tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86376722024-03-08T06:37:45.863+10:30A Negotiator's BlogThe Negotiators are a Rock Band doing the suburban rounds in Adelaide, South Australia. This is one of our web homes. We’ve been gigging since 1999, when we were known as Requiem. We love what we do.Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-624440355968679352014-03-12T21:16:00.000+10:302014-03-12T21:16:07.355+10:30R.I.P. Terry GilderTerry Gilder is with us no more. Hasn't been for a couple of years. A good fella who always came through. Generous to a fault. Dogs loved him. Loved his music. Great bass player.
Requiem indeed.Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-52625318986368578902011-07-31T12:16:00.003+09:302011-07-31T12:21:05.352+09:30Another gigNancy has been playing with a 'weekend warriors' outfit for the past six or so weeks. They are playing a gig this weekend (Sunday the Seventh of August, 2011) at the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel on Port Road. The show is from about 1pm, five 'weekend warrior' bands, $15 entry.On Friday night, apparently, the band she's is in 'clicked' into gear and started to belt it out. I think some of them wereAdelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-88508155961944711102010-03-03T00:01:00.001+10:302010-03-03T00:01:46.516+10:30Back in Black - RIP BonACDC played in town at Adelaide Oval, a lovely cricket ground surrounded by pavilions, surrounded by expanses of public parklands and a river, overlooked by our most prominent cathedral. A cultural event. 42000 in the grounds, probably about 6000 or more scattered in mini-crowds in different convenient locations in the surrounding parklands or river bank. The cathedral was ringing its bells as Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-74751248975086062562009-07-09T18:33:00.002+09:302009-07-09T18:40:25.722+09:30The HazeIt's been almost a year since I last posted here. Nancy hasn't sung in the duo for several months as Steve's other interests meant he wasn't interested any more. I just bumped into Garry who plays in Harvest who are the band Steve had been playing in, apparently they are still going fairly strong. In our busiest year we played 22 or 26 gigs, they are playing over 30. Good luck to them.Me and the Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-62272542837123254792008-08-02T15:17:00.001+09:302008-08-02T15:19:29.905+09:30Sunday - August 3 - Sandy Creek PubFrolik are playing Sunday 3rd at the Sandy Creek Hotel from 2pm.Sandy Creek is about 15km outside of Gawler on the Lyndoch/Tanunda Road. Don't blink...Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-42241505693653698522008-06-12T08:15:00.002+09:302008-06-12T08:18:02.922+09:30Friday the 13th Gig at Freeling coming upFrolik has been quite busy since I last posted. They've played twice at the Cumberland, and also at Burra and Rynie in the country. By all accounts, enjoyable gigs.This Friday the 13th they play at the Freeling Hotel from around 8 pm. The Freeling mob like them and there's a few heading up from Adelaide so it promises to be a good night.Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-17657456344014416182008-04-20T08:31:00.010+09:302008-04-21T17:44:24.071+09:30Frolik Video - Burra Hotel - 18 April 2008Nancy and Steve played up the Burra Hotel again on Friday Night. I tagged along, managed to get a couple of videos at short notice. That's why the lighting is pretty crap. You might want to darken you room before watching the videos below.Chasing Cars (first set)In the second and third sets the pub filled up and Nancy and Steve cut loose. Four hours later and it was only the regulars left. I Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-1659034048374716922008-01-22T07:42:00.000+10:302008-01-22T07:52:25.830+10:30Frolik Gigs in 2008It is my pleasure to keep you up to date with where and when Nancy and Steve will be playing with their class duo act in the near future. Put the dates in your diary and check them out if you get the chance...Upcoming Folik Gigs29 February - Excelsior Hotel, Brompton 7:30 - 11:002 March - Cumberland Hotel, Glanville 4 - 86 April - Cumberland Hotel, Glanville 4 - 825 May - Cumberland Hotel, Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-7860798213782203072008-01-22T07:39:00.001+10:302008-01-22T07:42:15.540+10:30Brief updateThe Negotiators finally folded, rather than put off an inevitable slide into obscurity we took the plunge!There was a brief coda when Nancy Steve and myself