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Feb. 7th, 2010
02:17 pm - genius
see more There I Fixed It
If you can turn it off, Mr Bond, I'll let you live.
01:16 pm - Poetry on TV!
It's not often you channel hop whilst doing something else and get stopped in your tracks by one of the country's greatest actors, reciting some poetry and you think:
Why don't I know that? It's beautiful, elegiac.
Here it is...
Oh, it's AE Houseman.
XVI
How clear, how lovely bright,
How beautiful to sight
Those beams of morning play;
How heaven laughs out with glee
Where, like a bird set free,
Up from the eastern sea
Soars the delightful day.
To-day I shall be strong,
No more shall yield to wrong,
Shall squander life no more;
Days lost, I know not how,
I shall retrieve them now;
Now I shall keep the vow
I never kept before.
Ensanguining the skies
How heavily it dies
Into the west away;
Past touch and sight and sound
Not further to be found,
How hopeless under ground
Falls the remorseful day.
A No prize for the TV show I hopped into :-) (copyright Marvel mid 70s) or a Snog, if you are hot. (can't have the tone being too highbrow)
Feb. 6th, 2010
11:58 pm - Sleepy
Evening all.
Yesterday was an interesting day.
I didn't sleep at all well last night so I am about as knackered as it's possible to be. I was going to do all sorts of cool stuff like sort out the studio, buy new drum sticks and fix my bike's rear wheel.
For reasons of fail and tired (and being unable to find my freehub remover) I did none of these things.
I really have to get the studio fixed. The plan is to, er...tidy up a bit, hoover up all the dead spiders and install a computer.
Curently, recording is dealt with by a Fostex 4 track cassette portastudio. (stop sniggering at the back) I am going to record using the computer but via the Fostex, so that I can have a nice familiar hardware interface before the music gets to the software. I shall probably install...*linux*! Andrew has given me a copy of 64 Studio Live. This will be fun. Either way, it should dramatically increase by the factor of oh..several million what I can do in there.
Also the drum kits need cleaning.
The PA needs replacing as well, but that can wait a while.
I have some new decoration for it too. Now if I can just install central heating and a coffee machine...
In other news...The guitaring is coming along nicely. Holly has shown me a perfect way to chance from C to G and back, that involves unusual fingering *stop sniggering etc* but once you get used to it, is way better than the usual fingering for G.
This makes me happy.
Jan. 16th, 2010
01:22 pm
I am posting this from Latimer House, a rather nice hotel outside London that has hardly any mobile reception, so if I seem to be ignoring texts, I'm not, just not able to get or send them without either a walk or a following radio wind.
Anyway.
Yes.
laptop.
Snooker.
Tea.
And more geetar practice later.
Oh aye, I am now proud to be The National Pep's Drummer! The NP stars the splendid Andrew and Holly, with Dan too. Ace.
(www.thenationalpepDOT Co DOt UK) You can buy the CDs there should you have a mind to. And you should. Have a mind to that is, because they are brilliant.
And the Bacillus will be playing The Salutation on the 21st Jan and the Roadhouse on 17 Feb.
Finally I got my copy of Tim Lee's Solo album, which I contributed to, and much to my surprise I actually like most of my work on it. What's NOT surprising is the quality of the album, great songs (One Mised Call really could be a top ten single IMHO) Top work Mr Lee.
01:11 pm - For Hunter and Tim:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4
How Triumph make bikes. (it's brilliant akshully)
Jan. 9th, 2010
02:13 pm - Guitar Jiggery Pokery.
I am getting there with this guitar thing. I will be rubbish for a long time, but I am actually recognisably playing the thing rather than making random twanging noises. I am using www.justinguitar.com as a learning resource (its great BTW,) and I now know some 16 chords. I can play most of them too, except Bm. I think only Octopi must be capable of that one. I know what needs to be done to perform it though.
If anyone on my flist can help with the following though, I would be very grateful:
Is there a trick for leaping quickly and eficiently from G to C and back? or is it just practice and dexterity? ( I have no problem if it is this,I can do practice and dexterity, that's what almost everything in drumming is, I am just being lazy) and does anyone have the chords for Mal's song? I have the Firefly Theme chords and am a long way to being able to play it, but I heard this and want to play it. A lot.
Can anyone recommend good strings for an Electro Accoustic, and a Telecaster? Not slicing my fingers to shreds is a priority (although they are toughening up) No too bothered about tone yet ( I don't really know what sounds god and Dans Electric tends to get effected to death)And if anyone an reccomend any other good websites or fora that would be great too. Don't want much do I? :-)
Jan. 2nd, 2010
12:31 pm
Its me again.
And wasn't Doctor Who Wonderful?
Feeling sorry for the Master (watching people starve does that to me) Feeling empathy for him when he realised the Time Lords had shafted him was astonishing. Best Master Story Evar.
Watching Ten die.
Yes I cried, wanna make something of it?
"I don't want to go." *bawls*
Rusty outdid himself with this one. I am not a RTD hater (who else could have pulled off bringing Who back? no one else had the right profile at the right time to command the sort of production and faith that the show is getting now. Like his writing or not, he bought Who back.) but I accept that he doesn't necessarily write the best stories, but this one was boggling.
Anyway...
Other stuff...
A wonderful Christmas with Mary and her family.
I have a lovely new guitar and am starting to be able to play better. I am even getting some calluses on my right fingers. This is a good sign as it means the pain will lessen.
