Hello Groovers - a Liverpool date has been added to GOJO' MUSIC's - 'Hit The Road Jack' tour. For more info please visit http://www.gojo-music.co.uk/gigs.php - full details on this date will be confirmed a.s.a.p.

Thanks for your support

Gaza

Been to see Steve Winwood tonight at JBs club in Dudley - so was unable to get to the second leg of the Midland Alliance League Cup semi-final between Market Drayton and Tipton. The lads held out for a 0-0 draw and have got through to the final against Leamington next Thursday (May 3rd) - the final being played at Walsall Football Clubs Bescot Stadium. Well done lads - great stuff.

Hope we have better luck than our final appearance at Bescot last year in the Walsall Senior Cup - Leamington can have all the possession - we'll just have all the luck!!!

Gaza

PS - Steve Winwood was okay.

Congratrulations to the 'Mighty Glasgow Celtic' on yet another Scottish Premier League Championship..."for it's a grand old team to play for."

Gaza - The Tipton Tim...and there's a Darren O'Dea playing for them now as well!

Thanks for all the nice comments about our substitute support slot to Chris Isaak at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall on Thursday night. If someone had told me on Thursday morning that we'd be appearing at The Civic Hall that night I'd have called for assistance. But then the call came through from Phil Turner at The Civic (a very, very nice man) at lunch time asking us if we could step in for the support slot - who'd had to pull out - apparently it was Ben Taylor who was on the Chris Isaak tour (nice one Ben)!

So - after mucho' telephoning / texting / e-mailing / organising / re-organising and generally raising the stress levels a bit - plus - the 'events' of a Carry On nature happening to me whilst trying to get home to get my stuff (thanks to Central Trains) - and the hassle of Olly and Ecka getting to the Civic for 6pm so that the stage / tour manager could check us in - we were then rushed up to a dressing room - then rushed back down for a quick sound check - rushed back up to the dressing room...and before we knew it - we were on at 8pm!

30 mins later - we're off...with a lovely response from the crowd and some cool comments from members of Chris Isaak's band and road crew - managed to sell a few CDs as well - nice one!

Back in the dressing room to a feeling of 'PPHHEEEWWWWW! - and trying to take it in'!

Apparently the whole concept is called...'Rock n' Roll'...though it makes you feel 'alive'...it can also kill you! I'd never realised - I'm going to have to take it much easier from now on!!!!!!!

Also - we've republished the (Get Me On A Bus To) Betterville video on our MySpace page (via YouTube). Here's the links http://www.myspace.com/garygojomusic and http://youtube.com/watch?v=aHqomfBINls - we'll also make it available via the video link in the 'Media' section of this site in a few days.

'Super Duper' Dave Tucker has managed to work wonders in getting this video file re-sized and squashed down enough to broadcast it via YouTube/MySpace etc, without it distorting (out of sinc etc) too much at all...it's near enough perfect - like it is on the DVD...the man is a genius - bless him!

So - 'That Was This Week - That Was'!

Have a chilled out weekend...thanks for your support.

Gaza

Hello Groovers,
Well - talk about you never know what's coming next...we're standing in for the support slot with Chris Issaks at The Civic Hall - Wolverhampton - tonight! An acoustic support - me, Olly and Ecka.

Last time I did the Civic Hall was in (Wolverhamptons) The Railway Children with Olly - supporting Maxi Priest in 1986!

If by any chance you can get along - please do.

Love and Respects to you all.

Gaza

Hello Groovers,
Here's some more updates regarding the Spring opening dates of the Hit The Road Jack tour (there's still more dates to come - we're awaiting confirmation).

Pete Shields promoter of the 'Nuts in Notts - Geordie Invasion 2 Festival' in celebration of 40 years of Geordie miners working in the Notts coalfields has really pulled together an awesome line-up...and we're lucky enough to be invited to take part as 'guest Geordies for the day' - so I'll be donning my Tipton Town FC footie shirt (black & white stripes) - C'mon The Toon!

The one day festival takes place on Sat 5th May at The Black Market venue, High St, Warsop nr Mansfield - Notts. Doors open at 1pm - festival starts at 2pm until midnight (or later)!!!
Tickets are £12 adults £5 kids - an absolute bargain! For details contact Pete Shields on axepete@aol.com or the venue http://www.blackmarketvenue.co.uk/ tel: 01623-842105.

