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Smells Like Tin Spirits
A few years ago former XTC guitarist Dave Gregory put together a new band, Tin Spirits. Initially it was just a chance to play live again and indulge in some classic prog covers. I saw them back then, and rather good they were too.
But since then they've started doing their own material too. Their debut album Wired To Earth is now available; it's ( Read more... ) -
So this is Crabstock
Crabstock, I hear you ask? WTF is Crabstock?
Crabstock is the brainchild of The Really Interesting Crab Company. Seafood festivals are traditionally held in seaside towns, because that's where the seafood is. The drawback is that everyone in these towns probably has a pretty good idea what seafood is anyway. So they had the idea, why not hold one ( Read more... ) -
artwork and upheaval
Ocasionally on this journal I've shown off some of my photoediting creations. Over the last week I've ended up putting those skills to practical use ( Read more... ) -
Treating one's MP with politeness
A couple of weeks ago I wrote to my MP and asked him to add his signature to Early day motion 2659, demanding the publication of the Risk Register associated with the Health and Social Care Bill reforms ( Read more... ) -
Being bedridden, and venturing out
It's been the coldest week of the winter, with overnight temperatures dropping to -15 in places. Honestly, if I knew I had to be so ill I was bedbound, this is the week I'd've picked ( Read more... ) -
Say No to ACTA
Originally posted by halcyon_shift at Say No to ACTA
(taken from agirlnamedtruth, originally posted on vidding)
If you're from the UK and you believe in freedom of speech and an uncensored interenet, you really need to sign this petition. There are others floating about, but that particular one is the best way to ensure that your voice gets heard. It's hosted on the directgov ( Read more... ) -
Averting the inappropriate
I was helping one of the lecturers clear up the Common Room after a Freshers' welcome / induction meeting. This meant gathering up such rubbish as crisp packets, plastic cups and unused handouts and dumping it in boxes to be taken away ( Read more... ) -
Jammin'
Got invited to a jam night tonight by two of my bandmates. We played some Kate Bush and some Pink Floyd, and somehow ended up performing Stairway To Heaven with John Mitchell from It Bites on guitar.
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A celebration at Chez Mary
Haven't really touched this journal in a couple of months. Not that I was ever that prolific, but it does seem to have gone downhill a bit since I joined Twitter.
( How I spent my holiday in Manchester )