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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Eggs, tutus and a killer hook - how can Martin Sloveig fail?

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Happy 50th Mr Rogers Nelson!

Saturday, June 07, 2008

50 years ago today Prince Rogers Nelson was born into the world and the face of music and never been the same again.

I cannot quite believe he's 50 years old but to be honest he doesn't show it - last years 21 Nights in London gigs are testament to how energetic and full of life you can be when approaching 50. As ever Prince shows no signs of stopping.

I cannot say I agree with the highs and lows of his career as plotted by the BBC but it's a nice indication of what Prince has achieved over the years (personally I feel the chart would be much larger and have much more detail as he really has achieved so much).

Happy Birthday Prince - here's to the next 50 years.

I have created a celebratory Mux Tape full of Prince goodness (not mainstream stuff though). Be sure to check it out!

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21st Century Life

Saturday, May 31, 2008

I really do appreciate this age of new technology and entertainment available to download. I think without it I would never be as experimental with my music purchases. iTunes has created a library of songs rather than albums just thinking of the money saved purchasing songs over CDs is frightening.

It seems that there has either been a rash of great new music or I have gone on a musical hunt.

After acquiring the latest Kaskade release, and Justices best efforts I am now plugged into the eclectic styles of Sam Sparro. I have been meaning to listen to this album for some time now and I have finally and happily bitten the bullet.

Lots of people have made comparisons to Prince over the years and I think few of them come close - Prince is simply my way of explaining Sam Sparro the album. It's such a mix of styles and vocal ranges that Prince must be Sam's inspiration.

The boy must be good as he comes recommended from no other than Chaka Khan.

This electro Aussie also gets points for singing on the left side of the dance hall!

Seriously though the album has few low points (trying to remember any) - I can see why he has become an overnight success.

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Move for Me

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

I am absolutely loving Strobelight Seduction from Kaskade.

I love Kaskades work and this latest trip is so chilled and yet the perfect album for Summer.

Thanks to LT at electro^plankton for the heads up - I was totally out of the loop with this release.

Many thanks for all your help mate ;0)

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4 CAPITAL LETTERS

Saturday, May 17, 2008

I adore this song and I think the video is a work of genius..

If anyone has a decent sound quality copy of the video could they pass it on (I love this version with all the extra bits). The closing sequence makes me smile every time I see it.

I cannot wait to hear the remixes for this huge track.

Oh and the logos which were the inspiration for the video can be found here:

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Longest Pod Cast

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

I have reported about the Bear Essential Mixes in a recent pod cast and I want to mention it again.

For those who haven't subscribed it's a great free pod cast which features dance mixes from the South Coast Bears group here in Bournemouth in the UK.

The latest show is 3 and a half hours long and has taken me the best part of two days to listen to it (between commutes) - this isn't a negative comment, I think the show is brilliant. Espeically with the current spell of hot weather in the UK.

There are no ad's apart from a mention of the DJ's name at the beginning which is DJ Charlie who is one of the resident DJs on the South Coast Bear set in the UK. I highly recommend this pod cast - for some great free, up to date dance music you have to download it!

Another great South Coast DJ is DJ Si Cub and you can find out more about him here he has also done some excellent mixes that are well worth checking out.

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This Candy Tastes Like Poo

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Would someone please tell me who a) bought Hard Candy* and b) actually listen to it?

With all the hype etc that surrounds a normal Madonnas release it's obvious that once again the hype has taken over from the content of the album. That content is shit.

This has to be one of the biggest piles of crap I have skipped through in a long time. It sounds like this album was thrown together to fit the market and it just highlights all those flaws in Madonnas voice that are usually masked by over production.

Please let this be the beginning of the end...

Save your money people - or spend it on some real sweets - believe me they will last much longer than this album and give you much more enjoyment!

(*Please note I did not part with any cash to hear this album, I used online streaming sites to hear it - gladly I do not have the level of free time or will power needed to listen to every track in full as the Devil had originally intended!).

