hi folks
It's hard to believe that it's been almost 3 years since we started the band, and 2 years since the ferry gig... where has the time gone?
To keep you in the loop, most of us are still in touch, Paul and I play with Independence (www.independencemusic.co.uk), and are the resident band in Sammy Dow's on Nithesdale road in Glasgow every thursday night. Paul and Kenny Play with a rock covers band called AC blackhead (www.myspace.com/acblackhead), and are gigging regularly, also Tim and I played together at a charity gig last summer, this was 6 hour(!) extravaganza featuring acoustic and electric musicians from all over Glasgow, organised by Alan Stuart, and billed as 'The Biggest Pub Jam Session Ever', and it was great fun. a clip from the night can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXq2E_DnTms . The last time i saw Al D was at the wets gig in december, where we chatted for a few minutes, but i've not heard anything since.
As form me, I am still playing with speedtrap, but have decided to leave, which will probably happen in late july or august. The band's schedule for the last 3 years has been busy, and balancing this with each member having a full time job, and family commitments can make it difficult (add to this that i am one of the 900 employees at goldfish in cumbernauld who are facing redundancy later this year). although I have to politley disagree with the previous comment that stated PT's silence was related to Speedtrap's schedule; both bands were abe to exist in harmony when PT were active, even playing 2 gigs together. I won't go into why the band went silent, but if the opportunity for a reunion were to come along, i'd be interested to see what would happen.
As for the videos on youtube, i'll have a check and see if there are anymore, I think there might be one from the Deans South gig, but i don't remeber anything else being recorded, if i come across, i'll upload it. I'm fairly active (sometimes) on the web, and can be found on BEBO, myspace, and youtube under the username steviemgallacher.
Stevie
Weightless... nothing to hold me down