Top 10 Gigs

I've decided as it's coming towards the end of the year to list my top 10 of things I did and liked. I've decided to start with my top 10 gigs. It's actually been quite hard remembering all the ones I attended but here's 10 that stick out.

1.) All the Throbs this year (easy way out of actually deciding a favourite gig)

2.) Daedelus and A La Fu at Captains Rest

3.) GATR and Blackhead at West Coast Blackpool (basically because it turned into karaoke with breaks)

4.) Croc vs Croc w/ Babyshaker/grozny/GvsY at Flying Duck

5.) Hey You get Off My Pavement

6.) Drumeyze at Flying Duck

7.) Weenliz and Tayside Mental Health at The Halt Bar

8.) Aphex Twin at T in the Park

9.) The first 2 Days in Stereo

10) Ex-models and GvsY at The Admiral

I feel I need to give mention to all the Croc vs Croc and Throb nights, they were my favourite nights out this year. I hope theres more to come next year.

Beef Dripping Part 2

A while ago I posted in this blog about a zine called beef dripping. The issue in question was called the age concern issue and covered loads of funny things about old people and what they get up to.

Quite a few people got back to me and wanted to here more. So here's another rad article.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WITCH

Dame Dillys has cracked down on crime in Rosey Hue by Lyme Hants since the year 1927 when she enrolled as it's first female police officer.

Dillys destroyer Dalrymple made her first arrest in the same year when little tommy tootles stole a farthings worth of pear drops from the Rosey Hue post office confectionary counter. Post arrest she was sent to a tribunal on evidence of gross violence and conduct unbecoming of a police officer and was dealt a severe warning from the local constabulary. Little Tommy, who died later from internal bleeding, was in Dame Dillys words "the worst trouble maker who needed a severe tonic", although the alleged three days of mental torture and extreme beating are no longer strictly acceptable. Dame Dilly fondly remembers the old style of policing: "in my day we didn't put sugar in the medicine, we administered it like an icy blast of divine retribution"

Heedless of her warning Dame Dilly continued on a rampage of senseless violence in the name of the law. In the cosy and crimeless surroundings of Rosey Hue, some villagers doubted the need of such vigorous law inforcement but Dillys' maintained that "there is never enough ointment to stave the flow of scum from the wound"

During the 2nd world war, in the absence of any men in the village, several arrests were made on the charge of prostitution, which many still believe were false accusations caused by Dillys', the bakers wife, was overheard at the harvest festival remarking on the subject. Two weeks hence Joan Simmons was found dazed and naked in a ditch outside the village with two broken legs and a bun stuffed in her mouth. She refused to give evidence.

There was much rejoicing in the village in 1982 when dillys' was elevated to damehood, as it was assumed that she would retire, though some feared she would, in retirement, start a vililgante movement. 26 years later Dame Dillys' bloody regime continues. Although housebound, due to decreased mobility, she continues to monitor "the gubbins that prowl our streets from her upstairs window

Weird internet test

that could make you feel slightly racist

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

It is designed to explore people's underlying attitudes to race, gender, sexuality, age and religion.

Lots of filling out and I don't think it was that accurate. I just made up a song to help my self identify things and got all the matching up right. It wouldn't matter if the pictures were of european americans or of animals or whatever. It passed some time today in college so I'd try taking it if your trying to get through a boring day.

The owl project

I read in this months issue of The Wire magazine about a strange noise/woodwork project called "The Owl Project". It started when 3 dudes sitting round a campfire decided to record owl sounds with a casio SK-1 and played the recording back to the owls, who then swooped down to see what was happening. By embedding circuit board into bits of trees they then invented their own instruments, The Ilog, The sound Lathe and The Log SK-1.

Sundays

Sundays are my new favourite day of the week. It's the only day I eat properly and have time to relax. I've just been watching loads of rad stuff on the internet and browsing blogs. Can't ask for anything more on a sunday.



Les Astronautes : Chris Marker/Walerian Borowczyk : PART 1

Tonight i'm going to the captains rest to have a meal with my pal chris and then downstairs for the Findo Gask single launch. Should be alot of fun.

Mumble Club

We made a myspace for Mumble club. You can check it out Here. Tell all your buddies. The first night should be pretty good. Keep checking back for the line-up. It's going to be a good one.

Imagine

Really sorry for the lack of posts lately. I've had no excuse, the winter weather has meant that I'm indoors alot more. I've drank my fair share of tea and soup so far this winter and already went through 3 pairs of gloves.

Well I've spent this week being pretty ill and watching alot of "imagine" documentaries by Alan Yentob

Here's one i enjoyed on film maker Werner Herzog.