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ZZZZZzzzzz

Sunday, March 16, 2008

I have been desperately trying to catch up on sleep - not helped by Brandy waking us both up at the crack of dawn yesterday. At least I have managed a respectable lay in until 9 ish today - I was woke up by my baby, Miss Brandy and a bacon sandwich (no that's not a euphemism) ;)

Yesterday was very quiet though. We had the promised quiet day - in fact we watched a couple of movies. Elizabeth, The Golden Age (which was very good if not factually incorrect), and The Simpsons Movie (which was much funnier than I expected. We also played a couple of our regular DVDs in an attempt to see how our new Blu Ray player handled the picture with our new HD TV. I can honestly say we were both pleasantly surprised.

Of course with technology there is always something else isn't there and apart from me still mulling over getting an iPhone and a new Mac Book Pro, we are now wondering if it's possible to stream our ripped DVD movies from our server to the TV with an Apple TV? For now though we can use the Wii the stream movies for us (It's not elegant but it works).

I hope you have all had a listen to Trunk Cast 127 as it details my trip to Athens. I am not going to write anymore about it in the blog as so much happened it's easier to listen to the Trunk Cast.

I am also loving the new Beta version of Firefox, I never liked the old version on my Mac but the new version is incredibly quick and lot of the extensions are very useful. My only gripe with it is the lack of a keyboard shortcut for the home page...

Labels: Cats, Digital Media, Music, Richard, Travel, Trunk Cast, TV, UK, Wii

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Rock with U

Saturday, March 08, 2008

One of my favourite songs from Discipline but I think the video doesn't do it justice.

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Blustry Day

Saturday, March 01, 2008

It's been a very blustery couple of days - we lost the bin last night (thankfully it was only as far as the end of the garden). I don't quite understand the weather at the moment, one minute it's really dry and mild the next it's freezing cold or raining heavily. It's very unseasonal for February (especially it's now March!).

I published Trunk Cast 125 this morning and it's a particularly long show - I decided to include a full run down of my thoughts of the new Janet album Discipline. Be sure to have a listen as I have included the odd sneaky sound bite too.

We're having a quiet weekend following our trip home last weekend. I am off to Greece Monday after next so I had the time to pop into town to look for a few bits to take with me - not sure I achieved anything though having only come back with some socks and a shirt! I must be getting too picky. That or the latest fashions are just hideous. You either look like an Emo, a goth or some middle aged sad surfing type - where are all the nice clothes?

One thing that won't go out of fashion is the Apple Mac and since the announced upgrade to the Mac Book range this week I am tempted to upgrade my iBook as soon as I can (although not for a Mac Book Air as it's simply impractical as my only machine). Of course my enthusiasm will be fired up if Liz and Colin turn up this weekend - they called for some Apple related advice this morning as they are purchasing a Mac Book - I don't think I will be able to resist if I see a new one in the flesh!

I took a number of shots this week but didn't get a chance to upload them until now - this I have done and they are included in the Capture collection on Flickr (displayed below):

It's been a very busy week really. In fact there have been a number of things that I didn't even think to blog about which I could have - most notably was the horrendous situation at Blackfriars Station on Thursday evening. Passengers were not allowed down the external part of the platform as someone had jumped off the railway bridge onto one of the old bridge columns and was planning to jump - when I was there there was a team of police negotiators trying to stop him from jumping. The poor guy was still there when Richard came home and sadly I don't know the outcome.

Richard also set up a new HP Media Server and a Squeezebox - now all our music is in one place, is playable for any iTunes computer, brows-able on the web and playable from any of our internet radios/stereos etc ;0) Don't you just love technology when it works? (Just don't mention Tiscali gggrrr!)

Labels: Cats, Devon, Friends, Gallery, Janet, London, Music, Photography, Plymouth, Richard, Shopping, Trunk Cast, UK

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WTFeedback!

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Err a couple weeks ago I wrote about Janet's new single Feedback. Now I wasn't very kind and to be honest I take some of my venom back as I have played the song quite a bit - it's grown on me and my faith in Janet is returning.

That is until I saw the video for the single. What the ~~fuck~~ feedback! It's awful! It's a cheap hash of numerous ideas, a mash of Super Mario Galaxy, every naff James Bond opening credit and some sick twisted s&m fantasy with Janet flicking this ridiculously large pony tail around (obviously fake).

