ninehertz

1. • mike
   • It is with sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the departure of our erstwhile bassist Simon Baxter, he's decided to hang up his axe for us after five years of head-banging four-stringed work.
     Relations are fine, nobody has fallen out with anyone, he's just had enough of touring and gigging for the time being. We thank him for his time, enthusiasm and heavy lifting (I'll actually have to do some now) and wish him well in whatever he might choose to do next, I think he has an allotment at a hermitage at Scrane End.
     
     This however, is not the end of Flatlands, we have vowed to carry on with a tear in our eye, we've got a european tour booked in for May and hope to record alot through 2010, but we do need a replacement, if anyone here is interested and can give up the time to join us, let us know. We only ask you live in the Sheffield area, for ease of practice, it would be helpful if you could contribute good backing vocals too.
     
     Thankyou Si, it's been awesome being in a band with you.
   • [14:51 on 27/12/09]
2. • Eggy
   • I'm pretty much speechless - wondered wtf had happened when i saw on facebook just then.
     
     has RATM being xmas number one affected Si that much??
     
     It'll be strange seeing flatlands without the big man.
   • [15:51 on 27/12/09]
3. • Gareth
   • Podge said his housemate plays bass and isn't in a band at the moment.
   • [16:27 on 28/12/09]
4. • Donny
   • Aww, best of luck to you guys and si.
   • [11:56 on 31/12/09]
5. • Eggy
   • it'll be even stranger seeing flatlands without si and him without long hair! It's like suzzy and trinannah have gotten hold of him.
   • [13:23 on 31/12/09]
6. • Rob Himself
   • The whole world's gone mad.
   • [14:02 on 31/12/09]
7. • Big Si
   • The two events are quite unrelated - I've been meaning to get rid of the hair for ages, finally got round to it with my mother's encouragement over christmas.
     The band thing... well, I suppose I've just lost my enthusiasm. These things happen.
   • [17:32 on 31/12/09]
8. • Tim Holehouse
   • Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!! Best of Luck Si and I hope Flatlands find a new bass man with equally nice hair and is such an awesome gent.
     
     Can't believe the hairs gone... wtf.
     
     I leave the country for five minutes....
   • [04:27 on 04/01/10]
9. • Big Si
   • I waited til you weren't looking.
   • [22:27 on 04/01/10]
10. • Tim Holehouse
    • Well you better not vanish out of my life Si I will cry. I think your ace! I think that of all the fatlads your all special to me. Tourinz 2006 (?) (was it?) was one of the most fun times I ever did have!
    • [06:39 on 05/01/10]
11. • Big Si
    • 2005, Tim. Four feckin years ago. It was rather good fun, wasn't it?
    • [11:00 on 06/01/10]
12. • Jim Goad
    • Damn! Good luck on finding a Bass player. It ain't easy. We've been looking for almost a year now & still no joy.
      
      All the best to the departed Si too.
    • [17:36 on 07/01/10]
13. • Big Si
    • Departed? That makes me sound like I'm dead.
      
      I don't think I am.
    • [22:31 on 07/01/10]
14. • bad admiral
    • the late si...
    • [08:41 on 08/01/10]
15. • Mazz
    • He was a gent. Why do the good die young?
    • [13:07 on 08/01/10]

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