technical age that we have become almost used to and worse

do absolutely nothing about , but each one seems to cost us

more and more money . . . Let me kick off with my pet moan

at the moment . . . the dreaded phone . Can someone please

tell me why they have become ‘ear strainingly ‘ ridiculous by

not giving us enough volume to comfortably hold a decent

conversation without forever saying “. . .pardon ” or “. . .what did

you say ” to the evermore frustrated caller on the other end of the line .

Is it because they are trying to load more and more information on a

crumbling  ’ wire ‘ system ?    Maybe just cautious about sending

too much power down the line which may upset the digital gizmos

clinging to the ever decreasing space available . Why aren’t we all on

fibre optics ? . . . it has certainly been around for several decades .

Maybe the answer lies with the humble volume control for incoming

audio . . . Heaven forfend , is that not possible in this super tech world .

Not so much a moan about T V technology but the garbage they

make us watch . . .  I mean , BIG  BROTHER  , back to haunt us

when we all thought it had been dead and buried . . . WHAT ARE THEY

PLAYING AT ? ?         Another ‘rich’ kid  from channel 5 comes along and

they decide in their wisdom with said ‘rich’ kid that they will throw a

reported . . .  Ummmm let me think was it 20,000,000 or 200,000,000

pounds at this charade , makes no odds which it was  , it still is a load

of rubbish  . . . who watches this . . . STEP FORWARD !

AND THEN , . . . is it a bird ?. . . Nooooooo ( gasp!)  . . . is it a plane ?

Ooooooh !   . . .NOOOOOOO !   . .   ( double gasp ! ! )   . . . I T  I S

. . . . . . .(drum roll ) . . . . ..  T H E   X  F A C T O R    . . .   The program

that is destined to save the very Planet we have come to rely on ! !

FIRST . . . A very young man from Brighton who is appearing for the

important reason . .  not for a life long want of becoming an entertainer

oh no sireee! . . . but because he wants to ‘ Nail’ as many young girls as

he can ! . . . well how different is that ? . . .He even showed us  his conquests

which he has had tattooed on his arse ! . .  how pleasant . . . PITY he can’t

sing very well . . . will that matter , I doubt it . . .

Then the DIVA with straw for hair and an ego the size of Wembley .

Oh my . . is this the best they can drag up ?

And the real mystery ? . . . . They let them through to the next round ,

A M A Z I N G  !

Think I want to give up . . . . .

CAN PEOPLE PLEASE stop saying  ” Haitch ” for the letter  ’ H ‘

It is pronounced  ” Aitch ”    . . . Drives me  N U T S ! !

. . . Spot The Difference . . . seems they're still a WOW !

We are trying out some improvements

to the look of the site , hoping that

it will make it easier to read and find

certain articles . Will it sharpen up the

look . . . we hope so , but the proof

of the pudding is , as always

in the eating

We are trying out some improvements

to the look of the site , hoping that

it will make it easier to read and find

certain articles . Will it sharpen up the

look . . . we hope so , but the proof

of the pudding is , as always

in the eating.

. . . . And now for something completely different !

. . . Spot The Difference . . . seems they're still a WOW !

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We have persuaded our good friends . . . ‘ riksband ‘ to join  TAXI and send them some

instrumental tracks that they say ‘their clients ‘ wish to hear for certain projects they

have on the go .  The idea is that TAXI will filter out the ‘rubbish’ leaving the Record

Company concerned the easy task of listening to 20 tracks say , instead of 200 !

In theory , a very good plan , except the hopeful writer will be placing his trust in

having his precious track heard and judged by an anonimous  inexperienced young

person who has no commitment to either side ! . . . THAT is where the weakness

lies at that point . . .  To be fair they seem to give a very wide array of styles and subjects

for the Writers to choose or match to some of their existing work that may have been

laying around gathering musical dust .  www.taxi.com  are the magic letters !

why don’t you give it a look and you’ll see what we are trying to test over the next

coming weeks and months . . . you could let us know your thoughts on it all .

I wait with interest on the out come . What is the old saying ? . . .  If it seems to good

to be true ,. . . . it probably is . . .  Let’s have a look shall we ?

Exciting three piece , Zepp , Hendrix covers etc..

One you won’t want to miss . . . catch them soon !

on the whereabouts of the bands and groups that we

follow here at   RIPAL Records , compiled by

the Captain himself !

