Gathering speed

No not that sort of speed! We're really not that rock and roll...well not yet anyway.

Now we are a definite three. It's not just a figment of my imagination. So we're Police-sized, Rush-shaped, Supergrass-types. Mind you all of those included a drummer. So we're more like The Beatles after they sacked Pete Best, but before they hired Ringo. Two guitars and a bass. Except we have a drum machine. If only John, Paul and George had had one of those, they might have made it...

Guitar 1 is Huw. He's got previous. Done a stint in an Asian punk band 30 years ago. One single. Got played by John Peel. Almost supported The Specials. Guitar 2 is Dave. Played in a number of bands around Manchester, mostly in pubs and other drinking establishments. Knows people who know people. Then there's me. Mostly played on my own. In my room. But never the bass. Oh and Al (full name Alesis SR616). He's on drums.

I've now bought the bass and amp. For those of you who like to know these things it's a Squier Standard P-Bass Special in Antique Burst and a Fender Rumble 25. So there.

So as the sun sinks on Day 1 of LKFZ we have the founding members, I've bought my first bass and amp, and we've almost agreed when to meet up and play together for the first time. Maybe we should split up now. You know, quit while we're ahead.