This was the third Music Lab at The Town & Country Hotel, and tonight we had two Ben's, and one good time!

However the early evening drama involved us possibly being sidelined by tonight's state of origin broadcast, but then finally being allowed to go on with the full show, when our gracious hosts Brandon and Vince ended up bowing to the overwhelming pressure from the clamoring hordes. And on top of that we all received a free beer or two as is the custom at the Town & Country between kick-off and first points on origin nights.

But the big highlight of the night was the Music Lab debut of the very entertaining Ben Briedis who charmed us all with his unique brand of original songs that always tell a fascinating and often humorous story. I hear that Ben has a new CD out called "Messy Bedroom".

But also equally a highlight of the night was the other debut of the evening which was the appearance of our favourite rockin' blues band, Trip. Yes tonight we were treated to the full lineup including Ben, Tim and Jamie, and later on including sometime member Marnie.
(Even though the blues lost out to the maroons in tonight's state of origin match, the blues won over the audience at the T&C)

Other highlights included playing on the new improved stage carpet, lovingly installed and vacuumed by Vince at the start of the night. And last but not least, the late night jam also included an impressive go on the drums by our favourite local drummer, Shannon. It's hard to believe that he has been off the music for the last few years after hearing him successfully rip straight into it with such great finesse tonight.

Songs apparently performed tonight include: