The Guy Wilkins Band blogs

spam and comments

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 15:43:32 -0700

Hello all,
This is the admin for guywilkins.com here. Just to let you all know, comments for now have be turned off to anonymous users because of the major spam problem occurring on the site. I will be upgrading to the new version of Drupal and installing some better control over this in the near future.

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Junkmail

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:42:53 -0700

Im getting a lot of Junkmail at the moment so in return, carphone warhouse and farmall tractor etc. you will now recieve my junkmail. Im going to find employee and helpline and whatever emails I can and Junkmail you all, HA how does that feel.

Thank you Sick Days

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 14:11:41 -0700

Just wanted to put a shout out to the band Sick Days. They let me play on thier break last night at Earls especially to the keyboardist who helped me with my last song. You guys rocked out last night always so much fun, great band no wonder you pack everywhere you go, even on a Monday. Did you see all the people in suits take thier pants off.

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A Win at the Acoustic Star Competition

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:19:45 -0700

July 25th 2006. Guy Wilkins wins the First Annual Acoustic Star Competition at the Piccadilly Pub. Over a Hundred musicians from as far and wide as Delta and Maple Ridge competed. A big thanks to all my friends and fans who came down to cheer me on.

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Fairview Pub May 16 @ 17

Tue, 30 May 2006 23:50:15 -0700

We recently had a two night gig at the Fairview Pub.

Here's the skinny. We walked into the Fairview Pub with our minds wide open. The places reputation precedes it but in bars things change frequently and vary greatly on the night. Figuring that this was a Tuesday, Wednesday show I was hoping to see the regular booze-hounds and cracker jacks that obviously fund the brass shining. To our surprise it appeared to be quite nice. Clean and safe, and geared towards live shows a little gem for musicians and audiences alike. And they sell bottled beer hint hint. We opened for the Grass Root Deviation, and a special thanks to Kieth Duggan, and everyone that came out to the nights.

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30 Hour Day

Tue, 30 May 2006 23:33:43 -0700

A blog entry not entirely music related. Just a thought thats crossed my mind a few times in the past couple months. It seems as though there is never enough hours in a day. Just as the night arrives and my mind eventually awakens from the daily stupor. It is night, and every sensibility instilled in me since I was a blown up crying bag of responsibility tells me sleep is imminent. Fair enough, but I do not wake like a farmer with the rising light. My curtains allow the fairytales to evaporate past expiration. So instead what I propose, and am curious if anyone else out there does this, is live off a 28hr 6 day week. This allows 8hrs of sleep per night but with 20hrs awake time instead of the regular (insufficient) 16hrs.

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West Coast Wednesdays @ Backstage Lounge

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:18:06 -0800

Wednesday night was a lot of fun. First up was Coco Love Alcorn she is absolutely amazing.. she started of the night with a few slow songs that packed so much groove and soul..

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Happy Bday Project Opus

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:58:07 -0800

As some of you may already know Project Opus the web site host for indie bands launches on the 15th of this month.

This website is built for musicians to effectively market their own music over the internet with relatively little computer knowledge. Allowing artists their own page where they can blog, place pictures,post songs and more importantly to sell their songs online, this is huge for small artists trying to connect with their fan base and market themselves to a wider audience in multimedia format.

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We are looking for a Bassist

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:50:55 -0800

Hi,
If you are an enthusiastic Bassist, breath air and drink water and looking for something to do with your time. Live in east Vancouver? Prepared to play several nights a week. Write us an email , let us know your experience, influences and style etc... word.

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Feels Good to be back..

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:43:52 -0800

It definitely does feel good to be back in civilisation, with good food, a comfy bed and hot water. Budget traveling in Mexico is an interesting experience.. one place my girlfriend Saraya and I stayed in had previously been under water a month earlier!! But, I can't complain.. we did ask for their $20 economy room. Lots of great times, but happy to be back, and ready to get to work. Music is work. But it's much more enjoyable than the jobs we have. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy serving the public. I like working in the public services sector, and I like people. But, it can tend to get a bit dull, repetitive, and I wouldn't be there if they didn't pay me.

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Best Job on Earth

Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:37:54 -0800

This past Wednesday, I played a solo gig at the Backstage Lounge on Granville Island. Its nights like these that keep me going. People getting together to listen to music, sing along, play music and chat with friends.

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2 days to Backstage

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:11:37 -0800

I just got off the phone with Nick Ogawa. An accomplished Cello player, singer, songwriter. Were going to play some songs together on Wednesday towards the end of my set.

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The Media Club

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:07:16 -0800

Our opportunity to perform at the open mic at the Media Club was an excellent one. The night had a wee bit of a slow start as the drummer for the house band didn't show up till after 10:30, but the line-up of talent was smokin hot! This guy named "Derek" opened up the night with an acoustic rendition of "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier" by the Killers, that was bang on.

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Tonight is the night!

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:05:53 -0800

We are doing an open mic tonight at the "Media Club"... aparently the best open mic in town. We've been polishing a few song and been doing alot of at home recording, which i have to say the money invested had really paid off.

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Tig Bhanks

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:51:19 -0800

Thousands of thank you's to Ross, the computer guru for developing this site. He's keeping me on the cutting edge of web page design. Check out more of his work at

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