it out in the front row of the carpet with Pedro ...  :P

... I don't have carpets!

Quote from: "Trapezium Artist"(And if I'm right, even Nellie will be there, despite having informed me ages ago that she wouldn't. And having informed me that she wasn't surprised that I would be. Because I'm a fanboy, apparently. The blessed cheek of the woman.)

Correct fanboy(!), Nellie is coming with the Merch Desk

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"I don't have carpets!

I'll have to bring my own beanbag to sit on then ;-) See you soon ...

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"

Quote from: "lyn"(camp out in MrPaulBrewsters garden, or Tesco car park?)..., hope things work out and eveyone else from home with tickets somehow turn up... offer friday night pre-gig services to MrPaulBrewster (markerpen and sticky labels etc... just like a conference! or whatever (within reason) ) to alleviate tedium of being marooned... Some dilemma huh, what d'ja think?

Another time Lyn & that would've been fun (& most helpful). Sadly, i'm all booked up until after the gig now :-(

No worries - I'm only up to spending one night a week in the soulless hotel bar... it's more fun to sit in traffic on the road to hell so I'm heading home on Friday night anyway!

Wonder how many of these from the Twats In Hats first ever performance will get played on Saturday....:-

Remember?:-
Wires
(Athlete cover)
Somebody Loves You
(Nik Kershaw cover)
Ordinary World
(Duran Duran cover)
The Forget You Song
(Frost* cover)
Don't You Want Me
(The Human League cover)
Losers' Day Parade
(Kino cover)

I'm hoping for the next instalment in the "John and the Waitress" saga.

Don't suppose anyone's taking their mobile broadcast suite along so we can all watch on the the net in full HD, live as it happens?

Quote from: "johninblack"Don't suppose anyone's taking their mobile broadcast suite along so we can all watch on the the net in full HD, live as it happens?

Seconded! :)

Quote from: "sawtooth"

Quote from: "johninblack"Don't suppose anyone's taking their mobile broadcast suite along so we can all watch on the the net in full HD, live as it happens?

Seconded! :)

Thirdeded. :)

I'll be tweeting a few pics where possible, as i'm sure will John & Jem. Will that suffice?
 :)

Quote from: "E.S."

Quote from: "sawtooth"

Quote from: "johninblack"Don't suppose anyone's taking their mobile broadcast suite along so we can all watch on the the net in full HD, live as it happens?

Seconded! :)

Thirdeded. :)

Pedders, you need an upgrade ;)

Who is staying at the travelodge and if you are, what time are you getting there?  I know there are nibbles but wondered if anyone was eating first?

Quote from: "Ash"Who is staying at the travelodge and if you are, what time are you getting there?  I know there are nibbles but wondered if anyone was eating first?

I'll be in a local B&B, but could be up for something to eat beforehand. Any ideas?

We're at the Gravelodge but not sure what time we will arrive.

If you have wheels then The New Forest at the railway station car park at Ashurst is Ok for pub food. On the A35 (?) towards Lyndhurst ( keep going after the very similar sounding `new forest inn`...which faces the main road -I've never stopped there).

With much regret, ticket 16 won't be coming tonight.  I haven't been 100% since Frost*Bites when I picked up a virus which took weeks to subside.  This has been replaced by flu in the last week and with the antibiotics yet to kick in, I would be coughing and spluttering throughout tonight's performance, which isn't fair on J&J or the other 39 good souls.

So in the small chance that there's someone close to Canterbury who can come and collect ticket 16 and have a great evening...   :)

Quote from: "L33VEY"With much regret, ticket 16 won't be coming tonight.  I haven't been 100% since Frost*Bites when I picked up a virus which took weeks to subside.  This has been replaced by flu in the last week and with the antibiotics yet to kick in, I would be coughing and spluttering throughout tonight's performance, which isn't fair on J&J or the other 39 good souls.

So in the small chance that there's someone close to Canterbury who can come and collect ticket 16 and have a great evening...   :)

Hmmm

Dewsbury......Canterbury.......Gig..........Home, if only I wasn't looking after the kids

will be leaving soonish, see you later

Warm up act just starting.....

Well, just got in from this and it were gradely!  There was a great atmosphere in Paul's house and it was nice to meet some Frost*ies in real life - Pedro, Duey, Racing Hippo, Living Forever, Nellie (I have my dog tag!) and the man with the fearsome handshake!  John and Jem were on very good form; the music was both nicely played and well chosen, and afterwards both of them were gentlemanly enough to endure a few moments of gushing wibble from me.

