Right now I'm in Key West, Florida. Since I last blogged I feel like I made my life whole and then unraveled it again.
5000 miles from home and I can't escape how I feel and what I lost. Every day I'm alive is the worst day of my life.
I wish I'd never met you.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
OXOX
Went back to my parents last weekend for ‘Neil’ Arthur Fredrick Fessey’s 59th Birthday celebration (meal at The Crown Inn – two for price of one). My car stereo got stolen long ago so decided to use my laptop and sing to myself all the way to Worcester.
Unfortunately it seems like I had a cold on the way and woke up the next day with a raging throat. This quickly subsided but felt like a small woodland creature has decided to hibernate in my brain ever since and sucked up all my bodies energy for warmth. Then yesterday I started getting a twitch, you know the sort ‘weird people’ get where they can’t stop their eye spasming at you – yeah, that one.
Adding this to my growing list of problems for when I visit the doctors in a couple of weeks. I haven’t been in around 18 months so Doctor Loveday (great name, very jealous) is going to be keeping some people - possibly more in need of medical attention for a long time.
I crawled from my deathbed to DJ Saturday night. I didn’t play for very long but my playlist went as follows:
The Murder City Devils – Idle Hands
Rocket From The Crypt – Born in ‘69
Jay Reatard – Screaming Hand
Be Your Own Pet – Wildcat!
Career Suicide – Attempted Suicide
The Night Marchers – And I Keep Holding On
The Cramps – Human Fly
William E Whitmore – Old Devils
Black Flag – Six Pack
Mika Miko – Capricorinations
Pretty Girls Make Graves – Speakers Push The Air
Grinderman – Honey Bee (Let’s Fly To Mars)
The Icarus Line – Feed A Cat To Your Cobra
Hot Snakes – LAX
Vivian Girls – Tell the World
Weezer – Surf Wax America
BLAST! – E.I.B
Supersuckers – Pretty Fucked Up
The rest of this week I have been working and taking it easy. I just downloaded the new Coalesce record OX and it’s incredible and not disappointing one bit. From downloading to Download - I only just realised Voivod were playing. Have Voivod not broken up? This will be epic and a crowd of 10 people.
Last night I cut my hair and great news – I still look 15.
Unfortunately it seems like I had a cold on the way and woke up the next day with a raging throat. This quickly subsided but felt like a small woodland creature has decided to hibernate in my brain ever since and sucked up all my bodies energy for warmth. Then yesterday I started getting a twitch, you know the sort ‘weird people’ get where they can’t stop their eye spasming at you – yeah, that one.
Adding this to my growing list of problems for when I visit the doctors in a couple of weeks. I haven’t been in around 18 months so Doctor Loveday (great name, very jealous) is going to be keeping some people - possibly more in need of medical attention for a long time.
I crawled from my deathbed to DJ Saturday night. I didn’t play for very long but my playlist went as follows:
The Murder City Devils – Idle Hands
Rocket From The Crypt – Born in ‘69
Jay Reatard – Screaming Hand
Be Your Own Pet – Wildcat!
Career Suicide – Attempted Suicide
The Night Marchers – And I Keep Holding On
The Cramps – Human Fly
William E Whitmore – Old Devils
Black Flag – Six Pack
Mika Miko – Capricorinations
Pretty Girls Make Graves – Speakers Push The Air
Grinderman – Honey Bee (Let’s Fly To Mars)
The Icarus Line – Feed A Cat To Your Cobra
Hot Snakes – LAX
Vivian Girls – Tell the World
Weezer – Surf Wax America
BLAST! – E.I.B
Supersuckers – Pretty Fucked Up
The rest of this week I have been working and taking it easy. I just downloaded the new Coalesce record OX and it’s incredible and not disappointing one bit. From downloading to Download - I only just realised Voivod were playing. Have Voivod not broken up? This will be epic and a crowd of 10 people.
Last night I cut my hair and great news – I still look 15.
Thursday, 30 April 2009
My blogging frequency has declined over the last 10 days because I’ve ‘micro blogged’ anything of any real interest. I’ve haven’t done any graphics work in the past week either (not even AT work, a need a new job). I have been getting stuck into my drawing, a few efforts from my flickr are below.
Had an absolute crisis on Saturday when Spurs managed to blow a two goal lead at Old Trafford. Pre half time I had been rattling of texts of glee on the train where I was tracking the match (not looking forward to my phonebill – I might be the only person still using WAP). This ray of sunshine in Tottenham’s sunshine soon got tainted with a cloud of shit as we crumbled. I still haven’t watched match of the day, its frankly too upsetting.
