"COLLECTIVE DOGMA" - THE HOUSE BAND AT MY BEST MATE'S AND MY CLUB, 'THE DOGHOUSE BLUES BAR + GRILL' . . . . FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS WE PLAYED FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK, GENERALLY STARTING AT ONE IN THE MORNING . . . . GAV HAMILTON ON GUITARS, CLIFF HOAD ON DRUMS, CHRIS LEWIS BASS AND ME ON VOX . . . . WE PLAYED ONLY WHAT WE LOVED, BLUES THROUGH TO HARD FUNK . . . . I DRANK A TRUCKLOAD OF GIN AND SMOKED A YEARS CROP OF TOBACCO.

"THE DOGHOUSE BLUES BAR AND GRILL" . . . . BROADBEACH, GOLD COAST, 1996 TO 1998

IT MUST BE A DREAM OF A LOT OF MUSOS TO ONE DAY HAVE THEIR OWN CLUB, PLAY IN THE HOUSE BAND, DRINK TOO MUCH, SMOKE TO MUCH, NOT SLEEP ENOUGH AND BASICALLY JUST DO YOUR OWN LITTLE TRIP, COME ON STAGE IN THE BLEARY HOURS AFTER THE MAIN ACT AND JUST PLAY THE NIGHT AWAY . . . . I'M HERE TO TELL YOU IT'S A WHOLE LOTTA FUN, NOT NECESSARILY GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH BUT AWFUL GOOD FOR THE SOUL AND YOUR MUSICAL EDUCATION. THE CLUB LASTED THREE YEARS BEFORE WE WENT BANKRUPT, WE HAD A BALL, BUT I JUST COULDN'T RUN A CLUB AS IT TURNED OUT, DESPITE MY BEST MATE AND BUSINESS PARTNER, IAN'S, ATTEMPTS TO BALANCE OUT MY MANY INABILITIES IN THIS DEPARTMENT . . . . THAT'S WHY WHEN I READ ABOUT COC HIGH PRIEST, JEFF WRIGHT, WITH THE AWESOME SUCCESS OF "HAIRY MARY'S" AND "FU BAR", I DIPS ME HAT IN RESPECT, IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE SHOP IF YA WANNA SAUSAGE ROLL . . . . KEEP MUSIC LIVE !!!

LEFT TO RIGHT, GAV HAMILTON, CLIFF HOAD, ME, CHRIS LEWIS . . . . FMF/FTW.

THE 'CAJUN CAT' AND THE 'GINHOUSE DOG' . . . . GETTING IT DONE

ALL THAT'S LEFT, SOME STICKERS AND TEE SHIRTS . . . . IT'S NOW A DISCO