The confirmed line up - with the wonderful Martin Stephenson topping the bill is as follows - and they've all got MySpace pages you can visit for a listen if you're curious (this is not a running order of appearance by the way just a list of confirmed artists).

Martin Stephenson - www.myspace.com/martinstephenson
The Mozaics - www.myspace.com/mosaicmusic1
Uncle Monty - www.myspace.com/unclemontyband
Beccy Owen - www.myspace.com/beccyowen
Lucy Pickard - www.myspace.com/lucypickard
The Honest Johns - www.myspace.com/thehonestjohns
Shipcotes Foot Tappers - www.myspace.com/shipcote
Richard Dawson - www.myspace.com/richardmdawson
Anita Camera - www.myspace.com/anitacam
Ben Holland - www.myspace.com/benjaminholland
Mark Bezerk - www.myspace.com/markbezerk

and last but by no means least - there's us - www.myspace.com/garygojomusic

Then the following two days (Sun 6th & Bank Holiday Mon 7th May) you'll be able to see us whilst 'acoustically groovin' your back sides away' at the Green Futures Festival taking place at Ragley Hall nr Alcester, Warwickshire. We're on during the afternoons of both days (can't be more precise with the times yet but it will be between 2 & 5pm - keep checking the gigs page of our site for final details). Admission for this is £8 adults and £4:50 kids.
For more info on the festival you can also visit http://greenfuturesfestivals.org.uk/home.html

Hope to see you all at one - or both of these.

Many thanks (as ever) for your support.

Gary O'Dea

Hello Groovers,
Just to confirm that our appearance at the 'Nuts In Notts...Geordie Invasion 2 Festival' (and the festival itself) is still on for Sat 5th May.

See the link for details http://www.gojo-music.co.uk/gigs.php

Hope to see you there the line-up is a cracker.

Gaza

Hello Groovers - bit of positive news, we're featured on the new Brumcast Radio Show - presented by Little Chris - Birmingham pioneer of keeping music new / original and creative...in the true spirit of John Peel - god bless him.

You can listen to it via this link
http://ipodnetworks.com/chart.php?pagebreak=10&chart_days=7&replace[]=Audio+Plays+Weekly+Chart - look for the Brumcast icon and click to access the show. Brumcast regularly features in the UK's top ten ipod radio charts - well done Chris nice one mate.

You can also access the show via Brumcasts MySpace page - it's show 46 on here - and it's in two parts - 1 & 2 etc. Here's the link www.myspace.com/brumcastbirmingham

Keep The Faith.

Gaza

Hello Groovers - just to bring you up to date with goings on at the moment (and at times I wonder just what is going on and if it really is worth the effort)...

Question mark over our appearance at the NUTS In NOTT'S - Geordie Invasion Festival on Sat 5th May in Warsop nr Mansfield. Due to circumstances between the promoter and the venue the festival may not go on - please check on our gigs page listings for updates and confirmation of our appearance. We'll confirm/cancel a.s.a.p - although it does now look doubtful.

This news just added to what I can only use the old hippy cliched description of 'bad Karma' to describe, regarding events of the last few days.
Such as - getting totally pissed off with working my nuts off trying to organise and pull things together for no reward at all - just more hassle and bollocks. Pissed off of Tipton am I...

...then keyboard player Andy Stokes 'adventures' with trying to book car hire from Car Hire firms in Liverpool so he could join us for weekend rehearsals - twice booking vehicles to then be let down - which meant that the planned rehearsals didn't go to plan - Andy was stuck in Liverpool!!!...

...then the engine in Ecka Cox's van (that we use for gigs) blowing yesterday!!!...

...and today I've just loaded a 'homemade' promo video that I put together with Dave Tucker (who's done a great job on it) for the (Get Me On A Bus To) Betterville song from our 4 track EP onto our MySpace (via YouTube) page - to find that for some reason the footage becomes slightly out of sinc with the track on the YouTube server. I've loaded it up from my hard drive and DVD formats that are both perfect - but for some reason its not running right on here - have a look and see what you think via www.myspace.com/garygojomusic - any technical wizards amongst you that may have an idea how I can rectify this please respond.

Also - all four tracks from our debut EP/CD 'Twenty Years Of Love and Pain...they hurt the same' are now available for your listening pleasure via our MySpace page at the above link.

Yours - suffering for his art

Gary O'Dea