December 2006

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GREAT GIG

The outstanding feature this month was the gig at Thurlow.  We had been asked to play at the estate party for the staff of the Vestey Estate following Tony’s daughter’s wedding when someone had heard us and suggested to the organiser that Jurassic Rock would be a good band to have.  We were delighted to accept as Thurlow Barn is a superb venue, but the organisers had trouble with the caterers and it looked as though it was going to be called off until Tony put them in touch with The Moveable Feast, the caterers he had used for the wedding.  The Moveable Feast came up trumps – it was a Friday evening, which is not too popular, so they were able to step into the breach at short notice.

When we got there, we were surprised that the stage had been erected across one side of the barn instead of at the end as it had been at the wedding (which left us with much less room to set up, meant that we were very close to the crowd and there was a whole section at one end of the barn that was unused).  However, we were able to fit into the space provided and complete the sound checks before the guests arrived.

The evening was an unqualified success.  We were treated royally with the same four-course meal as the guests and all the drink we wanted, including wine at the table.  The speeches went on for some time and so we didn’t start playing until 9.45, but the crowd was in “very good humour” by then and the dance floor filled as we played the first few chords of the opening song and stayed that way until we stopped at 12.15!  Two and a half hours playing non-stop was pretty exhausting, but we had a really good time and everyone enjoyed themselves; so much so that we received a very nice thank you note – better than being paid (well, nearly).

November 2006

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UPGRADE

Not an awful lot to report this month except that we have completed the upgrade of our public address (P.A.) system.  As before, we can cater for venues of all sizes from the most small and intimate to the largest hall or aircraft hanger.  The equipment we have ensures that the sound is of the highest quality whatever the venue.  If you would like to know more, please get in touch.

October 2006

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SOUND ENGINEERS

Isn’t it strange the way things go? All this year and last the vast majority of our enquiries, and gigs that have come from them, have been for weddings, birthday parties and other private functions. This month the majority of our enquiries have been for us to provide sound, light equipment and engineers.  We have covered everything from outdoor theatre, through art exhibitions to a full band P.A. and lighting.  Obviously, our priority is play ourselves, but we will always help whenever there is no conflict with a Jurassic Rock gig.

PUBLIC GIG

As indicated above, most gigs this year have been for private functions, but we are delighted to say that this month we are playing a public gig at The British Sugar Social Club in Bury St Edmunds.  Tickets are only £5 – please get in touch with Tony to let him know how many you want or for any further information, including directions.  We are looking forward to seeing some old friends!

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER

Following Tony’s daughter’s wedding (see last month’s news for details), we were asked to play at the same venue for The Thurlow Estate’s Annual Dance.  Unfortunately, the original date had to be cancelled because they were let down by the caterers and they were finding it difficult to arrange another time for the same reason.  When they told us, we were able to put them in touch with The Moveable Feast (the caterers that put on such a splendid feast at the wedding) and it now looks as though they are going to save the day.  It’s a small world, isn’t it?

September 2006

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GIG OF THE MONTH!

Sealing the deal!

Without a doubt, the gig of the month was Tony’s daughter’s wedding.  After much planning and praying for good weather, the day arrived and 30th September came up trumps.  The weather couldn’t have been kinder and everything fell into place perfectly.  We even learned a new song especially for the occasion as “Georgia On My Mind” was particularly pertinent as it is the happy couple’s daughter’s name. 

Georgia, Rob and Katie

As she was only 18 months old, it is unlikely that it meant anything to her at the time and she probably won’t remember it, but it meant something special to Katie & Rob and all three performed the first dance of the evening together, much to the delight of the 120 or so guests.

The arrangement of the song had proved difficult as all the recorded versions rely heavily on orchestral and choir backing, which is impossible for a four-piece band to emulate.  It was, therefore, decided that it would be foolish to copy anything that had gone before and so we came up with a completely new, Jurassic Rock arrangement, which is much simplified and with a totally new introduction and instrumental solo.  This proved to be a complete success and the song is now part of the Jurassic Rock play list.

Georgia en route

UPGRADE

It has been decided to upgrade the Band’s main PA system.  The old Peavey system has stood us in good stead for the last few years, but we feel that the more modern systems with their much more efficient (not to mention much lighter!) speakers will improve the Jurassic Rock sound even further.  The old system is now for sale (contact us if you are interested) and will be replaced with new, super efficient RCF front of house and stage monitors together with a top of the range Mackie mixing console.  Details of these will be posted in the relevant gear pages once we have them.

PUBLIC GIG

Tickets for the public gig scheduled for 25th November at the British Sugar Social Club will be on sale shortly at £5 each.  Anyone interested should contact us.