joined up with Mark (drums) and Garry (bass) under the banner of The Haze to play at Greg's 50th in early December 2007. I think it was a pretty fun gig, perhaps my last.If we get together an original band, which is the eventual plan, we'll Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-60347067030651979052007-09-23T23:38:00.000+09:302007-09-23T23:46:03.894+09:30Frolic RockNancy and Steve have, with the recent demise of The Negotiators, renamed their duo act. They are now known as 'Frolic'. I hope to keep you all updated with where and when they will be playing.I went up and watched them play at Burra on September 14. Amazingly, I wasn't the only one to make the trip up from Adelaide just for the occasion! There were a total of five of us. Not bad for a duo to haveAdelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-3264484400536867672007-08-26T02:01:00.000+09:302007-09-23T23:37:10.168+09:30MetamorphosisHold onto your seat.The Negotiators are dissolving (have dissolved, actually, by the time this post was actually posted). Outside interests, other commitments, musical evolution, all played their role in the eventual process. Maybe we'll talk about it one day...But it's not all over. Nancy and Steve still play in the Negotiators Duo. Click here for details of their next gig at the Excelsior on Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-7394724671724092472007-08-03T16:35:00.000+09:302007-08-03T16:38:28.485+09:30Duo Gig - Aug 31 at ExcelsiorThe Negotiators Duo is playing next at The Excelsior Hotel, Hawker Street, Brompton on August 31st. They kick off at around 7:30 pm. Stumps is usually by midnight. Good Friday night out.And if you didn't know, the food there is pretty good in quantity and quality for a reasonable price (and no, I don't get anything for the plug - I've just enjoyed the couple of meals I've had there).Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-35113420473271303882007-07-15T23:34:00.000+09:302007-07-16T23:43:05.956+09:30Sunday RehersalWe had a rehersal session this arvo. Together about three and a half hours with two decent breaks. No new material as such (except for an impromptu 'Black is Black'(! )). Ran through Lady Bug Love for the first time in a year - very jazz.Jean Jeanie, Tear Us Apart, Time of Our Lives, Whole Lotta Love, Evie (Pt 1), R U Gonna Be My Girl, Paint it Black, It's Only Rock'n'Roll, Honky Tonk Woman, I Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-29796936696386728442007-07-15T23:23:00.000+09:302007-07-15T23:32:16.269+09:30Duo Report - Excelsior and The 'BridgeThe Duo played last Friday at The Excelsior Hotel (Brompton) and on Saturday at the Hamley Bridge Hotel. Both gigs sounded like they pulled off okay.I was there before the start at The Excelsior and there were about three dozen in the pub already. Sounds like it didn't drop beneath that in numbers for the whole night, some of the new songs Steve and Nancy introduced sounded like they went down Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-23864508623176415812007-06-30T23:29:00.000+09:302007-06-30T23:37:17.064+09:30Duo of Duo GigsThe Duo (Nancy and Steve) play at the Excelsior Hotel, Brompton, this Friday Night. Bit of a party with some of those who were at The Finsbury Hotel last Saturday with The Negoitators.Then, on Saturday, they play at the Hamley Bridge Hotel, Hamley Bridge. It's about an hour the other side of Gawler from Adelaide. Good country pub rockin'!Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-19828410197339165792007-06-26T21:35:00.000+09:302007-06-26T22:34:21.493+09:30Brewbar Gig - 23 June 2007On Saturday night The Negotiators played in the Brewbar at the Finnsury Hotel. It was a private show put on to celebrate 'Craig's' fortieth birthday. If the last gig was 5/10, I would have put this one a shade over 7. No really bad stuffups, some really good music, an audience partying on and the band having fun. Mixed in with that, cameos and audience interaction, nice venue, decent hours (7:45 Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-26559076052582571182007-06-26T21:31:00.000+09:302007-06-26T21:34:43.095+09:301000 Profile Views!I guess this is something of a milestone, like the thousandth post or something. Has taken me about three years, and the biggest batch of viewers has come over the most recent year. I seem to have shaken off the statcounter on this blog, so I actually don't have a clue at the moment about who is looking at what for how long. And you know what?I don't care.The fact that YOU