09/10/2005: "The Secret Word Is "Sheffield""

music: monkey swallows the universe

the Sheffield gig was great! one of my personal favourites... ever.
Monkey Swallows The Universe were absolutely tremendous, one of the best bands I've seen in quite a while. They do amazing girl / boy acoustic songs with bits of glockenspiel and recorder, and if you're reading this, you should go here and download "martin" and "down" at the very least. You won't be disappointed, unless you're a terrible person.
The Scarlet Tuesday were also great, even better than the last time we played with them, and we'll be sorting out a gig in Derby for them very soon.

We went to the gig in my tiny, soon-to-die Nissan Micra, and on the way home the boot unexpectedly came open when a massive lorry overtook us. We stopped on the hard shoulder of the M1 and Pod got out to close it, twatting his head on the roof in the process. Just minutes before, he had spent ten pounds on a large toy dog.

In Lardpony, every day is an adventure!

OTHER NEWS

* Me and Pod's acoustic gig might be postponed, rescheduled, on the same date as before or not happening at all... we're not sure.

* We're doing an interview for Sandman Nottingham on Tuesday.

* We're probably playing a christmas gig in Nottingham sometime around... christmas. I suppose this means we'll have to write another christmas song as "O Little Town Of Normanton" is a bit Derby-centric...

* I completed Resident Evil 4 yesterday after three days of solid killing. Life will never be the same.