In the background I hear her ‘friend’ saying. Just get his number and tell him we’ll call him back if we get enough interested people!

When the first girl comes back and the phone to me, she begins to attempt to fob me off. When I decide to interupt her by asking about their New Media training, she she begins to struggle! She did’nt know what New Media was. Then I asked her about the possibility of my 16yr old son calling in to use the satge area or rehearsal space for band practice? Sez she, ” Yeah he can book a room to hire out”! I said “He’s sixteen, he’s a student, with no dough!”
“Oh then No” we probably could’nt do that.
I said “O.K. then, what do you do for young people during the day?”
Well, sez she, we have computers and pool”. “A pool?” I said. “No” sez she,
“Pool tables” sez she! “Right” sez me, “and what time can my teenage lad call in to discuss his needs” Between 8 pm and 10pm on Thursdays” “What do the teenagers do on then?” sez me. Sez she “Play on the computers and pool tables!”
- and she added with enthusiasm, “Oh and there’ll be youth workers there too!”

I asked her nicely if there might be a manager about for me to have a chat with?
“No” sez she but I’ll get Gudmund Krogsrud to call you”

And then we bid each other fairwell.

I went back onto a stagnant “The Base” website to find out what role Gudmund holds and I can reveal that he is the ‘Arts Music & New Media Co-ordinator’
So, I shall look forward to his call!

If you, the reader is still with me at this point I want to thank you for staying with it! But seriously though, I am sure that ‘The Base’ is a very good place to go to if your a toddler, or if your a ‘younger’ variety of child. However, in these hard times which we are living in, I think it’s just not good enough for a communinity centre for young people not to have an up-to-date website, and well informed staff! I’ll keep this Blog informed, going forward.
Victor Meldrew the 2nd!

I have a younger Brother who is 16 in March that would be interested in joining a band, if your son is still looking. He’s play Guitar/Bass/Drums.

The Base are supposed to have sound proof rooms for bands to practice, but from what I hear it’s just being used for guitar lessons and drum lessons.

Try the BLCO, I used to practice there a few years ago with my old band. Up stairs were the bar is they have a stage. The bar is only ever open just for small functions only and that ain’t to often.