Millennium Concert : Palers' Convention

Sponsors and people who have helped us out

'Beyond the Pale' is indebted to a number of kind friends and friendly businesses who have helped us out in our quest to keep the costs of the Palers' Convention as low as possible. Among others, we say many thanks to the following …

• Alex Feest: loan of guitar accessories
• Ben Wiles, freelance Musical Director: loan of keyboard and accessories
• Bristol's excellent TrebleRock Music (The Home of Tone): loan of lead guitar amplification ('Gary Brooker … what a voice … magnificent' … thanks, Steve)
• Dave Massingham from www.gibworld.com: loan of microphones
• David J Ball: loan of guitar and accessories
• John Pearce: manufacture of badges ('Beyond the Pale? I've got the music for that one upstairs!')
• Kelly Allen: loan of floodlights
• Martin Clare: loan of a fine mandolin which sadly we didn't get to use
• Robert Barnes: duplication, computer facilities
• Roscoe Chubb: loan of Pearl kit
• Sev Lewkowicz at The Music Loft: loan of Korg M1
• Tom Ashworth: loan of bass amplification
• 26^th Bristol Scouts: transport
• The Hammond Hire Company promised us a Hammond organ but it never showed up.

Big thanks also to managers John Holmes (at the Guildford Civic) and Phil Darke (at the Jarvis Hotel) for their flexibility and patience when we were planning the Palers' weekend.

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