Friday night saw a very momentous occasion at the Black Horse in Eastcote – The last ever Fast Buck gig. Yes, Ed and Richard played for the last time as a duo, as Richard has decided to hang up his keyboards and call it a day !  To be clear and avoid any abiguity or confusion, that only means Fast Buck The Duo and not the full Fast Buck Band. So Richard will still be making appearances with the full Fast Buck band and not the duo.  There we are – all as clear as a muddy PA system !

Fast Buck

Anyway, for those of you who missed it, the place was jam packed as you can probably imagine, and there were plenty of loyal Fast Buck followers ( ‘Buckettes’ ) present to witness this swansong.  It was a  most enjoyable evening but arguably a bit on the overcrowded side. Still, some would consider this a small price to pay for witnessing the end of an era and a fond farewell to a much loved duo. Could they reform sometime in the future ?  Well, I’d say there’s definitely more chance of it happening than the Beatles getting back together again.

Ed was in action again on Saturday night at the Six Bells in Kingston. This time he was teamed up with fellow singer / guitarist Andy Locke in the guise of the recently formed  ‘A&E’. It was a fairly quiet evening punter-wise but very good none the less and they are set to perform together regularly.

On that note, I should point out that for news of future A & E ( Andy and Ed ) gigs and Ed’s ‘All By Myself” Tour, and of course Fast Buck ( The Band !!! ) …… click on the  Fast Buck link, down below in the right hand column. You will then find yourself transported to Ed’s website which, aside from a gig guide, has bunches of other entertaining stuff too !  So why not have a look ? !

Anyway, hopefully it won’t be long before I’m ‘back on the road’ again.  Watch this space !

In the meantime please feel free to keeping logging on to RKmusic for all the latest !

BFN, Rob.

Hello again !

Well it’s all go this week isn’t it ! ? !

I’ve justed added, for your listening and viewing pleasure, a video clip from 2004 that I’ve recently come across.  For the past six years, in the depths of my archives, has lurked probably the earliest video clip of one of my solo gigs. It was filmed at a party held at Grreenford Hall on 23rd October 2004 to celebrate Steve’s birthday.  Steve, who hailed from New Zealand, was a work collegue of mine at the time and the party was full of his Kiwi friends.

Mark Chudley : Appearing at Jam Night

They were a friendly group of people who seemed to enjoy the set I played for them that night. Unfortunately, I’ve now lost touch with Steve, but who knows, perhaps he or one of his friends that was there that night might stumble across this clip on this site  and get in touch.

To see the clip just click on  Photos & Videos above and then scroll down until you get to all the videos – they’re under ther photos y’know !

Anyway, back to the present and I’m preparing myself for tonight’s weekly extravaganza that is Jam Night at The Middlesex Arms in South Ruislip. Lenny is away tonight, for one week only,  and I’m pleased to announce that filling in for him will be the one and only Pretend Pop Star himself, Mark Chudley. I haven’t played with Mark for quite a while, so it could be rather interesting.  So come down and enjoy the evening.  See you there !

BFN, Rob.

Firstly, last Friday night I attended my Cricket Club presentation evening, which was held at  a cozy local Chinese Restaurant.  In addition to the Chinese Cuisine, the evening included Karaoke … Terrific !  And so it was that I found myself part of a new boy band called ‘The Old Git’s or ‘The Old Farts’ or something like that.  Anyway three of us proceded to ruthlessly murder Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ and ‘Up The Junction’ by Squeeze.   Oh,  the  shame  of  it  all  !

Riff Raff at The Windsock Club

Anyway, fast forward twenty four hours !  A fairly sizeable crowd gathered last Saturday evening to see the mighty Riff Raff take to the stage once again at The Windsock Club in South Harrow.  This was a follow-up gig, having played a successful gig just a few weeks ago.  So, back by popular demand, Riff Raff’s performance seemed to be warmly received by everyone in attendance.

The first set contained some of the band’s more laid back numbers. This included a rendition of a song by Ed Miliband … or was it David Miliband ? … No, it was Steve Miller Band ! …  A magical version of ‘Abracadabra’. The interval saw copious amounts of sausages, chips, chips and more chips in evidence, being passed around the room and then devoured. ( Made a change from Cheese and Turkey sandwiches I suppose ! )

The second set saw the band launch into a more rocky format. The punters seemed to enjoy listening to the hour and a half of classics the band had served up  and at the end of the gig, as the plugs were pulled and the band cleared their gear, so the Karaoke bagan.  Oh no, not Karaoke again ! ? ! This seemed like the cue for the Riff Raff boys to exit stage right or left or anywhere that had an escape route !  Riff Raff and Karaoke don’t really mix !

I couldn’t help noticing the Karaoke track for ‘Back In the USSR’ started playing while I was packing my gear up. No one seemed to be on the mic and I was nearly tempted to get up and do it myself.  But then I remembered the vastly superior version given the Riff Raff treatment that we had already played a little earlier in the evening … No contest ! !

Anyway, you may be pleased to know that I’ve now put my selection of photos on the site for all and sundry to indulge in. So, if you want to have a look, just click on Photos & Videos above.

Oh well, that’s all for now. Time to go and watch the England game on the telly.  Second thoughts, anybody know where  there’s Karaoke tonight ?

BFN, Rob.