...the 'Rochester Castle' in the High Street, which was in existence in 1702 as the 'Green Dragon' and was subsequently demolished and rebuilt by Richard Payne from Rochester in 1801. Hence the self-glorifying name, although it was briefly the 'Tanners' Hall' in the 1980s.
Meanwhile... It's gonna be a busy month for The Dublo - formed formed less than a year ago, with an debut album of authentic boogie originals and suburbia-on-sea shanties to record to old fashioned tape next week- we invite you to celebrate our first birthday, for FREE- this Friday 18th at The Carpenters Arms 135 Cambridge Heath Rd just 5mins walk south of Bethnal Green tube.
The band are very excited to be finally playing with old pals, Hackney stalwarts and undisputed masters of the Gypsy/Folk-Punk genre "Walking Wounded".
Doors open 8pm, The Dublo are on at around 9:30pm, Walking Wounded respectfully play the later set. It's gonna be a great night, for drinking and dancing - with pub prices, in the surroundings of a fine east end pub with a proper east end style 'late' bar.
So please - be our very welcome guests - come down and help us celebrate!!
Finally - 'cos we know not a lot gets past you lot- some of you might have noticed a certain, ahem, swelling shall we say of late... Bull Fiddle player Rowan and guitarist Pete are having a baby - at the beginning of February, enforcing a couple of months maternity leave - pheee-ew!
THE BED PLAY RYANS CHURCH ST STOKE NEWINGTON N16 TONIGHT 9PM
“Rumours of my demise are somewhat exaggerated...”
The town is Blackpool, New Years Eve.
I pick mark up outside the specified Chinese takeaway, he won't tell me his address, I don't ask why. He's carrying a battered acoustic and a large plastic laundry bag full of sheets of paper. We stop for cigarettes and to drop some bottles of wine off at his brothers house. He isn't answering. I end up climbing over the gate to put them in the alley, but the dogs bark at us constantly. We keep the wine.
At the house the old lady smiles and lets us in, she makes tea. The room is time-capsule late 50s; fake stucco ceiling in turquoise and white, plastic candle chandelier, real wood effect wallpaper, cocktail bar, electric log fire, criss-cross shelves full of nick-knacks from family holidays, a photo of a young girl in ballet outfit, faded black and white – the old lady? Plastic double glazing keeps out the sea, a well used piano adds resonance.
Mark sits down and starts playing a medley whilst I fiddle with the recording equipment. Finally I nod to him and hold the 2 stereo mikes up, one to the guitar, one towards his face, he rustles in the bag, pulls out a dog-eared page of words and begins to sing. Song after song. An hour and a half later, when my arms are numb, I'm glad when the old lady interrupts with more tea. There are sheets of paper strewn all over the floor but we've hardly touched the 20 years worth of laundry in his bag.
We open both bottles of wine.
“So what do you call yourself these days?” I ask.
“The Bed.” He replies, making a roll up.
I see all 6 foot 2 of him sprawled out, smiling, imaginary royalty cheques cashed into consumables, contented as a Tudor fat-cat.
“Yeah - like a four poster?” I say.
He stares at me.
“Like a bed of nails....”
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Description: The Dublo go ! ART ! Happenings!...... art!..... music!.......organic beer!........and sticky carpets.... SUNDAY 4th of FEB at The Foundry 86 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3JL on stage 9pm...... come down and join The Dublos' Confederacy of True Rockabilly.... free download at:- www.myspace.com/thedublo
