Eastbourne Music: Song = Boss Boss
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Eastbourne Music: The video below comes from one of our many trips to play for the lovely and scrumptious people of Eastbourne in the UK. Which for the uninitiated is kind of along the same line as Brighton or LA but not as busy. (Just to let you know, after a bit of asking around I found there are no guns for sell in Eastbourne Music land.)
Our first every visit there was as a three piece band, with good old Alex Maguire on drums and Lee Farrow as manager / driver.
We got very lost for long time with Aaron doing his special trick of asking directions and then not listening to the answer! Although I never really blame him for that because I have the same problem… as soon a I ask a stranger for directions and they start to try and work out a route, I literally wish they would drop down dead so I could leave as soon as possible. Their advice always goes unheeded.
Finally…
Happily we finally found our way to the venue after asking in a kebab shop called “Ali by by”. Those of you that know us well will understand why that caused such gay fun, and for those of you that are just getting know us it’s because hilariously we have a song of the same name as that kebab shop! I’m such a card ;-(
We usually played is Eathbourne music venue ‘String Bendy’ for a very nice promoter named Chris. In fact I think Chris is the best and nicest promoter we have every worked with, which honestly would not be hard because a large percentage of them have been cock rings. Chris has a kind of 1950’s look with slick back hair and leather jaket, a bit like that film reviewer you see at the start of high-brow Channel four film premiers. Obviously Chris is much cooler looking than that guy and not so much of a pretentious wanker. (I just said that for effect, I really quite like the film guyas well.)
Eastbourne Music Hub String Bendy
String bendy is a very strange venue and fire hazard. It is hard to find because it has not sign on the door and you have to walk up a long set of metal steps to even get to even find the place. It looks like the back of a row of shops if that makes sense, all rubbish bins, dirty brick and random windows. It’s when you get inside that the magic happens, and when I say magic I mean not-really-magic.
It’s basically a rehearsal studio but the strange manager bloke tries to make some extra cash by putting on gigs in the evening without the aid of a beer or late music licence, hoping against hope that his remote position will keep him safe from the long arm of the law. Unfortunately this plan often backfires and we don’t go there for six month due to closure, only to be recalled when our friendly manager find another loop-hole to abuse. He reopen his doors for a short time to the underage drinking youth of the Eastbourne
You’ve got to have one of these kingpin maverick types in every town. (Apart from Pinner, because those stuck up shit heads would start a committee.)
So the song here is the live version ‘Boss Boss’ filmed on one of our many visits to the Eastbourne Music hub:
*Side Note* I though of a great name for a G.A.Y band yesterday: FAG MACHIN
