The Grain 10


	9. LIVE AT HEATHERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE... AND THE RETURN OF THE CHARLES MAGIC ORCHESTRA!
	Left: The gig programme. Right: both bands take to the stage at the end of the night for a joint encore, visible on stage (l-r) are - Benedik Charles (guitar), Mick Magic (guitar), Howard The Dummy (looking well after his hanging ordeal), Count Five (vocals), J.A.T.T. (bass) and Jacob (bass).
	Also detailed in issue 4 was that month's live event, a second Charles / Magic Moments ATT gig at a local community centre. We weren't exactly spoilt for venues around Camberley, it was either The Agincourt (which The Charles did actually play) or stage it yourself, and that was rather the point of The Grain in the first place. An improved attendance would be seeing our last joint encore as The Charles Magic Orchestra, but the gig was probably most notable for the first expansion of the movement since it began. That night, they were introduced to the third band to join, the infamous Slack Bladder, an outfit with a penchant for real hardcore noise / music fusion and obscene artwork. The band were represented on video (and may possibly have been there themselves, it was a long time ago, sorry!) before the live music began. Band members were listed as Martin Crook (whose father owned the land The Grain Festival would take place on, not that that's why we welcomed him into the fold, of course), Andy Bullock (now better known as Andy Bolus), Neale Brodie and Shaun Jackson (who actually played at the festival with The Visionaries). Definitely appearing in person that night (according to the programme, once again my memory proves the drugs do work) was published local poet, Mal Cieslak, who was just awaiting the publication of "An Introduction To A Lesser Known English Poet" and with whom I'd been friends with for some 15 years already. He was very enthusiastic about what we were doing and keen to join in, which suited us because we were keen to make The Grain as much a multi-arts project as possible, so it was good to have a guy passing round a poetry zine about girls on trains at a gothic punk / psychotronic rock gig. The back page of the programme is the first thing that appeared in print advertising The Grain			Festival, which was due to take place the following month. Noted that the name of Momento Mori appears for the first time too. So, what else happened in August? I know The Charles played The Bridge House in Bracknell on the last Saturday. They always say that if you remember it, you probably weren't there. That being the case, there's a fair chance I probably was. Oh yeah, and while we’re in August and on the fourth issue, here's an excuse to use a couple of the fabulous photos of Wayne Smith. He was a great friend to us in the early days, videoed our first gig, did a wonderful series of black and white promo pictures for us and helped out with recording equipment too, some of which I'm still making good use of 28 years later! These days Wayne lives in Seattle and makes his living running the official website of Rick Wakeman (amongst other things), who was also best man at his wedding. Well, I was busy... AN ITEM OF INTEREST Most of your know of Shona Moments as the singer with MAGIC MOMENTS A.T.T., but few of you know of her other career as a model (no, she hasn't been on page three... it's demeaning to her sex, a general embarrassment, quite debasing, typecasting, and they haven't offered yet). Well, she's just got a really brilliant break... Miss Moments has a modelling contract (all expenses paid) in Paris (golly, eh!?), for four days from August 14th. We wish her every success. And... the photographer concerned was also looking keenly at our Countess Elaine! Aren't we grainy types lucky to be surrounded by gorgeous women (fans included)?

	On the left; Miss Shona Moments, glamorous singer with Magic Moments ATT, and right; the lovely Countess Elaine, enjoy the Parisian summer.