I hope everyone else who was there had as good a time as me - doubtless there'll be more in-depth reviews than this one but I just wanted to say thanks again to Paul for sorting a very memorable night!

Amen. It was a really great evening indeed.
In case anyone is expecting/hoping to see video of the event, don't be surprised if there isn't any.
Jem and John specifically asked for video NOT to be posted, in order to keep it a really special event.
I intend to respect that and will not be posting any of it.
I know this will be particularly tough for those who had planned to be there but had to drop out due to ill health but there it is.
So you'll see photos and read write-ups but, hopefully, not see any YouTubery.
If there is another one organised sometime soon, get along to it if you can.

Thanks Paul!  It was a great evening.  Thanks Pedro and Mrs Pedro for the lift back.

Brilliant. Unique. Thank you xxx

Quote from: "Pedro"I know this will be particularly tough for those who had planned to be there but had to drop out due to ill health but there it is.

I'm sure if you accidentally sent a copy to Tim, the TIH won't have a problem. I know you'll ask first anyway.

Quote from: "Mikey"

Quote from: "Pedro"I know this will be particularly tough for those who had planned to be there but had to drop out due to ill health but there it is.

I'm sure if you accidentally sent a copy to Tim, the TIH won't have a problem. I know you'll ask first anyway.

& he did buy a ticket

Don't worry, private sharing with entitled individuals might indeed happen...but privately.

SETLIST please

Quote from: "Pedro"Don't worry, private sharing with entitled individuals might indeed happen...but privately.

I'd be grateful for any crumbs.... thank you for tweeting the set list...

Morning!

I have little to add to what's already been written here, I just want to say thank you once more from the bottom of my heart for all of those on here that came along and contributed to make it a most truly memorable night.
John & Jem also asked me to pass on their thanks - you could tell by the banter they too had a great time.
Lets do It all again soon......
(Please respect the guys wishes re: YouTube, but please send me any footage as I'd like to have this for obvious reasons)
Paul

Useful tip: - if the opportunity ever arose and last night were to be repeated in Germany, it could be billed as

"Die Dummen in Kopfbedeckungen"

(I am entirely happy to be accused of having too much time on my hands :))

Quote from: "Pedro"In case anyone is expecting/hoping to see video of the event, don't be surprised if there isn't any.
Jem and John specifically asked for video NOT to be posted, in order to keep it a really special event.

Oh what a shame! But fair enough indeed.

Sounds like it was a good one, glad everyone had a great night. I might start saving money to get to a potential follow-up now, just in case!

@JimD

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I think it was something like this...

It Bites: The Tall Ships
Nick Kershaw: Somebody Loves You
Frost*: Black Light Machine
Duran Duran: Ordinary World
It Bites: Man In A Photograph
It Bites: Still Too Young To Remember
Peter Gabriel: Here Comes The Flood
Kino: This Perfect Tense
It Bites : Send No Flowers
Frost*: Snowman
The Urbane: Don't Say
Brand new Frost* song - "Lantern" (thanks DS)
Human League: Don't You Want Me Baby?
Frost*: The Forget You Song
Seal: Violet
Kino: Letting Go
Frost*: Falling Down
Kino: Loser's Day Parade
Encore - Madness: Our House

Back home in Scotland after a great night!  A winning combination of stunning musicianship and silliness.  Quite a challenge for them to learn a long setlist in a short time, including Jem having to learn 7 John Beck keyboard parts - not easy.  Big thanks to Jem and John for taking the time to chat and sign CD covers and a huge vote of thanks to Paul for coming up with the idea, giving over his house to 40 strangers and being such a good host.  :D

I concur with Pedro's setlist from the notes I scribbled down.  I asked Jem what the title of the new song was and he said it was Lantern.  Here Comes The Flood was a goosebump moment - JM sounded so like PG.  Beautiful arrangements of the Frost* tracks too.  Oh and all the songs had to end with expensive chords.  :lol:

Blunders was called and message left (40 people yelling 'We love you, Craig!') but sadly no reply.

All in all, a great fun and unique event.

bugger about the lack of video, but thems the rules i guess :o
Thanks to Pedro for tweeting the setlist. Would love to have heard here Comes the Flood. if theres a next time I shall have to haul my backside over the Atlantic (unless of course they want to do one over here ;) )

QuoteBlunders was called and message left (40 people yelling 'We love you, Craig!') but sadly no reply

...

