-NEW STUFF-

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you can now find live erics pics on our sidebar bit if you click on

Erics Photos

there are a few on there already but as of next year we will be sticking afew band shots and some crowdy type ones as well after every gig , so you may even get the chance to see your own ugly mugs online

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also new is a link to find out what gear the band uses , from geetars to amps to drums to keebabs

get to this by going to the sidebar bit and clicking on

Erics Gear

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and thats just about it for this year

so until 2006 have a good one and look after yourselves

The Big Gig List

2007

FEB
sat 10 – cross keys MORLEY
sat 17 – private party

sat 24 - lionfest headline

MARCH
sat 10th - TUT AND SHIVE YEADON

SAT 17 - The Lion CASTLEFORD

fri 30 - The New Roscoe

APRIL
sat 7 - NEW INN

MAY
sat 5 – cross keys MORLEY

fri 25 - The New Roscoe

JUNE
sat 9 - The Lion CASTLEFORD
sat 30 – PRIVATE PARTY

JULY
fri 6 - The Crimea
sat 14 – TUT AND SHIVE YEADON
sat 28 – cross keys MORLEY

AUG

fri 17 - The New Roscoe

sat 25 - new inn morley

SEPT
sat 15 - The Lion CASTLEFORD

OCT
Sat 13 – cross keys MORLEY

NOV
Sat 3 – TUT AND SHIVE YEADON

fri 23 - The New Roscoe

DEC
Sat 8 – cross keys MORLEY
sat 15 - The Lion CASTLEFORD
boxing day - NEW INN
fri 28 - The Crimea

WE ARE BOOKING FOR 2007 NOW
IF YOU WANT US FOR YOUR PUB, PARTY OR PISS UP, GET IN TOUCH ASAP
CALL DAVE ON 07956290815

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A CRACKER OF A CRIMBO

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we are taking it easy in january to let sam get back on his feet and hopefully get a load of new songs practiced up

went to see M L C who had a really good night at the new inn with songs like i predict a riot and lets stick together getting everyone going

it was nice to see all the styckleback lot there as well as the lads from bad penny who are playing at the new inn in january

also a few people were asking if we could play various do's for them

if you want to book us , get in touch asap as 2006 is nearly booked up already and we have even started getting dates for 2007

anyhoos

see you soon , plus if you have any songs you would like us to have a go at just let us know in the comments below

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-WELOME HOME-

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yes , Sam got home on crimbo eve afty and is feeling a lot better

he is going to have to take it easy for a few weeks but once he builds his strength up he should be back to his old self

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KRUSHER / WOODY'S BAND TO PLAY BOXING DAY @ NEW INN

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-MID LIFE CRISIS-

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the new band with part time eric krush and big time buddy Woody will be playing at the new inn on boxing day

they play all sorts of stuff like Franz Ferdinand / Kaiser Cheifs / Roxy Music / Dylan / Beatles / Weezer / Kings of Leon / undertones (not that one) plus the odd one of their own

so get your dancing shoes on and give them a bit of support

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and b4 we 4get

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HAPPY CHRISTMAS

- SAM AND DAVE -

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SEPERATED @ BIRTH ???

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Check out Rock of the North's get well to sam where they seem to hint that Sam (Hirst) and Dave (Close) may have more in common than their dashing good looks , liking for big black tee shirts and great taste in women

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more @ Rock of the North news bit

-LATEST-

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sam hopes to be out of hospital on fri 23rd dec if all goes well

so we should have him home for crimbo

he is glad to be getting out but has been told to keep of the beer and spicy foods for a while , so as an act of great kindness and comradery dave is going to try and drink twice as much as usual (bloody hell!!!) and eat two curries at every sitting!!

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if you want to send any get wells or owt just let us know in the comments below and if you are on our mailing list we will email you his address

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-cheers-

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av

a

gud

xmas

you lot.

see you all

next year luv

the

erics

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- BAD FORM -

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we had a call from part time eric Wilkses former band splinter who were going to cover for us on boxing day but had to pull out (oooer!!) due to other commitments

they wanted to let people know that they are still at the new roscoe on new years eve , £5 entry , even though someone has been contacting various music sites saying that thay are splitting up and had cancelled all their gigs

this is rather bad form and i dont think whoever was behind it is going to get many pressies from santa this year.