We can, accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies

regarding dates, venues or personnel, we are also not in

a position to report on gigs that may be cancelled at

short notice, but we will endeavour to make it as

accurate as we possibly can , so here we go…………

*  *  *  * The ** R i p a l** G i G ** G u i d e *  *  *  *

Taking us to the end of DECEMBER 2011, more dates will follow once we have them, but until then we have the following dates, and venues confirmed for our illustrious performers. We have tried to indicate door prices if known  otherwise it would appear that there is no admission cost however may be worth checking it out before you travel any where…….. Joker 4 piece Rock covers Band Date Venue Fri 13th May 2011-The Post Office Plympton. 9.30pm (Free) Fri 20th May 2011- Walkabout Regents Inn. 10.00pm (Free) Sat 21st May 2011-The Junction Plymouth (Free) Fri 3rd June 2011-Brunel Inn Saltash 9.30pm (Free) Fri 10th June 2011-The Fortescue Inn Salcombe 9.00pm (Free) Fri 24th June 2011- Boomerang Plymouth 9.30pm (Free) Sun 26th June 2011 – Armed Forces Week Plymouth Hoe Fri 8th July 2011 – Lifeboat Inn St Ives 9.30pm (Free) Sat 9th July 2011 – The Brook Inn Plympton 9.30pm (Free) Fri 15th July 2011 – The Walkabout Newquay 9.30pm (Free) Fri 22nd July 2011 – Walkabout Regents Inn Plymouth 10.00pm (Free) Fri 29th July 2011- Boomerang Sports Bar 9.30pm pm (Free) Fri 5th Aug 2011 – The Junction Plymouth 9.30pm (Free) Sat 6th Aug 2011 – The Barbican Live Lounge 9.30pm (Free) Thurs 11th Aug 2011- Plymouth Bike Night out. The Hoe (Free) Thurs 1st Sept 2011 – Plymouth Bike Night out. The Hoe (Free) Sat 3rd Sept 2011 – Boomerang Sports Bar. 9.30pm (Free) Sat 10th Sept 2011 –Lifeboat Inn St Ives 9.00pm (Free) Fri 16th Sept 2011 – The Post Office Inn Plympton 9.00pm (Free) Thurs 6th Oct 2011 – Plymouth Bike Night On The Hoe. 9.00pm (Free) Sat 8th Oct 2011 – The Lifeboat Inn St Ives. 9.00pm (Free) Sun 9th Oct 2011 – The Lifeboat Inn St Ives. 9.00pm (Free) Sat 29th Oct 2011 – The Post Office Plympton 9.00pm (Free) Fri 11th Nov 2011 – The Brunel Inn Saltash 9.00pm (Free) Sat 12th Nov 2011 – The Brook Inn Plympton. 9.00pm (Free) Fri 25th Nov 2011 – The Post Office Inn. Plympton. 9.00pm (Free) Fri 2nd Dec 2011 – Boomerang Sports Bar. 9.00pm (Free) Fri 16th Dec 2011 – The Junction Plymouth. 9.00pm (Free)   All of the above appear to be free admission

Also check them out at The Joker Web Site at………..  www.jokeronline.co.uk

Joey The Lips JOEY the LIPS at the WHARF . . Very tight 10 piece soul funk band    . . . .  Joey The Lips always tend to have an admission charge  . . . so CHECK before you go ! Date                      Venue Sat 7th May 2011 – The Wellington Inn Ipplepen. 8.00pm (Price TBC) Fri 3rd June 2011 – Exmouth Festival 7.00pm (Free) Fri 17th June 2011 – The Grand Hotel. Torquay 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 18th June 2011 – The Ships Tavern, Elburton 8.00pm (£TBC) Fri 24th June 2011 – The Wharf Tavistock 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 9th July 2011 – Silverstone Circuit Formula 1 Grand Prix 8.00pm (£TBC) Fri 15th July 2011 – Elfordleigh Hotel Plympton. 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 30th July 2011 – Sheldon Open Air Theatre Exeter 8.00pm (£9-£15) Fri 5th Aug 2011 – Charlestown Regatta Par 8.00pm (Free) Sat 6th Aug 2011 – The White Thorn Shaugh Prior 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 20th Aug 2011 – The Carlton Theatre Teignmouth 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 27th Aug 2011 – The Princess Pavilion. Falmouth 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 24th Sept 2011 – St Ives Festival. St Ives, 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 15th Oct 2011 – The Ships Tavern Elburton. 8.00pm (£TBC) Fri 28th Oct 2011 – The Guinness Jazz Festival Cork 9.00pm (£TBC) Sat 29th Oct 2011 – The Guinness Jazz Festival Cork 9.00pm (£TBC) Sun 30th Oct 2011 – The Guinnes Jazz Festival 9.00pm (£TBC) Sat 10th Dec 2011 – The Wharf Tavistock 8.00pm (£TBC) Fri 16th Dec 2011 – The Tunnel Bristol. 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 17th Dec 2011 – The Carnglaze Caverns Liskeard 8.00pm (£TBC) Fri 23rd Dec 2011 – The Exmouth Pavilion. Exmouth 8.00pm (£TBC) Sat 31st Dec 2011 – The Ships Tavern Elburton 8.00pm (£TBC)   Also check them out at the Joey The Lips web site at www.joeythelips.co.uk

