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Friday, December 18, 2009
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ITS A BIT COLD HERE IN LONDON WE
NEVER GOT THE HEAVY SNOW THAT
WAS FOR CAST AND I CANT SAY IM
SORRY ABOUT THAT ...I DID MY FIRST
OPEN MIKE WITH JORGE LAST NIGHT
WITH HIME ON KEYS I GOT LOST A BIT
DURING YOU DRUGS AND BOOZE
WHICH I WAS ANNOYED ABOUT WITH
MY SELF... BUT I WAS NERVAS AS IT
WAS THE FIRST TIME ON STAGE JUST
US TWO ..........BUT HEY......... WE ARE
GETTING THERE AND KEVIN THE BASS
PLAYER IS STARTING WITH US IN JAN I
HOPING NEXT TIME WE GO OUT....THAT
IT MIGHT S BE WORTH VIDOING THE
PERFORMANCE ...SO STAY TUNED I
THINK IM GOING TO HAVE A QUITE
CHRISMAS NOT DOING ANY THING
XMAS EVE HEY I MIGHT EVEN FANCY
EATING MY CHRISMAS DINNER FOR A
CHANGE LOLL .... IM PROPERLY GOING
TO WORK MOST OF IT ANY WAY SPEAK
SOON HAVE A GOOD TIME FOLKS AMD
DONT DO ANY THING I WOULD NOT DO X
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Friday, November 27, 2009
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I WENT AND DONE MY FIRST OPEN MIC LAST NIGHT............WAAAAAAAA........ I WAS TERRIFID WHEN I WAS ON STAGE .....MY GOD I ONLY HAD ONE BEER FOR GOOD NESS SAKE!!!! BUT THE MAN SAID IT WAS THE ONLY SLOT OPEN AND SO I WAS THE 2ND ACT ON STAGE I FOR GOT THE WORDS AND I GOT LOST PLAYING THE GUITAR IN THE SONG LOL BUT I GOT THROUGH IT AND I WENT UP AGAIN LATER AND DONE A BIT BETTER BUT I HAVE BROKEN ME DUCK AND IM REALLY PLEASED WITH MY SELF I HAVE BEEN DREADING REALLY REALLY DOING IT.......I MUST SAY THE NELSON PUB....... IN MERTON HIGH STREET ...THE OPEN MIC ON A THURSDAY IS A WONDERFULL NIGHT THE VENUE IS REALLY WARM THE PEOPLE ARE JUST SO FREINDLY I WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED THAT I COULD HAVE GONE OUT BY MY SELF IN A STRANGE PUB NOT KNOW ANY ONE AND DONE A OPEN MIC ON STAGE SINGING AND PLAYING THE GUITAR I SHUDDER EVEN WRITING THAT LOLL WITH ABOUT 50 PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME BUT THEY WERE JUST SOOOO FREINDLY IN THIS PLACE ITS THE NICEST PUB I HAVE BEEN TO IN A LOOOONNNGGGG TIME THE PEOPLE AND THE PLACE WAS BRILLANT I COULD NOT HAVE FOUND A BETTER PLACE FOR ME TO GET THE EXSPENICE I NEED BEFORE GO OUT WITH THE BAND AND IM GOING DOWN THERE AGAIN NEXT THURSADY FOR SURE I AM HOPING THEY WILL LET ME USE A BACKING TRACK...........ILL HAVE TO SEE ABOUT THAT ONE ...ANY WAY THINGS ARE STARTING TO MOVE AT A FASTER PLACE NOW WE ARE SOON TO MEET THE BASS PLAYER TO START REHEARSING WITH HIM AND IT BE ROCK OOOOON TIME STAYED TUNED PEOPLE WISHING YOU ALL READING THIS A WONDERFULL CHILLED WEEK END AND REMEMBER TO DREAM A DREAM THEY DO COME TRUE BUT YOU HAVE TO PUT THE EFFERT IN TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND NEVER GIVE UP ...... HERES A OLD SONG I USED TO LOVE AND STILL DO ..CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING VIDEIO .....YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO UP SET THEASE DUDES!
