Dear Embrace Crew,

This is Hull Crew here (with little jo), we've just seen Ben's diary and to be honest, what about including references to anybody else? We will gladly let Ben pull little Jo, if you send us 10 tix for the Sheffield gig on Thursday.
Good luck on the rest of the tour,

The Hull Crew

PS How come the photos aren't on the website?
Little Jo says where's her T-shirt

Sorry, don't know anyone called Little Jo, do you mean Sally Webster? Will pass on your remarks to Ben and photos will be online very soon. We've been quite busy since we were in Hull. Cheers.

Hiya

Just a note to say thanks for the tickets for Sheffield we had a great time. It's nice to be able to watch a band for once and not feel responsible It is our Indie night in the Union tonight and 'three' has just come on!!

Oh well have fun on the rest of the tour and if there's any spare tickets for the rest of the tour, let us know!

Thanks again

Luv (esp. to Ben!)

Jo

xxx

Hi Little Jo and the rest of the Hull Crew. Tickets were our pleasure, no problem, it was very nice to see everyone. Sorry we didn't get to hang out after the show but some of us had work to do and I had to post diaries and snaps on the site. Everyone's back at home now for a 3 day break and then it's our final show at Brxiton on Friday. See you all later, Milky x.

Just posted some new snaps from Nottingham and afterwards. Some new diaries will be posted shortly from Des and Ben. Proving difficult to keep up to date because the tours been hard work with only one day off so far as you all know and we need our beauty, sleep as you can tell from some of the snaps.

Hey it's great to see you with a glint in your eye. This roesmance lark obviously does you good. Can i have an invite to the wedding? I don't get out much you know (as you're probably all aware after last Thursday night!)

wello! just got back from the gig and it was so brilliant! just wanna say thanks to Gary for letting me do the photography stuff and the rest of it all. DAVE, where were u? i was trying to search for ya, louise says contact her sometime! she not heard from ya in a while. MILKY, u prob heard someone shouting your name afterwards, that were me incase u were confused.!
nice one guys, see yer later!

heya crew peeps, please would it be poss if u list the setlist for tonights (southampton gig) show, after it's ended, on this board or in the diary section please. i need to know, as i'm doing my media project on the gig, and the setlist is pretty important for it. many thanks.

Hiya Raz, how are you doing? I think we're the only two about and it's eerily quiet. Have you decided to come to Brixton yet? THe lurve bussers are going in fancy dress and there's a farmyard theme so get thinking xx

On a day off now Raymond (first for 5 days) so don't have the set list here, it's in my lunch box somewhere in the back of the truck. Will post it soon. If you don't see it here in a couple of days then ask again.

Why why why do I have to be in all the photos? I was trying to purvey an air of ystery and I'm in the bloody photos form Dublin and Belfast. You'd swear they had no other fans apart from me. Anyway I've got lovely lovelyphotos of myuncles Gordon, Dave, Beeves and Abbiss. The highest bidder secures the negatives. Love to you all, Polly xxxx

hmm, reminder to myself. NEVER write messages whilst pissed xx

just seen the new photos, and damn, who owns the red Mercedes, guys? and what DID that note from Gary say??

It said the complete opposite to " well done for parking there...you are very clever"

To my lovely uncle Dave, uncle Gor, uncle Abbiss, uncle beeves and uncle Milky. Thank you very much, I now have enough memorabila from the Belfast Limelight to start and Embrace museum!!!! You crew rock big time and uncle Gary is the coolest of the cooleven tohugh he's ditched the al fresco head for a new look. You are all the best xx

Hi everyone, new diary entry for travel day to Ireland. Abbiss will be writing Dublins gig day and Gordon is going to do today in Belfast as it's his favourite gig! NOT! Some snaps to be uploaded later today. Top gig at The Olympia by the way!

oi you! THe Limelight fucking rocks. As I'm sure you'll all agree after tonight. I certainly had a time and a half xx

thought i'd bring the whole msg number thing to this board! so here it is; MESSAGE NUMBER 100!!!

Actually Raymond, your message is number 320, and the topic is number 103!

:(
thanks for raining on my parade, HHJJ. just when i thought it looked nice. ah well, life goes on i s'pose.

Just wanted to say... "HAVE A GOOD ONE" to all concerned with the making of this tour and all who are going to see it at some point or other. "HAVE A WIKID TIME".

nice to see the crew are ready for the UK tour. roll on the tour!

Where the bloody hell is everyone?????

Wello Twink! :) were u in LG earlier today? i went in around 2, but u not there. anyways, how r u?

