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July 20 August HI Seems an age since I've been on here which is fairly crap I know!!!!! BUT Here we are approaching August which is a n fantastic month for us, including a return to teh Drake after the annual Drakefest which was a scream. We are also playing at a new venue for us (the Winchester Arms). Plus we have the proven joys of the Centurion, Spotted Cow and Golden Eagle!!! PLUS our Saturday night spot at the Portsmouth Beer Festival, being held at the Guildhall!!! A REAL STAGE!!! But before all of that, the wonderful Fountain in Chichester...be afraid, be very afraid.......... x March 06 MarchWell, here we are already in March!!!
As this is a quieter month, we're taking the opportunity to get in some rehearsals to bring in some new material, lpus finally add the 4 originals that Dave and I have written!!!!
Hope to see you out there
x February 04 Hi All and New T-ShirtsHi everyone
I'm back from my sojourn in India which was marvellous.
The band is back in business this weekend, playing in Southsea at the Golden Eagle. Hope to see you there!!
Additionally, we have finally got a new t-shirt design which Pete will be selling at the gigs for £8.
Hoodies are also available to order.
See you out there December 23 Happy Christmas and New Year We want to wish you all the best after a great 2008, By far our most successful year, we've played nearly 90 gigs and yuo have been a large factor in that success! As we head for the home stretch, we have a few last shows including a special Boxing Day gig which kids can attend. We quieten down in January as I'm off to India for 3 weeks!! Anyhow, have a great one and we'll see you out there!!!!!! December 04 Wedgewood Rooms Gig Doghouse will be playing on a 2 band bill on Wednesday 10th December at the Wedgewood Rooms in Southsea. The night is in aid of the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Rocky Appeal and specifically in memory of Karen Ingram who died of cancer. Also on the bill are Five By Five and compere Johnny Elk Doors open at 7:30 and tickets are £7 in advance. The Christmas and New Year run-up Hi to all again!!! Well, here we are in the end-of-year run-up again and we've got some great gigs coming up. First up is this Friday at the Admiral Drake which is a double birthday celebration for our very own Iain, plus our dear friend Bob Marriot. Considering how wild the last Drake gig was, this should be a fantastic night! That's followed by more dates at cool venues, including the Plough in the New Forest, the wonderful Fountain in Chichester and the Centurion in Waterlooville amongst others!!! And finally is New Year at the Lord Raglan in Emsworth. Tickets went on sale this week for £6. Les is also selling higher value tickets which include a meal (see www.thelordraglan.toucansurf.com) We hope to see you all soon!!!! October 21 Facebook!We've just added a Facebook group account so if you fancy being part of that chaos, go to Facebook.com and search groups for: Doghouse (Portsmouth, UK)
Have fun with us!! More Thanks!!!!Hi all!!!!
Just to say huge thanx to all of you who have attended some of our recent gigs! We have had some of the best gigs we've ever played recently so kudos to you, cos that's what makes it!!!!!
Of special note are in no particular order....
The Fountain in Chichester - always a scream, with the coolest staff and mental audience!!!
The Centurion in Crookhorn - wow what a night!!!! Good looking buggers too!!
The Spotted Cow in Cowplain - again, what can you say!!! Cheers Baz and everyone whyo came
AND!!!
The Golden Eagle in Southsea!!!! Well, well, well, what a rowdy bunch of f**kers you turned out to be! Absolutely mental night. I've included a folder of fotos just to give you some idea of what it was like! Special award to Bekka behind the bar for stepping in! And to Val....well, ya know!
it's pretty much heads down now until the New Year, so really hope to see you all out there again!!! August 24 Portsmouth Beer FestivalJust wanted to add a huge thanks to Shep and his team, plus huge thanx to the great audience at the Guildhall.
We had a fantastic gig and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
PLUS, we've already been added to next years' Beer Festival!!!
Special thanx to Ian for his help in getting us onto the bill. Cheers mate! August 05 Final Drake Charity TotalSpoke to Simon from the Admiral Drake last night and the final total for the charity weekend was £8550!!!
Fantastic news and congrats to all who contributed.
August 04 Additional DatesWe've just picked up some additional local gigs for your delight!!