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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BUT IT WAS A BIT OF A CHESSY DIVE SO I NEVER BOTHERED ENDED UP GETTING PRETTY DRUNK 6 PINTS ...BEAR IN MIND I AINT DRUNK IN A FEW WEEKS BOY DID I SUTHER MONDAY GOING TO WORK I HAD TO TAKE PAIN KILLERS AND I FOR GOT MY FREINDS ADVICE TO DRIN A PINT OF WATER JUST BEFORE BED ANY WAY IM READY TO DO SOME OPEN MIKES I HAVE TO DO THIS COS I DONT WANT TO GO OUT WITH THE OTHER GUYS IN THE BAND WHO ARE MUSIC MYSTROS WITH NO STAGE EXSPERINCE ...SPELL CHECKS STILL NOT WORKING BY THE WAY........WOULD YOU BELEAVE I PAID MY CREDIT CARD £168 THIS MONTH AND I GOT THE STATEMENT £170 INTEREST THATS IT IM GOING TO PAY THAT BLODDY THING OFF AND ILL NEVER GET ANOTHER ONE AS LONG AS I LIVE !!!! ANY WAY IM OFF NOW GOT BE UP 5AM TO PAY THE IT....GRRR .......... NIGHTY NITE X
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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TWO TIMES NOW I HAVE MISSED OUT ON A CHANCE TO BE ON SKY MUSIC CHANNELS WOULD YOU BELEAVE I FOUND THIS MESSAGE 2 DAYS AGO GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AND IT WAS SENT TWO BLEEDING YEARS AGO ......... TWO YEARS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I TREIED FOR A BOUT 2 HOURS TO FIND THIS GUY BUT I THINK HE HAS MOVED ON. I TREIED LEAVING A MESSAGE ON THE EMAIL LISTED BUT COMES BACK NOTHING AND ALSO ON HIS MYSPACE PAGE FOR THE BAND HE WAS IN BUT NOTHING YET . I WAS ALSO OFFERED AIR TIME ON A CANDIAN SKY MUSIC CHANNEL A FEW YEARS AGO BUT I HAD NO VIDEIOS AND BY THE TIME I DID THE GUY WHO OFFERD ME HAD LEFT THE CHANEEL OH WELL 3RD TIME LUCKY AS HE WIPES TEARS FROM EYES STARES AT CREDIT CARD BILLS ........... .LOOKS AT COMFORTABLE CATS SPRALLED ON HIS BED ...... PULL A SMALL SMILE AS IMAGINES NICE PAIR OF FURR WARM SLIPPERS ... HERE PIDDY PIDDY PUSS PUSS .GRR COME HERE ......... LOLL ONLY JOKING I LOVE MY LIDDIE MOUSE MURDERERS OH WELL UP AT BLOODY 5AM TOMMORROW SLUMPS SHOULDERS THINK ILL HAVE A CHOCALATE BISCITE .... JUST TREID MY SPELL CHECKS AND ITS NOT WORKING AND I KNOW THATS NOT HOW YOU SPELL BISCITE AHHHH FEEL MY SELF GETTING ..........REALLY PISSED........... IM OFF . 09:49 October 2nd, 2007 Hey there this is Adam formerly of Nixon and the Burn You may know me , you may not Anyway , i am now working for a music TV station called VITV , we run several music channels on Sky TV these are Channel U (urban) and Fizz (pop). We will soon be launching a new Channel called LAVA which will specialise in unsigned Rock, Indie Alternative etc We are currently looking for bands to submit music videos for us to play on our channel. Our current channels have an average audience of one million people per week so think of the exposure this could give you. If you are interested please email me back or alternativley email me at adamhughes@vitv.co.uk This is a genuine offer and could be the break you or someone you know could be looking for. Thank you for your time Adam Hughes Programme Controller VITV
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
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I GOT THAT HORRIBLE BUG THAT LASTS FOR 24 HOURS THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SICK AND END UP LIVEING IN THE BOG......... AND I STILL WENT TO WORK I DONT KNOW HOW I DID IT ........ANY WAY STILL BEAVERING ON THE SONGS ............JORGE SAID HE COULD SEE I HAVE INPROVED...... I HAVE JUST STARTED THINKING THAT I MIGHT EVEN TRY A OPEN MIKE SOON TO GET SOME STAGE PRESENCE UNDER ME BELT ...WHICH I NEED AS IM THE SORT OF PERSON WHO HATES TO STAND OUT IN A CROWD .....MY VOICE I THINK HAS INPROVED WHICH IS GOOD STILL...... SMOKING THROUGH..........I CANT SEEM TO KICK THAT ONE ..... FUNNY I SEE AROUND A 100 OR MORE PEOPLE READ MY BLOGG ON AVERIGE IN A WEEK BUT NO ONE GIVES ME ANY MESSAGES ? ...BIT STRANGE THAT ? OH WELL ........I SHOULD NOT MOAN THATS A PRETTY COOL NUMBER TO READ MY HAY WIRE THOUGHTS LOLL .......I DONT SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF TIME NOW ..........AS I DO A MINIUMUM OF TWO HOURS PRATICE WHEN I GET IN .........FROM WORK EVERY NIGHT AND ALL DAY SATUDAY AND ILL DO AT LEAST 3 HOURS ON SUNDAYS ........ MY SONG DONT KNOW IS DOING MY HEAD IN.......... AS I HAVE JUST NOT MASTERED THE WAY THE SOUND IS ON THE FINNISHED SONG .......BUT IV SET MY SELF A GOAL OF TRYING TO CRACK IT....... THE REASON I WANT THE GUITAR TO SOUND LIKE THE CD .........IS BECAUSE I KNOW IT WILL SOUND PREETY WILD LIVE ..........ANY WAY ILL LET YOU KNOW HOW I GET ON WITH THAT ONE...........ANY WAY LOADS LOVE TO MY SILENT AUDIENCE BIG HUG X
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Friday, October 16, 2009
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AND SAW MY FREINDS WHICH WAS BRILLANT ..TALK ABOUT MAKE YOU FEEL AT HOME.........ITS REALLY REALLY WONDERFULL .TO HAVE SUCH GREAT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE ..AND ITS ALSO GREAT TO GO AND SAMPLE OTHER CULTURES LIFE STYLES AND MEET TRULY BRILLANT PEOPLE AND THE FOOD WOOO NOW THAT WAS TRULY SPEICAL AS WELL ........... ATHENS IS A TRULY BRILLANT PLACE WITH A BUZZING NIGHT LIFE .AND THE WOMEN HAAAAA ...NOT THAT I GOT NEAR ANY.... I THINK MY BULGING XRAY EYES AND DRAWLING... MAY HAVE PUT THEM OFF LOLL ....WE ALSO WENT TO A REALLY CUTE ISLAND WHICH WAS OFF THE BEATEN TRACK WHICH WAS A REAL TOUCH.... BUT IM BACK NOW WITH ONLY MY POOR CREDIT CARD GIVING ME GOOD OL FLASH BACKS LOLL......... I HAVE BEEN REALLY GOING FOR IT ON THE GUITAR...THIS WEEK WHICH HAS SUPPRIZED ME ........ STILL NOT SURE WHEN WE ARE GOING TO DO ANY GIGS ... WHOS GONG TO COME AND SEE US ........ARE YOU ? ............MIND YOU I PROPERLY WOULDENT BOTHER......... IM GOING TO BE SO BAD .....LOLL .....WELL NOT THAT BAD...AT THE MOMENT IM FINDING IT HARD TO SING AND PLAY YOU SEEM TO FOCAS ON ONE MORE THAN THE OTHER BUT TIME WILL TELL ......... I HOPE ...LOLL...... I HAVE STARTED LEARNING......... WHY DO PEOPLE CHANGE AND WHATS AMAZING....... I RECKEN BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK ........I SHOULD PRETTY MUCH HAVE IT COVERED.......... WHICH HAS SUPPRIZED ME.......... HOW QUICK MAY BE .............BECAUSE IM PUTTING THE HOURS IN......... ITS GETTING EASIER WELL THATS WHAT IM TELLING MY SELF .. ANY WAY IT WAS A SHOCK GETTING UP AT 5.15AM THIS WEEK .............. AFTER A WEEK OF LOUNGING AROUND IN THE SUN ... I REALLY HAVE A BIG FEAR OF FLYING ..........I FEEL SORRY FOR THE WOMEN I SAT NEXT TOO ............AS I WAS PRETTY PISSED BY THE END OF THE FLIGHT ...........AND BABBLING AWAY ABOUT ANY THING TO TAKE MY MIND OF THE FLIGHT.......... WHICH WAS GREAT COMING BACK.......... BUT WELL TURBILANT GOING THERE.......... BUT FOR ME TO GO ON A PLANE .........AND THEN FLY BACK IN A WEEK............ SEEMS LIKE I BLINKED AND WAS COMING HOME........... OH WELL .. IT WAS REALLY GOOD ..................FUNNY I HAVENT HAD A HOLIDAY IN A AROUND 7 YEARS ............AND I HAVE HAD TWO IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS ...LOL ....... OH YES ILL BE PAYING FOR IT WELL INTO TIL NEXT YEAR NO DOUBT.......... ANY WAY IM OFF TO BED NOW.......... GOT BE UP IN THE MORNING AS ME AND JORGE HAVE DECIDED EVERY SAT NOW WE ARE GOING TO DO AROUND 6 HOURS PRATICE AND AS SOON AS IM PLAYING A TUNE RARTHER THAN A TWANG......... ILL WACK SOME VIDEIO ON HERE............ ANY WAY HAVE A GREAT WEEK END......... SPEAK SOON ........TONY X
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Thursday, October 01, 2009
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BUT IM OFF FLYING TOMMORROW TO ATTHENS FOR A WEEK
