Wassup?

Certif1ed · 09-08-2009, 03:39 AM

OK, my thread title is a lame attempt at coming across as somehow cool, I'll admit...

I don't know if I'm cool or not and frankly, life is too short to care.

But I do like music a great deal - some might say too much, to which I respond "Pshaw!".

I've been around for a week or so and just read the forum guidelines, hence this note, of which I've probably written enough to scare off the sort of people I don't want to talk to, convince the trolls that I'm ripe for baiting, and generally irritate everybody else.

Why use 3 words when 30 are more confusing?

Hello.

5 Favourite bands today;

My own (Certif1ed)
Motorhead
Gong
Culture Shock
Gentle Giant

storymilo · 09-08-2009, 06:33 AM

Welcome to the site

Seltzer · 09-08-2009, 07:05 AM

Welcome!

I'm impressed that you've played bass for the Ozrics - you must be pretty bloody skilled. What other bands are on your resumé?

Guybrush · 09-08-2009, 07:31 AM

Welcome to Musicbanter!

I think you'll fit right in. There's quite a lot of love for Gentle Giant around here at least and did you really play bass for Ozric Tentacles? If so, that's too cool for school right there!

Certif1ed · 09-11-2009, 03:14 AM

Yup, I really once played bass for the Ozrics - just the once, mind!

It was one of those things - I was due to play a gig with a band and they didn't show.

There I was, armed with my bass, at the gig, capacity audience, all psyched up and ready to play and no band to play with - man, I HAD to play, so I asked Ed if it was cool for me to get up on stage and jam with the guys, and he agreed.

It was a real rush for me - even though in 1984, the Ozrics were still pretty much unheard of outside of the underground circuits. I used to see them supporting the likes of The Magic Mushroom Band, Here & Now, Gong, etc, which was the same circuit my band played on. We were called Original Gravity - you won't have heard of us, or any other band I've played for.

I've been playing bass a long time, but my skills have hardly moved on at all. You can hear some of my stuff on my MySpace page, but I play ALL guitars, so I'm a bit of a Jack of all skills, rather than master of any of them.

I did once jam with Gary Moore (ex Skid Row, Colosseum II, Thin Lizzy, etc), and fix Barrie Barlowe's PC while he was doing his drum practice, had Dan Carter (Radio 1 Rock DJ) as my band's photographer before he found fame - and a few other minor claims, but nothing serious.

/me makes note to hunt for a "claims to fame" thread...

Guybrush · 09-11-2009, 04:08 AM

Wow, I'm impressed! Those are some good stories there

I have friends who have similar stories, but I don't have any of my own save for giving a norwegian rap artist the finger on national TV .. but then I was sorta standing in the background, a bit hard to see, the guy was talking and the cameraman was trying to get me out of the picture.

One day, though. One day!

Mojo · 09-11-2009, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Certif1ed

I did once jam with Gary Moore (ex Skid Row, Colosseum II, Thin Lizzy, etc

Get the fuck out!

Jealous.

Welcome aboard!

Certif1ed · 09-13-2009, 11:14 AM

Heh - I remember when I joined up to ProgArchives, many years ago. I told that story - and of how Gary acted as my roadie (he carried my guitar from the van into my room, specifically), and a guy trumped me a million times over with a great story of how he had smoked a spliff with Bob Marley.

Can't beat that!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 09-13-2009, 11:19 AM

That's nothing I swapped genital fluids with Cheryl Cole

NumberNineDream · 09-13-2009, 11:31 AM

You've got a history, niiice! you sure don't need that "wassup" to look cool.

09-08-2009, 03:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Certif1ed Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 194	Wassup? OK, my thread title is a lame attempt at coming across as somehow cool, I'll admit... I don't know if I'm cool or not and frankly, life is too short to care. But I do like music a great deal - some might say too much, to which I respond "Pshaw!". I've been around for a week or so and just read the forum guidelines, hence this note, of which I've probably written enough to scare off the sort of people I don't want to talk to, convince the trolls that I'm ripe for baiting, and generally irritate everybody else. Why use 3 words when 30 are more confusing? Hello. 5 Favourite bands today; My own (Certif1ed) Motorhead Gong Culture Shock Gentle Giant

09-08-2009, 07:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Welcome! I'm impressed that you've played bass for the Ozrics - you must be pretty bloody skilled. What other bands are on your resumé? __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

09-08-2009, 07:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Welcome to Musicbanter! I think you'll fit right in. There's quite a lot of love for Gentle Giant around here at least and did you really play bass for Ozric Tentacles? If so, that's too cool for school right there! __________________ Something Completely Different

09-11-2009, 04:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Wow, I'm impressed! Those are some good stories there I have friends who have similar stories, but I don't have any of my own save for giving a norwegian rap artist the finger on national TV .. but then I was sorta standing in the background, a bit hard to see, the guy was talking and the cameraman was trying to get me out of the picture. One day, though. One day! __________________ Something Completely Different

09-13-2009, 11:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	That's nothing I swapped genital fluids with Cheryl Cole __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

09-08-2009, 06:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	Welcome to the site

09-11-2009, 03:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
Certif1ed Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 194	Yup, I really once played bass for the Ozrics - just the once, mind! It was one of those things - I was due to play a gig with a band and they didn't show. There I was, armed with my bass, at the gig, capacity audience, all psyched up and ready to play and no band to play with - man, I HAD to play, so I asked Ed if it was cool for me to get up on stage and jam with the guys, and he agreed. It was a real rush for me - even though in 1984, the Ozrics were still pretty much unheard of outside of the underground circuits. I used to see them supporting the likes of The Magic Mushroom Band, Here & Now, Gong, etc, which was the same circuit my band played on. We were called Original Gravity - you won't have heard of us, or any other band I've played for. I've been playing bass a long time, but my skills have hardly moved on at all. You can hear some of my stuff on my MySpace page, but I play ALL guitars, so I'm a bit of a Jack of all skills, rather than master of any of them. I did once jam with Gary Moore (ex Skid Row, Colosseum II, Thin Lizzy, etc), and fix Barrie Barlowe's PC while he was doing his drum practice, had Dan Carter (Radio 1 Rock DJ) as my band's photographer before he found fame - and a few other minor claims, but nothing serious. /me makes note to hunt for a "claims to fame" thread...

09-13-2009, 11:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
Certif1ed Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 194	Heh - I remember when I joined up to ProgArchives, many years ago. I told that story - and of how Gary acted as my roadie (he carried my guitar from the van into my room, specifically), and a guy trumped me a million times over with a great story of how he had smoked a spliff with Bob Marley. Can't beat that!

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