SPLINTERS 4 Piece Rock covers band Date                    Venue No Gigs to announce this month! I have emailed the BAND to find out what is happening stay tuned ! No more details on these guys but will be speaking to them soon to get all the gossip. Have seen them in action and they are worth a trip out to see them Diamond Geezers 6 piece rock covers band Date                     Venue Sat 7th May 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern Plymouth. Sat 14th May 2011 – The Guildhall Plymouth Sat 14th May 2011 – The Drakes Drum Plymstock. Fri 27th May 2011 – The  Plymouth Volkfest (Caberet stage) 4th June 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern 2nd July 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern 15th July 2011 – Annabells Caberet Club 6th Aug 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern 13th Aug 2011 –  Drakes Drum Plymstock 10th Sept 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern 1st Oct 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern 14th Oct 2011 – Annabells Caberet club 5th Nov 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern 19th Nov 2011 – Drakes Drum Plymstock 3rd Dec 2011 – The Thistle Park Tavern.

and extends a very warm welcome to all those who wish to take a peek .

I have been busy enjoying myself recently having sneaked ashore while Mrs C .

wasn’t looking and taking in some of our well known local bands who have appeared in

Plymouth.    All very exciting for the Captain …. revisiting my youth, and whetting my appetite for

some more good live music.

At great personal risk to myself, I will be seeking further late passes to visit those many

places, where live entertainment is the order of the day, and reporting back my findings to you.

Looking forward to meeting up with and talking to   Joker,   Joey The Lips,  Those Diamond Geezers

and my latest find  The  Needletones.

Keep an eye out for my regular gig and band guide .  If you have a gig to promote,

or an open mic night, let me know and I’ll see if I can get along , or you can send me

your own review and we’ll share it with the crew.

Remember , we are always on the look out for new talent , so if you would like to send us an mp3

or  a web site we can check out , please go to the ‘ Contact us ‘ page .

So there you go ,  all aboard whose coming aboard  …….   it’s going to be an exciting journey!

signing off for now  . . .   The Captain . . .

L O G   No.  2

Dec ( 01 ) 2009

Well Mrs C left the door open again, so Captain Junior and I slipped out, and headed off at a trot to the Pavilions in Plymouth to take in a show and oh boy what a show !

Jools Holland and His Rhythm &  Blues  Band had hit town……..

Opening   for Mr Holland was KRIS BUCKLE, who sang and accompanied himself on guitar.

Then at 8.20pm Mr Holland strode onto the stage and proceeded to   bring the house down, with his blend of as it says on his tin Rhythm and Blues…

he was joined by that great singer  RUBY TURNER who had the audience on their feet… GREAT!

But you could have blown me down with a feather when  JOOLS HOLLAND welcomed onto stage a real hero of guitar and vocals  DAVE EDMUNDS who then opened his set with his number one hit record “ I Hear You Knocking ” ,

What a treat , vocals still as good as ever  DAVE EDMUNDS left the crowd baying for more , finishing his set with Sabre Dance another hit record from his days with  LOVE SCULPTURE.

Not only a great rocker but also produced top hits for acts such as  DION ,  EVERLY BROTHERS ,  DEL SHANNON ,  STATUS QUO ,  SHAKIN’ STEPHENS  and the  STRAY CATS .

As I am now a fully functioning member of society having embraced technology , I will be following all these acts via Twitter why don’t you look up  Capnripal .    RIPAL records is also twittering go on have a look ,

Busy time of year  with lots of bands playing  , so I’m looking  forward to reporting  back soon with more reviews. Next week I’ll l be nipping off to see  GARY MULLENS  in  ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN , saw his show last year and I thought it was great .

The following week , just in time for Christmas , I’ll be casting an eye over HOLLY at CHRISTMAS, a tribute band to BUDDY HOLLY.

Well  I’m  off out again so if you do spot me  you’ll know me by my very  special ’ T ’ shirt bearing its unique and distinctive  RIPAL RECORDS© logo  so give me a wave . . . . talking of special I also recently took them in ,  and they were special too !   Followed closely by those nutty boys from MADNESS but more from them later ! ) .

Going to go and stand outside a  JOEY and the LIPS gig ‘ cos guess who forgot to get a ticket !    Oh well there’s always next time . . . . .

The Captain . . .  signing off

LOG  No.  3

Dec  (02)  2009

LOG  No .  4

Jan  ( 01 )  2010

Well that’s the end of another busy old year, however

lots of new and exciting things to look forward to…….

I’ll be getting around seeing as many live shows as I can

and reporting back to you on my experiences.

I will finally be catching up with and interviewing those

celebrated local groups, plus I have a couple of lovely

Surprises in store.

I’m still looking for those elusive vocalists, so if you feel

you fit the bill get those recordings off post haste to

info@ripal.co.uk  . . . go to ‘CONTACT  US ‘  page and click link .

So will sign off now by wishing you all a very happy

and productive New Year

The Captain

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