CORRECTION RE; MEATOPIA

My apologies: 'MEATOPIA' is on the 7th September not the 6th as announced in the previous post.

FORTHCOMING GIGS BY THE LEE THOMPSON SKA ORCHESTRA

Time to announce confirmed gigs by The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra this Autumn. I suppose - at a stretch - you could call it a tour.

25th August 2013        Craig Charles' Fantasy Weekender                            Bristol
6th September 2013     Meatopia (please look this up on the internet)            London
2nd October 2013        Concorde                                                                   Brighton
3rd October 2013         Globe                                                                         Cardiff
4th October 2013         Arena                                                                         St Albans
5th October 2013         Waterfront                                                                  Norwich
18th October 2013       Corn Exchange                                                          Ipswich
25th October 2013       Brudenell                                                                   Leeds
31st October 2013       Jazz Cafe                                                                    London
1st November 2013     Komedia                                                                     Bath

And here are a couple of action packed photographs of our performance in Brussels last Friday.

A fantastic evening . . . thank you Brussels.

Re: Michael Curtiz - Hollywood Director

The great director Michael Curtiz - director of many great films including Casablanca and The Adventures of Robin Hood - was notorious for his difficulties with the English language. Came across this today and had to share it. He was berating his subordinates, working himself into a fury and climaxed with:

"You think I know fuck nothing, but I tell you this: I know fuck all!"

Beautiful.

ADDITIONAL GIG IN JULY FOR THE LEE THOMPSON SKA ORCHESTRA

On Sunday 28th July The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra will be playing The Secret Garden Festival near Huntingdon in addition to the July gigs already announced. Time to be confirmed but I heard some murmur that it would be 10.30 in the evening.  We will be there anyway taking in all the joy that an English summer generally brings. See you there!

JULY GIGS - THE LEE THOMPSON SKA ORCHESTRA

The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra will be playing two gigs in July 2013. They are as follows:

06.07.13 Godiva Festival (this is a FREE festival), Coventry

20.07.13 Lambeth Country show, Brockwell Park (this is also a FREE day out), Nr Brixton, London.

I believe our album The Benevolence of Sister Mary Igantius has entered the charts at No. 78. And No. 20 in the Indie Charts. This is thrilling news. I am thrilled.

SALE "The All New Beginners Guide to Boogie and Blues Piano" DVD

Most people suspect that Fathers Day is some kind of cynical ploy on the part of commercial enterprises to extract hard earned cash from the diligent, hard working folk of the world. And who am I to differ?
We can announce that we are offering the critically acclaimed DVD The All New Beginners Guide To Boogie and Blues Piano at the splendid price of £15.00 (inc. p & p) - this is a saving of £7.50 from the RRP. To learn more, see clips and read press (and happy customer) reviews please follow this link. You too can play like Louis Vause and Seamus Beaghen. And so can your dads! . . . and mums! . . . and children!

http://www.louisvause.co.uk/dvd.html

The world will be a happier and joyful place. And so will you!

DELAYED RELEASE OF 'MIDNIGHT IN HAVANA'

Due to circumstances beyond our control, I am afraid we have had to postpone the release of Midnight in Havana until (probably) September. This is frustrating but hardly the end of the world (or so I tell myself on a daily basis). I have a file of all of those who requested a signed copy and I will post an exact release date as soon as it is finalised. The editing of the videos is nearly complete and all will be revealed soon. In the meantime relax in the gloom/sun/rain/wind with an appropriate cocktail.