Jee abbiss its been a long time since we've sucked each other over ehh!!! fancy a good time at my new pad I'm fully versitile these days!!!!Drop us a line or your pants will do!! SSSSSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLL

I think I'm very afraid!

Keep well away Abbiss, it all sounds very dodgy! Signed a grateful passenger

hmm, looks very scary. run away kids, fast as u can!

Hi all! Sorry I've been off here for a bit.... been up to my eyeballs in stuff to get done for Uni etc. C'moooooon..... who's missed me??? Like a turkey misses Christmas I hear you say.... Awww guys, that's not nice! I've missed all of you! And it's been pretty empty in here without me too I notice.... So, who's up for a drinky poos before the Dublin gig?????

Me! Where are we going Twinkletoes? Are you still coming to the Belfast gig too?

Hey Polly! How's you lovey? Gawd I haven't talked to you for ages!! The Belfast gig is still a bit of a matter of debate for me at the mo'..... I've got a shitload of essays due for Uni.... so I dunno if I'll be able to make it there or not. But drinkey poos in Dublin are DEFINATELY on!!! YAY!!!!

Just stayed up till 3am finishing my diary entry for Friday the 13th and when I posted it it hasn't appeared on the diary page, bugger! Hopefully HHJJ will be able to sort it out soon.

As if by magic, it just appeared. Now I can go to bed!

just been playing with the diary section and did u know it can only go back to the date Wednesday 31st December 1969??
and i also figured out which 'start' number to put in the URL bit which is 11222.
yep, as u can guess i have been very bored and have a bit too much time on my hands.
ah well.

and there has also been 'nothing to report' between
WEDNESDAY 31st DECEMBER 1969
and
SUNDAY 25th JUNE 2000.

that's quite a lot of time! been taking a bit of time off,eh?!
haha

Raymond, I see what you mean about the midlife crisis!

haha. yeah. i need help, any takers??

I'll help you Razzamatazz but only if you promise to come ot both the Brixton gigs. If I can do it so can you!

Contrary to rumours and popular belief, none of the crew (not even me) are old enough to have been touring back in 1969 but it's an interesting fact and thanks for sharing it with us all.

anytime, Milky! see, i do my research! haha

This is getting sad...it's October 10th and the last Message was from the 3rd...poor board, what would it do without me...

arr, you're good to the board, Hev. i'm sure it appreciates you and your presence!!
anyways, how are the crew these days?? you guys good? Dave, i spoke to Louise the otherday!
she popped into me take-away place!
how is anyone else who is looking at the board?
personally, i'm going through a mad moment! what with life being how it is!
anyways, y'all behave!

Well it's still only Oct 9th here in Blighty Hevver but your right it's still very quiet on here. Where's Caroline when you need her? Planning to do a diary entry for this weekend as I'm organising a Pub Crawl to get into drinking practice before the tour starts so hopefully there'll be some of the crew staggering about London and a few stories.

Yay, good to see signs of life on the board. How is everyone keeping anyway?

ah, not too bad. life's having a funny moment.
i think i'm going through a rough version of a mid-life-crisis, except i'm 18 and not 30. maybe it's a teen-life-crisis!!!! apart from that, things are generally stable.(i chose that word carefully there). howz bout u, u alright???

Funny you should say that Raymondo, i'm having a bit of an old mid life crisi too and me not even 30 either, but rapidly approaching it. I need to find myself a job pretty soon and i can't see any good ones - aaaaaaaaaaaggh. Anyone wanna enploy me as a tealady?

Ooooh only 22 days to go!

'nuff said..

I agree Hevver, it's still looking a bit sad and neglected on here isn't it. It is, as they say, the calm before the storm, and as soon as preparations for the big UK tour begin in earnest it'll be a different matter all together!

HHJJ what exactly were you doing at SG#4?

Also, sorry there's not been much crew action or response on here (apart from HHJJ of course, what a guy). For most of us this is the longest period of time we've had at home all year and I'm guessing most of us are just chilling out and trying to recharge the old batteries before October.

Now come on Milky, play the white man and stop calling the kettle. For you have already confessed to having demonstrated your fine art of twiddling with knobs in almost every corner of the globe, you yourself have been about quite a bit, more than most i`d say. Twiddling about to everyones ultimate satisfaction, having developed a unique technique, it why you are so gratuitously sought after. You have even had occasion to twiddle on "Tower of Strength", I applaud you. Isn`t The Mission short for Manumission these days, have you really been twiddling at THE club of the day.

Just got back from mi jollies,drinking fine Catalan & Rioja wines and noticed the new HHJJ web page. C'mon Dave get out and get some fresh air lad.