Come on Miss Janet, where's the excellent pop music, the fantastic dance beat and the humour - what's with all this dark material?

Now my expectations of the new album have taken another nose dive.

Click the pic to view the video...

Oh and as for the closing routine in the red cat suit - watching Brandy throw up is more entertaining!

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Where have I heard that before?

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Confused by the title? Listen the the Trunk Cast regularly? Listen to show 118 to find out what I am on about - seems like it's not just the pod casting fraternity who use GarageBand to create music!

I haven't blogged yet this week - mainly because I have managed to churn out two Trunk Casts in one week! Believe me this level of production won't keep up for long (not when work kicks in again).

;0)

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Joy...

Saturday, September 22, 2007

For those of you who couldn't make it to the 21 nights in London, for a further 21 nigths Prince has made an exclusive set available over at 3121.com.

I managed 3 of the 21 nights and I already miss him!

I'm offline for a bit now as we're about to head off on holiday - north east of England this time for a weeks chill out. Don't forget to watch my iPod Touch review! (subscribe to my Trunk Cast or download here).

See you on the rebound!

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iAm really impressed!

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Woo Hoo! I have my iPod Touch - it's not the one that I ordered from Apple but one that Richard spotted whilst in London today ;o)

My new baby is syncing as we speak - expect a full review soon!

----- Update -----

Well I have had a couple hours last night and this morning to try out my new 16gb iPod Touch and I an very impressed.

Ignore the negative reviews. The screen is bright and sharp delivery a very crisp image.

The iTunes store works perfectly (in the UK). I would even say downloads are faster.

All the interface flourishes are very nice but of course they all serve a purpose.

More later...

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Embrace the Zdarlight!

Sunday, September 09, 2007

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Beautiful Night

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Last night's Prince concert at the 02 was amazing. He really is on form, jumping, dancing, spinning and gyrating around the stage like he has always done.

The concert was very good and the short dude (to quote Dean) was on stage for around 2 and a half hours.

The set was very tight and this incarnation of the band are very good. Of course the inclusion of Maceo Parker means lots of Sly and James Brown tracks being kicked out to the masses.

Dean and I were both quite interested to see Vanessa's reaction as she was so excited. When Prince came up through the floor of the stage she was speechless. Ness also managed a tear or two during Purple Rain. I am not criticising though as I had tears rolling down my face during Sometimes it Snows in April.

Prince managed three encores during the main concert and he certainly mixed up his repertoire. The opener was Let's Go Crazy which really got the audience in the mood. Other songs (that I remember) were Guitar, Controversy, Raspberry Beret, Pass the Peas, Play that Funky Music, Lolita, Kiss, Musicology, If I was Your Girlfriend, U Got the Look, Shhh, Sexy Dancer/Le Freak, I Feel 4 You, Cream, Pink Cashmere, Black Sweat, Take Me with You, I Would Die for You (although that may have been the after show party), Little Red Corvette and Nothing Compares 2 U.

I think that was it!

I just want to say a quick note about the venue as I am really impressed with the way they have changed the venue since it was the Millennium Dome. It's like a small village inside with the stadium at it's center. it was clean, Light, spacious, everyone got a good view and the acoustics were very good.

I wouldn't want to pay for the £250 front seats though cause I fear being sat at the front by the top of the symbol would mean you wouldn't see very much (Prince seem to spend the majority of the concert on the point).

It was a bit of a crush getting out too - I don't think it helped that out of the 20,000 people, 2,000 of us were making our way to the night club for the after show party.

Now what can I say about the party? I enjoyed it. It was fun. The DJ had a cool knack of mixing Prince tracks in with more contemporary ( and not so contemporary) stuff, I am just ashamed by the behaviour of some of the crowd.

a) I cannot believe just how drunk some people were and b) I cannot believe how rude people were.

We were all told the after show party was a strict no camera affair and people didn't listen, much to their own undoing.