This weekend I am DJing at The Branded / Deadly Shakes / Dissolutes show in Worcester – see the flyer I did below dum dum. I’m sure my choices won’t get too fruity as it’s a punk night Murder City Devils / Hot Snakes / Minor Threat are mandatory. Sure I will try and slip in a jazzy remix or power ballad (can people handle 9 minutes of Meatloaf?).
Tre from last years Apprentice was on the Central Line this morning, chatting to some guy who had obviously accosted him about “corporate gigs” and that sort of twoddle. The man is quite a snappy dresser by that I mean cunt. Pastel blue shirt, white pinstripes and white cuffs, bootcut indigo denim and beige half breed trainer / smart shoes – actually, the were more like hobbit sneakers.
I’m watching this weeks Apprentice on IPlayer right now, it seems so easy – how are people like this running the corporate world. I always feel like I could do a better job, because the tasks are always quite creative AND you have to be an egomaniac with delusions of self importance. Win. If George Lucas has got any sense he’ll be making a Star Wars spin off of The Apprentice…Darth Vader? Hopefully you can see where I’m going with this.
Ok fingers crossed the “I went to Sandhurst” twat gets fired.
Had an absolute crisis on Saturday when Spurs managed to blow a two goal lead at Old Trafford. Pre half time I had been rattling of texts of glee on the train where I was tracking the match (not looking forward to my phonebill – I might be the only person still using WAP). This ray of sunshine in Tottenham’s sunshine soon got tainted with a cloud of shit as we crumbled. I still haven’t watched match of the day, its frankly too upsetting.
This weekend I am DJing at The Branded / Deadly Shakes / Dissolutes show in Worcester – see the flyer I did below dum dum. I’m sure my choices won’t get too fruity as it’s a punk night Murder City Devils / Hot Snakes / Minor Threat are mandatory. Sure I will try and slip in a jazzy remix or power ballad (can people handle 9 minutes of Meatloaf?).
Tre from last years Apprentice was on the Central Line this morning, chatting to some guy who had obviously accosted him about “corporate gigs” and that sort of twoddle. The man is quite a snappy dresser by that I mean cunt. Pastel blue shirt, white pinstripes and white cuffs, bootcut indigo denim and beige half breed trainer / smart shoes – actually, the were more like hobbit sneakers.
I’m watching this weeks Apprentice on IPlayer right now, it seems so easy – how are people like this running the corporate world. I always feel like I could do a better job, because the tasks are always quite creative AND you have to be an egomaniac with delusions of self importance. Win. If George Lucas has got any sense he’ll be making a Star Wars spin off of The Apprentice…Darth Vader? Hopefully you can see where I’m going with this.
Ok fingers crossed the “I went to Sandhurst” twat gets fired.
Monday, 20 April 2009
The Weekend That WAS
All things considered a sterling effort by those concerned. On Saturday I drew a poster for a show in Worcester – The Branded / The Deadly Vibes / The Dissolutes. Here it is right below, I really like it even though the panther is a total rip off of The Black Panthers logo (http://www.inetmgrs.com/onepeoples/logo03.jpg). That symbol has garage punk relevance as MC5 also plagiarised it, so I figure it’s an acceptable incarnation.
Saturday night I went round to Franks, chilled and made me tattoo a little skull on my arm. It’s based on a skull on a dagger from Bert Grimm flash. We added a reaper scythe and upside down coffin. The word ‘Death’ is hidden in it as well.
I’m really stoked on it, the book Frank had with Bert Grimm flash in really inspired me and I want to get a few more tattoo’s like this which just look clean, solid and classic.
I also tattooed a scaled down skull on Frank. It didn’t come out that great as I was laughing so much and couldn’t keep the needle steady. If it doesn’t drop out it will be miraculous. Steph and Rick tattooed him too, Steph did an S and Rich did a little stickman…who is sorta missing half a head.
Sunday I went and watched Tottenham beat Newcastle at the local normal looking pub ‘ The Railway Bell’. Its filled with loads of old east end pensioners and is a much more welcome prospect than watching a match at ‘Funky Mojo’s’ or ‘The Lizard Lounge’. That’s Essex for you.
It was a pretty comfortable victory against a Newcastle team who don’t look like they could score with 11 strikers on the pitch let alone 4. Shearer himself could have punting more efforts on target from the technical area. I’ll be watching Newcastle in the Championship with joy next season. Just because you’ve got a lot of fans doesn’t mean you’re a big club.
