News - 27/03/06
by dayvalley ~ March 27th, 2006. Filed under: news.so it is…Te Kuiti, monday morning waiting for the grail boys heddin’ this way from Coro to do some recordin’. A nite too heavy on the turps makes for a late show… the rains fall heavy, last night the far north was nearly blown from the map by a slow moving bundle of decimation called ‘cyclone something or other’.time on my hands, time to jot jottings… Gordy mills about setting up up things that make sound waves and other things that capture them….
I’ve just finished ripping all the frets out of my trusty old Maton making her a real Mc Coy blues slide kick arse gat!! aaah inspiration… Hammon Gamble’s latest album plays on the stereo. Darcy Perry and the band have put out a new one too I’m told!! it’s all go in this little country.. I got pulled up by a cop on the way down here from Orkland… a little way into the interrogation “what’s your occupation?” says he, “musician” says i, “m….u…..s….i…, damn!” says he “Monday morning” looking a bit sheepish “m….u…..s….i…c….i…..a…..n” says i helpfully turns out he’s from my home town Gizzy and lets me off with a warning after yakking about playing rugby with my brother etc… joy!
May 16th, 2006 at 12:38 pm
Ahh, yes, the ole “musician” trick
I had a similar occasion upon heading North Westwards to partake in an Ardijah show. Seems Mr Constable was quite impressed to be meeting a m . . . u . . . s . . . o . . . on the way to a gig - at lunchtime - at a Music School . . . .
I nearly managed to sneak past the WOF/Rego checkpoint, but the buggers yelled me down at the last minute just as i was about to put me foot down. i was after all a month or so late with said regulatory requirements due to a bit of a sojourn around countryside with aforementioned band on tour.
Kindly Mr Constable smiled after checking said regulatory requirements and noting their out-of-date edness . . . this time I’ll let you off with a warning - have a good gig
I was suitably relieved at my luck, having not a huge portion of cashly worth - I am after all, a lowly musician . . . My faith in the local constabulary was mightily restored that day - looking back on my previous experiences with “I don’t care who you are or what your excuse is, I’m going to give you this $500 ticket for travelling at 54km in a 50km zone, but only because I can, and I don’t like the look of you” style of constabulary approach - in other words - the quota system.
Reminds me too of another occasion on my way to a gig, travelling down the Southern Motorway, steering with my knees and partaking in a bit of hows-yer-father with various impliments and herbal wot nots, only to peer in the rear view mirror to notice the ole faithful blue and red flashers . . . hastily winding down windows, lighting cigarettes, said constable approached said vehicle as I finally got my not-too-well-working window down wound with plumes of herbaceous smoke frothing forth from the vehicle like something from a Cheech & Chong movie. Said constable noted “the reason I - cough, cough - pulled you over sir, is that you have a tail light out - were you aware of that?” I replied “no sir, but I’ll make sure i get it fixed at the next opportunity” - to be truthful i wasn’t too aware of anything at that given point, staring white faced and red eyed at kindly Mr Constable. He probably couldn’t see me through the smoke anyway, poor fellow . . . I got off that one too - most surprisingly given the illegal nature of my partakings - aside from the fact that i was driving down the fast lane with my knees at the time
Perhaps he was impressed with my driving prowess given the multitasking required in order to achieve such a situation, or perhaps he wagged police training college on the day they studied such herbal illegalities!
September 13th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
jaysuss man!!!
was just browsing back through the archives and i found this little gem of literary enlightenment that slipped through un spotted by i as INSANELY WORTHY of a chucklesome read!
talk about larf!!! and larf!!
cu you soon man
D
September 13th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
Ahh yes, chucklesome indeed, although mightily true . . .
Lookin forward to catchin up witcha soon mate !