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PRAT!!!

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so why not get on down and see 'em for a good old boogie and a load of beer

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BOXING DAY GIG AT NEW INN CANCELLED

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I have visited Sam in hospital, he seems to be on the mend but is still awaiting some test results to see if he can come home before Christmas. Sends his thanks for all the good wishes.Hopefully he will be back in action soon.
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-the erics-
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-THE ROSCOE-

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GOBSMACKING

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how f**king ace was friday night????

a big thanx to everyone who came down to join in with the party

i have never seen the place as packed

and what noisy bunch of noisy gits

it was a great way to finish off the year and left us all just itching to get out and make even more noise next year

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and a big up for jonno who had his head shaved for meg and raised over £450 in sponsors , plus another £140 in the bucket on the night

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-GOBSMACKING-

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NEXT GIG

THE BIG BOXING DAY BASH AT THE

NEW INN CHURWELL

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C

U

@

THE

NEW INN

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plus - sam and dave to appear on little britain???

more info @

Daveeric

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I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE

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WE ARE GONNA FEATURE A FEW OF THE LOCAL BANDS WE KNOW OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS

AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO START THAN COUSIN PETES BAND

scary uncle

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these guys (and a gal) have been together since 2001 and play all their own material

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they are influenced by , and sound like a mixture of REM, Beatles,The pixies, Jeff Buckley, Radio Head, Muse and Simon and Garf

they are ;

dave - Guitar, Vocals

stevie - Drums

Lloyd - guitar , vocals , keyboard ,drums

Charlotte - Vocals, Percussion

kingofsuicide - bass

its nice to hear someone playing stuff thats a bit different for a change and they are well worth checking out

they are currently working on new material and a demo but have a few gigs booked for early 2006 , the first of which is at

THE PRIMROSE

FRI 20TH JAN

more details can be found in the erics links bit on the right

next band - the bare essentials

-ITS NICK-

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^.............^

--nick---------not nick

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I GOT A CALL FROM NICK (EX ERIC DRUMMER WHO EMIGRATED TO N Z TWO YEARS AGO) THIS MORNING AT ABOUT 10am , HE HAD JUST GOT IN FROM THE PUB AND WAS ABOUT TO GO TO BED (11pm over there) AFTER FINISHING SCHOOL FOR THE EIGHT WEEK SUMMER HOLS

ALL IS GOING WELL WITH HIM AND HE ASKED HOW EVERYONE OVER HERE WAS DOING AND WISHED US ALL A HAPPY XMAS

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IF YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT HE WAS UP TO OR FANCIED DROPPING HIM A LINE HE HAS STARTED HIS OWN BLOG

nick in nz

WHICH CAN BE FOUND IN OUR LINKS BIT ON THE RIGHT ALONG WITH ALL OF the erics OWN SITES

(YOU CAN CONTACT HIM THROUGH THE COMMENTS BIT)

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C

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THE

ROSCOE

SO HERE IT IS.........

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......MERRY CHRISTMAS

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the erics big xmas bash is this friday the 16th dec at the new roscoe leeds

why not come on down and get pissed with us , there will be the usual rockin' and a rollin' plus a few suprise guests

( I hope you've all been very , very good)

plus help celebrate daves birthday and see jonno get his golden locks lopped to help meg

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doors open @ 8pm and the bar is on til 12

click on

The New Roscoe

for directions etc

--GIGS 2006--

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IF YOU SCAN THE GIG LIST YOU WILL SEE THAT WE ARE BOOKING UP ALREADY FOR NEXT YEAR

SO IF YOU WERE THINKING OF BOOKING US FOR ANY PARTIES ,WEDDINGS etc LET US KNOW ASAP AS WE HAD TO TURN DOWN QUITE A FEW THIS YEAR DUE TO PREVIOUS BOOKINGS

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AND DON'T FORGET

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-THE ROSCOE XMAS BASH-

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FRI 16th DEC

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MORE DETAILS TO CUM

For those who may be interested....

I became a grandparent on Saturday night. At 1842 Emily Faye Dickinson was born to my Daughter Sarah (Sam is her godfather) and her partner Mark.

If you want to see more piccies they are on www.pauleric.blogspot.com just click here or go to the links bit.

Paulxx