Press:

"you're too good for this joint"
frequent quotes

“legend! you give the place class!”
the "Rag" in north sydney

“no more coffee for him!”
woy woy leagues barman, after 1st solo

“seasoned performer”
not an act - the real thing

"golden stamp - something different"
true quotes from customers & staff, young & old

“a lot of people don't know this”
but i happen to be quite famous

“we jumped off our feet!”
dancers

“soaring solos!”
from the reception desk

“you go off!”
young bar staff

“you haven't improved at all”
you can't improve on perfection

“could you move out of the way? i can't see the meat tray”
(raflle time)

“musician from hell”
'no pants' Lily

“the lack of response from booking agents is a badge of honour”
candid quote from within booking agencies

"how come you sound so much better than most others?"
front desk reception/security/staff/audience

“organic backing”
jake cassar

"too R&B"
Robyn Wade Entertainment (cabaret)

“litterally had to wrestle the audience!”
they would not let me stop playing

“if there'a glitch in the system, you'll find it"”
Charlie Hull, the famed producer

“bend the shit out of it!”
from the table with the tats

“our MIDI guru”
roland tech support

“tweakmeister”
roland tech support

“old stuff that sounds current”
customer

“on a mission”
motto

“you're on top of our list: lots of people are asking for you”
Ocean Beach Hotel, until Woolies took over...

“i wonder where he gets those backing tracks from? they're not off the shelf!”
and he makes the guitar sing

“these are real quotes from audiences, management & staff”
truth is stranger than fiction

“what do you call a musician wearing a suit?”
the defendant

“I liked your setup... The room really gets drenched by rich textures and colours helped along by that 500W speaker:) Also that external controller looked simple and effective. I'd like to have another look sometime, and I think a lot of the hard work must have been converting the midi stuff off the web into something that sounds realistic, as you have done.”
www.myspace/apdenniston - www.headsupmusic.com.au

“me: "what do want to hear?"”
audience: "we're in your hands"

“appearing tonight: $10 steak”
lost cause - that'll keep the artist humble

“you rock!”
frequent comment

"finally! someone who can play!"
garanteed never to be re-hired

“why does he do so many solos?”
Barry Leef: because he can

“you mean you would like the in-house music turned off when you perform?”
uh, yes please...

“brilliant, 10 ot od 10! we have asked the front desk to have you back more often...”
frequent comment from regulars

“speechless”
in tears, shaking my hand vigourously

“the 'good one' is on tonight”
comment by staff and customers

“exceeded my expectations: you can do every friday”
young pub manager

“pivotal guitar hits”
connaisseur

“we are not worthy”
with bows from young fellow artists

“master”
young audience member

“maestro”
old operations manager

“of all the guitarists we've ever had here, you are the best!”
bar manager with little other exposure

“awesome, you go OFF!”
young bar managers

“does covers in an original way”
in a good way

“he's got the shit happening”
from the pool table

“we weren't going to stay”
famous last words

“i saw the laptop and the guitar, and i thought: "there goes a night of kumbaya”
but instead, we got the best thing we've had here for years

“a ventriloquist as well!”
after the house PA cuts into the song

“what are you doing in this joint?”
actually, they think they're doing ME a favour!

“i bet that if there were a couple of hundred people here, you'd have them going!”
unusually perceptive

"a REAL musician!"
from a group of young musicians at the Kincumber

“from a skinhead in the audience: best elevator music i've ever heard!”
after the management asked me to keep it down

“play it again!”
watched casablanca too often

“i have come to eat my words: i'll never doubt you again!”
bayview hotel boss who didn't think my solo act could match a band

“i enjoyed your music so much, i could hardly concentrate on the cricket!”
flattery will get you everywhere!

“and we could still hear ourselves talk!”
took my card

“best Stairway to Heaven i've heard!”
standing ovation after requesting it, first set in club lounge

“you sure play the crap out of Santana!”
demure girl

“best Hank Marvellous sound in town!”
Les Young, from the Shadows Tribute band

“we were betting each other on whether it was the juke box or not!”
couple in their twenties

“contained heat”
motto

“chuck berry, santana, led zeppelin, the shadows, deep purple, dire straights, stones, beatles, hendrix, cream, blues, funk...personally arranged”
what more do you need?

“you don't need a band”
but you must be hell to live with!

“it's a hard road you're travelling”
audience member who considered music as religion

“are you sure they sent you to the right place?”
pleasently surprised club audience

"extraordinary voyage"
after a couple of drinks

"like a prayer"
after a couple more drinks

"turned me inside out"
do you think she liked it?