Do You Come Here Often?Do You Come Here Often? - LiveJournal.comDream Themes- July 22, 2008 The Frank Sidebottom gig at the Bull & Gate on Saturday was a hoot.It used to be the case, during days of abject poverty, that I'd spend the time between the soundcheck and the gig eating a bag of chips that cost 70p (I understand they're more than a quid now, what with the soaring price of potatoes over the last 20 years) and making a pint of Fosters last 4 hours. These days I've got a credit card, so we went to Pizza Express down the road, in a building which, as I remember, used to be...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/667239.html Frank Yes Ah-ahh!- July 20, 2008 Paul bought 4 blancmange-coloured shirts for 2.50 each from Matalan for our stage gear.Wo!http://rhodri.livejournal.com/666858.html Hatters- July 17, 2008 I don't really follow football or have much interest in it, but my long-term buddy Kevin has been getting upset on his MySpace blog over the fact that his team, Luton Town, have been deducted 30 points by the Football League and the Football Association, so they start next season with -30 points before they've even kicked a ball. And are probably doomed to non-league football in 2009. When I visited scissorkicks on Sunday and had a delicious barbecue with members of The Knockouts (also Luton...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/665978.html Seymour- July 11, 2008 I was telling this story to Jenny the other night, and I did a speedy search through five years of blog entries and discovered, incredibly, that I'd not written properly about it on here. A stark omission, I'm sure you'll agree, not that you're in a position to agree, because I haven't told the story yet, but I'm about to.So it's the 2nd of December 1989. I'd been living in London for two months, and I'd become an on-off member of The Keatons. They'd released their debut 7" about 6 weeks...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/665704.html Hit Little Frank- July 11, 2008 Dicky and Rob and sexyworld and I become the Oh Blimey Big Band a week tomorrow for a Frank Sidebottom gig at the Bull & Gate. Tickets here, just in case anyone fancies it.Speaking of which, here's a rotten video of Frank dying on his arse in a New York club:I particularly like the chap in the comments section who threatens to "kick his ass to a pulp" for ruining a Fall song. I've never seen Frank threatened with physical violence at a gig, but it must have happened, surely.http://rhodri.livejournal.com/664873.html Irritants, 9708- July 9, 2008 The Lost In Showbiz blog directs us to a new website called Politics And The City, launched by, er, June Sarpong. In fact, The Independent plugged it yesterday, too. From the press release:"Fusing politics with gossip, entertainment with fashion and news with celebrity blogs Politics and the City will act as an original platform for young women to discover global news and express their own opinions on current issues. The site will house an array of exciting celebrity blogs including Kylie...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/664783.html Irritants, 8708- July 8, 2008 1. I ordered the new David Sedaris book, and it arrived in a large print version. It's massive. It's like a bloody encyclopaedia. This will proclude me from reading it on the tube (the only place I seem to read books), mainly because it just looks weird.2. My CD of 30 Classic Radio and TV Sporting Theme Tunes also arrived, but I don't have time to listen to it.3. This new column in the Daily Telegraph. Read it and wince.http://rhodri.livejournal.com/664494.html Backhanded Compliments- July 4, 2008 I'd never gone to watch a game of tennis before. Not properly. I've stood here and watched bigger boys knock a greying Dunlop ball backwards and forwards, but that doesn't really count. Having lived within 3 miles of Wimbledon's All England Club for the past ten years, there was bound to be a time where I decided to set aside the fact that I couldn't really care less about tennis, and go and have a look. Andy Murray's triumph the other day spurred me on a bit. His subsequent annihilation by...http://rhodri.livejournal.com/664079.html |