From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Wednesday, November 27, 2002, 04:56 AM
I have moved all the messages to another page as the page was just growing and growing so if you want to catch up or look for an older message then click on OLDER MESSAGES at the top of the page.
From: Mon
Email: <luna27mon@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Thursday, December 05, 2002, 06:39 PM
If you call yourselves Bathers fans and you still haven't got a copy of both Tron Theatre Glasgow 1999 and the superb recording of the Kelvingrove Baby Tour 1997, you really don't know what you are missing. I would like to publicly thank Jimmy for his work on both cds.
Many official recordings by many top artists do not sound this warm and alive. Cheers !
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Friday, December 06, 2002, 02:23 PM
WOW!!! Thanks Mon........I wish more people would write these comments to the guestbook. A few people have written to me about these CDs and they have went down very well indeed. Some of the regulars have not yet responded though which is a shame as these 2 are something special in terms of performance and sound quality.......the best yet........and NO this isnt sales patter it`s just FACT!
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Saturday, December 14, 2002, 12:50 PM
Well there`s another advantage of using NOCHEX (as well as the fact you dont have to write a cheque, buy a stamp, or go to the post office). A customer in Leeds sent an order via NOCHEX at 0950hrs yesterday and his 5 cds were delivered to him this morning!!!!! Ok ok so I`m blowing my own trumpet again sorry.
From: Alex
Email: <am75@myself.com>
Posted on: Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 03:33 PM
excellent site, worthy of the band!!!
From: Stephen
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Friday, December 20, 2002, 06:53 PM
Hey Jimmy , back in July you told us that the new album wouldn't be on Wrasse , any news on what label it will be on?Plus , what prompted the break up with Marina ?
Come on , it was a long time ago now.Also,what's the gen on the CGT Junior ?
Happy Christmas to all Bathers fans!!!!!
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Saturday, December 21, 2002, 02:32 PM
I have no idea what the new label will be and I wrote to chris recent to ask when Junior was due but so far I havent heard. The girl on the front of the KB baby cover......Vivien I think her name is.........she took a shine to chris when the band were in Germany and the boss of marina was none too happy as he thought he was going to snag her. This led to a fight and the demise of the Marina relationship. You can read all about it in Tequila Mockingbird.......a detailed account of the event!!!!! Have a cool yule everyone!
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Saturday, December 21, 2002, 02:36 PM
In case anyone hasn`t noticed you can click on Santa to watch the stv show........tiny little picture though as thats the only way 56k people can watch it without all that rebuffering!
From: Stephen
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Saturday, December 21, 2002, 07:09 PM
Did you mean to say snag or was that a typo Jimmy !!................sorry.
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Saturday, December 21, 2002, 09:16 PM
You don`t honestly believe I would have used the word snog do you ;o)
From: Mon
Email: <luna27mon@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Monday, December 23, 2002, 11:22 PM
I would like to wish all Bathers fans a wonderful Christmas time and a very happy new year. I very especially want to thank Jimmy for keeping the dream alive and for putting together some of the best musical moments in the year that is now nearly over.
It's a Black Christmas here in Galicia but there's always some light out there... and its providers.
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Wednesday, December 25, 2002, 11:56 AM
Merry crimbo to all here readers!
From: Tom Nelson
Email: <t_shirt_nelson@btopenworld.com>
Posted on: Sunday, December 29, 2002, 08:11 AM
Been a long time Jimmy, keep up the good work. I'm stuck in Chad, Africa till mid January, Pandimonium sounds amazing watching the big red ball go down.
Cheers, Tom Nelson
From: UJ
Email: <jlapsley@ibl.bm>
Posted on: Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 03:12 PM
Welcome Evie!
UJ
From: David Gladwin
Email: <dlg@accounts.teps-gb.com>
Posted on: Wednesday, January 29, 2003, 02:37 PM
Just started to look at the site - lots to take in...
Enjoyed the band for a few years now, but still can't find a CD of Lagoon Blues.
Any help out there?
From: Bruce
Email: <blk@melvilleb.fsnet.co.uk>
Posted on: Wednesday, January 29, 2003, 07:29 PM
Whilst waiting patiently for some new stuff from Chris and co check out "Alaska" by The Miracle MIle, fabulous songs full of emotion and great quality music.
