West Kirby – The Drumdoctor's BLOG

First Gig

Singer/Songwriter Gareth 'Gaz' Hill, circa 1981 at one of our after-school rehearsals at 3 Devonshire Road, West Kirby. Barely visible in the background, my first drum kit, a Maxwin 'Funky' outfit! Gaz's guitar is a quite tasty Eko acoustic with a pickup attached to the sound-hole, possibly the best quality instrument in the room!

How it all began… Thursday 29th October 1981, it is early evening and I stand huddled in a small attic bathroom, together with six of my mid-teenage compadres. We are jocularly nervous as we prepare ourselves for the next 70 minutes in front of an already jeering, but friendly, invited audience. There is a drum… Continue reading First Gig

From Threshold To Liquorice Allstars

Quite The Reunion Gig I Wasn’t Expecting! In an earlier posting I wrote about my old band ‘Threshold’, from 30 years ago, reuniting for a rehearsal and talking about playing together again. Well, that was in January 2012 so it’s only taken us another year to do the same thing – but this time for… Continue reading From Threshold To Liquorice Allstars

Where Did Those 30 Years Go?

Buying a New HDMI Lead Can Connect More Than Just a TV! It’s been a surreal evening – not in a bad way, but more in a, “well I wasn’t expecting THAT!“ kind of way. It all started a couple of weeks ago when I made contact with a guitarist I used to play in… Continue reading Where Did Those 30 Years Go?