The boys thought I (Crash) should do the blog this week as I had an interesting weekend. Firstly, I hope everyone is well and keeping out of trouble?

Well, we had a Saturday night off so I decided to go out with a few mates to a club in Watford. Now for those of you who don’t live in the UK, Watford is about an hour and half drive from Southampton. It decided to snow and as everyone knows, the UK comes to a standstill in snow. We were sat on the M25 for hours… which was fine until we ran out of booze, which caused me to panic!!!

The snow was so bad the car got stuck, so we had to get out and push it up a hill avoiding cars and lorries, and trying not to crash (no pun intended). I found out something that night… Cowboy boots have NO grip in the snow. We started out at 9pm and got there 4 hours later at 1am.

OK, we finally made it to the club and luckily there were still people in there. The manager took us straight to the VIP area, got us a bottle of Jack, and gave us way too many drink vouchers (it pays to know the right people) … Now I hope that would explain why at 10am, I was found asleep on the dance floor in the disco room on top of a lot of coats from lost property. I think I had a good night, but it was the morning which I did not like.

However, on reflection of the night, I have decided I am not giving up drinking, but instead, I am going to give up getting up the next day. NOTE to anyone who ever parties with me - Please don’t leave me unattended!

We also had some good news this week. After several meetings in London, Summers are now being represented by one of the leading law firms in the UK specialising in the entertainment industry www.russellslaw.co.uk  Its really great to have such a well respected company on board.

Crash

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Hi Guys,

This week we are showing you some pictures from one of our rehearsals.

Also its about 3 months till ZRock 2012 and were looking forward to meeting more of you guys.

And remember, you could be the very first person to own a copy of 364 by making sure you enter the competition at K*Chele magazine.

Summers
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First of all, thanks to everyone who joined us at The Swan on Saturday night. We played to a home crowd and saw a lot of new faces which is always nice for us. The highlight of the night was when we threw in one of our favorite songs, Animal by Def Leppard. Popey decided to extended it (then extended again) and just when we thought he was going to stop, he gave us another chorus.

This week brings us the launch of the K*Chele competition to win a SUMMERS album. Now, a lot of you know our album is hard to come by due to not being released so make sure you check out this great opportunity.

Crash is back in the studio working on some new tracks with our producer Clyde Ward (which we’ll preview on the website once they are finished), while the rest of us hit the rehearsal room to work on some new arrangements.

We’d like to say a huge thank you to WJ and Mike Ward for manning the sound desk on Saturday night. A lot of people commented on our sound and it was mainly down to these guys. Ricky said he would personally like to pay for your beers next time we’re in town (he’s so generous).

Keep an eye on our tour page over the next week or so as we’ll be confirming some new dates.

Have a good week people!!

Jase
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There has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes over the past few weeks. Also, we were recently approached about having our own brand of Real Ale which was an interesting thought… however Mr Pope is a big fan of the stuff and would never turn up to a show sober again. We have also been working on some new t-shirt designs which are looking really cool.

Speaking of Popey… If some of you don’t already know, our beloved drummer is a big fan of the Bee Gees. As there was a tribute act in town on Friday he decided to book some tickets (and dragged Ricky along). However when they arrived at the venue and mentioned how excited they were about seeing the act, they quickly found out that Popey hadn’t booked tickets to the Bee Gees at all, BUT, the Bob Marley tribute instead! Quite a contrast in genre isn’t it… However we’re pleased to report that Popey had a wicked night, and Ricky….. well, he won’t be asking Popey to book any future events.

We’re looking forward to playing The Swan in Woolston this Saturday night. It’s been a long time and a good crowd is anticipated which we always love. If you’re in the area, get yourselves involved.

SUMMERS

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Hi Guys,

All the press coverage, including these couple of quotes we really liked:

“The supremely catchy 364, is a perfect mix of Def Leppard harmonies and Bon Jovi arena-rock pretensions, making it a very tasty proposition indeed. With a cool image and all the right contacts, they are certainly one of the brightest Summers we`ve had in the UK for a long time” Classic Rock AOR magazine

“364 is certainly better than the last Def Leppard album and that`s no mean feat. This will prove a hit with almost anyone” Powerplay Magazine

All our new friends across the pond including the fabulous K*Chele Magazine

Playing two stages at Guilfest (especially The Big Cheese Tent) and Supporting Tyketto

The support received from radio stations around the world, and the fact we gained so many rotation slots on so many different shows. Told You So was the 3rd most requested song for indie bands last year, and we had more songs in the top 20 from Canadian radio station RadioRockcafe.com

Meeting, having a beer with, and thanking the guys at ARFM for all their support & help.

Our video Sometimes reaching number 42 in the most watched music videos of the week when uploaded to YouTube. It managed to beat the likes of Bon Jovi and Def Leppard (to name a few) and Too Late was on course to do better until our little problem with Youtube.

Hi Guys,