TO SEE SOME GOOD FREINDS OF MINE WHO I HAVE NOT SEEN IN AGES ........AND IM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THEM .......I BEEN HAMMERING AWAY ON THE GUITAR AND .....YOU DRUGS AND BOOZE IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD..... IM REALLY PLEASED WITH MY SELF .....I CAN PLAY IT THROUGTH WITH OUT ANY BUM NOTES WOOPEEE... IM ON........ DONT KNOW KNOW.......NOW WHICH IS COMING ALONG AT A FASTER PACE WHICH IS GOOD......... 6 MILLION MILES IS SIMPLE TO PLAY ONLY TWO CHORDS...... SHAME ON ME LOLL ......BUT THAT SONG REALLY SHOWS JUST WHAT CAN BE DONE .........IF YOU HAVE A BRILLANT PRODUCER .........AND SOME GOOD IDEAS ..OH YEAH WHEN JUST TO SAY ......WHEN I WENT ON HOLIDAY TO KOS A FEW WEEKS AGO I GOT SO DRUNK TO GET UP AND SING......... I FOR GOT THE WORDS LOLL...... I WONT DO THAT AGAIN I FELT A RIGHT TWAT......... ANY WAY SPEAK TO YOU ALL SOON .......OH YEAH I LL PUT THE FOOT BALL SONG ON MY PAGE......... WHEN I GET BACK AND START PUSHING THAT FOR THE WORLD CUP......... BUT IT NEEDS SOME OF THE LYRICS CHANGED ..........AS I DONT THINK ITS WHERE I WANT IT AS A FINNISHED ITERM ..I THINK A GOOD FOOT BALL SONG IS A SONG THAT ANY BODY COULD SING IN ANY COUNTRY ...........BUT ITS A GOOD FEELING SONG ........AND ILL HAVE TO SAVE THE PENNYS TO PAY TO GET IT DONE ...............ANY WAY SPEAK SOON TONY
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Sunday, September 20, 2009
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I SAW SOMTHING THAT WAS REALLY MOST STRANGE LAST NIGHT .......I WAS STANDING IN MY GARDEN AND I LOOKED UP AND THERE WAS THIS DOT OF LIGHT IT LOOKED LIE A BALL OF FIRE ... .. I SHOUTED TO MY BROTHER TO COME AND SEE .....WHICH HE DID ..IT WAS NOT A HELICOPTER WHICH ARE QUITE COMMOM AROUND MY HOUSE AS I LIVE NEAR A HOSPITAL SO IM USED TO SEEING THEM ALL THE TIME ...THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY WEIRD ..IT WAS A BALL OF LIGHT WHICH JUST STOOD IN ONE PLACE WE BOTH STARED AND LISTIONED FOR THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND AT ALL ...I HAVE SEEN HELICOPTERS WITH THERE SEARCH LIGHTS ON BEFORE AND WHEN THEY TURN THE BIG LIGHT OFF... THEY GO STRAIGHT OUT ...BUT AS WE WATCHED THIS THING....... THE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT IT SORT OF JUST DIMMED ......AND WENT OUT REAL SLOWLY ......REALLY GUTTED MY VIDEIO WAS NOT CHARGED ..I HAVE SEEN LIGHTS IN THE SKY A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS STADING IN MY GARDEN AND TOLD MY BROTHER AT THE TIME AND ........ HE ASKED IF I HAD BEEN ON THE WACKY BACKY...A FEW DAYS LATER IN THE PAPER.............I SAW THAT .... IT WAS COMMENTED .....THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE......... HAD ALSO SEEN LIGHTS OVER STREATHAM AND THAT WAS THE AREA I WAS LOOKING TOWARDS IN MY GARDEN WHEN I SAW THE LIGHTS THEN ......BUT THEY UNLIKE THIS TIME APPEARED TO BE MILES AWAY ..............SO TWO TIMES NOW IN TWO MONTHS I HAVE SEEN UFOS....I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE ONE .......CAUSE IM A BIT OF A SIFI BUFF..........BUT NOW I HAVE SEEN A COUPLE ...NEXT TIME IF I SEE ONE ........ILL HAVE MY VIDEIO READY AND I STICK IT ON HERE ...TO SHOW YOU WHAT I AM SEEING IS REAL ..........OK IM OFF TO WATCH A FILM..................HMMMMMMMMMMM THINK I WATCH STAR TRACK LOLL......IM GOING TO BE EXTRA LAZY BOY TODAY SPEAK SOON TONY X
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Music
CHECK OUT THIS REVEIW I JUST LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE COMPARE MY MUSIC TO MADNESS ........I CANNOT REMEMBER HIS NAME BUT THE BLOKE WHO WROTE ..OUR HOUSE...WHO A MEMBER OF MADNESS SAID ....MY MUSIC WAS CRAP.... LOLL... MAY BE HE WAS LISTIONEING TO SOME THING ELSE LOLL
http://www.graveconcernsezine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2343&Itemid=130