The date at the Pub With No Name has fallen through as the planned wedding has been cancelled (!!!), but instead we will be playing at the Admiral Drake for the landlords' birthday.
Also the following week, we will be playing a one hour set at the Portsmouth CAMRA beer festival, which is held at the Guildhall. July 30 LatestWell here we are back from our sojourn to Hertsfordshire.
Codifest was a real scream with some very hectic drinking afterwards (see photos of Paul for proof!!!!). Special thanks to Curly, Caroline and the crew for a great time. Special thanx to the Goat pub for the late night drinking!¬!! And the rubber chicken! And the nail-varnish!!!!
Guys we're up for next year if you are....
The Charity gig at the Bowman was also excellent although we were feeling a little ragged on the corners!!! (especially Paul!!!!). Special thanx to Heather and all the staff, plus the great audience who stook around until Sunday night to help raise morning and consume alchohol.
Got a few last gigs before our Holiday break.
Dave and I will be playing a duo gig this Thursday at the Fountain in Chichester as part of their music week.
Saturday night we are playing behind the White Horse in Rogate as part of a 4 band bill with the Cheese Doctors headlining. We should be on around 7:30.
Hope to see you soon. July 22 Admiral Drake Community Weekend Part 2Just a quick note to say congratulations to all who were involved with this weekend.
Final totals are still out, but Simon estimates that around £8000 was raised over the 2 days!!!
Plus, it will definately be an annual event with the Drake to be registered as a Charity name with proceeds going to the same as this year.
All in all a stunning success; all staff, helpers, bands and audience should be proud!!! July 17 Admiral Drake Community WeekendOver this weekend, the Drake is running a mini-festival with constant music and bands, bbq, hog roast, charity competitions, a custom bike show and all sorts of other nonsense!!!
Proceeds are going to Breast Cancer Care, Macmillan Nurses, Prostate Cancer Awareness and Naomi House Childrens Hospice.
Doghouse are playing on Sunday evening, probably around 8pm.
For more details, go to:
July 07 MIcks' GigThanks to everyone who came to the Drake to see the Mick Novak night.
It was a packed and enjoyable night which Mick would have thoroughly approved of!
Special thanx to Cliff for doing a fantastic job on the bass and to Stef for some superb guitar playing.
Just to let people know, Micks' funeral service is on Monday 15th at 2pm at St Marys Church in Portsmouth, followed at Portchester crem at 3:30 and drinks back at the Drake. Hope to see you there to raise a glass to a fine man and musician.
x July 02 Tribute Gig to MickFurther to yesterdays' news about Mick from NovaknGoode, we will be playing a gig at the Admiral Drake this Saturday in his name. We hope to have Stef coming over to play a few songs, plus our old friend Cliff.
Simon plans to raise some cash for cancer research, so it should be a good night all round.
Hope to see you there. July 01 RIP Mick NovakWe would like to extend our sympathies and thoughts to all the relatives and friends of Mick from NovaknGoode who passed away from cancer last night.
A good guy, great guitarist and fond of a drink or 6, he will be sorely missed.
x June 30 MORE Thanks!!!!Just wanted to leave a quick note thanking everyone for the fantastic run of gigs we've had recently.
In short:
The No-name beer festival was great (special thanx to TJ and co, plus Paul and all his staff)
Happy Birthday MO!! It was a laugh!
The Plough was great, we drank loads, camped, I wrestled (OR IS IT ASSAULTED) Paul, Dave and Karen...
Thanks to all at the Bowman for a fantastic gig, even if we felt really ragged!! Special thanks to Heather.
See you all soon
x
May 27 Thanks!!!Just wanted to add a quick note to say thanks for all the support we've had over the last series of gigs which have been fantastic.
We may have sweated our hearts out, but it was worth it.
As you can see we have many more great venues lined up before our August break, so we really hope to see you all out there again!!! April 08 March and CodifestChrist, it's been a while since I've written on here!!!
Quiet month this is, although Saturday at the Eagle promises to be noisy as it is Duncan's birthday. Wonder if he'll make it past 8 o'clock this time?!!!
Sunday at the Good Intent should be a lot of fun as well.
Paul's away for a week at the end of the month and then things pick up again!
Good news is that we've just been added to the Codifest in Herts again this year, so brace our livers!!! |
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