Nikka Costa (who also opened the main concert) came on stage around 1.30 (we had gotten into the club round midnight) and she opened with a very strong set. During Like a Feather, Prince joined her on stage. The song was really tight but sadly our attention was drawn to the bouncer hauling people out of the club for taking photos.

At this point Ness and I did throw glances as we noticed Prince didn't seem to happy. Sure enough we were right as he didn't come back on stage. The band joined Nikka for a rousing rendition of Every body's Got Their Something but after this people started to heckle her.

Nikka really did seem to be struggling to keep the crowds attention and I found it very embarrassing to her this wonderful woman sing whilst a small percentage were chanting "We want Prince".

Nikka Costa left the stage around 2.30 and we noticed the stage wasn't being prepared but it looked like It was being dismantled. It was at this point we'd decided we'd had a great night, enjoyed the concert and had a good ol' dance at the after show party and called it a day. I eventually got home just before 4am!

Reading 3121 this morning it appears that we were right to leave when we did as Prince didn't come back on stage. I am not worried though as we had an excellent time and a free Nikka Costa closed concert to boot (and she had the worlds hottest guitar players backing her up at one point ;o) ).

All in all a fantastic show and my poor aching back and feet are proof of how much dancing we did last night.

Roll on Tuesday when we get to do it all over again!

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18 minutes of joy!

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Your latest 18 minutes of joy is now online (or for those who have no clue what I am on about - I'm talkin' about Trunk Cast 97!

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Chelsea Rodgers was a Model...

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Calling Planet Earth, it's 8 am on a Sunday, I have just got up, grabbed the first clothes to hand, got dressed and headed off to the newsagent.

Why?

Prince's new album was given away today in the Daily ~~Fascist~~ Mail. I know I will get a free copy with my concert ticket in a couple of weeks but who could resist such an offer? The entire album for the cost of the newspaper (£1.40)!

First listen it sounds like Prince is back on form and I am really looking forward to the concerts in a couple of weeks ;o)

The stand out track has to be Chelsea Rodgers. You can tell there has been a re-introduction of Wendy and Lisa as parts of the album sound familiar (Purple Rain familiar).

"Chelsea Rodgers was a model..."

Oh and this is my Simpsons Avatar (well, everyone else is doing it!)

(This doesn't mean I am going to see the movie though!)

Unlike Transformers as Richard and I are off to see the preview screening at the Empire, Leicester Square next weekend :o)

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WaTcHoUt!*

Friday, July 13, 2007

It's been a more than unusual week at work as we moved into our new premises this week. I say new as we have moved back into our old building but it has been completely refurbished. So much so the old name has been removed and it's been renamed to 100 VE.

You won't be able to miss it on the bank of the Thames it's an imposing 1920's Art Deco building but now the interior is a swish technical heaven!

I took some snaps when we first went to view it and today whilst enjoying my lunch on the roof over looking London. I think we have a better view than the tourists who go up in the eye (and we get paid to be there!)

Vanessa has been a complete star today and has managed to come up trumps for the Prince concert we are attending on the 4th August. Not only are we going to see the MPLS genius at the 02, we have also managed to secure tickets to the After show Party! I have been fortunate enough to attend some of these in the past and it feels odd to be acquiring tickets before the event but I know it's going to be worth it.

I think it will be a very late night on the 4th (giving me just about enough time to recover to do it all over again on the 7th ;o) )

* this was meant to sound like Prince's opening scream from Gett off

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Turfalgar Square

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Until Sunday Trafalgar Square is covered in grass creating a temporary park in the middle of London. Of all the schemes dreamt up for Trafalgar Square, this has to be one of my favourites.

It looks like it's going to be a busy weekend, bit of a shame really as it's been a hell of a week! As well as my usually duties I have also been setting up a major team event at the beginning of June. It's virgin territory for me but it's fun nonetheless. Whilst searching for venues I have been to places in London I never knew existed (and as I am planning it I have made sure it's in Central London). We're off to a fab new location on the river - I get to meet with the team there tomorrow to finalise details.

Richard's sister and family are paying a visit for the Bank Holiday weekend. It should be interesting, Richard still has the scar from last years visit (quite literally!).

