Firstly this is to say how frankly awesome yesterday was so mad, mad props to the strange, malformed creatures who kicked up such a sweat throughout the night in the glorious Oak. Hell yes. Thanks to K'Junga, Breed Apart and Nervous Endings as well as my fellow Carparkians. Hot stuff indeed. Its only a shame I can't slice this tubing up and do the lot of you with my squidy tendrils. NOW HEAR THIS BROTHERS AND SISTERS! Prepare for some nauseating preaching that'll make your eyeballs poach. But it needs saying. - In rural areas you don't get venues. You get Pubs, you get Halls and you get Community Centres. And we don't HAVE anything else. Whether you're in a band or fan or a lush who just likes to hum along thats your lot. The awesome Royal Oak, almost certainly the coolest pub we've ever ever played, and others like it are getting murdered by extortionate Ground Rent from their Breweries - so much so that DOZENS go out of business every week. Please go and see live bands at pubs like Hollywater's Royal Oak. If you don't then you get the whole Tinkerbell Theory - every time you say you don't believe in fairies one dies. People bitch and whine about the Decline Of The Traditional English Pub. Well why do you think it happens badgerballs?!!!! If they don't get your beer money they die out. Soon we'll be out of places we can go and watch bands or go and play. And, if you haven't been on a riotous night, the Oak is THE SHIT. How many venues today, let alone pubs, will let you crowd surf until the ceiling looks like a step-guide for the Foxtrot? Most places the bouncers will bring you down, belt you up and book you in to the indefinite B&B of Guantanemo Bay. And while I'm premenstrually 'hauling ass' here lets briefly cover the proposed Volume limit bullshit. You think Motorhead would have tolerated this toss?! Would Manowar have hiked up their otterskin loin-cloths and shoe-gazed home?! Its those little orange lights that wink moments before the PA passes out and everyone grudgingly takes it down from 11. Its fucking metal. Its meant to be bloody loud you parochial sods! Did someone lean over to that nice Mr Grohl at Wembley and complain the wax was dislodging as decibels ran like magma from the subs. If people wanted their music at safe limits they should've invested in a Pope-mobile. Alright... well... thanks for stopping by and maybe see you on February 7th 2009 at Haslemere's Crown & Cushion. Its us and Sons Of Merrick, Sinuism and Alzir I think. And by the way the recording is going just swell...just swell.