My Son … The Rock Star

Well, they may not be as famous as Led Zep or Pink Floyd but my eldest son, Damien, is in a rock band . Yesterday, hubby and I saw him perform with his current band Rhythmic Arcs of Red. (Damien’s the one on bass guitar in the short sleeved t-shirt)

They were playing in a pub just up the road from us in Billericay. It was their first local gig for some months, but as I missed their last local gig due to illness, I didn’t want to miss this one. They’ve recently been playing quite a bit up in London. In fact, a couple of weeks ago they played the famous Hope & Anchor Pub in Islington. This is where bands like Madness, The Clash, The Stranglers, U2 and, more recently, Keane, Bloc Party and The Ting Tings and sooooooo many more all played their early gigs before going onto fortune and fame.

Will my son and his mates achieve the same accolade …. who knows? Needless to say I’m extremely proud of him and they’ve just released their first album 2 days ago . It’s called “The Nausea” and it’s available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.

He may not be crafty like me, but he is certainly creative as not only does he play bass, but also electric guitar, acoustic, ukulele and drums. People often ask if the noise bothers us, as our daughter LJ also plays bass. To be honest, it really doesn’t, we’ve become so used to noise and racket from our kids’ bedrooms over the years.  Not too sure what we’re going to do once they’ve all left home, it’ll be so quiet. Maybe hubby and I will start up as a duo

Long live rock ‘n’ roll …………….