TheSpirit Xmas Blast 2006
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WHEN BIG SI TOOK OVER AS MANAGER OF THE SPIRIT MUSIC BAR HE ASKED GOOD FRIEND CHARLIE MOFFAT WITH HIS BAND THE EASY RIDERS TO HELP GET THE PLACE UP AND RUNNING AS A SERIOUS MUSIC VENUE.AFTER A FEW SUCCESSFUL GIGS IT WAS DECIDED TO PUT A HOUSE BAND TOGETHER AND START A JAM NIGHT (THE LEGENDARY OPEN JAM NIGHT WAS REBORN). JOHN McCORRIE WHO HAD PLAYED DRUMS ALONG WITH SIMON IN VARIOUS BANDS AND IS WELL KNOWN AS A CLASS DRUMMER (AND JUGGLER) THROUGHOUT GLASGOW WAS BROUGHT IN ALONG WITH CHARLIES SON JAMIE (ONE OF THE BEST UP AND COMING YOUNG GUITARISTS IN THE BUSINESS).THE FOUR PIECE PLAYED EVERY NIGHT THEY COULD TO GET THE CROWDS IN AND GET THE BAR KNOWN AS A PLACE WHERE MUSICIANS COULD COME ALONG, JOIN IN, AND DO THEIR STUFF.ANOTHER FRIEND, ARCHIE CAME ALONG TO THE JAM NIGHTS AND HAD A GREAT IMPACT WITH THE REST OF THE GUYS IN HIS KEYBOARD PLAYING AND ASSORTED WIGS.SIMON'S HAD CONTACT WITH THE BAND 'NO SHAME' WHO STARTED DOING GIG'S IN THE SPIRIT, AND BROUGHT IN THERE SKILLED LEAD GUITARIST PAT TO PLAY WITH THE HOUSE BAND.IT WAS GETTING INTERESTING, AS THE BAND GELLED TOGETHER THROUGH THE WEEKS PLAYING AT THE JAM. THEY WERE GETTING SUCH GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE VARIOUS PUNTERS COMING ALONG TO SEE THEM THAT THEY DECIDED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY (NOT AN EASY TASK FOR THESE BOYS)CHARLIE GOT IAN MCKECHNIE (GUITAR) FROM HIS BAND 'THE EASY RIDERS' TO COME ALONG FOR A JAM ONE NIGHT AND AFTER A FEW NUMBERS, A LOT OF DRINK AND OTHER SUBSTANCES IT HAPPENED, WITH A LOOK OF SATISFACTION ALL ROUND, ' THE BROTHERS OF INTENTION ' WHERE READY TO ROCK.IF YOU WANT A FUN, ROCKIN NIGHT, COME ALONG TO SEE THIS BAND, THEY ARE ONE AWESOME, CLASS ACT THAT TAKE THERE MUSIC SERIOUSLY BUT NOT THEM SELFS.YES, BROTHERS AND SISTERS THE DELIVERERS OF ROCK & ROLL:....
THE BROTHERS OF INTENTION!
LIL' CHARLIE / WHAT A POSER.
JAMIE & PAT / AW NAW FECKIN BUBBLES.
BIG SI & IAN / IN DEEP CONCENTRATION.
JOHN THE DRUMMER / "BOY I,M GOOD".
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