AWB in LONDON - Round Two

Now that the dust has firmly settled on the Ronnie Scott's week, all 

the great audiences we had throughout the eight shows there, and

the fine summer evening we had at Hampton Pool to kick off our 

London visit, it would be remiss of me not to point out to our Estuary

fans that our next visit at the beginning of December is fast heading 

for a sellout fixture again.

The Jazz Cafe dates on Dec. 1 & 2 that we put in to cater for all the

gang that couldn't get into Ronnie's, are apparently at 80% (Mon.) 

and 70% (Tue.) already sold, and I would advise the 'wait-and-see' 

team to grab tickets now while they're still available. I know a LOT 

of people were complaining to us that they couldn't get Ronnie's 

tickets - they just didn't consider they would sell out so quickly - and 

we'd hate to hear the same complaints again from the procrastinators.

It's a great venue for two reasons: the balcony brigade have the seats

they love with their wine and grub and a bird's eye view, and the funky

floor fans have that real club vibe with the band right on top of them,

which we love too, as it just adds that extra energy from the crowd to

egg us on into the groove.

Of course, if you live out to the north of The City, there's always Sun.

30th November at The Junction, in Cambridge, only an hour up the

Motorway from the M25 nowadays, or if you are from the south end

of The Midlands, that would quite possibly serve your purpose well.

It's a cool venue, too, and there's a hotel & restaurants in the same

plaza, for a complete evening out.

We are coming straight in to the entire visit, to have a night at Butlin's

Soul Weekender down in Bognor Regis, on Saturday Nov. 29th, which

will bring back some fun memories to those of us that a) remember the

soul weekenders up in The North in the mid to late sixties and on, and

b) those of us who used to actually spend 'ligging' weekends at the

holiday camps for all sorts of reasons, either familial or in search of

teenage conquests - all set to the soul music of the day! Can't wait to

relive the nonsense of those halcyon days prior to responsibilities and

the 'real world' that overtook most of us after that.

Whatever your choice of venue, we're looking forward to ending our

best year in England since the Seventies with the above-mentioned 

gigs, and, personally speaking, I want to make sure you're aware of

the ticket sales already chalked up so we can see you at one of the

last shows of the year. The band always gets better and better as the

year goes on and the gigs get packed in, so I can guarantee some 

great stuff at The Jazz Caff, Cambridge, and Bognor in a few months.

Be well, be funky,  and - most of all - BE THERE!!

Cheers - and make mine a double.