My shoot around Melbourne and Sydney went well. I got to work with some great crew, including the fabulous cameraman Peter Nearhos. I also got to meet and interview the legendary Ron and Val Taylor, pioneers of underwater film and shark conservation.
But wait a minute, this is a blues blog! My point, and I do have one, is that I also managed to get a couple of nights off with Clay Hichens. Clay's a current affairs show producer for the ABC. He's also fine guitarist and great music enthusiast. We basically immersed ourselves in cd's, dvd's and intoxicants for 48 hours, and talked a lot of shit about music. He did manage to finish his garage conversion (into a music den), so I can't have been too big a distraction.
The real news is that it looks like we have our drummer. Bob Zammit is new to town, but comes with a lot of talent and experience. Now we just need to find a great bass player and we'll be on our way - once we all agree on a name of course. Bob is currently gigging in the Otago University cappng show, and is off to practice and approach someone he says is a very promising bass player tonight. Maybe this time next week we'll have a blues band and a practice under our belts! Like it says on the cover of Charlie Musselwhite's South Side Blues Band: Stand Back!
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