Sunday I am off to Hammersmith Apollo with Steve to see the Pet Shop Boys in concert. Even though we saw them at Thetford last August and I have been listening to Cubism on my iPod; I am still really excited.

It'll be a crowded house though as Steve is also crashing at ours! Still it'll be fun.

Right I had better start learning those lyrics (like I need to!). " M I N I M A ..."

Labels: 365, Friends, London, Music, Pet Shop Boys, Photography, Pic-a-Day, UK, Weather

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Luv2H8

Thursday, May 17, 2007

OK so we're off for the weekend. Before we go I want to share this fab playlist set up I have created for my iTunes/iPod. Basically it lets me listen to my favourite and least played tracks of the same artist:

1) Create a new Smart Playlist with Artist as (i.e. Prince) + My Rating "is greater than" *** - call it +Prince

2) Create another new Smart Playlist with Artist as "Prince" + Play Count is 0 - call it -Prince

I usually set both of these two select checked items only, random with live updating, limited to 25 items.

3) Create another Smart Playlist with Playlist = +Prince + Playlist = -Prince.

This time check all the boxes (live updating etc), but select 50 items. In the Match box above change the option to "Any".

Save it as Luv2Hate Prince and there you go; a brand new Playlist which allows you to listen to favourite and least played tracks. Of course as you go you can rate your tracks and as they are played their play count goes up. This means whenever you sync your iPod following listening to any of the tracks, you have a new list (but not so new that you miss your favourites)...

Tip: To keep it all in order, save these Playlists in a separate folder.

What do you think? I quite like it. So much so I bought the company (!)

Right I just want to part with the following:

Shadows on the sun
Another night's begun
It's always dark in Luna Park

Wind across the moon
Electric storms and soon a flying spark
in Luna Park

And when we're getting higher we're happy
Somebody's eating fire we're happy
The big wheel in the sky will make you scream
Come on, join a line
The ghost train leaves on time
It's always dark in Luna Park

On the shooting range the plastic prizes never change
So make your mark on Luna Park

Thunder. I wonder?
A storm will come one day to blow us all away like dust on the moon
In Luna Park it can't be dark too soon

Luna Park - Pet Shop Boys "Fundamental" 2006

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Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Yes I did vote for this - is that so very wrong?

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Only 31.21

Saturday, May 12, 2007

I have my tickets...

Do you have yours?

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Holiday Eve

Sunday, May 06, 2007

It's the day before our holiday so today is the day to dig out everything to pack... and of course my last day to blog before I go.

Do I have much to talk ab out since my last entry? Not really but I have found some cool things online I'd like to share before I go.

1) Magnetosphere. I do tend to think that the Visualiser function in iTunes is underused and forgotten. Unlike the Windows Media Player version which is shoved in your face whenever you play anything. The iTunes visualiser has a number of neat tricks up it's sleeve and I just discovered Magnetosphere which is a rather fab plugin. Check out the link to see a grab from the animation. It's worth a download.

2) Facebook I know there are hundreds of social web sites and groups out there and it's hard to keep up. This is probably why I am only just discovering Facebook. There is a large following in my company so I decided to join up and take a look. I have since created a Trunk Guy Group which you are all welcome to join. Why join Facebook? Well it's neat, tidy, you can navigate and read things with ease and you are not bombarded with garish background images, forced to listen to crap camp or rock music and video. Or in other words this is everything My Space isn't - which in my book is a good thing!

3) BrandyCam We received our new video camera yesterday, a Hard Disc Drive Sony Handy Cam. So what was there to test it on? Brandy of course! It's a great model and the touchscreen makes it very intuitive and easy to use... Check out my upload to You Tube (with commentary from Brandy).

4) Trunk Cast 90 went live yesterday - enjoy!

That's it for now - Adios! I'll see you on the flip side of our holiday. (Yes I could blog whilst abroad but it'll cost a fortune, therefore it can wait til we get back).

Labels: 365, Cats, Digital Media, holiday, Music, Pic-a-Day, Trunk Cast, You Tube

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The Good Life

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Ah the good life, listening to an old geezer crone!

Seriously though, Richard and I were privileged to see the legend that is Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall last night.

