In review: The Beefeaters in Sydney continued
July 5th 2007 06:21
On Monday I reflected on the first two days of The Beefeaters Sydney weekend. Well today, it is the SkaBQ.
Saturday morning I woke up reasonably early considering the events of the long weekend so far. I did a last minute Yellow Pages search to find a small goods place I could get a whole lot of meat from. I headed out on the Vespa and went to Marrickville Metro to stock up on the snags. 200 sausages, a couple of kg of steak, condiments and loaves of break piled on to the back of the PX200 and I was on my way to Harp. The bloke from Kennards was on time with the BBQ and after we'd set that up, I was back home to get organised.
Despite having organised a good portion of the gig at the last minute, things ran rather smoothly. It took some time to get a decent crowd in, but there was a decent atmosphere. Jed Madmen's new band was rather disappointing considering what he had produced previously, but there were some good times to come. We (The Signals) were a lot better than the previous night I felt and The Beefeaters were exceptional, with many people complimenting them afterwards. They even had two encore calls. Backy Skank got through quite a few tunes and were very pleasing to the crowd. Last up was a band known as The Andy Mifsud experience with a who's who of the Sydney ska scene. They played a mix of ska and reggae covers that finished off the night well. A quick load out into three cabs and we were back to base. Many hands really do make light work.
The Beefeaters boys and I were very pleased at the warmth of the crowd's reception for them over both gigs. On Sunday, after a few sore heads were shaken off, we all headed to the Hollywood Hotel for the last Sunday Best. 'Tis a shame as it a great pub that suits the fine tunes that were being played.
Monday came along pretty quickly and although I was able to reclaim my house, it was definitely a pleasure having the Beef stay. They are a fun bunch of nice guys who I highly recommend seeing if you get the chance.
Saturday morning I woke up reasonably early considering the events of the long weekend so far. I did a last minute Yellow Pages search to find a small goods place I could get a whole lot of meat from. I headed out on the Vespa and went to Marrickville Metro to stock up on the snags. 200 sausages, a couple of kg of steak, condiments and loaves of break piled on to the back of the PX200 and I was on my way to Harp. The bloke from Kennards was on time with the BBQ and after we'd set that up, I was back home to get organised.
Despite having organised a good portion of the gig at the last minute, things ran rather smoothly. It took some time to get a decent crowd in, but there was a decent atmosphere. Jed Madmen's new band was rather disappointing considering what he had produced previously, but there were some good times to come. We (The Signals) were a lot better than the previous night I felt and The Beefeaters were exceptional, with many people complimenting them afterwards. They even had two encore calls. Backy Skank got through quite a few tunes and were very pleasing to the crowd. Last up was a band known as The Andy Mifsud experience with a who's who of the Sydney ska scene. They played a mix of ska and reggae covers that finished off the night well. A quick load out into three cabs and we were back to base. Many hands really do make light work.
The Beefeaters boys and I were very pleased at the warmth of the crowd's reception for them over both gigs. On Sunday, after a few sore heads were shaken off, we all headed to the Hollywood Hotel for the last Sunday Best. 'Tis a shame as it a great pub that suits the fine tunes that were being played.
Monday came along pretty quickly and although I was able to reclaim my house, it was definitely a pleasure having the Beef stay. They are a fun bunch of nice guys who I highly recommend seeing if you get the chance.
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His willingness to solo has meant our sound has changed yet again - we're definitely sounding a lot different to how we did three years ago 
