THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Imagine it's your birthday. you may go out for a meal or get slaughtered in some cheesy hell hole. not my housemate chris! he wanted to go walking around fields in wales!? so, yesterday 8 not so keen ramblers set off for the land of the leek. imagine a 3 hour dog walk..without a dog, without an ipod, and without a purpose. i'm not really moaning, cos it was actually quite good. i like the wind in my hair. it also gave me a chance to say the following classic dad on-an-outing lines.."the weather's holding out nice", "we've really earnt our lunch now", and the best.."we'll sleep well tonight".

so, now i present a few clips from the upcoming dvd release 'The Greatest Outdoor Moments Volume 1'

Man Throws Stick..


Man Throws Log..


Hand To Forehead pose..


Marching, Walking, Dragging heels..


Crossing A Bridge, Indiana Jones style..

HMMM..PIE

I found these down my road yesterday..

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OLO RADIO DOWNLOAD (29th March)

You can now download and listen again to wednesday's Olo Radio show. featuring loads of new tunes, unsigned peeps, and a guest mix from Breakface! full tracklisting below..

POSH NOSH

Just had my daily fix of baked beans while wearing my suit, it felt funny. anyway..back off to court now, hope i don't trump in front of judge.

DREAM (Of Noel Edmonds)

Noel Edmonds won an oscar! when his name was called out, he began to jump up and down with puppets on his hands, then he tripped down the stairs and rolled all the way down to the stage. i was laughing soo much i felt like my head was gonna explode. in his speech he thanked hospitals and wayne sleep (who had just had an operation on his stomach). for some reason this oscars ceremony was held on christmas day.

OLO RADIO (29th March)

Olo Radio tomorrow night, 8-10pm (not the usual 7 or 9 starts)
we're just being difficult.

tune in - www.oloworms.co.uk/tunein.htm
msn in - pigeonhair@hotmail.com

this week we have a guest mix from BREAKFACE!

COURT WILL RISE (For The Last Doodle)

Hopefully i'll be starting a new job soon (think i said that about a month ago), so these shall be the last drawings from the court rooms. i feel i've exhausted the original idea of making my own archbold (book of law) with doodles from the court. i now have 2 books ('archbold' and 'skelton argument') packed full of all the good memories over the last year and a half. i'll use them one day for something or other. maybe a film about a judge who loses it, goes mad, and lets all the criminals run free.

these last 2 pages are partically bad..

SAFELY CLIMBING THE LADDER

Olo pals Safetyword keep on moving upwards. i've recently heard they will be playing with Ariel Pink at this year's Venn Festival, and in this week's Venue magazine they get a name check by Portishead's Geoff Barrow! do you like the way i stuck in 'pals' now they are heading places? hated them before, i only went to their gigs and listened to their music cos i felt sorry for them. here's the page from the magazine (click to enlarge)..

ALIENOID STARMONICA

Them sneaky Aliens have gone and released their brilliant 1st EP 'Alienoid Starmonica' as a download only (for now). you can get it over at the big old money-making monster that is the itunes store. it's especially nice to see that the song 'hey leanna' got made as i remember a very excited Gordon (Lone Pigeon) one night describing to me how it was gonna sound..and i gotta admit i could'nt imagine it working. hooray, it did!

DID I HEAR YOU RIGHT?

Just got back from a big greasy fry up in a local cafe. while ordering, i over heard one of the dinner ladies who brushed passed me casually say "..don't know if the mouse was dead or ran away" hmmm..i think i'll leave the full english now.. but if you catch that mouse i'll have it in a bap with some brown sauce please..i'll be sat over there with the paper, cheers luv!

MOTHERS DAY

..Has been and gone. but my mother's day was made when she was recently featured in the march issue of the one and only 'Hertfordshire Life' magazine!! here's a quote from the editorial..

