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Tribute to Mint

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Tribute to Mint Looking forward to the Mint Tribute gig on November 14. Posted at 12:12 PM Oct 7
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Mint Burston, who died on November 17, 2007, was almost single-handedly responsible for turning the Joiners Arms from a back-street Southampton pub into one of the most important venues on the UK gig circuit, vital in the early careers of Radiohead, Oasis, Muse, Coldplay and almost any important band of the last thirty years. Mint’s unerring instincts, his tolerant approach, his unselfishness and his promoting skills are remembered and appreciated by all who have visited or played at the Joiners. Please use this space to share your memories and appreciation of the unassuming but truly great man.

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Pat	Oct 6 2009 1:20 PM Please leave a contact on here if you would like to do anything for Mints day. We want as many of Mints friends involved as we can
Ged	Oct 5 2009 10:49 PM THE ANNUAL MINT BURSTON TRIBUTE GIG SAT 14th NOVEMBER 2009 tickets on sale now via the Joiners website http://www.joinerslive.co.uk/ All profits to MacMillan Cancer Support. Bands so far are THE FALLEN LEAVES http://www.myspace.com/theefallenleaves from London - Garage Rock featuring ex Subway Sect (1977) guitarist BEAUTIFUL LIFE http://www.myspace.com/16cans folk-punk nutters THE FLYING ALEXANDERS http://www.myspace.com/theflyingalexander punk-soul brothers. plus Special Guests tbc We (Mac,Pat,Ged,Oliver...)want to make this an Annual Event - to remember a good mate, meet up with people we don't see that often any more, raise some money for MacMillan Cancer Support and listen to some fine, fine music, hope to see you there. Please feel free to pass on this email to any-one else who was either a friend of Mints, a Joiners regular in the 80.s/90/s or a fan of any of the bands. The gig is open to everyone though whether you knew Mint or not, everyone has lost someone to cancer....
Dread Giveaways	Jan 21 2009 1:23 AM wounder if mint would have liked this ....
Mac	Nov 20 2008 8:34 PM Hi guys, I had a cheque issued today for £1090 to go to Macmillan cancer support, this is the total amount raised from the gig. I am still getting great feedback about the night, a lot of us were on a high just from seeing old friends, I know I was, and that was before the band even started. Now my daughter Lizzie knows what a real Joiners gig should be like! Thanks again to everybody for coming I know some people travelled quite a distance. Love you all Mac
Emma	Nov 19 2008 7:49 AM What a perfect night, great to see everyone. A big big thanks have to go to Mac and Ged and everyone else who put so much hard work into sorting the gig out.
Oliver Gray	Nov 19 2008 1:58 AM It was the Joiners at its best and how perfect to see everyone there that should have been. I kept thinking that Mint would have loved every second and surely that's what the event was all about. Congratulations to Mac, Ged and everyone else involved.
DJ Hammy presents Supersonic	Nov 18 2008 9:51 PM Blinding night all round. Here's some photos i took. They are on Facebook hope you can view them ok http://www. facebook. com/album. php?aid=69403&l=5c46d&id=514022493 Hammy x For you Mint!!
wendie	Nov 18 2008 5:20 PM Woo hoo! what a night - it was worth the broken nose! Mint would have so loved it. Carter rocked Big Thanks and Big Love Wendie xxxx
Ged	Nov 18 2008 3:04 PM ...and also thanks to Chris T-T who played a short set early on ( you probably missed it Mac, he was excellent). And apologies to everyone I was rude to and insulted, I really shouldn't drink that much! Carter really 'rocked', they were magnificent - thanks Chaps.
Mac	Nov 18 2008 10:59 AM Just a quick thank you to all concerned for a fantastic show last night at the Joiners (18th Nov). Carter were brilliant, Beautiful Life played their hearts out and Hammy had a huge grin on his face all evening. A special thank you goes to Pat for being the perfect host for the night's entertainment, you did an excellent job mate. To all that came to the show, well what can I say, we invited you and all the right people came to support us, and had a great time too, there were lots of hugs from old friends and a few tears as well. To Ged I would also like to say a special thanks for putting Carter in touch with the Joiners and helping to distribute the tickets and to Jodie a big thanks for finding people that I did not know how to get in touch with, Mint would have been proud of you all!! As executor of Mint's estate this celebration was the last thing that I had to do to fulfil my duty to him and it gave me great pleasure to do so, I know that he would have loved it, and I am sure he was with in spirit last night Love you all Mac
