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The Old Signs

		"Quirky Nostalgic Knees-Up" Plymouth, United Kingdom Profile Views: 12272 Last Login: 7/25/2008
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Member Since	2/28/2006
Band Members	Jus 'n' Nev
Influences	The Good Old Days
Sounds Like	Strange Music Being Played From A Fridge!
Type of Label	None

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Aug 2 2008

4:00P

Buskers Competition. Plymouth Hoe.

Plymouth, Southwest

Aug 3 2008

8:00P

Maker Sunshine Festival

Cornwall, Southwest

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About The Old Signs

The Old Signs are Justin Seth Brookman (vocals) and Neville Malcolm Mansfield (musical underpinnings/fridge technician/backing vocals). Myself and Nev are both drummers and have played in bands over the years. Nev kept nagging me to do some "weird" music for a laugh for a couple of years, I was resilient as I thought it would basically be rubbish! Ideas for The Old Signs were banded around between us over the winter of 2005. We decided to call ourselves "The Old Signs" as it seemed fitting what with me being a sign collector and having a love for nostalgia. In Feb 2006 we finally got together and created a song about sign collecting called "Street Jewellery". This opened up my creative floodgates and I couldn’t stop writing down ideas, often in the middle of the night. Nearly all the ideas were drawing on my colourful and bizarre past and my wild imagination. Nev would spur me on with each recording session and new things would come to light making the songs ever more potent. A lot of the recording sessions would spiral into hysterical laughing, especially when it came to laying down the vocals. When we had amassed enough material to warrant a short album the idea was to then just give a few copies to friends. This happened at the same time as we discovered myspace which became a great tool for communicating with "musician" friends who had moved to London etc. We initially put Hands Free Mic. on our site and the reaction was incredible. Soon people were asking us to send them copies of the album and a real buzz about us started happening. We hadn’t even thought about trying to gig the material live but with the strong reaction we were getting we thought why not give it a go. Things have gone from strength to strength for us gaining a loyal and commited fan base and a reputation as being a force to be reckoned with live. Justin. (We were awarded a gold disc in June 2006 for shifting more than 10,000 copies of our self titled album)

