Evening, it’d be much more pleasant out if the wind would drop so I’m sat indoors reading instead of being outside enjoying my new garden chairs. I have a fire pit too, I need to get burny-burny things so I can set fire to marsh mallows and toast my toes in an evening.Continue reading “Update”
Category Archives: Music
Does anyone know a god in the market for a slightly tarnished soul?
HIM announced yesterday that they are playing a UK exclusive gig at my favourite venue, Rock City in Nottingham, on the 27th December. Tickets go on sale on Friday.Continue reading “Does anyone know a god in the market for a slightly tarnished soul?”
The Funeral Of Hearts – Acoustic version
http://open.spotify.com/track/7g2vbUhCgv203s05yR31QA
It’s been exactly a year since I saw HIM in concert in Nottingham. This is my favourite version of my favourite song.
It’s beautiful.
I was going to bed an hour ago…
But then this happened:
Yup I’m watching Metallica at Glastonbury Continue reading “I was going to bed an hour ago…”
Get Through This
30 days of Creative Writing: Day 10
Today’s exercise discusses the use of music in writing. I have to write a story in which music forces the protagonist back to a specific point in time and cause them to re-evaluate their life.
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Christmas Song playlist
I read a post a few days ago about Christmas music (http://ginjuh.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/christmas-music/). I’m not the greatest fan myself, but there are one or two I like. I made a very short playlist for you all to enjoy. Thanks to You Tube and Spotify I can inflict my terrible taste in music on you all.
A message to HIM and their fans
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
I wrote what follows on Sunday morning after the concert at Rock City on Saturday night, frustrated by my lack of WiFi and wanting to get something out of my system.
Poetry inspired by lack of WiFi, Twitter and HIM
This is what happens when I get tired, inspired and frustrated by lack of a WiFi connection.
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The changing face of CD packaging
And to continue the subject of music…
It’s probably not the most fascinating of subjects to most people but something caught my eye as I was contemplating my CD collection recently. I was sizing them up for new storage. This never used to be a problem because I hardly owned any music, but in the last couple of years I have collected rather a lot. During this operation I realised I might have a bit of a problem getting storage because standard CD racks are designed for one format of CD case and I had several different types. And that was when it hit me.
Everything Is Better With Dragons 