mINtSOUTH.com	Nov 18 2008 10:17 AM Awesome night, well done to all involved in putting it on. We thinks you done the man proud. We should have some video clips etc on teh night that we will put up soon. All the best Jodie & Brett
Ged	Nov 14 2008 7:20 PM Carter pay tribute to Mint here http://blog. myspace. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=blog. view&friendID=147846136&blogID=448977012
Veagaz	Nov 6 2008 1:43 PM hi tribute to mint, greeeetings and merci beaucoup from hamelin... tom -veagaz-
Pat	Oct 10 2008 10:47 AM Due to a glitch tkts will now go on sale this afternoon for the gig at the guildhall 02380632601, however, they are on sale at seetickets. com Please ensure you get them ASAP as im sure you all know by now they will sell out very soon
wendie	Oct 9 2008 7:37 PM We're really excited about the up-coming gig. Just the right time and place - Mint would have loved it. We talked quite a bit about this gig before he died and we know it was very important to Mint that all those close to him got to have a really great time together in his name. So big thanks to all those that have organised it. I thought it would be really appropriate if we could project pictures of Mint's artwork and some of the many lovely photos of him during the gig (we have all this on jpeg) but don't have the projection gear - does anyone have any ideas? Cheers Wendie and Maggie x
Pat	Oct 7 2008 2:58 PM Mints gig is ON. 17th Nov, doors 7-00pm. Come and celebrate Mints life with one of Mints most special bands "Billy and the Wild Bananas" and Beautiful Life. Do a little research on the headline band, ask around. This really will be a special night. Please please confirm ASAP as we dont want any of Mints friends to miss out. Tickets are £10 and all the profits will go to charity. Tkts will go on sale on Friday. Please call 02380632601
Ged	Oct 5 2008 2:47 PM One band that asked if they could play a short set at the tribute gig were THE FIRST MEN IN SPACE -Roger and Jim- who were the very first local band that Mint promoted - and both good friends of his - neither are on the Net as far as I know - Does anyone have a phone number for them? Cheers
Pat	Oct 1 2008 1:11 PM OK the gigs on, anyone who wants to get involved in any shape or form please get in contact ASAP
Pat	Sep 17 2008 4:02 PM We at the Joiners really want to do something on Nov 17th, weve held the date and would love some ideas from Mints friends
Dread Giveaways	Aug 29 2008 11:49 AM thanx mint - u were inspiration fluvi richard x-bugfish
wendie	Aug 12 2008 3:51 PM Message from Mac: With regards to the gig for Mint's friends - there will be a meeting in the next few weeks - can anyone who is interested in any way please contact Mac at: mac.parity@gmail.com Thanks
Schuman the human	May 16 2008 3:32 PM Thanks for being our friend, pleased to make your acquaintance and hope you enjoyed the songs Sir.
Lizzie	Feb 13 2008 11:04 PM TREES PLANTED IN MINT'S MEMORY The Forest of Dennis have received £255 so far donated in Mint's memory. This means that they will be able to plant 255 saplings in the forest. I'm sure Mint would have been very happy to know this!
Richard	Jan 20 2008 9:35 PM So sad to hear about Mint. What would the 90s Southampton scene have been like if NBT had never happened? It doesn’t bear thinking about. Everyone has people they bump into in all the most unexpected places and Mint was one of mine. Not just around Southampton - where he’d be handing out flyers, zipping about on his bike, and of course, at all the most tasteful gigs - but London, Reading…I’d half-expect to see him cycle past when I was abroad. It’s no great mystery really, since there was always music involved; we would be on our way to or from the same events, but still, in a world of 6 billion...and he would always smile and say hello, even though I am one of the least talkative of those 6 billion. I’d been off the scene 3 years (nervous breakdown, very rock ‘n’ roll!) and when I finally emerged from my hole late last summer, I soon found myself wondering why Mint was not around… For me, he was like the shopkeeper in Mr Benn – smiling, letting you through the magic door (okay, he was just inside the door, but the principle…), a knowing look in his eyes, ‘see where you end up today, Mr Benn…!’ And it usually was magic. RIP Mint. Thanks for all the wonderful noise!
Budge Magraw	Jan 3 2008 8:02 PM Thank you for all the good times, Mint, you always gave us top gigs, at a time when nobody knew us, you put us on the bill regardless, and were always so kind....We will miss you...! Rest in peace old friend. Budge (The Spoons/Bewley Brothers) XX

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