are reading this is Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-45340931617356386612007-06-23T16:58:00.000+09:302007-06-23T17:20:28.117+09:30Loading GearAs I write this I'm watching the light play on the Adelaide Hills as the sun sets on Saturday 23 June. The Negotiators play at the Finsbury for someone's fortieth later this evening. Private show.I spent a couple hours this afternoon helping steve get the band's gear down to the pub. It's a pretty big job for one person so I was pleased to assist. I got to his place around 2:30, and the last of Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-41665847430492683562007-06-17T19:13:00.000+09:302007-07-15T23:45:04.300+09:30Sunday rehersal at Steve'sI've just got home after a four hour rehersal with the band. It was a good session. We worked through a bit of new material and brushed up the worst of what we did at Club 168 (for a gig report, click here). Sharon stayed for part of the afternoon, she was also of the opinion that this sounded much more like us (and much more likable generally).This is important as there was a bit of a mixed Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-14392816528772594082007-06-07T22:00:00.000+09:302007-06-07T22:08:45.506+09:30Duo plays Burra (again)Steve and Nancy ('The Negotiators Duo') play at the Burra Hotel (again) from about 8pm on Friay night, 8 June.They always seem to have a great time there, and the crowd seems to be consistently large. I think the locals appreciate the fact they have an act of this performative character play at their mid-north local. I hear there's a few of our suburban friends/fans heading up for the night alsoAdelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-41458311596999884642007-06-03T09:24:00.000+09:302007-06-03T19:49:17.052+09:30Optimistic thoughts listening to taped gigOn listening to the tape we recorded at our recent performance the ears shuddered at some times, and at others I thought “wow!”. So here’s a little summary of the tape. Hope I don’t offend anyone. Before you read it, however, you should click here to read the report of the gig itself.Set 1Major and dominating problem on the recording, as it was on stage, is the destructively distorted bass Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-54956716329753888312007-06-02T13:31:00.000+09:302007-06-03T09:32:07.542+09:30Club 168 Gig - 1 June 2007 The Negotiators played at Club 168 in Port Adelaide last night. It was a latish starting gig, we kicked off at 10:15 pm. Played though till just after 2:30 am, four sets and none of the breaks over 20 min. Took about an hour to set up, perhaps 35 min to pack up. We didn't need to bring our lights, the venue had its own setup (though Nancy got to use her new battery powered lyric light).A good Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-81707812326708710352007-05-28T23:26:00.000+09:302007-06-18T01:23:01.342+09:30Electric LegendNancy seriously electrocuted herself on stage the other night. Don't panic - she's okay.The Negotiators Duo were up at Hamley Bridge gigging at a friend's birthday at the local (for some photos of a previous visit, click here). End of first song, audience settling in, Steve working his gear (I think) and Nancy standing there completing a circuit with full mains power flowing through. For quite a Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-91901717593592831562007-05-26T09:53:00.000+09:302007-05-26T10:04:37.962+09:30Unintentional Cookie DistributionSorry! Sitemeter have been using this blog, and millions of others, to distribute a cookie into viewer's machines - without permission implied or actual to do so. I believe they have now updated their user agreement, but only following a storm of protest. As far as I'm concerned the damage is done, and when I get around to it I'll be removing their stacounter from this site and (perhaps) Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637672.post-63784462582489364602007-05-19T08:30:00.000+09:302007-05-21T21:40:19.922+09:30Upcoming Gigs - June 1 and 28The Negotiators will be gracing the public stage twice in June! This is our long awaited and much sought after return to performing.June 1 - Club 168 Poolhall - upstairs Cnr Vincent/Commercial, Port Adelaide, from 10 pmJune 28 - Finsbury Hotel - Pennington (?)The Negotiators Duo will also be playing soon, out at Hamley Bridge Hotel on May 25th from 9pm.We've been kind of in a holding pattern Adelaide Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052999343460635401noreply@blogger.com0