I have also tracked down, after a two year search, an 8 inch rack tom to match my kit,which after some banking jiggery pokery should be with me soon, (it;s coming from USA and the seller doesn't trust Paypal. and have a lovely new teaching/gigging kit, a Premier XPK in the same colour as my main kit, slightly smaller sizes. Good sound for such a bargain kit - it got it's baptism at the Bacillus's last gig at Dry Bar on the 18th dec, a great gig if I say so myself. We should soon be playing the Roadhouse and the Salutation, so the band is going well. We really are starting to knit together.
The Sessions for Tim Lee have been turned into songs, and are about to be released as Tim Lee, Heal the Thunder. Purchasing info to follow:-)
I have a wonderful new friend, Kerry who is brilliant, and crashed and burned with Crush no 1.
And 2.
Thats about it for this month:-)
Have a good one folks.
12:17 pm - Happy New Year! *is Late*
Afternoon All:-)
I hope you have a fantastic and wonderful new year, with everything you need, and all of what you want.
Nov. 27th, 2009
03:27 pm - In London!
Hi All, any of my LJ friends wanna meet up for a natter tonight? I will be at the Hand and Flower opposite Olympia tube from 7 till ..later.
Go on, you know you want to. If only out of Morbid Curiosity.
Sep. 14th, 2009
09:57 am - Bloody hell. A post! (say that in Ron Weasley's voice for maximum effect)
Hi Folks, this one is really shameless - My rather splendid new band, the Bacillus is playingtomorrow night (Tuesday 15 Sept) at Cafe Centro on Tibb St in Manchester city centre. There are two other bands playing who may or may not give equal oral er, I mean Aural satisfaction.
Anyway anyone from here is welcome and it would be lovely to see you all.
In other news...
er, well. I suck at LJ.
May. 13th, 2009
10:38 am - I CAN has promotion nao
Well folks all those positive thoughts seem to have helped - thanks :-) :-)
I start as a Team Coach for Customer Support on Monday :-)
May. 10th, 2009
10:46 am - PARTY!!!!! And meet Mr Pointy.
Ahem. It's my birthday soon, sooo
I am having a party.
It will be on May 24, (bank holiday Sunday ) from 8 onwards. Till everyone falls over or runs away.(Monday hopefully)
As most of you know we are right next to a graveyard, so we are gonna have a loose theme: Buffy/Angel/Vampires in general (or anything Wheedon inspired so Firefly, Dollsouse etc would work too) it's not compulsory, and no ACTUAL staking or blood drinking will be going on. (Unless you want. ) We do aim to misbehave, however : there will be music, games and all sorts of debauchery.
Eat beforehand (unless you are actually planning on feeding on the blood of victims, but try and avoid doing this to other partygoers.) and bring booze. Or whatever. If you want to stay over (and all are welcome to do so ) camping will be available in the garden and we have some limited crash space indoors. :-)
It would be fantastic to see as many of you lovely people as possible.
Details of the top secret locaton (our house) may be got from me by email, text, phone, facebook or letter.
10:45 am - I can't has promotion.
Thanks for al your kind wishes and stuff folks. I didn't get the job, but I have just been interviewed for the same post in the Customer Support department. I'll know if I have the job/a second interview/no chance by this week :-)
Apr. 29th, 2009
10:53 pm - I can has promotion?
Evening all...
I have been working at my present place for just over 6 months and have just had an interview for a Team Coach job - and got a second one.
The first interview was entirely (well almost ) competency based, with a role play. This second one is a more general, selling myself type.
I normally consider myself pretty useful in an interview but extra help never hurts.
So,
if I may: if any of you wonderful folks would consider offering me advice, criticism (on a personal level is fine, but work orientated would be helpful) that would be fantastic: any experiences you may have which you think may be helpful, that sort of thing.
Many thanks in advance:-)
Feb. 3rd, 2009
10:28 am
The world's gone mad...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7
Ridley Scott is producing an A Team Movie.
God I hate the A Team.
But I love the Scott.
Wibble.
10:09 am
We have and electrician in the loft.
He's making a lot of noise.
I think he's making a glider in an attepmt to escape. All he has to do is open the front door...
09:59 am - The sisterhood of the recurring meme
When you see this post your favourite poem. If you want.
Here are a couple of mine.
I can't choose just one...
( The Second Coming by WB Yeats )</div>
Jan. 18th, 2009
01:48 pm - Proper Music
I am currently at home watching a recording of a gig at Ronnie Scot's. It's Jeff Beck, with a band involving Vinnie Colaiuta, Tal Wilkinfield and guesting Joss Stone, Imogen Heap and Eric Clapton.
It's naffing wonderful.
Utterly, totally and incredbly beautiful.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WuhnEcSm5s
Look here for proof.
It's a cover of A Day in the Life.
That's it really. Just go and watch, listen, and make your life better. Really.
Jan. 14th, 2009
12:39 pm - *blinks* Again. How did that happen?
Funny old world, this, isn't it?
Having been back with Mary for some time, and waking every day realising how lucky I am, (and believe me, I am VERY lucky - more than I thought anyone had any right to be ) I suddenly find myself back with Em J!
Yay!
Nov. 14th, 2008
08:16 pm - Well, here's a thing
A post in fact!
I don't do them often, but thought I would point out a few things:
1) (most important) Back at Peter's croft, WITH MARY!!!!
Ahem,. Old news perhaps but I realised I hadn't put it here. I came back in March. At Easter. And it's brilliant.
Just to reiterate, I can't believe how lucky I am.
*thanks darling :-) *
2)I just finished my training for facilitator's course, down in Somerset.
I can has non violence jediship. Sort of.
(and the folks at AVP britain still dont get the facehugger gags.)
Er...wharrelse?
Mitch Mitchell has died. One of my greatest musical influences, one of the worlds greatest musicians...it doesn't seem right that the world doesn't have him in it now.
Anyway, that's it for now.
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