ARTIST: The O.T.T. Band ALBUM: Love Me LABEL: Self-released REVIEWER: Matthew J. DATE: 3-8-09  With 15 members, it's only natural that The O.T.T. Band should have a big, multi-genre sound. Given that a good part of the band consists of horn players, reggae and ska are natural fits, but there's also pop, rock 'n' roll, soul, and probably a half-dozen other things in the mix. The band's debut album starts off with fairly straightforward pop on "Don't Know," but dub fans will immediately catch the organs and the digital delay. "You Drugs and Booze" is lighthearted fare driven by a bouncy guitar line that recalls The Police's moodier reggae-driven side, and both "Rolling" and "Six Million Miles" are pleasantly stony, the latter full of tripped out guitar effects. The band also brings out a bit of schmaltz for their slower, sweeter numbers, filling out "What Can I" with strings and giving "Why Do People Change" some synthpop flavor via soft keyboards and clicking clockwork rhythm effects, but it works here because even the more serious numbers have a pleasantly lighthearted quality to them. Taking that to its extreme is "Sending in the Lions," a brash sing-along number that's like a less punk version of The Toy Dolls. Showing off their full range, The O.T.T. Band also present no less than three versions of this album's title track, ranging from an instrumental version driven by a twanging synth bass to an upbeat rock number to a Two Tone-inspired ska version that dials down the horns but brings in plenty of soulful backing vocals. Eclectic but clearly having fun with it, The O.T.T. Band will particularly appeal to fans of groups like Madness who similarly blurred the lines between underground ska and mainstream pop. The Ottband is out of London England. I'm not really sure how they classify their music. It sounds like R & B / Reggae influenced pop to me. At times I'm reminded of Paul Young (I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down) at times they remind me of the Fine Young Cannibals. I also hear some resemblance to the Clash when they were doing Reggae. Whatever you call it, they sound good. I'd love to see these guys live. Track 1: You Drugs and Booze - This is a blues track. I really like guitar with an effect (or maybe a synthesizer?) It comes in grinding and really starts to groove as the bass comes in and lays down the bottom making way for the drummer to come in and pick up the swing beat. The vocals sound good as he softly sings/speaks the lyrics. The vocals are nice, but really serve as a way to separate the song into parts while the rest of the band cranks out a very soulful jam. Track 2: Don't Know - Again the vocals on top sound good, but the best part is the way the bass once again puts down the bottom so the drummer can play a lot of really nice fills. Their horn man makes an appearance and it adds a lot to the song. The band is having a blast! I love it when the band has FUN playing their music. These guys would be a great party band. Track 3: Rolling - This song is for the horn lovers. Check it out. The keyboard and horns rule this song. Once again the drummer is in a groove - its just so infectious. The spoken vocals in the throughout the song are a bit cheesy, but the music is so tight and for lack of a better word, groovy that it doesn't matter. The car wreck / Ambulance sound effects at the end are pretty lame but don't really distract from the song. Track 4: Six Million Miles - The spoken vocals with an echo effect are getting on my nerves. Once again though the drummer keeps my attention. The synthesizer is having a field day. I think this is an OK song. The spoken vocals are starting to get old though. Track 5: Love Me - This is a Reggae song. I like it. The drummer is again having a blast while the keys bounce around and the horns play on the edges. Is that a harmonica I hear? These guys must be a LOT of fun live. Track 6: What Can I Do? - This sounds like a Christmas song. The keyboard, horns and drums all sound good. Unfortunately I don't like the vocals on this track. I'm not sure if it's the lyrical content Baby what can I do? / Tell me what I got to do to get my present out of you/ or maybe I'm just getting tired of the spoken vocals talking to me over the music. The female backup singers sound good though - it reminds me of something out of Motown. All in all I like these guys. They get a Grouch rating of 3 scowls out of 5. Would I go see them live? You bet! Would I buy their album? Yes. I have the feeling that their live performances are a lot of fun.
