Author Archives: richie paradise

Old Friends! Wilkomen!

Posted on May 16, 2006 by richie paradise

Hey it’s always nice seeing old friends again, right? Unai came back from Bilbao to play with us as he is touring Europe with an art exhibition (Dahrling). We later played that same exhibiton (more about that in another post). … Continue reading →

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Back To The Old Skool

Posted on May 1, 2006 by richie paradise

No! Not here here or even here Or in Young Liam‘s case here. What I’m alluding too is that most of this week’s practioners were old skool members of the orchestra (and all volunteers to boot), maybe that’s why such … Continue reading →

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Turning Japaneso?

Posted on April 25, 2006 by richie paradise

“What the?”, I hear you say, “A Cube in Kyoto J Pan?!” Read on and find out why: Some of you may know that I’m The Cube’s overseas development officer and that I was an integral element in setting up … Continue reading →

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Random Festival Of Improvisation

Posted on April 24, 2006 by richie paradise

So you take a chance, turn up to something that says Random on the poster. You are confronted by the usual Cube delay and an assembled mass of musicians including the tall and bewildering Liam. Luckily for you you are … Continue reading →

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Can You Kick It?

Posted on April 18, 2006 by richie paradise

Well you could do whatever you wanted to it really, so long as it moved, for then the music would too. Yes it was a return to kick the can, one of my contributions to The Cube Orchestra (for more … Continue reading →

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Ever so Sorry Honourable Cube Blog fans

Posted on April 3, 2006 by richie paradise

I’ve been summoned East, so I don’t have time at the monet to Blog any of the last three things I’ve been involved with. The good news is it’s musical why I’m heading off. In the mean time a nice … Continue reading →

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MORE MOVIEOKE MADNESS

Posted on March 19, 2006 by richie paradise

Yes we were back and it all got rather bizzare and psychedelic But I’m jumping ahead of meyself. Now anyone who’s involved with Movieoke, and indeed anyone who’s been to Movieoke, will know it can be somewhat shambolic, so baring … Continue reading →

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And then she was………..Gone

Posted on March 11, 2006 by richie paradise

Now the Orchestra isn’t everyboidies thing, I freely admit to wanting to sometimes get up and slap some of the Orchestra when they are pushing the boundaries of pretension, but that’s something me and my Therapist are working at Tony … Continue reading →

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OOOPS

Posted on March 2, 2006 by richie paradise

Sorry Cubeanistas I screwed up here and posted the same Blog twice (so i deletd one). I shall beat myself as penance (isn’t it lent or sommet?). More Cube fun coming up real soon I promise. ps please comment, especially … Continue reading →

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NO Oil Painting?

Posted on March 2, 2006 by richie paradise

Now I’ve heard that resident Orchestra Hunk of Love Barry is no oil painting, it’s blatantly untrue in fact, YES HE IS, SEEE I’d go so far as to say he was almost a pastel painting Anyway (this is 3 … Continue reading →