Most of you, well some of you, well, at least 2 of you, know we have band nights at our place twice a week. Hardly ever been a problem.. the guy next door (the one with that awful snappy jack russell that sounds like it;s going to turn itself inside out when it barks..) has complained a few times when he;s tanked.. that;s about it in 8 years. OK.. so now, he;s been over and shut us down 2 out of the last 3 times.. Why? Why now, after 8 darned years? It;s not lke we're drunk and shouting in the street..throwing bottles and stuff... we play music, and ok, yes every now and then especially when we have someone new turn up, we can become a bit loud, but it's always turned down around 10 30 and unplugged by midnight on a Friday, 11 on a Tuesday. anyways, last week, the day before ANZAC day, which is a public holiday over here, was husbands' birthday, so we cranked it a bit. He was over getting all narky again, I was the only one plugged in, and all the boys were sitting in the room singing Stevie Ray songs. Bang bang on the door..(no, it's not the Love Shack..), so husband shut us down straight away. We always shut it down as soon as he staggers across the lawn. Unfortunately, I had imbibed maybe a tad too much, and screamed out, go call the police and see if we care. Very very grown up. He didn't..... yet. Last Friday he was out.. so we played, but Wonderboy was on vigilante mode, and kept up and down the street on his scooter, alerting us to when he came home. Even Tuesday we were very subdued..but tonight.. the gloves are off! We've decided that if he comes over, we will tell him to go to buggery.... (am I allowed tosay that?)  Ok.. work this one out... he complains about the drums right.... WB had deadened them so much... they almost sound awful, but, his kid is out the back every and I mean every night, with his basketball shooting hoops til aafter 10 some times. Now my other neighbour.. asked us what the noise was.... even he can hear it. Why then does this not bother the moron next door.. If this ball is bouncing outside his living room... why the hell are our drums an issue?WB's theory is that he is just one of these people that doens't like hearing other people having a good time.. and we certainly do that...and he's out to shut us down. The Tuesday Night Club..(we had thename before Sheryl Crow) is an institution  that is not going to go down just because of one idiot. I even went to the people on the corner, who have 2 young kids.... they actually thought we;d shut down, as they can;t hear us anymore.... just about everyone in htis street of 20 houses have dropped in to band night on more than one occassion... except them next door, and yes.. we have invited them before..So... if he comes over tonight... he;s in for a bit of a shock. No more bowing down... (I'll probably run and hide in the bathroom, as I hate confrontation... although depending on my alcomohol intake.. you never know) We have appointed a few of hte guys Security..(this is all done in jest, but, this guy is quite aggressive when he;s smashed... so we are prepared.) We have a one guy coming tonight who works away on the mines up north..he hasn;t been here for about 5 weeks now, so it;s going to be a good night. My Strat is restrung and ready to rock.. so Bring it On!!

Take care campers... until next time... and THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME!!!! xxx