Durex - Bands Battling

Oops ... I was supposed to have posted this sooner than I did. Anyway, here goes. So what happened in the band during the eventful month of November? Well due to a stray memo that took on a life of its own, somehow the band – in fit of unfocused-ness – decided that it would be a good idea to play in the Durex ultimate Battle of the Bands )this in spite of the fact that we have loads of work to do on the album).

   The said battle went down at Cafe Barcelona, which is a great venue - and once again thanks to our supporters who made the effort to come along.  The event was supposed to have been a four-band line up, one of which was “Twisted nipple” whom we have played with previously. On the night we were informed that “Twisted Nipple” had broken up, and the other band couldn’t make it because one of their members was writing an exam. Seems like an innovative excuse and pretty much up there with "my dog ate my homework". The least they could have done was show a little originality like maybe:

- Aliens abducted our bass player and refuse to return him until we write them a song.

- Our vocalist is still recovering from medical experiment he was doing to raise money for the album.

- The drummer is back on Ritalin and can’t keep time anymore.

- The vocalist lost his voice simulating lion noises in the bush for Safari tourists in Pretoria.

- The guitarist’s pride and joy, his Gibson studio guitar, snapped it’s neck at church on Sunday night.

 Probably the real reason was the bass guitarist’s mommy says he can’t play in a band on a school night.  Anyway we were supposed to be on at nine and where still waiting for our drummer in the parking lot at five past nine. Seems that traffic accidents, working pressure and a couple of other things contributed to his late arrival (we should give him more Ritalin). On his arrival we hastily set up and got on with the show. With the other two bands out this left us and the other band: “Groot Oom Jan Tenoor” to battle it out. We (fortunately or unfortunately) did not make it through to the next round. Fortunate if we should be working on an album and unfortunate if the entire fate of JetPilot rested on going through to the next round.

   As part of the Durex sponsorship there were free Durex products and attendees could take as many as they liked. One of our supporters managed to secure enough products to refloat the titanic.

Apparently when he got home his wife was somewhat intrigued.

Wife:  “Honey, what are those for?”

Sheepish Supporter:  “Umm, It was cold tonight and I used them for insulation on the bike.”

W:  “I’m six months pregnant ... you did remember that?”

SS: “Well I thought maybe I could use them to decorate the baby's room, like you’ve been asking me.”

W: ”Really?”

SS: ”You want the real reason?”

W: “Yes.”

SS: “Well, One of the band members, who will remain nameless told me that...”

W: “Dave”

SS: “Right Dave, told me that the elite special forces unit, the SAS, use them as part of their desert survival kit, in case you need to carry water in the desert,

W: ”And...”

SS: “And I wanted to make survival kits for our friends.”

W: ”Well I suppose its nice to know you care that much for all our seven hundred and twenty nine friends.”

  Personally we are just glad that one of our supporters could received such great value for money for his entrance fee. Proof that we of JetPilot always aim to ensure our supporters get maximum value for money or bang for their buck...

Thanks to Leon for whipping out his trusty Nokia and snapping the pic at Barcelona below.