Hi One & All.
Quite an interesting week has passed. Hello to all @ the Academy last night - Dave B & Gaz both had X-Factor auditions but sadly it was not to be. Also say hi to the Irish girls from Amargh who were at Broad st with me last weekend - girls you were a blast, just ordering my new supply of Lynx now lmao.
I recently spoke about a project that I am in discussion with a top London photographer on a shoot that would involve my clown charachter. Well we have spoken some more & are in the process of arranging a meeting. So that is looking as if it will go ahead, So I will keep you posted as that's a really interesting project & I am really pleased that I have been asked to take part.
So "BELEIVE" what's that all about then - well I bumped into an old school mate Nick Reed at the weekend & he was telling me that he is now working on his own following his dream of working in the music business. Fair play I say as it takes alot of courage especially when you have a young family. So often as we get older & leave school our dreams fall by the wayside & we end up in mundane jobs that we hate doing & are only there for the money. It's so easy to fall into that trap & so hard to take risks and dare to try to live out your dreams. For one Britain is a country of knockers, seems everyone can't wait to see you fall. People are just dying to say I told you that wouldn't work - I really hate that mentality. Secondly it seems the goverment is against anyone trying to set up on there own, what little support is on offer is normally wrapped up in so much paperwork it begs the question is it worth all the effort? So when anyone says to me they are going for it I say go on my son give it your best shot. I wrote a piece years ago on this very subject if you go to
http://www.robbowker.co.uk/ then click on my big book of poems and click on An Independant Heart - once you have read it scroll down & you can read my thoughts on what I have written.
By far the best motivation I can give you is of a story of a good friend of mine Andy Holt aka Batman aka Redanka. When I first met Andy he was a young lager drinking villa fan who was not best impressed I had seen fit to play You'll Never Walk Alone in a pub where I was djing. That was tantamount to sacralidge to an Aston villa fan. At that time and as years went by Andy always said that one day he would do something in the music industry. There were times when he was running a corner shop that fell by the wayside due to the monoply's and power of huge supermarkets, there were others when he was an HGV driver delivering mail in huge lorries overnight. Yet all the while that burning desire kept him going, He dared to live his dream. Nothing or no one & no amount of set backs would stop him. Now Andy is a top class Dj working all over the world - He has remixed records for the likes of U2, Snow Patrol, to name but a few. he now has his own recording studio. He has released his own records. He travels the world playing to huge audiences who love him. Yet like I said shopkeeper lorry driver!!!! I'm sure if you asked him he would say it wasn't easy - but he had a go & he never gave up and now he's living the dream. All of which was done while maintaining his family, His Partner Debbie and three wonderful boys. That takes alot of balls and you have to respect that -well done my son - part from the Villa bit well that's just dodgy ay lol. Why not google Redanka & see for yourself. So to the Dave Barr's & the Gaz's of this world & to all of you I say go on have a go - give it your best shot - live that dream & you never know where you will end up!!!
Well that's enough of a rant from me. no doubt I will see you out & about as its a busy week this week five gigs in three days.
Take care - Rob Bowker aka Dj Simon Soude Aka Bibbledy Bob
