Whenever I burn a CD, I immediately turn it over to check it, as if my human eyes can somehow tell if the data is OK or not. This is normal, right?
Bing
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Vincent Van-O
The Turkbymobile is a Mitsubishi L300 van (short wheelbase). We call him Vincent Van-O. Or Vinnie Vanno. He’s an all-round good guy, always taking us to gigs and hanging out till we’re done. I’ve had him customised with a cup-holder (a cardboard one from a café, gaffa-taped to the dashboard). I saw an ad for a Nissan Vanette the other day. I’m thinking her and Vincent might hit it off, so I may give her a call on Vincent’s behalf. I’m hoping they’ll settle down and eventually produce a fleet of Minis.
Friday, October 15, 2010
New Venue - Evelyn's Room
It's sussed - the Ensemble will be doing the Turkby Tea Party gig at the Evelyn Rawlins Room in the Square Edge building. It's an awesome room with a great vibe, and we'll be adding extra vibes for the night.
Free entry - doors open at 8, band starts at 8:30, tea and bikkies will happen soonish after that!
Update: The -52 band have joined the party, and will be opening the gig. Cheers!
Free entry - doors open at 8, band starts at 8:30, tea and bikkies will happen soonish after that!
Update: The -52 band have joined the party, and will be opening the gig. Cheers!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Too hot for the Hall
After a lot of excitment about organising a family-friendly kind of gig at the Theosophical Hall on October 30th, we were very disappointed to be told our booking had been cancelled. We have been kicked out of the Hall, apparently not because we're a rowdy rock band, but because someone from the Palmerston North Folk Club told the Theosophical Society that we would be unsuitable. To be more precise, they told them that Graham Johnston would be unsuitable, which is weird, cos Graham Johnston is not connected with our band at all. They said we'd attract drunken undesirables and violate the rules of the Hall. This is absolutely the opposite of what we intended. We were delighted to hear the place is alcohol-free. We don't want trouble at our gigs - we want people to come and hear the music, meet friends and have fun.
The Theosophical Society told us that if our songs included theosophical lyrics they might change their mind. This is interesting, because they had already cancelled our booking before asking that. In fact, some Turkby songs do include theosophical musings, but the Society didn't have the courtesy to ask us first. Ironically, many folk songs glorify murder, adultery and drunkenness, which Turkby songs usually do not. A lot of my lyrics are inspired by readings on religion, spirituality and history. None of them are radically offensive or anti-social. My last one was written to discourage bad driving practices...
Our intent was to have an early evening gig at an alcohol-free venue, somewhere a little different, that felt safe to people who wouldn't usually come to see us at a pub. We were going to have tea and biscuits at half-time and the atmosphere was going to be a bit special.
But it seems that the Palmerston North branch of the Theosophical Society is a close-minded organisation (*see UPDATE below), which doesn't even attempt to get its facts right before making decisions. They're going on incorrect data from an unrelated society (the Folk Club), which also worries me.
I know a few people from the Folk Club so I'm surprised and hurt by their attitude. I don't know who made the allegations, but I can only assume either 1) it's just patch protection and they don't want any music other than theirs at the Hall, and/or 2) they have us mixed up with someone else (which is obvious, from what I've been told).
Either way, we're looking for another venue with a better attitude. Let me know if you can think of one!
Bing.
PS. We're still going to try to have an EP ready by the end of the month so you can hear the songs we're working on for the 'Summon Forth the Mangonel' album. With luck we'll have it ready by the time we play at The Royal on October 22nd.
UPDATE: I've just had a call from a lovely woman from the Theosophical Society who tells me it was only one or two people who wanted to cancel our booking, and maybe only one person from the Folk Club who warned them off. It's still true that our booking has been cancelled and we would have to re-apply with more information to get it back. Which is sad because we were upfront right from the start. However, I'd like to make it clear that not everyone in the Theosophical Society and Folk Club is opposed to the Bing Turkby Ensemble! Cheers to that majority which actually does have an open mind!
The Theosophical Society told us that if our songs included theosophical lyrics they might change their mind. This is interesting, because they had already cancelled our booking before asking that. In fact, some Turkby songs do include theosophical musings, but the Society didn't have the courtesy to ask us first. Ironically, many folk songs glorify murder, adultery and drunkenness, which Turkby songs usually do not. A lot of my lyrics are inspired by readings on religion, spirituality and history. None of them are radically offensive or anti-social. My last one was written to discourage bad driving practices...
Our intent was to have an early evening gig at an alcohol-free venue, somewhere a little different, that felt safe to people who wouldn't usually come to see us at a pub. We were going to have tea and biscuits at half-time and the atmosphere was going to be a bit special.
But it seems that the Palmerston North branch of the Theosophical Society is a close-minded organisation (*see UPDATE below), which doesn't even attempt to get its facts right before making decisions. They're going on incorrect data from an unrelated society (the Folk Club), which also worries me.
I know a few people from the Folk Club so I'm surprised and hurt by their attitude. I don't know who made the allegations, but I can only assume either 1) it's just patch protection and they don't want any music other than theirs at the Hall, and/or 2) they have us mixed up with someone else (which is obvious, from what I've been told).
Either way, we're looking for another venue with a better attitude. Let me know if you can think of one!
Bing.
PS. We're still going to try to have an EP ready by the end of the month so you can hear the songs we're working on for the 'Summon Forth the Mangonel' album. With luck we'll have it ready by the time we play at The Royal on October 22nd.
UPDATE: I've just had a call from a lovely woman from the Theosophical Society who tells me it was only one or two people who wanted to cancel our booking, and maybe only one person from the Folk Club who warned them off. It's still true that our booking has been cancelled and we would have to re-apply with more information to get it back. Which is sad because we were upfront right from the start. However, I'd like to make it clear that not everyone in the Theosophical Society and Folk Club is opposed to the Bing Turkby Ensemble! Cheers to that majority which actually does have an open mind!
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