Opening the whole shebang for the Crooked Billet, Old Leigh at 1pm Sunday 18th Sept. Be there or miss out on an afternoon of sun seafood beer and top class music

Off to Oaklees in Rochford with young Cliff for some good old PunkRockSkaIndieNewWaveMod on Friday 16th Sept. On stage from 9pm. Free Entry

Despite the best efforts of UK traffic chaos which left Drummer Gary stranded on the A14 for half a day, In the best traditions of Rock n Roll, the show went on with the help of no less than three stand in drummers, who, between them, had heard of some of the set. They all did a stirling turn and, by jove, we somehow pulled it off. Many thanks for your help Mark, Al and one other whose name I forget but will append in due course. To cap it all £1200 + raised for St Lukes Hosp