"looking at the areas of sport, business, fame, community spirit and country living (much like this blog) we build a picture of what living in Hertfordshire is all about. In business there is the entrepreneurial genius of Michele Hankins, a self-made success story in bridal accessories, while Geri Halliwell is a role model for any youngster who wants to follow their dream."

hahahaha!! aaaarrrrr!! brrrap! *does a little fizz-pop twichee dance* ...but.. er.. nooo!..haha! CALM DOWN. phew. hmm, firstly..GERI HALLIWELL!!? A ROLE MODEL!? oh god! if that youngster's dream is to become one of the most self-obsessed, annoying, winey, women on the planet!..then yes. love the fact that her name is mentioned along side a Hankins, i could almost be a spice girl! something else i dont expect to see next to the name Hankins is the word GENIUS. now, my mum does make some really beautiful tirars, and amazing shepherd pies but i think genius is going a bit too far. although if she's being judged along side ginger spice and vinnie jones, then the word is well deserved. If you read her little write up below, you will notice the absense of her no.1 influence..me. during her 4 years at uni i gave her all the encouragement and inspiration she needed to get that 1st class degree. having just completed an art degree myself, i was full of great advice and wise words.. "don't bother..no one reads those essays" "you've done enough work, what's for dinner?" "tutors know nothing!" "when you've finished that drawing can you do my CV please mum?" serious now..well done mother!


the inspirational Geri 'yoga-bones' Halliwell..


why must my mum share the page with that football thug!? "watch out mum! he's got a gun and a tattoo!!"



now if you can all email Robyn Bechelet (robyn.bechelet@archant.co.uk) and nominate me for next month's 'Hertfordshire Life's' God-like Genius Award i would be very thankful. well..it's either me or Jade Goody

DREAM (Of Linda McCartney)

Linda McCartney was busy sweeping baby chicken's off her expensive rug that she had just bought from someone in my kitchen. these chicken's were not alive, they were golden brown and ready to eat. tiny little snacks. she was moaning about me being asleep still. she walked over to my window, opened it up and threatened to jump out! i woke myself up screaming "noooooo don't do it!!"

BLACK DICE / MY LATEST NOVEL LIVE

My Latest Novel / Semifinalists @ The Cube Cinema - Fri 24th
Black Dice / F___ Buttons @ The Cooler - Sun 26th

It were couple of great nights! very very different gigs as you may expect if you know the bands. my right ear is still ringing a little from watching the F___ Buttons (i don't do swear words) perform screachy chicken raaaaaahh raaaaahhh! and other noises that sounded like the RSPCA should be called. they'll be playing at our upcoming Olo night (details to come later this week) so it was good to finally check them out. i was really impressed..quite a spectacle! 1st time i'd seen Black Dice, i was a little unsure how it was gonna sound live, but they actually sounded better than on record..bit more coherent, less bumpy. with that kind of writing i really should be a music journalist should'nt i? My Latest Novel were really really good. it's always a bit wierd watching bands in the Cube Cinema, we're all just sat there in silence staring straight at them. everyone twitching, desperately dying for a pee cos we've taken in and drunk too many odd sounding (zwjeig!?) beers..could just be me suppose.

it's a rule now that all the videos i post on this blog have to be soo dark no one can see them. here's another, a few mins of Black Dice..



Black Dice are also gonna be bringing out 'Gore', a book full of all their amazing artwork in june. i NEED this!! ..so i can rip of their work some more.

ENGLAND EMBRACES BEDWETTERS

Just heard the awful news..Embrace are recording the england world cup song. doom 'n gloom.

OLO RADIO DOWNLOAD (22nd March)

You can now download and listen again to last week's Olo show. new music from..King Biscuit Time, Why?, Boy Better Know, TV On The Radio, Clinic, Matmos, Belong, Morrissey, Be Your Own PET, and Tapes N Tapes. we also had a mix from MARTIPANTS! full tracklisting below..

OLO RADIO (22nd March)

OLO RADIO tonight (weds 22nd) , 7-9pm

Tune In!
msn in - pigeonhair@hotmail.com

playing loads of new stuff, unsigned stuff, old odds n sods...with NO STYLE!
+ we have a little mix from MARTIPANTS!

OLO RADIO DOWNLOADS (15th March)

You can now download and listen again to all 3 Olo Radio show's from last weds (sorry it was'nt uploaded earlier). they include new music from..TV on the Radio, Hot Chip, Adem, Be Your Own PET, The Flaming Lips, Matmos, Tapes N Tapes, The Noisettes, Kelis, Good Shoes, Terrestrial Tones, Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid, Roots Manuva, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Grandaddy, Man Like Me, Stephin Merritt, and My Latest Novel.

plus the 2nd show had an EXCLUSIVE mix from MINOTAUR SHOCK!

full tracklisting below (click to enlarge)..

PLAYLIST