"Where were we on Friday night?"

Is a question some of our friends and fans might be asking, and with due reason. You see, The Negotiators didn't play Friday night, and with only a few hours notice of this there was no way to let you all know. Our most sincere apologies to The Sqluatters Arms also, for leaving them in a bit of a tight spot no doubt.

Why did we cancel the gig? Nancy has laryngitis, she is our singer and she and her voice are our greatest assets as a unit. She's also a trooper, so when she says she can't do something, you'd better believe that she's damn sure. She ain't a quitter. So when she said she couldn't, we didn't.

This is only the second gig in over seven years that we have cancelled. We have filled in for other cancelled bands about a dozen times. So we are ahead of the count. The only other time we cancelled it was due to fact that venue wanted to change the ground rules at the last moment in a manner and to a position that was unacceptable to us. This time, at least, there wasn't bad karma attached.

The best thing (besides preserving Nancy's potential) is that The Squatters Arms will have us back when we're ready. And that's real cool.

We next play again at the Cumberland on Sunday, 1 October. There's a social club gathering, and at least one footy club getting together there. Should be a great gig, as was our last one there...