The guys managed to get pried loose from their human jenga puzzle confines in the dirty mensroom of the bar called The Connection. Afterwards they then hurriedly start setting up on the stage for their performance tonight.

But Rennie the Roadie is still perplexed as to how the band got their equipment to the bar without the van. He finally nags Steve into telling him a long and very strange tale.

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The Big Gig Part 1 - Hammer Stories

Greeting all. I’m back. I folded up my bermuda shorts and packed away my flip flops after my little vacation from the drawing board. It’s now time to get back to the business of making comics and filling email inboxes. Before we get down to the comics here’s just a few notes on how I reconfigured the newsletter…

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The story continues.

What lunacy is this? Planet Battuto? Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, the Band certainly has taken a wrong turn on the road to rock stardom when Cubby opened that basement door!

What will the fellas find on this strange, giant fungal plagued planet? Can you get magic mushrooms here? What about a nice plate of Porcini Risotto?

Also what was Mark talking about on the phone when he told his girlfriend to bring over his “Show Stoppers?”

Stay tuned! All these questions and more will be answered in the next installment of “The Big Gig!”

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