Gigs, Holiday's & Other Stuff

I really should up date this more often I have had a busy August and September with holidays and a couple of gigs along with continuing to establish myself in my new job.

Its not been the easiest time at work with some restructuring and a lot of investment in new equipment but its exciting and challenging and after 6 months I am still enjoying my new job. I still have loads to do and many hills to climb but the nature of life and work that will always be the case.

I had my first break from work at the end of August we went away for a week to New Quay in West Wales. What a beautiful part of the world that is. We were lucky to have an apartment over looking the harbour, sitting on the balcony each morning watching the dolphins at play was a great way to relax. Managed a few days out exploring the area and the weather was pretty good too.

September saw two great gigs The Damned were first up making there debut in Crewe, the shortest distance I think I have ever travelled to a Damned gig. As always it was an excellent show met up with drummer Pinch and had a long chat about his new drum kit and life in general. Nick my next door neighbour came along for his first Damned gig and he seemed to enjoy it a lot I think it was a little bit of a culture shock for him though! The second gig was in Nottingham, my first visit to Rock City to see the Misfits. Again an excellent gig enjoyed support band Drongos For Europe and the Misfits played a full set of classics laced with a certain amount of menace!

I have put photos up on my flickr of the gigs and some holiday snaps

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kev_inr/sets/

October & November are shaping up well I've got SLF in Crewe on the 10th of October and The Sex Pistols at the MEN on November 17th celebrating 30 years since Never Mind The Bollocks!

Crewe Alex v Liverpool

Took the girls to the Crewe v Liverpool pre season friendly today. Liverpool won of course 3-0 with goals from Lee Peltier, Peter Crouch and Ray Putterill. Most of the big names got 45 minutes, Reina, Riise, Hyypia, Finnan, Gerrard, Crouch, Voronin, Agger, Kuyt, Carragher, Pennant & Alonso.

The Girls were very keen on a young defender Michel Roque. We all had a really good day I met former Liverpool Manager Roy Evans who was there working on the new LFC TV Channel.

I managed to take 248 photo's I think I was working on the theory that if I took so many I might get a couple of decent ones.

Live Earth & The Skids!!!

Didn't watch a huge lot of Live Earth but I did see The Foo Fighters and they were awesome I really have to make the effort to see this band one day!

Recorded the concert through the night and it was pretty dire apart from Roger Waters "Another Brick In The Wall" and The Police, well until Kayne West joined them on stage and ruined "Message In A Bottle" one of my favourites!

Back in my school days The Skids were the band that always got the floor full at School Disco's 15 year old lads throwing there arms and bodys around trying to be Richard Jobson. The Skids reformed for two shows only and I saw them on the T In The Park broadcast all of a sudden I wanted to throw myself around as I did when I was 15 trouble is like Richard Jobson I'm slightly (?) older these days. Just wish they would do a full tour now but it looks highly unlikely. Anyway if you are reading this and wondering what the hell I'm going on about there is some video at the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/tinthepark/channelt/video/4453121

Sunnny Day

At last Saturday was sunny! Managed to get outside and tidy the Garden it was starting to get just a little overgrown!

I like pottering about on my own in the garden I let my thoughts flow through my head and if anything is playing on my mind I can usually sort it in my head while dead heading. Its also a good way of letting you mind wander and relive some memorys.

I managed to spend 7 hours out there, I just completely lost track of time! Ached a bit after though, I really need to get myself fit.

British Summer

Well this is my new blog!

Its the last day of June and it hasn't stopped raining for what seems like weeks. I had two days off work this week to paint the outside of my house what a waste that was. I don't know about global warming but with all these floods its certainly freakish. I'm lucky not been flooded here but feel sorry for all those affected.

Looks like this weekend is a washout too so out of boredom I've started this :o)