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Hello folks. Maybe some of you might want to come down and check out The Bêtes Noires @ The Barfly, Camden this month. We're a Belfast based alt/rock/whatever act, and this will be our debut gig on these shores, so we're looking forward to it immensely.

We'll be playing alongside Rico, and Alice and the Enemies on Tuesday 21st September.

You can check out MP3's on the site, and if you email us at info@betesnoires.com, with your address, we'll even send you out a sparkly new EP! It would the first package with a Belfast postmark you would be pleased to see!

Just being a pedant, but wouldn't the plural for 'bete noire' just be 'betes noire' without the 's' at the end of 'noire'? Signalling a plural in French comes from adding it onto the noun, not the adjective, just like in English

What's French for 'You are being pedantic' Tim?

Ho ho - laughing at the 'Belfast postmark' malarky - I will do my best to be there - that's at the Barfly gig and not in Belfast...

Vous êtes pédant, Tim!

Sorry it had to be done!

BTW, did I mention that the 21st is my birthday, or to that matter that the fantastic mygaymonkey are creating a racket at the 12 Bar Club again on the 25th - with 3 new original songs to be heard for the first time! Fuck me, what a night out that would be! Who'd be stupid enough to miss that one then, eh? Only a fool that's who!

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Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation.

As long as there's sex and drugs, I can do without the Rock 'n' Roll....

Ooh la la Bananas - you are making Cavey go ape with all zis sexy french language - now did you say that in your best French accent you clever little monkey you!

Ah 'av found itz ezee if you insert ze banana into ze correct orrifice!

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GREENFORD ROCK CITY!

Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation.

As long as there's sex and drugs, I can do without the Rock 'n' Roll....

- and what would the correct orrifice be my little hairy friend? Don't answer that. Now how did we get from a Belfast based band to bananas and oriffices - answers on a postcard to...

The plural of bete noire is betes noires according to my girfriend, who did a degree in francaise. I must admit I am not particularly proficient myself, so I believed her. (I think she's right)

That wasn't pedantry, just a helpful comment! Would be cool to see some of you guys down there, and as i said, if you want a FREE cd containing our 2 EPs, send your name & address to info@betesnoires.com

Belfast is much nicer these days, but we are definitely looking forward to playing across the water for the change. No other reason for leaving the country. Honest.

My muvver told me never to tell a stranger where I live so can you bring some cds to your gig and Cavey can pick one up from there if she makes it? Thanks.
P.S - I know that Belfast is a changing place.
P.P.S - I was jesting about Tim being pedantic - he's just a fountain of knowledge and likes to share his wisdom with us. And God knows I need all the wisdom I can get...

That's fine, your mother is a wise woman. We should have some CDs with us, I'll save one especially for you.

Though Tim, I have to say the spelling is usually secondary to some of the "interesting" pronunciations we get, from "The Beets Noores" to "The Bettys Noowarez". Our fault for being pretentious francophiles. Or something.

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Pas de quoi, mademoiselle.

Out of interest, for those who have been to the Camden Barfly before, what size is it? Is it small, or really small? We are only a 3-piece, so small stages are usually not a problem, just interested to know what it's like with a bit of a crowd there.

Incidentally, we are playing the Barfly Liverpool the next night too, so if anyone is up that direction, 'twould be lovely to see ya, t'be sure!

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Jesus! The Polyphonic Spree?! Was there any room to get a crowd in? I do like intimate venues, but sounds like the only thing that would have distingushed the punters from the band were the robes!

Cheers for the help, Bovine J.