Tuesday, September 24, 2002 1:30 pm 

Dr. Finbar and the Planet of the Spiders 


Hello,

Here is the news.

THIS WEEK

Thursday evening we play at the YAK SPEAKEASY, 160 Hoddle St., 
Abbotsford. Acts start between 8 and 8.30. As always, we'd love to 
have the pleasure of your company.

LAST WEEK

Last week we played at the Ninth Ward. But there's no need for us to 
say anything about how we went. That's because someone else has done 
it for us! You can find a review of our performance at 
http://craigsblog.diaryland.com/020918_11.html, but for your 
convenience we've reproduced it below. Make of it what you will...

2002-09-18 - 8:11 p.m.
Last Night at the 9th Ward

I was at the Ninth Ward last night for their open mic. I did four 
songs: Gonna Be Somebody, Train to My Heart (with harmonica), Back 
Porch and ending with Panel Van. The audience last night was about 30 
people which was down from 90 the last time I played. Other artists who 
performed last night was a duo both playing acoustic guitars, then a 
guy with a Rhodes electric piano, who played some haunting tunes of his 
own, and after that was a band called "Dr Finbar's Trio"" a three piece 
featuring two guys originally from Birmingham, England. They were quite 
good, their first song reminded me a bit like Jimi Hendrix, the second 
song reminded me of late 70s/early 80s band the Cars. The other songs 
were a bit Brit-pop in style. I think they will do well at a place 
like "Weekender". After me a guy in a beanie was playing some of his 
own songs on an electric guitar whilst I talked to Sam from Dr Finbar. 
Then I left so I can catch the 10.15pm train home. 

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That's all for now. We hope your life is proceeding roughly according 
to plan.

Sam, Pete, Neil.