GLASTONBURY REVIEW (Part 2)

Oh i wish it was as easy as my last post. I really can't be bothered to write a load of piffle about last weekend. Trouble with blogging is (apart from coming across as a self obsessed bore) if you don't do it straight away it hangs over you like a school essay on a sunday night..when all you really wanna do is watch 'Lovejoy' and play on your Amiga 500. In this business you either blog or die! My housemate has been moaning this morning that i'm a "bad bad blogger" i suppose he's right, i've been pretty slack this last month or so. Usually if you you don't see an update for a week or so it means i'm out having a good time. If i post 5 or more doodles in a day i'm sat in my joggers, drinking fruit tea..crying. However lazy i've been it's nothing compared to my housemates, here are their digital graveyards.. LH / JN . Well from now on i'm gonna try harder and keep this thing (whatever it is?) moving along.

Sooo moving along!..erm..backwards..to last weekend. Next to me is a big bag full of wet muddy gear that i'm gonna have to stick in the wash after i've finished here. Actually it would make sense to pop it in now wouldn't it? yep back in a minute..

Back again! Ohhh..i really don't wanna do this Glastonbury review/report thingy. Hanging out in the laundrette seems more appealing right now. Must....fight....on.....can't....give..up!

See you tomorrow for part 3. Yawn.

GLASTONBURY REVIEW

I had a good time, the end.

STILL NO RIGHT THE HEAD ISN'T

Can't write anything yet, the brain is still not working. I'm getting flashbacks all the time, i'll jot them down before the weekend. Cleaning up my room and plugging things back in.

HI HONEY I'M HOME!!

3 of the best days of my life, following by the worst. Boring tales will follow after i wipe away the mud and Alex Turner's lipstick.

GLASTONBURY

In about 10 minutes i'm off to Glastonbury..for FREE! I know a Crook (thanks). Yeeeeeah! really for the mud bath!

MUNDANE MOMENTS (Flash Flood!!)

Bristol was hit by a FLASH FLOOD! Exciting! ..well until my ceiling split open and water began to flood in. My lightbulb went POW!! From now on everytime it rains this happens. It's raining beer!..



I'm off for more flood fun this weekend.

OLO RADIO - G33 - DOODLE DAN - DO THE CLAM - 20/6/07

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FAN MAIL

The old chap delivered the goods! Good man! See last post for info on what i'm on about.

LLAMA FESTIVAL 2007 (That Was That)

Yeah so last weekend we played our first proper gig at The Lynton & Lynmouth Festival (LLAMA), North Devon. The venue was a little train station called Woody Bay which was actually a model train set enlarged 100 times just for the festival. Instead of playing on the little stage which had be set up, we decided to keep it real and give it to the people on their level (nothing to do with nerves or lack of equipment). We set up the OLO chalk board and balloons. The heaving crowd was packed full of old men, tea drinkers, over excited relatives, and little kids with animal facepaint on. Boonbeans warmed the fans up with a bit of Cyndi Lauper just before we began. The next 30 minutes were probably the greatest 30 minutes in rock 'n roll history!!

Of course not! You could say we were..erm..rather..shambolic. It was like a primary school play..nervous kids with no scripts. The balloons which wrapped themselves round our faces while singing didn't help..nor did the constant stream of toasted teacakes which were being served up to the audience. The highlight of the set was without doubt the first ever OAP stage invasion! He loved us! although he did ask when it was all going to end. He took a very keen interest in our American football tops and promised to send us photos of the performance. This chat all happened mid set, no one else mattered, we were playing just for him as far as he was concerned. Anyway, first gig over, will there be more? will we get better? Come and find out next time (24th December, Bristol Zoo, penguin pool).

The rest of the weekend was spent dashing around the place on the cider 'n chips, eating band rider's, and playing sunny music for the good LLAMA people. We also did a bit of busking on the Sunday and entered the busking competition..only to pull out minutes before the winners were annouched. Turns out they actually liked us and had us done for 2nd place and we would have won an ice cream or something. Safetyword were amazing as always, we very much enjoyed Gruff Rhys and a few others. ROGER BEAUJOLAIS! what can you say!?

Below is the programme..



Below is the set list. As well as playing songs from 'Bare Foot' and 'The Bumble Bee EP' we also played two covers..Frank Zappa's 'What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?' & Michael Jackson's 'Earth Song'.

LLAMA PHOTOS (Part 1)

Boot packed, we set off..


Lolly stop..


Michael Douglas in 'Falling Down'..






Only fans (and 3 of them are in the band)..


Lonely DJ (well, i say DJ..)





OAP stage invasion!!..





Nonplussed..





Mother!!..


Hippies..pah!


Book found..













I promise you we've never seen this man before..


Nerds upload pasties..

LLAMA PHOTOS (Part 2)

Man and his motor..


Why baby?..

Busking for crackers..











Ross Kemp!!..


Roger Beaujolais chills out after his wonderful performance on the main stage..





Who is he??..






A fine selection treats in the local shop..


Dogs roamed the streets. our mate lost his sausage to a pooch. this one ate our unwanted tuna..



Kaaabooboo!! he arrived very late Sunday night and was in mischievous mood. he tiptoed round the sleeping tents with a box of cider, can of deodorant and a roll of gaffa tape. to a sleepy camper dripping cider sounds like wee wee, deodorant spray sounds like flames of fire, and stretched gaffa tape sounds like the tent is being torn apart by a murderous hook-handed madman! while Kaabooboo was on the ground in fits of giggles, the angry campers took revenge!..