Sadly things didn't turn out quite as well as planned...........
All bands turned up as expected and we started setting things up. Tres Calaveras singer Sam's girlfriend went to buy a drink at the bar and the staff decided to ID her. She is 24 but only had her Australian provisional drivers licence with her. Sadly this was not good enough and she doesn't carry her passport with her she was asked to leave. Despite the best efforts of myself and other members of Tres Calaveras there was to be no bending of the rules. This meant that Tres Calaveras opted not to play so packed up their gear and headed home.
... and then the saga continued! A few friends arrived who were there to see everyone on the bill, especially Tres Calaveras! Not long after they also got asked for ID and were told they would have to leave. At this point Hollywood Doll and Trash Monroe got together and decided that if this continues we would just pack up and leave. Toni then arrived with Sam and Chris and the circle began again with Sam being asked for ID and his Chelmsford Coouncil ID card not being good enough it looked like he would have to go to! I was prepared to walk out at that point.
During all these shenanigans there had been a throwaway comment from a band member joking that we should trash the joint. This was sadly overhead by management of The Horn who then told us that they would let everybody stay and that the gig could continue if they received an apology. Another 15 odd minutes of talking finally resulted in an apology and the gig going ahead. Sadly Tres Calaveras were long gone by this point so we couldn't get them back. It was quite hard to muster up the enthusiasm as all the madness had taken from a really excited high to an unbelievable low. Thankfully we all overcame things and put on a good show. It was great to see Stuart Woodcock and Chris Jupp put in an appearance too!
HOLLYWOOD DOLL
This was an angry showing from us due to the sad events leading into the gig. The show did very much go on though and we put in a really good brash performance. Stabbed In The Back had it's second outing and seems to be working really well. It was good to see lots of people enjoying themselves.
See all the Hollywood Doll pics here: 101110HollywoodDollTheHorn
TRASH MONROE
Another fine performance from Trash Monroe. I love their sound and I love playing with them!
See all the Trash Monroe pics here: 101110TrashMonroeTheHorn
Despite fearing the worst when I spoke to the manager at the end of the night he said that he had enjoyed the bands and would be interested in doing it again, probably at a weekend, with all three bands being able to return. He also said that the promoter had admitted that he had failed to send me the terms and conditions of the venue so at least if we do go back there again we'll know what to do about ID and to warn people in advance!
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