From: jimmyjimmy@jimmy.com
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Friday, February 14, 2003, 11:04 PM
Its so quiet you would almost believe there will be a new album finished in 2 months and the same timescale for Sweet Deceit 2.
From: Mon
Email: <luna27mon@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 10:52 PM
Hi. Back again after coming to terms with fatherhood for the second time (as far as I know). This time it's a boy called Luis. I can't wait for the new album, my poetry book in Galician will finally see the light next week inlcuding thank you's to both The Bathers and Jimmy and yes, it's me the one who signs a Kate Bush related letter to the editor in the March issue of Mojo. Previous letters about Chris Thomson and The Bathers were unbelievably ignored. Of course I am a Kate Bush fan as well. I adore her.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Saturday, March 01, 2003, 04:55 PM
Mon I have a cd of KB sitting at her piano at home which I just came across recently....nowhere near the quality of those fabulous Bathers cds of course :o) but you may like it. I found it a bit too dreary. Send me a mail to remind me on Monday or through the week.
From: Mon
Email: <luna27mon@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Monday, March 03, 2003, 10:37 PM
Thanks Jimmy. I hope this works as a reminder. Let me add a couple of things. First: I tried the video cd on a DVD player. The sound is SUPERB ! The only problem is that I cannot synchronize it to the image. Any ideas or it would be wiser waiting for the DVD release ? ; )
Second: Last Saturday I met Bob Wratten, ex-Field Mice, ex-Northern Picture Library and now a really brilliant Trembling Blue Star(s). I do think Trembling Blue Stars is another band to be discovered. No wonder they do not have a record label right now...
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Tuesday, March 04, 2003, 03:24 AM
Mon.........I have been thinking about this and the only thing that sort of makes sense is the possibility that your machine is set to ntsc (I think they call it REGIONS). So if that was the case the video portion might be running at 30fps instead of 25 accounting for the sync problem. Can you manually set your dvd to PAL or "region free". If you dont seem to be able to make it region free then go to vcdhelp.com and look for a "crack" for your model that will enable it to be region free (this is done using codes you enter into your handset). Apart from that I dont actually own a DVD player so I`m lost. I certainly wont be making any more as theres a lot of incompatibility hassles with them.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Tuesday, March 11, 2003, 09:15 AM
I am uploading a real media file of WEEM ROCK MUSE recorded at the Tron in 97 from the cd of the same name. This is the VIDEO.....or rather this is A video of that performance and it looks good for 12mb......it was encoded using a new encoder from Canopus. Keep your eye on the video page it should be up later today.
From: Mon
Email: <luna27mon@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Tuesday, March 11, 2003, 11:35 PM
Thanks Jimmy.
I hope you have received my e-mail.
From: DB
Email: <DB@HOTMAIL.COM>
Posted on: Thursday, March 13, 2003, 11:24 PM
Just discovered the site, well done guys.... when is the tour taking place???
Any news about the Friends Again album getting a re-release the guys in Fopp are getting p****ed off at me insistence.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2003, 10:08 AM
DB........if you go to the OTHER CDS page then use the link to the FULL LIST of what is available you will find a few cds of FA Demos and live material! Just in case you missed it!!! Keep on Hassling FOPP (FOPP is a famous Glasgow record store who are very very supportive of Scottish music and local bands and if it wasnt for the manager putting me in touch with CGT all those years ago this site might not exist.....there would be another of course but HEY it just might not be as good he he nowt like blowing your own trumpet eh?)
From: music fan
Email: <musicfan@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2003, 02:47 PM
gots to be the shittest site i ever did see.
colourblind *and* stuck in the 80s?! sheesh.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2003, 06:45 PM
Well I guess you dont understand my sarcasm but HEY thanks for stating the obvious! Hear any music you like music fan?
From: Karl
Email: <KarlK@freeuk.com>
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2003, 09:25 PM
Dan, this is one of the best sites I have been to and it took me ages to work my way through it and I still find things I missed before. How can anyone who listens to U2 and that Indian trash call themselves a music fan ? Why so disrespectful anyway, whats your problem dude ?
