theRockette - issue 12

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don’t...at all.... Grace: A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris de Burgh, I know it’s not that upbeat or Christmassy but it was always my favourite track on my parents’ Christmas album, so it’s always had that wee place in my heart :) Sean: The Darkness one. What’s it called? Christmas Time? Thing you would love to find in your Santa’s stocking? Charlie: A Gibson ES-335…. my dream guitar. Rosa: Chocolate! Euan: Gretsch G. Love Corvette? :) Grace: A record deal? Haha Sean: A half naked lady ;) What’s your Christmas tipple (drink)? Charlie: No idea haha! Rosa: Bucks Fizz! – although I use cheap fizzy wine rather than Champagne :p Euan: Mulled wine is pretty good! Grace: Baileys!

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Sean: No idea. Do you like snow at Christmas? Charlie: After last year I never want to see snow again! Rosa: Only if it’s not too heavy and I don’t have anywhere to be. Euan: For about a day... then the novelty wears off Grace: Yes, for about a week! Then it just gets a bit silly Sean: Yeah! Of course. Do you have any Christmas jokes? Charlie: Nope … Rosa: There’s always so many read out from crackers but I can’t remember a single one! Euan: What is the difference between snowmen and snow women? Snow balls! Grace: Can’t say I do haha Sean: Um, uh, no. Don’t know any jokes. Why did you decide to start a band?

Charlie: Well me, Sean and Euan all played instruments and we decided hey why not?! Then we roped in Grace and Rosa and things have just progressed since. Rosa: Its a funny story - there was originally a different bass player and he left a week before a gig - Grace approached me saying they needed a bass player or they would have to cancel the gig. I said I could give it a go - I did and over a year later I’m still playing bass with them! Euan: Music is fun with other people! Grace: It was the boys who started it, me and Rosa actually joined about a year after. Sean: I wanted to make music with other people. Do you have any songs that weren’t a hit with the crowd? Charlie: One that we tried a while back but it was never booed or anything we just didn’t get a great


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