A trip to Hapsford Hill took us to our second Robbers Dogs Growler Rally
With not the most inviting weather of our delightful British Summer time and a wind that could remove layers of skin,
Arrived on site around 18:30 and greeted by Gibbo on the gate directed to backstage artists parking area ;-)
Hunted down Mad Dog Eddie and Rish to find out the details,
our set time is approximately somewhere between 21:00-22:00
GDi and Brewer arrived by total fluke with their journey of Birkenhead to Hapsford via Cornwall, driver malfunction resulting in forgetting exactly how a motorway works
(for future reference to exit the motorway try being in the Left hand lane, not many exits on the right these days ;-) )
Well nothing for it, time for beer and to get the tent setup
[insert how many band members does it take to set up a tent comment here]
Mill around for a few hours checking out the other bands and chatting with the Dogs massive,
a hugely fun bunch who need nothing more than beer and petrol to have a fine time
Topics of conversation included Pecker's new Beta Logo Tattoo, Plain Clothed Egg Runners, A new chord invented D Half Flat and possibly hiring the shit hot drummer (minidisc backing track) from Vert-X to stand in if Pecker ever needed a night off
As we hit the 22:30 mark we start prepping our gear to go on stage,
One reveler Dog came stumbling through us and required leading to a well lit area,
causing much amusement (how there wasn't a nasty incident when a head skimmed a truck footplate by centimeters is still baffling)
Having loaded on and soundchecked, all sound sweet and good KG's amp decided to loose 70% of its volume - uber crapola
No messing about Mad Dog Eddie suggest running direct into the desk and with a quick bit of jiggery pokery Rish gets us up and running
At around 23:15 the Robbers Dogs Massive were subjected to the start of the Beta Psychological Field Research Units current test schedule and they were ready to have a good ole jig around
As Pecker's speech was taking place the rest of us entered from the back of the tent Patient B being chased with a giant spotlight and customary guitar noise through a crowd of grufty blokes and yes there were noted high pitch shrieks as we bowled through them,
straight from the word go the crowd were bouncing and dancing from the first chords of SyCotik Vs with Talented Contortionist offering even more bouncability factor.
Disaster No 2 struck KG a loose jack socket on his guitar meant a loss in input signal
- It really wouldn't be Robbers Dogs event with a massive tech hitches all round -
Whilst Oscar ad Pecker filled in with some background jamming
The back up guitar was brought out but was reluctant to get in tune,
however cranking the input signal right up seemed to do the job,
All this allowed Patient B to attack, cajole and generally abuse the audience into handing over some cash for the Hospice fund Robbers Dogs were collecting for.
The show back on the road the Forsaken / v1Ru5 combo worked out nicely a treat
Ending on a monstrous Chemical that saw KG and Brewer almost coming to fisty cuffs as Patient B wanted to play but the Dr's thought otherwise
Patient won Dr ended on floor
Chemical over Job Done
We've already booked our slot for next years Rally,
lets hope they keep getting bigger and better
Having packed up and totted down a few whiskeys by the fire the general consensus was to pop off home, the night of debauched mayhem not taking place as
LAST BARON NEVER TURNED UP!!!!
so we imbibed their intended supplies
SyCotiK Vs
Talented Contortionist
Clock
Forsaken
v1Ru5
cL0ckw012k:dI5c0
Metal Heart
f16dD5
Little Voices
Paranoia
Chemical
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