Boy what a concert!

I am amazed that a man of 80 has so much stamina. He was on stage for a 90 minutes set with no breaks and he covered a great deal of songs from his repertoire.

What was truly amazing was when he got the sound guys to switch off all the mics and sang a rendition of Fly Me to the Moon only with the aid of a guitar on backing. This 80 year old filled the Royal Albert Hall with sound, his vocals were clear, crisp and bang on the mark. I have never witnessed anyone sing so well with such volume and make it all seem so effortless.

I can see why so many people raved about the Brat Pack when they were in the hey day.

Tony Bennett truly is a musical legend and I feel very honoured to have witnessed this real gent and to have me in his company for one evening.

(Read Richard's account of the concert here).

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Who Would Have?

Monday, April 09, 2007

I used to like Savage Garden but did feel that their work tended to sound very similar. The work Darren Hayes released as a solo artist didn't grab me though.

Now things have changed and although there is a reminiscence of old Savage Garden work in Darren's next single, I actually really like Who Would Have Thought?

The song is lovely but the video is stunning. In a world full of animation, graphic artists and vector illustrations; it's great to see someone take the initiative and put all these elements together. The result is a stunning and touching video to accompany the fortcoming single.

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The Joy of Freebies!

Saturday, March 24, 2007

As I am sure lots of people do, I spend some time browsing around the web and I enjoy reading articles on multiple web sites. I especially like little treats like free music etc (who wouldn't).

It was one such freebie on Arjans web site that led me to Nate James.

I am sure I have seen him featured on other sites but have not heard him sing. Arjans freebie of Funk Defining was enough to get me over to Lavamus where I plugged into the rest of the material available there.

I have now purchased the EP and the last album and am very impressed.

Nate is from Suffolk in the UK and notes his influences as Prince, Jamiroquai and Stevie Wonder and boy can you tell! He has a wonderful soul voice and I would go so far to say that I think he is better than John Legend.

Pop over to Arjans for the download.

The new Abercrombie and Fitch store opened in London yesterday and it's as dark and depressing as the store on 6th Avenue.

I guess it's time to throw away my Abercrombie clothes and find something new and unique to wear. With this store in London, everyone will be wearing it now.

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Once upon...

Saturday, February 10, 2007

This is truly magical. Once again Air have produced a cracking record. I cannot wait for the album to drop (I have placed my pre-order on iTunes).

The web site is very well executed too. Check it out

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Snow Joke (pt. II)

Friday, February 09, 2007

You may recall a couple weeks ago I mentioned we had snow?

Well yesterday we had much more...

This is currently getting a lot of play time on my iPod:

I am currently listening to:

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I ain't got...

Friday, January 05, 2007

I ain't got the blues no more. I said.

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Passion

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Passion, Love, Sex, Money, Violence, Religion. Injustice, Death

Well it's a more exciting way of describing my week so far!

Apart from the normal hum drum at work there was a bit of excitement today as we got to see our new old building (the company moved out, sold it, renovated it and are moving back in in 2007!).

It was very interesting to see what has happened to the innards of this splendid building but I did feel sorry for it's old art deco soul - the guts literally have been ripped out.

I am very pleased that the original facade, the reception and the marvellous marble stair case have been restored to their formal glory.

It's been chucking it down with rain today and I got absolutely soaked on my way to the station this morning - this is one time when jeans are not very practical - it took me nearly two hours to dry off (the hair dryer in the mens was f**king useless!)

Death? Yes. My mum informed me her eldest brother had passed away. I was surprised. I remember him when he was in his 50's, which is the last time I saw him. He died at the age of 71. Funny how people age without you realising.

Religion? Well only in so much that I have been listening to Eddie Izzards Glorious tour on my iPod. It was all I could do to stop myself bursting out laughing on the train yesterday - probably just as well I did though as I got sandwiched between two commuters who had earlier been arguing!

Girls, boys, arts, pleasure, food, cars, travel, New York, New York, New York. Thank you ;)

[Listening to: Paninaro '95 (Tin Tin Out Mix) - Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95 (Remixes) (Disc 1) (7:49)]

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