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Thursday, March 27, 2003, 03:41 AM
I wonder if Chris will give us a sneak preview sample track from the new album at some point ?
From: spencer
Email: <spencer@oportorecords.co.uk>
Posted on: Sunday, March 30, 2003, 06:46 PM
does anyone know how to contactjames locke pls?
Cheerio
spencer
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Monday, March 31, 2003, 06:18 PM
Wish I knew because thats the man who holds the Kelvingrove baby demos and outtakes!
From: jens schaeffer
Email: <JOSCHA417@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Posted on: Friday, April 04, 2003, 01:22 AM
hallo j. smith
i have seen you in concerts. great!
my daughter wants to play the keyboard in her band better. i always refer to you and mozart.
also , how can i find your album "who is afraid of virginia wolf"
thanks, jens (germany) living in florida for 30 years
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Saturday, April 05, 2003, 04:22 AM
Wrong guy Jens!
From: Stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Sunday, April 20, 2003, 06:22 PM
Can any of you lovely lot out there answer any of these wee questions :
When's the new bloody album out ?
Kazuo Ishiguro's "The Remains Of The Day".Is it any good?
How much do i love "Symphony Of Sorrowfull Songs"?.
Can you get me a cheap flight to Seville? Indeed , will i need one?
Yours in universal Batherslove
Stevie
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Wednesday, April 23, 2003, 12:10 AM
Summer
Dont Know
Lots
No
Maybe
Perpetual Adoration?
From: Stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Wednesday, May 21, 2003, 11:45 AM
She'll come , she'll go , she'll lay belief on you.......
From: no
Email: <i dont think so>
Posted on: Wednesday, June 04, 2003, 03:47 PM
test
From: Dan Marcolini
Email: <paravant@libero.it>
Posted on: Wednesday, June 04, 2003, 09:13 PM
you are great!
Dan
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 11:19 AM
Siete ugualmente Dan grande!
From: ian
Email: <cowmail@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 04:43 PM
just testing your guestbook - I just tried leaving a msg on another machine (running Norton 2003) and it failed!
Let's see if this one works
From: cow
Email: <cowmail@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 04:50 PM
Saw your problem in bt*.homepages.authoring and thought I'd try leaving a msg.
From: Andrew
Email: <arpearce@btconnect.com>
Posted on: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 04:59 PM
if you got this then the guestbook works fine in opera
From: testentry
Email: <a@a.com>
Posted on: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 05:43 PM
testing after failure
From: John (alias V M)
Email: <thunderbolt1202@yahoo.co.uk>
Posted on: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 06:02 PM
Just testing your guestbook operation for you!
From: Alistair
Email: <alistairj_grant@yahoo.co.uk>
Posted on: Friday, June 06, 2003, 09:53 AM
Test message Jimmy
From: Fred
Email: <spencer.west1@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Saturday, June 07, 2003, 02:12 AM
Hi, only me
From: Fred
Email: <spencer.west1@btinternet.com>
Posted on: Saturday, June 07, 2003, 02:15 AM
Hi, well using 2003 (Norton) and no problemo here.
(after reading bt.internet.support)
Nice Site!
From: Stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 06:46 PM
Just thought i'd pop in and thank you for the CD's Jimmy.All 3 are class (of course) but i have to take your side regarding The Pandemonia Demos - absolutely superb stuff.Beyond the Gods.Any mook reading this that hasn't got a copy should hang their head and weep , you'll regret it !!
Long Live The Dream.............
From: Stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 06:48 PM
and the love that loves to love the love that loves to love the love that loves the love...............................
From:
Posted on: Thursday, June 12, 2003, 11:48 AM
From: monica
Email: <costantini_monica@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Tuesday, June 17, 2003, 12:03 PM
are the Bathers planning any tour in northern Italy or Switzerland in the next few months? I'm a new fan and I'd love to see them live! thanks a million.
Monica
From: Stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Tuesday, June 17, 2003, 07:08 PM
Welcome Monica , to the fold . Allow me to take a wild guess at answering your question ..........no.
The Bathers don't do anything anymore sadly. The West End festival in Glasgow was always a good bet for a gig but they don't even do that anymore.
