HAPPY NEW YEAR

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heres hoping you all had a good 'un

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we have a new venue guide to be found in the links bit with directions and details to all the pubs we play in , its not yet complete but will be soon

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plus plenty of stuff to come in 2006

including;

new songs

new venues

gig by gig picture diary

more local band bios

tee shirts

and any other old crap we can think up

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so keep tuned in

cos in the words of the walking drum stick herself

'we've only just begun'

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as you probably know , we are not gigging until

sat 28th jan

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the poplar altofts

this is so we can concentrate on getting sam well again and hopefully learn a few new tunes

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but if you still fancy getting out to see a band before then just check out our links bit where you will find several local bands who will be gigging , plus The New Roscoe and The Crimea web sites are on there (with a list of local bands playing fri/sat nights with free entry)

just some of these are

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BAD PENNY

good bunch of lads playing classic rock/metal who come to see us all the time , havent seen 'em live yet but hope to change that on

sat 7th jan at The New Roscoe

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SCARY UNCLE

cousin petes band , strange for this page but this lot don't do covers , all their own stuff , and bloody good it is to , well worth a listen

fri 20th january @ the primrose pub leeds

thurs 16th febuary @ carpe diem leeds city center

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Styckleback

these guys , n gal , are reglars at erics gigs and play a wide variety of rock covers

Thu 12th Jan - The Angel, High Street, Wetherby

Sat 21st Jan - The Fox, Thorpe Willoughby, Nr Selby

Sat 4th Feb - The Ringway, Horsforth

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BLACK RISING

four piece rock covers with little sexy pete on vocals , very good sound with guitar/bass/drum/vox , they play ozzy ,ac/dc , maiden etc and a cock-on version of rush' spirit of the radio

fri 13th jan - The Crimea

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IRON ON MAIDEN

just brilliant

thurs 19th jan at The New Roscoe (£5 on door)

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Motus

formally PLC

guitarist graham is a nice guy (he books the TUT gigs ) they play rock covers and a few of their own with female vox , have yet to see 'em live , but have heard great reports

fri 27th jan at The New Roscoe

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IF YOU ARE STUCK FOR A NIGHT OUT , WHY NOT CHECK OUT GOOD FREINDS OF THE ERICS AND ALL THINGS ROCKY AND NORTHERN

Rock of the North

THESE GUYS POST A WEEKLY GIGLIST FOR THE LEEDS/WAKEY/BARNSLEY AREA AND HAVE A GREAT LINKS BIT TO LOCAL BANDS AND VENUES AS WELL AS LOCAL BAND NEWS AND REVIEWS

GOOD BUNCH

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-more soon-