I can confirm he got it in the end though  :D

https://twitter.com/jsnowdendavies/stat ... 3583054849 (https://twitter.com/jsnowdendavies/status/307953633583054849)

Quote from: "Pedro"I think it was something like this...

It Bites: The Tall Ships
Nick Kershaw: Somebody Loves You
Frost*: Black Light Machine
Duran Duran: Ordinary World
It Bites: Man In A Photograph
It Bites: Still Too Young To Remember
Peter Gabriel: Here Comes The Flood
Kino: This Perfect Tense
It Bites : Send No Flowers
Frost*: Snowman
The Urbane: Don't Say
Brand new Frost* song - "Lantern" (thanks DS)
Human League: Don't You Want Me Baby?
Frost*: The Forget You Song
Seal: Violet
Kino: Letting Go
Frost*: Falling Down
Kino: Loser's Day Parade
Encore - Madness: Our House

Apologies for any typos, my keyboard is covered in drool as a result of that setlist.

If that show was available for digital download I'd certainly pay good money for it. Bad money too.

LOL
True, but if it was available as a download, would the "specialness" of being there be reduced, even a little?
I really hope someone else (if there is anyone as amazing as MrPaulBrewer) takes up the challenge of hosting another of these. It sounds steep at £25 a pop (ding!) but the build-up, the banter, the nattering before and after (and of course minimal yapping during!) PLUS two awesome artists plying their trade....worth every penny, mile and Travelodge-induced ache/pain!

Quote from: "Pedro"It sounds steep at £25 a pop (ding!) but the build-up, the banter, the nattering before and after (and of course minimal yapping during!) PLUS two awesome artists plying their trade....worth every penny, mile and Travelodge-induced ache/pain!

Actually that was something I forgot to mention.  During the quiet moments in the performance, you could hear a pin drop - it was wondreful!  The audience (who were, let's face it, the genuine fanboys and girls) were utterly respectful and silent, allowing others to enjoy the music.  I am becoming increasingly annoyed by people who spend good money to go to a gig and then spend the whole time yapping rubbish loudly to friends (especially during quieter / acoustic numbers), spoiling it for others who just want to listen to the music.  This was the perfect antidote to that!  8-)

Quote from: "D S"Actually that was something I forgot to mention. During the quiet moments in the performance, you could hear a pin drop - it was wondreful! The audience (who were, let's face it, the genuine fanboys and girls) were utterly respectful and silent, allowing others to enjoy the music.

This is v.true and was a very excellent thing.  We were also very fortunate I think in that Mr Brewer had a very cool multi-level house which meant that great views were possible for (I hope) all concerned.

Quote from: "Pedro"LOL
True, but if it was available as a download, would the "specialness" of being there be reduced, even a little?
I really hope someone else (if there is anyone as amazing as MrPaulBrewer) takes up the challenge of hosting another of these. It sounds steep at £25 a pop (ding!) but the build-up, the banter, the nattering before and after (and of course minimal yapping during!) PLUS two awesome artists plying their trade....worth every penny, mile and Travelodge-induced ache/pain!

I would pay more for what is essentially a private concert, than I would for a show in a big hall.  The intimacy would easily be worth it.

And I disagree that a video release would hurt the specialness at all.  I don't think there would be any problem finding enough people to go to the show, even with a video released afterward.  

I wish we could host one over here!

Quote from: "rogerg"I wish we could host one over here!

Your wish is your command

Quote from: "rogerg"And I disagree that a video release would hurt the specialness at all.

You can disagree with the artists in question...no problem. :)

BTW - I should add additional thanks to Paul....Tickets #1 and #2...

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Quote from: "Pedro"

Quote from: "rogerg"And I disagree that a video release would hurt the specialness at all.

You can disagree with the artists in question...no problem. :)

oh, I know who I'm disagreeing with!!   8-)

Quote from: "Pedro"

Quote from: "rogerg"And I disagree that a video release would hurt the specialness at all.

You can disagree with the artists in question...no problem. :)

BTW - I should add additional thanks to Paul....Tickets #1 and #2...

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 :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

Tickets 1 AND 2?? Just how tall ARE you??  ;)

I agree about paying extra for a private show. Lottery willing, I shall rent the House of Blues in Orlando, hire a handful of favo(u)rite bands to play, and fly over anyone who wishes to attend.  :mrgreen:

A jolly good time was had by one and all, I'd say. Well worth the journey, both for the gig and, of course, for the chance to meet up with fellow Frost*ies so soon again after Christmas, albeit in a very much more convivial environment than the Scala  <!-- s8-) -->8-)<!-- s8-) -->

If I say that Ash, Philadelphia, Living Forever, Pedro, Mrs Pedro, Racing Hippo, DueyC, Lyn, DS, JimD, and (mini-Merch Desk in tow) the redoubtable Nellie were there, then I have a quarter of the attendees immediately, but have most assuredly missed other denizens of these pages, for which I abjectly apologise ...

