The Admiral Drake 
23rd July 2005

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It was a humid summer Saturday night and Shotgun Smile were back in their favorite haunt, the Admiral Drake.

Is it that they just get better with every appearance or that their regular following just doesn’t get enough of them…who knows?
What we do know is that the fans were up for it showing their appreciation right from the start and the boys really excelled themselves amid the atmosphere of an ever enthusiastic crowd.

We know by now that they are capable of playing a few songs (they’ve already proved they can knock one out in front of an audience...see Turning Japanese photo) but tonight they really put on a show. In fact everyone apart from the drummer (the lazy sod!) were jumping around and putting lots of effort into their performance. Even the usually “reserved” front man, Kev, looking resplendent with his Red, White & Blue hairstyle, was jumping around, and anyone who knows him will know how much effort this takes!!!

At the end of a great set, four volunteers were sought from the audience to get up and play “air guitar” (well, blow-up guitar to be exact) to “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”. There were more like twenty willing volunteers that came forward but there were only four guitars. That didn’t stop some of the less fortunate from playing air guitar anyway and as you can see from the “Gig Pics” everyone was a star that night.

If you haven’t yet seen this band, check out the listings in the Gig Guide and get along to their next gig – You’ll love it.

Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a great evening!