so it is, i sit here with tired eyes about to update ye old web blog thingy… my nigh on three week old baby boy?asleep on my lap… so cute! life’s good.. WAAAAH WAAAAH (that’s the now very awake bubba sayying hi) and look he’s learning to type already -?xzbvjdffnnj

?the music has been goin schweet! Jonny and i played for the GANZ (guitar association of New Zealand) folks to rapturous applause, of course ;)?on wednesday and had our good buddy Roderick step up and play a bit of darbuka (just discovered, courtesy of google, that i’ve been spelling that word wrong for?seven or so years!.. shocking really… Eyal, are you out there?) as well… tonight sees myself, Rod and a few crew up at Elevation where we had a good show two weeks ago wit Wazza Mendonsa joining Rod and i with his blistering electrified guitar. quite amazing really…?and tomorrow the Doc and i are off to the Barrier for a show at the Possum!… cannae wait!??

?keep an eye on the gig guide as?we will be playin in a few different?towns around the country side over the next couple of months… hope to see you out there ;)

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…things are pretty quiet on the Dave Alley front at the mo don’t you know… sittin’ around reading some good books waitin’ for a bubba to arrive on the planet… two days over due and counting…

?highlight of the musical scene in the last few weeks was a kinda re-union of the Jon and Dave duo. Rodiz was away at “Sound splash” reggae festival in Raglan so I called on Jon to fill in.. and after we’d swept away a few cob webs from songs we’d done in Ireland last year it was all go… finding?the old groove and ploughing through some cool dual guitar manouvres to the delight of the few gathered Elevation regulars… a good rehearsal for a series of March gigs for us..

?the album is on hold (again) whilst the waiting game continues… but listening to mix downs on the laptop is?currently a favourite pastime…?

?looking forward to sharing it with y’all sometime in the next few months…

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….so it was! Kerry and i jumped in the holden and headed up to North harbour stadium to see the undisputed king of the Floydian realm…?the God of my teenage years, Roger Waters… Read more

?hi folks and a belated happy new year to ye all….

?2007 is off to a mellow start with a bit of work on the album and the occassional gig. the mulleteers are truckin along like we’d barely had a break. the first gig back at the bollix was an enjoyable old affair as the now four piece pak… Read more