Thanks are most assuredly due to Paul for organising the gig and allowing us to share his house for the evening. A cracking idea and I for one didn't bat an eyelid at the entry fee (since he mentioned that it had been flagged as a concern).

As for the gig, well, others have covered the ins and out of the musical side of things, so it surely falls to me to provide some visual eye candy in the form of my customary gig photos:

www.flickr.com/photos/markmccaughrean/sets/72157632922592069/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmccaughrean/sets/72157632922592069/)

That said, they're all (apart from a handful at the end, just for you Nellie  <!-- s8-) -->8-)<!-- s8-) -->) taken from one static location in the second (of three <!-- s;-) -->;-)<!-- s;-) -->) row, because it didn't seem appropriate (or even desirable) to get up during the set and move around. Most are with my 85mm f/1.8 lens, because the room was fairly dark, meaning that the framing is similar too.

And as DS has already mentioned, the quiet bits were so extraordinarily quiet, I even felt self-conscious firing the shutter at those moments.

So, they're all a little samey, perhaps, but nevertheless hopefully an addition to memories of the night for some, or a small taster for those who couldn't make it.

For those you weren't there, you'll spot that Jem and John pulled the hilarious (ha!) stunt of switching their name badges. Which led to the entirely predictable and momentarily embarassing situation when I started talking to Jem after the gig, and the first words that came out of my mouth were "Evening, John ..." ...  <!-- s:roll: -->:roll:<!-- s:roll: -->

p.s. Like many there, I too have a nice movie of one song, namely Snowman. But, as the man on the left has said ...

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Awesome pics!  thanks for sharing!

They are all great, I particularly love the one with the phone.

Quote from: "Ash"They are all great, I particularly love the one with the phone.

Thanks, Ash: probably the worst picture of the bunch technically, snapped on the fly, but nevertheless captures a special moment. Now if only we can get Blunders to save the voicemail and make it available as a digital file ...  ;)

The love the phone pic! I imagine JM always has that expression on his face when calling Blunders.  :mrgreen:

My fave, though, is the one of Ash.  :)

tis the relaxed look on the face of someone with a night off from the kids listening to the bestest musicians in the world

I'd just like to confirm what you all know, which is that Pedro is an all round top bloke who comes to the aid of a Frost*ie in need

That's all!

Quote from: "L33VEY"I'd just like to confirm what you all know, which is that Pedro is an all round top bloke who comes to the aid of a Frost*ie in need

That's all!

Seconded

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"

Quote from: "L33VEY"I'd just like to confirm what you all know, which is that Pedro is an all round top bloke who comes to the aid of a Frost*ie in need

That's all!

Seconded

All in favour?

Quote from: "Mikey"

Quote from: "MrPaulBrewer"

Quote from: "L33VEY"I'd just like to confirm what you all know, which is that Pedro is an all round top bloke who comes to the aid of a Frost*ie in need

That's all!

Seconded

All in favour?

Aye!

Motion Carried

Aww shucks, you guys. :)

Aye!

(Time change, you know...)

Only 3 weeks late, here's my account of the evening...

http://giggingforever.blogspot.fr/2013/ ... house.html (http://giggingforever.blogspot.fr/2013/03/2nd-march-2013-in-hats-paul-house.html)

Quote from: "LivingForever"Only 3 weeks late, here's my account of the evening...

http://giggingforever.blogspot.fr/2013/ ... house.html (http://giggingforever.blogspot.fr/2013/03/2nd-march-2013-in-hats-paul-house.html)

Great write-up, James: well worth the wait. And thanks for anonymising the potentially litigious discussion re: Prof (you'll get sued if you don't include his title) Brian Cox. I'm sure he's a lovely chap in real life.

Speaking of whom, I had the eerie feeling earlier this week that he's decided to expand his remit even further beyond astronomy, particle physics, and biology: did anyone else see the the hyperactively demonstrative and certifiably batty Dr Joann Fletcher scurrying around the Valley of the Kings dressed in funereal black (including her umbrella) and say "C'mon, anyone can tell from the accent that that's just Coxy wearing a Ronald McDonald wig"  8-)

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