DIANE TREMARCO IN AWE OF …
THE BUZ REUNION
I have always greatly admired fellow musicians and creatives and I am thrilled to be able to tell you about those I know well and those I have recently discovered . Please take a look at my Instagram profile for more of the artists I am in awe of .
Remember the good old days when every pub was filled with people catching up with friends , a pint was £ 3.00 , a huge smoke cloud engulfed the ceiling , and net curtains framed windows that bounced red , green , and blue lights off them ?
You ’ d walk down the road greeting everyone as you went , tuning into the muffled sounds coming from your favourite pub to see if the band you loved was playing .
If you didn ’ t know where they were playing , you ’ d nip into any venue and pick up a copy of the latest Buz Magazine , ending up on pub crawl where you ’ d experience the best in the local , live music that Merseyside had to offer .
Filled with 100 glorious pages of the best entertainment in the best venues , The Buz came out on the 1st of the month , every month , without fail .
It wasn ’ t without its problems , however . How many of you remember the fraudster who told everyone that I was dying of cancer and collected payments on our behalf ? Or - dare I say , “ the hoover man ”? The least said about that , the better ( if you know , you know !).
The early days were by far the best , especially the deliveries ; Wendy Cowell and I singing the theme tune to The Professionals , rolling over the car bonnet - cop style – with our hands mimicking guns . Or driving through an unmarked crossroads , narrowly missing a double-decker bus , and screeching to a halt on the other side , looking at each other in slow motion and bursting out laughing at the near-death experience we had escaped . What about when we had 35,000 entries to the first ever Buz awards ? THE BUZ AWARDS ! That requires a whole column to itself ! But I do have to mention WKD shots ( major cringe ) and ambulances !
I haven ’ t even mentioned CID , the gun story , the infamous guillotine ( step away !), “ SNIFF ”, the court case , the Capitol restaurant , Alley Cats , The Buz Showcases … The list is endless !
Today is a different story . Times are tough , covid has changed the world forever , and people have started looking back . With that in mind , Marc Kenny , Jade Thunder and I are bringing you a ‘ one night only ’ experience to re-live those glory days .
SAVE THE DATE : Sunday 26th February 2023
CONFIRMED ACTS SO FAR ( Chosen because they advertised with the Buz ) Listed A-Z :
• Alan Armstrong
• Caroline England
• Heidi
• Insanity Beach
• Koo Ka Choo
• Marc Kenny
• Mark Lacey
• Next of Kin ( Di & Jade )
• Paul Kappa
• Rigsby ’ s Cat
• Tequila
• Tone Junkies
More to be confirmed …
Two names are notably missing : Gary Murphy and Hush . Gary and Brian can ’ t make the date as they already have work commitments , and they will be missed greatly . This promises to be a day and night to remember and one not to be missed ! See social media for details .
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