Figtree Food and Music

Just had an email to the www.limespidersmusic.com website requesting information on Dave Guest who was the first bass player with the Spiders. Considering he played with the band before 1982 it should be interesting to see if Mick can remember or track him down. I think there has been officially 4 bass players for the band including Warwick Gilbert from Radio Birdman and Phil Hall from the Dropbears and Sardine V. Our current and longest serving bassist, Tony Bambach, is definitely the best and the funniest.
The two rehearsals couldn't have been more polarised. Mick was slightly under the weather at the first one and my injured toe on my bass drum foot was giving me grief, making me tetchy and with our overall rustiness it was lucky we didn't break up from the tension which built during practice. Then again the band has broken up and got back together so many times!! The second one was sober and full of fire and brimstone and a few smashed drumsticks. Now for the gigs!!
Mixing of the Live CD is going on as we speak at the mixing studio at the Sydney Opera House of all places. Jason Blackwell does some work there and managed to get us some downtime.

Have some time off in Sydney to myself and have been catching up on some films. Will probably head for the Art Gallery as is my wont and might browse through David Jones Food hall, looking at all the lovely food I can't afford; the ultimate foodie tourism pursuit.

Currently reading Gould's book of Fish, Richard Flanagan.