Thursday, October 26, 2006
Shooting Stars
Fairly busy weekend was had over 20-22 October.
Friday saw the brilliant Dan Baird (ex Georgia Satellite) at the Borderline. Opening with ‘Six Years Gone’ he did everything you’d want to hear. Many highlights included ‘Nights Of Mystery’, ‘Younger Face’, and one of my favourite songs ever ‘Sheila’. There was the obvious singalong to ‘Keep Your Hands To Yourself’ and he ended with a great version of Neil Youngs ‘Rocking In The Free World’ (doesn’t everyone cover that song?). Time was had to end up in the dutch pub DeHems.
Engineering works on Saturday meant I watched my first Saints game for ages without any alcohol beforehand. In fact I came home sober too abstaining from a pint at half time or a can on the train home. A dire game but a win is a win as they say.
In the evening met a few friends in Wimbledon and ended up on the common at 1.30am. Not as dodgy at it sounds. A clear sky meant we had fantastic view of the metoer storm as Earth plows through the path of Hayleys Comet. This was the first time I had seen ‘shooting stars’ and it was fairly awe inspiring. A bonus was the fantastic night bus system we have as I left the common at around 2.15am and due to a combination of the 93 and N213 I was home by 3am! Red Ken rules!
Sunday night I ventured to Croydon to see the Dead Men Walking. These are formed of Mike Peters of The Alarm, Kirk Brandon of Spear Of Destiny, Captain Sensible of The Damned and Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats. The set was a mixture of all their songs with a highlight being Mike Peters playing Mott The Hooples ‘Saturday Gigs’ and seguing into ‘Spirit Of 76’. The Captain was an ex-toilet cleaner of the Fairfield Halls and commented on that the toilets were not up to his usual standard. He also wheeled out a special guest, a punk who supported The Damned and had not been on stage for 27 years as his wife wouldn’t let him, who went by the name Johnny Moped. An entertaining night saw the evening end with covers of ‘Something Else’ & ‘I Fought The Law’.
Friday saw the brilliant Dan Baird (ex Georgia Satellite) at the Borderline. Opening with ‘Six Years Gone’ he did everything you’d want to hear. Many highlights included ‘Nights Of Mystery’, ‘Younger Face’, and one of my favourite songs ever ‘Sheila’. There was the obvious singalong to ‘Keep Your Hands To Yourself’ and he ended with a great version of Neil Youngs ‘Rocking In The Free World’ (doesn’t everyone cover that song?). Time was had to end up in the dutch pub DeHems.
Engineering works on Saturday meant I watched my first Saints game for ages without any alcohol beforehand. In fact I came home sober too abstaining from a pint at half time or a can on the train home. A dire game but a win is a win as they say.
In the evening met a few friends in Wimbledon and ended up on the common at 1.30am. Not as dodgy at it sounds. A clear sky meant we had fantastic view of the metoer storm as Earth plows through the path of Hayleys Comet. This was the first time I had seen ‘shooting stars’ and it was fairly awe inspiring. A bonus was the fantastic night bus system we have as I left the common at around 2.15am and due to a combination of the 93 and N213 I was home by 3am! Red Ken rules!
Sunday night I ventured to Croydon to see the Dead Men Walking. These are formed of Mike Peters of The Alarm, Kirk Brandon of Spear Of Destiny, Captain Sensible of The Damned and Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats. The set was a mixture of all their songs with a highlight being Mike Peters playing Mott The Hooples ‘Saturday Gigs’ and seguing into ‘Spirit Of 76’. The Captain was an ex-toilet cleaner of the Fairfield Halls and commented on that the toilets were not up to his usual standard. He also wheeled out a special guest, a punk who supported The Damned and had not been on stage for 27 years as his wife wouldn’t let him, who went by the name Johnny Moped. An entertaining night saw the evening end with covers of ‘Something Else’ & ‘I Fought The Law’.
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