Nick judges Battle of the School Bands
Nick is one of the judges for Reading Rock Academy’s Battle of the School Bands. The event is this Saturday 23rd January 2010 at the Hexagon, in Reading, Berkshire. Find out more in Appearances.
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i did this 20odd years ago!!!! martin rushent wasnt much of a fan….is he still envolved i wonder…..ho hum!!!!!! good luck nick, its a tough job squire!!!
Be sure and tell them…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdNaA4YcXTA&feature=related
How cool is that!? Next minute you’ll be a judge on XFactor! Or Britian’s Got Talent!? Have fun!
Brilliant !!
brilliant for the bands too, they’ll know they’ll get kind comments & words of encouragement from at least one judge!
Thanks guys. “Get Knotted!” Ha!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGS-Wvs6gb0
Yes, judge… what a word… quite sludgy isn’t it? Lets change it to Picker. Nick Picker. Who is ripe and who is not yet, and who may never be ripe for the job, but perfect for another.
Hey Nick….this one’s ripe…over ripe! lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT5lnynu9l8&NR=1
Onka judge he sang the earth song on x factor. Don’t judge the judge
Please Sir – I love that film !
Battle of the bands sounds like great fun.
Don’t be giving them all an ‘8′ like Juke Box Jury ! Unless they deserve it of course.
I wish I lived further south – sounds like a really good night out.
I will be supervising a seven year old’s sleepover instead. There will be guitars and drums… maybe I can turn it into a competition too…
mmmm
What’s for lunch today Nick ?
Whatever you do BE FAIR and resist the urge to mark them down just because they didn’t dress to please you. Not everyone wants to look like a fisherman, you know.
That would be Nit Picker not Nick Picker though wouldn’t it TLH?
Agree with Helen, wish I lived further south. Why not head North? The locals are lovely. Know Helen will agree.
Hey Nick…..
Seem’s like a very worth while thing to do. Children need some inspiration, and what better person to shed some rays of light on them than the talented MR Heyward. It is also so lovely to get to see the new and possible talent of the future. I went to watch my daughter’s dance performance at college as it is so uplifting and gives you a warm glow to see the enthusiasm and talent that explodes from these young people. So I take my hat off to you dear sir, and hope it is a fabulous night, as I’m sure it will be.
Good luck and have a blast.
Congrats , don’t go wearing your trousers like Simon cowell tho , lol x
Hey, don’t knock old Simon because I fancy him in some way
. Have never taken any notice of his trousers, must say. They must be terrible haha.
Elissa – that’s so funny that you winked in my direction. Before posting my comment I got rid of part of it – it was about being a Nit Picker and then I thought: Oh, I’d better not say that and then you did anyway IT CRACKS ME UP hahaha. I can’t even think of the word Nit without thinking of an old school teacher who used to accuse the kids of being nits. He’d get shirty with them and say things like: Oh don’t be such a nit! Or:You nit!! He also had the unusual and somewhat amusing habit of making out he was standing behind the seated student to check their work and then he’d pull out a strand of their hair. He was very sneaky about it. He did it for kicks in order to see the reaction. Or else he was checking for lice. Obsessed with nits perhaps?
How did the Battle turn out Nick? Was it a good night? Who won?
Enjoy your Sunday rest.
Yellow Fever. They were very much Arctic Monkeys. Played really well together, sounded and looked like a band, and the singer had great front man appeal. They also have a very nice and smart teacher who’s made sure they’ve all passed their O levels!
The first band Rewritten, brought tears to my eyes… sweet as meringue. Was like hearing a bicycle bell from Sebastian’s primary school days…
Bless This Hour were brimming with brilliance! Dispose arose! Fortune favours the Fallen were fantastic! Retrograde played marvelously! SilvaLite rocked! Ataraxy arrived!
They were all so very cheeky, joyful, confident, talented, natural, happy, funny, cockery, humble, kind, driven, jolly, beautiful, friendly and most of all filled with boundless enthusiasm! A total inspiration. One hilarious little chap asked, “so who are you then?” I answered that I was the bloke with the big glasses that sang the Fantastic Day song at the end.
Everybody there for their offspring. Everybody there for their friends. So once again it’s family and friends that matter most…
Love and peace,
Nicky Most
(whose public speaking needs work…)
Oh, good for you, you make it sound fun to us, sure it was fun for them!
(and public speakers who are too slick don’t sound sincere!)
A very big thanks Nick.. your presence lifted the whole event.. it was a fantastic day all round .. so many kind words coming in for support for the event..The Hexagon was a great platform for the bands to perform their own songs. Hope we can keep in touch with the academy. You’re an absolute gentlemen.
Fantastic ! Brilliant !
Sounds like a brilliant evening all round Nick. And some more amazing talent blossoming in the UK. I guess we’ll have to keep our ears out for Yellow Fever! What was the prize?
It sounds as though the prize needed to be a bottle of paracetamol
. But, in fact, they’ve hit upon a really good name because it’s very easy to remember. I like the name Fortune Favours the Fallen but that isn’t quite as easy to remember. “The bloke with the big glasses” 
. By the way – Nicky, Peter Noone sends thanks for the work you did with them in the sixties.
Im glad it was you up there doing the public speaking and not me, I would have shut down like a clam yet ppl say i can chew the leg of an arm chair but when it comes to standing up( or sitting down in yur case) I get tongue tied even though Ive been on TV heaps(reminds me: I hate the sound of my voice on TV lol)
It was a fantastic night. Thanks for doing a number Nick. All the bands were incredibly talented. Well done Pete and all the crew. Photos of the night can be seen here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/CeolPictureCompany/BattleOfTheSchoolBands2010#
They will be available for purchase soon from Reading Academy of Rock website with proceeds going to Priors Court school:
http://www.readingrockacademy.com