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Band StoriesWick 97One of the most embarrassing gigs to have turned up and played was the Waterfront in Wick when the band were but puppies. We were ill advised as to the size of the place and we must have sounded like a fly farting in front of the hundreds of people there. I think the whole of Wick turned up. At one stage we saw a teacher deck a pupil right in front of the stage. We know she was a teacher as she had spoke to us before the gig and the aforementioned pupil had been getting on her wick haha ahem. Anyway, to add insult to injury, half way through our one hour set James (bass player at the time) and Fiona decided they needed the loo, so off they went. The DJ would not even play a tune as it would "ruin his set". So there we were, Wick, 500+ irate looking drunk people, and us in absolute silence in a Nightclub. Unsurprisingly we were not asked back. Fire at the Doghouse 2001Picture this, New Gear, 200 drunk people at 6pm on St Paddys day and InSoul fully tuxedoed up with guest player Tony Sellars ready to join in the party. It should have been brilliant. PA is on - everyone sound checked - sounding good- sounding damn good actually - set list ready to belt out Commitments tunes with a few others tucked in for good measure- ready? -everyone ready - yes- tug on the trouser leg - this is not in the script- Dundonian woman "mister, your things on fire". Disaster The "thing" was our new 24 channel powered sound desk and we were later to find out that the mains transformer had chosen that moment to go. We felt 200 pair of eyes on the back of our necks. The pressure was as intense as we have felt at any gig. Luckily our mate Ronnie Harris, who plays with Walters Ego was on hand to help us out. With his PA we managed to get through the night with good results. Cheers Ron. Caird Hall & othersOK there have been some horror stories, but every band has had them. One set of gigs we wont forget in a hurry is the 3 times we have played Dundee's Caird Hall. These were to play for the Russell Ball of St. Andrews University. Around 2000 people were there and it was an excellent feeling to play to so many people enjoying themselves. As the old saying goes, you've got to experience the lows to appreciate the highs. Eddie & the ChequeEddie no longer collects any of the band money as once he got a cheque intended for the band and forgetting he had put it into his account thought he was flush when he checked his balance. He then proceeded to rig himself out in dapper new gear and had to save up for about 3 weeks to pay the band back. more to come as we remember them
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