Weller_December 2011

Seasons greetings to you and yours.

I have been gently reminded of my responsibilities (as I promised) to keep you informed about events in the post CRUSH UK and indeed post REM era.

If you read our farewell bulletin you will know Weller, Dudley & Bell ceased to work together after out last trip to Oregon in September/October 2011.

If you didn't then I hope you are not too shocked.

However, our respective rocks are still rolling, so do keep 'em peeled for Rick and Dave's activities.

Meanwhile, I have a growing roster of acts which I am enjoying performing with thoroughly.

BobKatZ have been in existence since 2006 and despite a bit of a stuttering year due to 'big' birthdays, wedding anniversaries and the like, we are really enjoying playing classic pop from The Clash, Damned, Jam, Undertones, Ramones, Radiohead, Muse and loads of other stuff. 2012 is looking like we will be back on track with regular shows and new adventures in the pipeline.

Big 'Ed & The Red Rockers are going well too with a new bass player and lots of shows coming up next year. This brainchild came out of a rock n roll jam and now our set includes a host of favourites from the Bangles, Carly Simon, George Michael, Nirvana, Specials, Sweet;

songs to get you out of your seat :)

'The Kniks' are flying too playing hits by The Kinks and The Jam, while my Latin Pop duo with Mechelle Taylor 'MnM' is in the mix.

On top of all that, my solo 'career' is progressing well and I have such a back catalogue to choose from it is a joy to perform all my songs mixed with a spicy variety of other classics from Tennessee Ernie Ford to The Specials.

I have a few shows left in the run up to New Years Eve and a couple of dates so far in January, so here's to success and fun in 2012 and beyond.

BobKatZ – www.lemonrock.com/bobkatz

Friday 16th December

SWAN INN, The Strand, Lympstone, Devon EX8 5ET - 01395 270403

9pm

Kids with parent/guardian welcome

BobKatZ

Saturday 17th December

GENERAL BULLER, Cowick St, Exeter, Devon EX4 1DG - 01392 257036

9.30pm

Over 18

BobKatZ

Monday 26th December

FIRST & LAST, 10 Church St, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1PE - 01395 263275

6pm

Kids with parent/guardian welcome

WELLER – www.lemonrock.com/martinweller

Saturday 31st December

BICTON INN, Bicton St, Exmouth, Devon EX8 2RU – 01395 272589

10pm

Over 18

Happy New Year :)

BobKatZ

Friday 27th January

FAMOUS OLD BARREL, Princess St, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1JA - 01395 276650

9pm

Over 18

BobKatZ

Saturday 28th January

BOWLING GREEN, 29-30 Blackboy Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6ST - 01392 678962

9pm

Over 18

www.crushuk.com will be active until June 2012 and our stories, pictures, mp3s and CDs will be available until we shut the shop.

Thank you if you wrote to me, or told me how upset you were to hear news of the end of CRUSH UK. We were around for 12 years when some folks said we wouldn't last more than 2 weeks with Dudley in the band.

I hope the songs that we recorded and the shows that we played during our tenure are somewhere in your music collections or memories because all the great times we

shared will live with us for as long as our minds hold out.

Have a great Christmas and New Year and let's hope we meet again some sunny day :)

M x

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