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Agent

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The drummer of my first band has a site telling the story here. Our old (no pun intended) agent Ivan Birchall signed his guestbook and since then both Jim and I have been in touch by email. I told a couple of stories relating to Ivan on Jims site here and here For some reason I was either charged with or took on the role of dealing with bookings etc and I well remember climbing the stairs to the Ivan Birchall Entertainments offices off the Bigg Market in Newcastle to see if there were any new gigs or to pick up contracts. I’m delighted to find that Ivan has fond memories of me and my band because I would have thought the sullen and very serious teenager I was would have left a far different impression on him.

I Don’t Want To Be The One

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I’ve begun to feel there’s something wrong
Something’s gonna break before too long
I don’t know the reason for this feeling
And I can’t put my finger on what’s wrong

Do you feel it too is it so strong?
Do you feel it too or am I wrong
I’ve begun to get a sneaking feeling
That this is not the way that it should be.

I don’t wanna be the one to say goodbye
I don’t wanna look the problem in the eye
I don’t wanna be the first to say
That maybe we should both call it a day
I don’t wanna be the one to say goodbye
I could be wrong

What if I should throw it all away?
Just to want you back again someday
I find it hard to keep my feelings from you
But really is there any other way.

Is this always used to be?
Has it really changed or is it me

Recorded by The Searchers

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The Last Teardrop

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Maybe it’s late
But it’s later than you know
You’ve taken my trusting heart
As far as it will go
I have wasted precious time
Waiting for the goodtimes
Now I’m here to tell you
I will wait no more

Love me and leave me
You can say goodbye
But I’ve cried the last teardrop
I’m ever gonna cry
Go where you will
I will set you free
But I’ve cried the last teardrop
You’re ever gonna see

I will find a mountain
And climb right to the top
Cry out I love you
But the hurting has to stop

Love me and leave me
You can say goodbye
But I’ve cried the last teardrop
I’m ever gonna cry
Go where you will
I will set you free
But I’ve cried the last teardrop
You’re ever gonna see

Recorded by Elkie Brooks

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WMDJ In Durham

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WMDJ held a “band meeting” in Durham this week in the fabulous Gala Theatre. Much progress was made with some artistic and business decisions ironed out. The trio are working on a DVD and booklet to be released at the end of October 06. This will be distributed to interested venues of which there are currently eight including the gala.

The tour of galleries is likely to begin mid 2007. Check out the Durham pics below. Visit the bands website

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Hollow Victory with ST Vocals

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I said I wouldn’t do this but what the hell. This is me singing the completed song Hollow Victory

The orchestra at the front will not necessarily stay but so long as we’re in a what the hell mood …….

This really needs a session singer. I’m not able to put it across as I completely hear it and as I had to drop the key I’ve lost the crunch guitars as in this version.

Lyrics to this song are here

Hollow Victory

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Its A Hollow Victory
With a bitter taste
And the road behind you
Is laid to waste
You made your exit
And you had your say
What about the time
You could have been having
All the days of love and living and laughing

Days go by
Suddenly Days turn into years
Time can fly
Catches your spirit unawares
There’s so many things inside your head
Left undone
Or left unsaid
All along the way
The people you’ve known
Seems that every day
They’re turning to stone

Its A Hollow Victory
With a bitter taste
And the road behind you
Is laid to waste
You made your exit
And you had your say
What about the time
You could have been having
All the days of love and living and laughing

Now you see
How everything falls into place
You’re so free
Drifting alone in outer space
There’s so many endings
In this book
So many roads
You could have took
I suppose you only
Did what you had to
All the roads you took
Were leading you back to .

Such A Hollow Victory

What about the time
you could have been having
all the days of love and living and laughing
Seems that every day
The people you’ve known
Turn around to see
They’re turning to stone

It’s A Hollow Victory
With a bitter taste
and the road behind you
Is laid to waste
You made your exit
And you had your say
What about the time
You could have been having
All the days of love and living and laughing

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Hurry Home The Demo

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Recorded by Wavelength

Here it is, the demo that launched a top 20 hit, warts an all. the warts include the sound of a passing taxi on the headphones, a track played way too slow by fumbling fingers and some evidence that I had taken a little bit of “medicine”. I did do one other slightly more polished demo but it was still very basic. Click here to hear the very first Rough Demo.