Met my parents in glamorous Oxford services on Sunday night. They kindly bought me a pair of Vans from Florida but they look a bit like pop punk giant clown shoes. I’m convinced they’ll look fine with shorts and it’s an illusion against my jeans.
Dogma was on TV Sunday night, I really like Dogma – conceptually more than anything. Some of the acting is below par, well it’s pretty rotten actually but there’s something about a twisted biblical story that I have a soft spot for. Despite being a strict atheist I’m fascinated by religion and in particular Christianity. The concept of ‘God’ might be as ridiculous as a Unicorn but the mythology is 100 times better. A unicorn was never vengeful, even at the loss of a horn due to bizarre sexual accident I have every faith the would remain calm and peaceful.
Saturday night I went round to Franks, chilled and made me tattoo a little skull on my arm. It’s based on a skull on a dagger from Bert Grimm flash. We added a reaper scythe and upside down coffin. The word ‘Death’ is hidden in it as well.
I’m really stoked on it, the book Frank had with Bert Grimm flash in really inspired me and I want to get a few more tattoo’s like this which just look clean, solid and classic.
I also tattooed a scaled down skull on Frank. It didn’t come out that great as I was laughing so much and couldn’t keep the needle steady. If it doesn’t drop out it will be miraculous. Steph and Rick tattooed him too, Steph did an S and Rich did a little stickman…who is sorta missing half a head.
Sunday I went and watched Tottenham beat Newcastle at the local normal looking pub ‘ The Railway Bell’. Its filled with loads of old east end pensioners and is a much more welcome prospect than watching a match at ‘Funky Mojo’s’ or ‘The Lizard Lounge’. That’s Essex for you.
It was a pretty comfortable victory against a Newcastle team who don’t look like they could score with 11 strikers on the pitch let alone 4. Shearer himself could have punting more efforts on target from the technical area. I’ll be watching Newcastle in the Championship with joy next season. Just because you’ve got a lot of fans doesn’t mean you’re a big club.
Met my parents in glamorous Oxford services on Sunday night. They kindly bought me a pair of Vans from Florida but they look a bit like pop punk giant clown shoes. I’m convinced they’ll look fine with shorts and it’s an illusion against my jeans.
Dogma was on TV Sunday night, I really like Dogma – conceptually more than anything. Some of the acting is below par, well it’s pretty rotten actually but there’s something about a twisted biblical story that I have a soft spot for. Despite being a strict atheist I’m fascinated by religion and in particular Christianity. The concept of ‘God’ might be as ridiculous as a Unicorn but the mythology is 100 times better. A unicorn was never vengeful, even at the loss of a horn due to bizarre sexual accident I have every faith the would remain calm and peaceful.
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Poster All Finished
And another late night. Zingy! Available at the show as a 3 colour screen print. Not sure how many in the run yet!
Monday, 13 April 2009
Easter
Hi. This was Easter.
Mi Ami are ex Black Eyes and sound a little bit like them too. They also sound a bit like a tropical dance party and !!! at the same time. I'm going to avoid the phrase "like such and such on acid" cause it just dawned upon me how trite it is.
If you like fun music and shaking your shoulders then go and see Mi Ami if you can.
http://www.myspace.com/miamiamiami
Almost finished my Gallows Tour poster design. I just have loads to clean up tomorrow night and then find somebody to print the bleeding thing. It looks just like this, only it will be 3D and cost you more than just looking.
Mi Ami are ex Black Eyes and sound a little bit like them too. They also sound a bit like a tropical dance party and !!! at the same time. I'm going to avoid the phrase "like such and such on acid" cause it just dawned upon me how trite it is.
If you like fun music and shaking your shoulders then go and see Mi Ami if you can.
http://www.myspace.com/miamiamiami
Almost finished my Gallows Tour poster design. I just have loads to clean up tomorrow night and then find somebody to print the bleeding thing. It looks just like this, only it will be 3D and cost you more than just looking.
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
BLEUGH
My streak of being ill is continuing - last few weeks I've had just about everything wrong with me. My long stretch of being vomit free is still intact and hanging on my a thread.
This is how my face feels about life today (note the comfy granddad cardigan I have on).
Last night I did a poster for a Holy State show in a few weeks, here it is.
This is how my face feels about life today (note the comfy granddad cardigan I have on).
Last night I did a poster for a Holy State show in a few weeks, here it is.
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