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It's time for The News Guide Awards again, and I'm pleased to say many of the nominees already shown on The News website..... _http://www.thenews.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1797&ArticleID=1736955_ (http://www.thenews.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1797&ArticleID=1736955) ........are well known to BARKING SPIDER & BULLFROG BLUES CLUB gig goers! Read on!!!!! Check out The News website and you'll see it says...... "Following the phenomenal success of the first awards last year, The News is pleased to announce that this year's awards ceremony will take place once again at the New Theatre Royal, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth, on Monday November 13. But before that, there's plenty of work to do to ensure all the best local performers get the recognition they deserve - and that's where you come in. In each category there will be a winner and two runners up, voted for by you and by our panel of expert judges from the entertainments industry. The News have put together a provisional list of contenders for each category. But if you think there's something missing that deserves a mention, now's your chance to get it included. Nominations close on Wednesday, September 6. After that we'll draw up a shortlist and invite you to vote for your favourites". Nominations so far shown on "The News" website: BEST FOLK / ROOTS ACT (this includes blues - WHITE KNUCKLE BLUES BAND won last year!!!!!!) ARLEN "a great young folk rock band with a talented lead singer in Lucy Rutherford" ANDY BROAD - "Solo singer well known to Portsmouth blues fans" CLAUDE BOURBON - " born in France but has made Southsea his home since 1999" SWEET BELIEVERS "Just about to release their first album". AN SEISIUN - "A festival and club band who play sporadically now but are as popular as ever". Well, plenty of choice there for discerning Spiders and Bullfrogs!!! BEST CLUB NIGHT Delight at Route 66 Gorgeous (gay night at Jongleurs) Flares Guildhall Walk Sumo at the Wedgewood Rooms Punchfunk - various locatons) So why not vote for THE BULLFROG BLUES CLUB?? We've been running every Thursday for six years now, either at South Parade Pier or The R.M.A. Tavern, with only a short break when the R.M.A. changed hands recently!! BEST TOURING ACT (MUSIC OR COMEDY) Jo Brand Little Britain The Beautiful South Arctic Monkeys The Who Girls Aloud What about gigs at The Pier, like THE TUBES, BUDGIE, COUNTRY JOE McDONALD, THE MUFFIN MEN, or ALTAN? BEST PUB/WINE BAR The Florence Arms in Southsea which has a good selection of beers and holds the Tongue & Groove poetry night. (And -although they don't mention it - the official pub for the Southsea Folk & Roots Festival!) And what about The Bullfrog Blues Club/ Barking Spider's second home - The R.M.A. Tavern in Eastney? Some great top acts there, all for free, and now under new management who are keeping the music alive! So...VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!!!!! It's dead simple - all you do is send one e mail per category to _guideawards@thenews.co.uk_ (mailto:guideawards@thenews.co.uk) and in the subject box put the category you're voting for, and in the body of the e mail the name of the person/place you're voting for. DO IT TODAY!!!!!!! Don't forget - nominations close on Wednesday, September 6. Cheers, J.R.