Much more confident.

Does anyone remember the days when I used to run and jump around the stage like some sort of powerful killer virus or whirlwind - picking up stuff and depositing it near the bar like a wayward teenager on a binge drinking asbo weekend? Me neither - now my live shows mean sit down on a stool and moan about the cold. Last night I played for half an hour at The Jolly Brewer's Open Mic Day, I was on at sunset, it was cold. Here's the set:

• How Turns The tide
• Coast To Coast
• Cloudbusting
• We Know How...
• Day of the Triffids
• The Bridge
• Waiting For Answers
• Take It Easy
  

It went well, there was quite a crowd and I didn't make any really bad mistakes (apart from dropping a pick in Waiting For Answers, something I couldn't really cover up). It was nice to play Cloudbusting again, as well as playing The Eagles' Take It Easy - a song I remember fondly, ever since hearing it on Knight Rider in the 80's. Especially good was Coast To Coast,which I haven't played for a year and a half - slow it down, make the chorus melody different, it's a whole new song!
Before heading to the Brewer to soak up the (alcohol) atmosphere I'd been bowling - a sore hand and forearm was what I got for my trouble, but also a vending machine at the bowling place was giving out free savoury and sweet snack foods! We stocked up on Square crisps and Toffee Crisps (completely different types of crisps there) before we left. I have recurring dreams about that sort of shit.
I also watched Xmen 3, which was ok, 6/10 let's say. I also attempted to watch Elecktra at about 4am on Sunday morning...bad move, 2/10. Must try harder.

You're acting like a pack of rabid DOGS!

This is becoming a depressingly average and repetitive blog...
Once again I played at last night's Jolly Brewer open mic night. I played Waiting For Answers and APOF's Venus In Cancer and was joined by the man Andy Neal on drum, and an unknown on sax (who is that masked man?) so at least it was slightly different to the many numbers of times I've played there before.

Apologies to any one of the two fans I may have made during my time playing music, but I just can't be arsed to organise gigs any more so I'm playing less and less. Expect me to do some good show at The Global Village Peace Gathering in the summer, though. And maybe the Brewerfest (potentially).

The soup song is now up at the brewer website, follow the link below.

New series of Lost - damn those 118 men.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is very, very good.

Manchild, I say goodbye now.