Should this be a RiotACT gathering?
Will Thumper be collecting for that old fella’s medals?
What ever happened about the old fella and his medals?
(OT, yes, I know)

Nope, it’s certainly not a RiotACT gathering

And…

I’m waiting for the medals to be finished (should be soon actually) then I’ll contact AFP and get the old digger’s address or phone number.

I’m sure we used to do gigs with Laughing Sams Dice back when I was still playing with Space Is Dead (a LONG time ago). Have they been around for ages?

I was under the impression that they were just starting out. Maybe they have rejigged their line up?

I just did a search for them. This page… http://www.geocities.com/ozepam/etol.html ..has them listed as:

Laughing Sam’s Dice
1994-1996
Bielec, Ted =Drums
Ihasz, Peter =Bass/Vocals
Rickwood, Mark =Guitar/Vocals

Ah, from the canberra bands website

I’m on there in a few bands as well. That is a long time ago…

Yep…I’m there also..as is our guitarists (still playing..Sam from Little Smoke) Dad! He’s there for a few bands in the 70′s.

Optic Nerve, I remember doing a few gigs with them. And Tokyo Rose who Choc joined after one of my early bands folded.

Man, that is sooooo long ago

A lot of names on there I recognise, or played in various bands with, or stepped in for a while, or just jammed with…

The “new” Laughing Sam’s Dice is no relation to the old one. This will be our third public outing as a band. We do rock/alternative covers.

We’ve got a facebook page here, for those interested:

http://apps.facebook.com/reverbnation_fb/artist/laughingsamsdice

Will be good to put a face to the nickname, Thumper.

yeah man!

I’ll buy you a beer

Ill be there I reckon – Ill see if Mrs Danman wants to come as well

BTW, the Feldons play 100% original material.

Cya all there.

I’m always there – see u on the night

w00t, beer! Maybe wait until you’ve heard our set, I’ll let you decide if I’ve earned it.

The support band (Laughing Sam’s Dice) were a quite decent cover band. Their guitarist especially seemed to be enjoying himself, and he was particularly talented.
The Feldons surprised me by being quite different to most bands one sees at the Pot Belly – each of their songs was different enough to make sure the audience weren’t bored, and they weren’t trying to blow everyone away. Thumper seemed a tad unwell, but the performance was excellent, and I for one would be most keen to see them perform again, maybe when Thumper is a little less ill.

I was sick as a dog Long story that I may relate some other time although it involved spending a hell of a lot of hours in a small aircraft at about 700 feet over the ocean in gale force winds and driving rain that very day.

I think we’re on at the Transit in a couple of weeks.

LSD were pretty good, nice blokes, enjoyed themselves, sounded good. Good to see a new band on the scene.

I couldn’t believe that nobody danced! I just about had to superglue myself to my bar stool.

Granny, Loquaciousness said to tell you she was dancing in her seat (down in the old church pews behind the piano)

It’s a pity that the Pot doesn’t get the patronage of places like the Phoenix. it could be a very good live venue with some work. For instance, remove the piano and the stall and open it up a bit.

I guess it’s also pretty much out of the way.

Such is life ….

Ah, if only I had known! One nice happy punter did offer to dance with me, and I even considered it for half a second – but not without anybody else up there. Too embarrassment! One more person grooving along would have done it for me, I reckon!

Granny said :

Ah, if only I had known! One nice happy punter did offer to dance with me, and I even considered it for half a second – but not without anybody else up there. Too embarrassment! One more person grooving along would have done it for me, I reckon!

Ah indeed. If I’d known you were there, we could have embarrassed ourselves together!

Thumper said :

I think we’re on at the Transit in a couple of weeks.

See you there instead, Granny?

L

23 Sept 08 Filthy McFaddens, Green Square Kingston ACT

25 Sept 08 Transit Bar, Akuna Street Canberra ACT

Sorry, I’m unsure of the times, about 9.00 I think