I usually take a photo near the end of the performances at the Jazz Club, but today I was foiled by circumstances.
After wrestling unsuccessfully with their microphone's amplifier, the vocalists of the band struggled manfully, but not entirely successfully, to project their voices across the 100 seater hall.
They were much in need of a break, and the trademark pasties, after nearly an hour on stage.
Sue and I were overdue a raffle win, and a bottle of Prosecco was a welcome reward tonight.
After more futile attempts during the break to get their voices amplified, the band pressed on. They did very well under the circumstances, especilly when after asking for requests they were confronted with yet more vocal challenges.
The vocalists really were pretty hoarse by the time Derek announced the last two numbers. At this point double bass player Dave Parr put them out of their misery by collapsing in a heap. His instrument was rescued, and first aid applied, but clearly this was the end of a difficult night for the band.
In the absence of a photo, the flier for the evening is shown above. We do hope that Dave fully recovered, and we look forward to seeing the band, hopefully with a working microphone, again on 18 November.
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