Ok, I admit it.  This blog has nothing to do with consumer behaviour.  I tried to tie it in, honestly I did, but it would have been so tenuous, it’s better to come clean and say this is really all about a great night as a consumer of rock music of the silliest kind – ooh look, I said “consumer”!

I was lucky enough to be invited to Spinal Tap’s recent “One Night World Tour”.  Naturally they played two gigs because they also played at the Glastonbury festival.

For those not ever so familiar with the work of Spinal Tap, or who would enjoy a reminder, here’s a brief taste of guitarist Nigel Tufnell being interviewed about Stonehenge (a subject that has been something of an obsession for the band and about which they wrote a song):

The guys from Spinal Tap put on a hugely entertaining show…

Spinal Tap

Had some special guests like Keith Emmerson…

Keith Emmerson

Invited a selected part of the audience to join them…

Spinal Tap friends

And had several people join in playing bass on ‘Big Bottom’…

Big Bottom bass players

At the aftershow party Justin Hawkins and I discussed the balance on the “Bass Shuttle” he’d designed and he was good enough to let me test it for myself (it’s very well balanced, surprisingly)…

justin-hawkins

Very little consumer behaviour-wise (I was a guest, so I didn’t even buy the ticket), but if they tour again in another 25 years I heartily recommend revelling in the wonderfully entertaining world of Spinal Tap’s tour!

Philip Graves

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    Hi Phil,

    sometimes it is just beyond super fun just to BE The Consumer, isn’t it? 🙂

    Glad you had such a super fun time!

    Best regards,

    April Braswell

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  9. Philip Graves

    Thanks for the kind words. There are more articles over at my main site http://www.philipgraves.net if you’re interested in consumer psychology (and you can sign up to a free eZine which I send out every couple of weeks to let people know when more articles are added.

    I stopped by your reel site out of curiosity. Each year I go out to the Brittany coast and I’m tempted ot start some beach-based sea fishing; if you could point me in the direction of a website or book that would give me the basics it would be most appreciated!

    Thanks again.

    Philip

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