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Kat	Jul 10 2008 11:44 AM Glad to hear it! Hopefully I'll be able to make it again this year. Last year was so entertaining and finding a stall that sold scrumpy for a quid just topped it all off!
Left for dead under a rock.	Jul 8 2008 7:50 AM Fantastic work the other night guys, realy put two and two together!
PROFANE	Jun 23 2008 3:29 AM Yeah, we'd like that...we could even do a gig together...
Elle Cox	Jun 10 2008 1:16 PM hey guys, cheers for being my cyber friends :) hope you enjoy the music! x
Nicola	May 8 2008 1:16 AM So where are these gigs you promised then??
Beer Goggle Dude	Apr 23 2008 7:05 AM thanks for the add !!!!
Boca Ratone	Apr 16 2008 3:58 PM Hi--how goeth it?Where shall I bump into you next Jus, Waitrose? heh heh Are you doing any of the Freedom Fields music thingies? I know there's a day for 'Mind' last weekend of May...11 til 7...Be cool to see you doing ya thing soon..lol Benita =}
Max Tundra	Apr 2 2008 6:17 PM Some "knees up" laid on, whilst listening to Fry's Five Boys. A seaside squabble between quirky and nostalgic, in bed inoo?
Mr Charles Pooter	Mar 27 2008 7:43 AM Three cheers chaps, the old grey cells took a jolt when i saw the Fry's advert for that was our beloved son Lupins first excursion into the world of advertising, yes, took along time to get the facial expressions just right lots of teasing and pinching poor boys never been right since, still on medication, never did get paid? ho hum, cheerio, Charles...
Laura & Guy	Mar 23 2008 1:05 PM loverly song loverly.There's not so much Fry's chocolate in the shops these days alas.Well, not round Devon...
Kavus	Mar 22 2008 9:21 AM A delirious journey that suggests all is not what it seems within the pantheon of British confectionary. xxx
James Larcombe	Mar 22 2008 4:49 AM Lovely old job on the new song boys. Looking forward to the rest o'they. (For some reason "Cornish Scrap Metal (Wadebridge)" has particularly captured my imagination) Jx
Nicola	Mar 10 2008 4:50 AM Looking forward to more gigs and new songs!
Snow Angels	Feb 9 2008 10:42 AM Love Scotland's great terriers, fantastic alt, pop! Wish you well Snow Angels
The Rawmarsh Mashers	Jan 31 2008 6:04 AM Proud to have you as mates Lads. Absolutely brilliant stuff. We'll go out of our way to catch one of your Gigs next time you venture North. We'll also save up for the DVD and CD, but you know what wages are like for struggling Acts........... So keep in touch and let us know when you're heading to the waste lands near to Rawmarsh.
Rach	Jan 29 2008 12:31 PM hi guys will try and make the nxt gig with Ben if I can drag her out, love n space dust Rachx
Nicola	Jan 10 2008 6:14 AM So - next gig? When is it?
God's Boyfriend	Nov 16 2007 12:18 PM 'Guaranteed To Clear Your Head' is the ultimate in edutainment, and i don't use that word lightly.
Max Tundra	Oct 27 2007 5:26 PM Some blokes, in bed inoo? Like a gungoinoff innit? From The Mascot x
Mr Charles Pooter	Oct 17 2007 9:26 AM Good afternoon Chaps, and thanking you kindly for the add, yes, wonderful catchy tunes you have there, i can often here Carrie humming away while in the Scullery mangling my undergarments Regards C.P.
Midori Kujo * Team Forward *	Oct 9 2007 2:29 PM hello justin and thingy, its my 21st this saturday and im having a party, come along, theirs some bands playing and im sure a slot for you but no fridge.........
Janeushka	Oct 9 2007 5:56 AM That was the most ridiculous gig I have ever seen in my whole life. I congratulate you. I laughed really a lot xx
nik	Oct 8 2007 5:12 AM Hey boys did you really send out a bulletin with free back to school clothes cos if not someone has hacked your account and it doesn..t seem like something ..Old Signs.. related.
DJ set	Sep 26 2007 4:49 AM Thanks for adding me, down in Plymouth on the weekend, you guys around?
WENCH	Sep 24 2007 3:00 AM A friend added you cd to my mp3 player and now the said thing has buggered up totally. Do you happen to reckon that it might be because of your choones??? Hope alls well xx
Annabels Cabaret & Discotheque;	Sep 19 2007 2:32 AM Hi Guys Really well done for the buskers competition - will look forward to you performing at the club. Get in touch as we can't find your number! Thanks Annabel x
Junkbox Gypsy	Sep 16 2007 3:47 AM hey hey guys good luck today! Think i may pop over on the traaain. I shall say hello if I can get to you through the screaming hordes of young ladies and the beardy festival guy!
The Old Signs	Aug 2 2007 6:47 AM The gap on the top shelf at The Nowhere Inn has now been filled and will continue to be so as long as Phil will tolerate it!
Popkids	Jul 26 2007 9:28 AM You need to take another DVD down to the Pub.It could be the same one,well another one of the same ilk cos it can't be the same one as I have that one, now that I purchased it.There is now a gap on the top shelf that needs to be filled.
hollyp0p	Jul 24 2007 8:31 AM i wish you 3 were playing maker!
Sam Ho	Jul 17 2007 5:31 AM hey...how are you guys? cant wait till sept! its going to be good fun! all the best!
Tim	Jul 10 2007 4:42 PM What's this about a DVD?
WENCH	Jul 9 2007 9:58 AM I see you have a new DVD out. I still have the one we did for Mos' 40th ... do we really have to buy another one? please say no the torture is toooooooo much!!!!! x
T 4 t t y H 3 4 d F r 3 d	Jul 10 2007 4:10 AM how did it go on sat? i have toothache, had it for days hence i didnae go. your both welcome to have a go at punching me. it might just knock the right tooth out!!!
PROFANE	Jul 9 2007 9:47 AM gr8 night on saturday twaz a reyt laff.will do that reveiw very soon jus.
Daniel Persson	Jul 6 2007 10:07 AM Thank you much for your friendship. Cheers!
T 4 t t y H 3 4 d F r 3 d	Jul 5 2007 6:41 AM ha ha ha. might half to pop down, its only at the bottom of my road, so theres no excuse! and no the lovely steph will not be attending. unfortunately the little irish emerald has gone to bournemouth for the summer. so youll just have to try it on with each other!!!!
sean - Wake of Ondine	Jun 19 2007 2:40 PM I like you "Boyz", you make my mouth dry! Ahhhhhh
Rehab: Undrugged	Jun 15 2007 7:36 PM Nice one, you local geezers! Enjoying yer stuff. Cheers for the adder!
PROFANE	Jun 12 2007 6:00 AM CHEERS JUS LOVE U TO M8.
Lol	Jun 3 2007 2:15 AM Sorry I missed the gig last night guys. I hope it went well. Congrats on the win too. Catch you soon.
Boca Ratone	Jun 1 2007 4:02 AM Where were you people of Devonport? Congrats to naughty nev and jokey jus for last Sunday--lotsa fun even if the weather was pants..bring it on! --from a crazed old Old Signs fanatic. ps does nev do the butterfly stroke on request? just a thought lol ;}
Tim	May 30 2007 3:14 PM Well done with the Devonport victory. Must be nice to be a winner....('ead shakin' like)
Kavus	May 30 2007 4:52 AM Nev looks unrecognisable in that picture. Is it a stand in?

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