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Friday, September 11, 2009
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GUTTED OF COURSE ...BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I HAVE SPENT MONEY FREELY AND BOOZED IT UP AND EATON IN A DIFFERENT NICE PLACES TRYING OUT LOVELLY DIFFERENT FOOD ... .. ...IT WAS REALLY HOT AND KOS IS A WONDERFULL PLACE IF I HAD THE MONEY I THINK I COULD LIVE THERE FOR GOOD....... I DID SING A COUPLE OF TIMES OUT THERE IN A BAR....... WHICH HAS PUT ME ON COURSE TO START DOING THAT A BIT MORE OFTEN ...BACK TO REALITY NOW ......AND IM LOOKING AT A 60 PLUS HOURS NEXT WEEK WHICH IS A BIT DEPRESSING .......BUT I DO LIKE MY JOB WHICH MAKES LIFE A BIT MORE BEARBLE .........SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON HOLIDAY MY SONG TALK TO THE HAND HAS BEEN NUMBER ONE ON SONG VAULT WHICH MAKES IT 5 OUT OF SIX SONGS THAT I HAVE PUT ON THERE GONE TO NUMBER ONE ..WHICH IS A BIT COOL ..OH YEAH I HAVE JUST THOUGHT OF THIS .......WHEN I WAS OUT IN KOS ONE NIGHT WE WANTED TO DO SOMTHING DIFFERENT AND ASKED A FREIND WHOS FROM ENGLAND BUT LIVES THERE .... TO GIVE US A LIFT ANY WAY WE ARE UP IN THE MOUNTAINS DOING 130 KILIMETERES A HOUR..MY FREIND WHO I WENT THERE WITH TOLD ME THIS AS HE LOOKED AT THE SPEEDO METER ON THE DASH OF THE CAR ....WE ARE GOING ROUND WINDING ROADS AND MY FREIND IS SOME TIMES DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD....... REMEBER WE ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH DROPS OF THE ROAD LIKE LOOKING OUT OF A PLANE AND MY FRIEND IS TRYING TO USE HIS MOBILE IN ONE HAND AND IN HIS OTHER HAND HE HAS A SMOKE AND THEN HE HAS FLASHED A ON COMING CAR WITH HIS LIGHTS AND TURNED OUR LIGHTS OFF BY ACCIDENT ...THIS HAS LEFT THE INDICATER FLASHING ..AND HE TELLS ME THAT HE HAS BEEN DRINKING ...ALL DAY ....AT A FREINDS BIRTHDAY AND THEY GOT SOOOO DRUNK THEY WERE SMASHING THE BOTTLES IN THE FIRE PLACE OF WHEVER THEY WERE ...WOW I HAVE NOT BEEN THAT SCARRED FOR A LONG TIME I WAS SO RELEVED WHEN WE GOT THERE ....AND VOWED TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESENT HAPPEN AGAIN .....AND GEUISS WHAT I WAS SOOOO DRUNK LATER THAT NIGHT ABOUT 3AM I GOT ON A BIKE WITH HIM TO GO TO A DIFFERENT BAR ........ LOLL I CANNOT BELEAVE HOW STUPID I BECOME WHEN I HAVE A DRINK ....OH WELL GOD WAS OM MY SIDE THAT NIGHT .......THE AMAZING THING ABOUT THIS HOLIDAY IS I USED TO WORK OUT THERE 10 YEARS AGO AND I SAW SO MANY FRIENDS WHO WERE MY MATES WHILE I WAS THERE AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING THERE ...IT WAS BRILLANT AND REALLY MADE ME FEEL AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE GOOD TIMES I HAD OUT THERE THEN WHEN I WORKED THERE WHICH WAS SUCH A GOOD LAUGTH ....ANY WAY IM OFF TO WATCH A FILM NOW ....FRIDAY NIGHT ....NO MONEYS . BORED STILL HUNG OTHER.... HE .SNIFFS AND WONDERS AWAY FOR EARLY NIGHT X
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