Cheer Up ! When i win 10 million on the lottery im giving Chris two mill so he can go back to concentrating on making classic , under-rated albums of love-lorn genius....Mwhhaaaaaa !!! The world will be a better place for us all.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 12:25 AM
But then maybe............One night when the stars are shining, one night when the stars are shining..........
From: Scarlet
Email: <tenproad@aol.com>
Posted on: Wednesday, June 18, 2003, 08:33 PM
Just came across The Bathers when I stumbled on a site called UKSounds.com while I'm supposed to be at home here in San Francisco working on boring high tech blather. What a great voice! And the lyrics. Why is this guy not making records and touring? I'm wondering if I'll be able to find his stuff here in the U.S.
From: Stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Tuesday, June 24, 2003, 03:36 PM
Scarlet,you can still get Bathers stuff from this site (I think,get in touch with Jimmy,he'a friendly guy and he'll help you out).Also ,you can get the last three Cds (one a compilation) from Amazon (US and UK sites).Check out the reviews on there,some are good.I don't know the guy who did the Kelvingrove Baby review on Amazon.co.uk but i think it's damn groovy!!!
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Tuesday, July 01, 2003, 06:09 AM
Kiss some new dreams in my tired mind and place some mystery in my soul...................
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Thursday, July 24, 2003, 05:46 AM
I have removed the e mail address bathers@btinternet.com due to spam. I have e mailed everyone in a group message to inform them of the new e mail address to contact me. If you did not receive this emial and you want to be included in the group messages leave your name here. If you have written to me before I will find your email address and add it so just let me know who you are without leaving your email address because i think the robots are scanning this site for email addresses.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Sunday, August 03, 2003, 04:00 AM
I have a copy of the Bathers at the Old Fruitmarket which has a slight blip on it where the cd recorder stopped and was restarted. First person to email me with their address can have it. I will post here when its gone! There is no cover so you will recive just a disc in a slip sleeve.
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Monday, August 04, 2003, 02:45 AM
Now gone!
From: Mon
Email: <Mon>
Posted on: Monday, August 04, 2003, 10:41 AM
I have not received your e-mail Jimmy. Please contact me through any of my accounts. I'll give you a new one that will be "the one", I promise.
From: penny hyde
Email: <pennfromheaven67@aol.com.uk>
Posted on: Thursday, August 14, 2003, 11:43 PM
i want to download music on to my desktop, album secrets of the beehive, musician david sylvian. i need help in downloading?
From: Jimmy
Email: <Jimmy>
Posted on: Friday, August 15, 2003, 01:11 AM
No problem Penn try these sites for useful info www.riaa.com or www.riaa.org and if you are in the uk www.bpi.co.uk or e mail them direct for help on legal@bpi.co.uk
From: Jimmy
Email: <ilovespam@really.com>
Posted on: Sunday, September 07, 2003, 08:56 PM
Apologies to anyone having difficulty accessing the site recently. The "Virtual" url from BT was not working proper and its a "known fault" within BT. I have now changed the links to the original format so there will be less chance of a 404 in the future! Some news in a couple of weeks ...............
From: Mark Blackmore
Email: <drmjb@hotmail.com>
Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2003, 01:24 PM
SWEET DECEIT II COMING SOON
Jimmy whats all that about then?
From:
Posted on: Friday, September 12, 2003, 04:52 PM
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith>
Posted on: Tuesday, September 16, 2003, 04:24 AM
Yep .......... what is SD2???
From: stevie
Email: <stevie@bfcrescent.freeserve.co.uk>
Posted on: Thursday, September 18, 2003, 07:07 PM
I've lately been listening to the Paul Quinn album "Will I Ever Be Inside Of You?", a bit of a classic which , like much of The Bathers stuff,is a really moody late-night album.Also there's a real Bowie influence.Reason i'm sharing all this with you being that i can't get hold of his previous album "The Angels And The Archetypes" ( i think its called ) and i wonder if anyone out there in Bathersworld can help me out.Any help much appreciated.Love always..........stevie.
From: Jimmy
Email: <jimmysmith>
Posted on: Friday, September 19, 2003, 08:07 PM
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