Bob Piper has been a Labour Councillor for the Abbey
Ward in Sandwell, West Midlands, for nine years. He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club and a follower of Yorkshire County Cricket Club.
The views expressed here are mine in a personal capacity, not those of the Labour Party, Sandwell MBC, Aston Villa or Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Get it! Mine... just mine!
Just back from a great weekend in Cork at the jazz festival. Highlight for Mrs P. and me were the ska, jazz, reggae,swing band Skazz. We couldn't get in to the Skatalites on Friday night so we nipped along to Gallagher's Bar and caught a set by Skazz... and they were brilliant. So good we popped along on Saturday to Jury's Inn to see them again, and although it lacked the sweaty, crushed jumping atmosphere of Gallaghers, they were pretty smoky there too.
Cork was terrific, and we went down to Kinsale this morning also caught up with some jazz and a pint or two of creamy black stuff at the Swell bar there. When you consider the return fare from Brum to Cork was cheaper than a rail ticket to London, it is a weekend we will be heading back to for sure.
Ernesto said:
October 29, 2007 11:38 AM | permalink
The Manager says that if you're going back to Ireland, can he come with you 'cos he's blancoed his trainers.
But he did contend, in his usual constructive manner that jazz was, quote, "shite".
Bob Piper said:
October 29, 2007 4:12 PM | permalink
Ernie, I don't think his guts have recovered from the last trip we went on to Ireland... although he did nearly evacuate his bowels as the plane banked in over the Pleck.
philppa said:
October 29, 2007 5:08 PM | permalink
Hi Bob, Thanks for your great comments about Skazz...we had a blast at cork and its lovely to see that you did too!
cheers!
Philippa the Sax.
I've been to the jazz festival twice Bob and it's a cracker. Mates and I have tended to keep to the Metropole Hotel as it features so many acts of which the Live Jazz Aces are the ones I remember best. Fabulous value and Cork a fabulous city: friendly, architecturally interesting and seemed very safe too.
skazzfan28 said:
October 29, 2007 10:50 PM | permalink
I have too say skazz were the best band of the festival!!! do skazz have a website or t shirts?please let me know.
Bob Piper said:
October 30, 2007 8:30 AM | permalink
I don't know, I didn't see any on t-shirts on sale in Cork and haven't found a website by googling..
philippa said:
October 30, 2007 8:57 PM | permalink
We have a short demo on You Tube...Skazz Doonbeg, filmed at the Doonbeg Jazz festival in June, here in sunny West Clare!
October 29, 2007 11:38 AM | permalink
The Manager says that if you're going back to Ireland, can he come with you 'cos he's blancoed his trainers.
But he did contend, in his usual constructive manner that jazz was, quote, "shite".