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REG · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:18 pm

I was pretty confident that 'October Man' would be the band set opener and so I thought I was prepared. I've thought this before and every time I'm wrong.
The opening chords reduce me to a quiver and from that moment on all wordly worries disappear.

What music, what a day, !

james warner · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:26 am

A joy to be a part of once more after the year off. Great to see you again, Reg - also Martin, Angie and James Ellis and to meet Ian (Felix) for the first time. Bill, his fellow musicians and the whole Nelsonica team were excellent as always.ere's hoping Bill feels suitably fit and galvanised to do the same again next year.

Tourist in Wonderland · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:03 am

Was Jimmy Mac there??.....a real nice guy, and my friend, gentleman Jim..

ladesco · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:28 am

lawrence, it was likewise great meeting you/jane, eugene/neola (sp?), billy, sue, barbara, sauropod, so many others, and dave/jane green who sold me their spare ticket!

i'll always remember standing in line waiting to meet/greet bill... and, when i finally determined a question, we were thinking "in 10 words or less, how would you describe bill's music to someone who's not familiar with bill/BBD?"

bill said, "ART MUSIC."

brilliant, of course! in TWO words!! then we scampered back to the table...

ladesco (louise)

p.s. silver glam c'boy hat made it home on the range unscathed!

ladesco · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:30 am

Alan Cawthorne wrote:

A Orchestra Futura cd would look very nice on my shelf--I loved the experimental side over loops and guitar !
Great bass and horns too.

How about it Bill ?

good prod, er, i mean, question, alan! but, i must say one would look very nice on MY shelf, as well... :oops:

Comsat Angel · **Joined:** Wed Sep 22, 2010 9:13 pm **Posts:** 248

I had a wonderful day, great music, friendly audience. Talking in the bar til 01.45, where did the time go.
See you at the next one!
Glyn Jackson

felixt1 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:15 am

james warner wrote:

A joy to be a part of once more after the year off. Great to see you again, Reg - also Martin, Angie and James Ellis and to meet Ian (Felix) for the first time. Bill, his fellow musicians and the whole Nelsonica team were excellent as always.ere's hoping Bill feels suitably fit and galvanised to do the same again next year.

It was great to meet you too James

Thank you so much for your kind offer to join you and your friends for a curry :wink:

Radium Girl · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:21 pm

I just wanted to say that it was a great Nelsonica this year and I really enjoyed it! I know everyone says it but it's true - everyone is so lovely - just a fantastic group of people. I loved meeting all my new friends and seeing the old ones again! Thanks again everyone for making it such a special day!

james warner · **Posted:** Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:31 pm

..and, of course, it was lovely to see you again too RG. How could i have forgotten to put you on the list! :oops:

neill_burgess · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:29 pm

And let me just add my heartfelt thanks to everyone who made the day so great!

All 3 musical sets were fantastic:
- sublime playing in the solo set
- the band set was energetic & punchy (remarkably so given lack of rehearsal time)
- but my fave set was again Orchestra Futura - especially the last two pieces.

Thank you so much Bill

Neill

PS I've just been listening to the Theo Travis / Robert Fripp CD "Follow" that I bought at Nelsonica and wonderful it is too. What it really needs is an Orchestra Futura CD to keep it company... :wink:

PPS Would there ever be room in Orchestra Futura for a drummer/percussionist? We saw a rather good one in action on Saturday...

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