24th June ~ Alchemist

We return to the alchemist!
This time there was rather alot of waiting around to play.
Which i dislike.. cos i just wanna go out and play a show!



There was alot of technical difficulties, and fuck ups..
But visually our best performance...


There was alot more space on stage this time...
and i got rather sweaty!

There was alot of our mates who turned up to see us. Which was kool. I made a mess in the downstairs bog ;)
hehe

x

Letter from Lesley - Festival Survival Kit

Today i recieved a pasel from Lesley in the post..
She has sent me some rather bizarre items!

FESTIVAL SURVIVAL KIT

For next time you spend a weekend in the mud and rain:

[ ] Pulling Pants - Don't wash, it will make them unlucky

[ ] Umbrella- sheltering from the rain; also makes a handy weapom

[ ] Atiste's backstage pass - so you can pretend you're famous and show off

[ ] Plastic Bag - useful as a hat, shoe, sick bag... the possibilities are endless!

[ ] Sweets - for when you get the munchies

[ ] Tampon - because of Sod's Law

[ ] Gum - To clear your head in the morning after!

[ ] Toilet Paper - For when you have to pee in a bush

* This kit can also be used for a normal kat night out

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Also... here is my beautiful pictures
i took them all with the webcam.. thats why they look shit!

Tommys @ Crewe / cuntish banks / mums birthday

Hmmm...
Well i found out what was wrong with my cashpoint card...


APPARENTLY.... when you are issued a new one... you have 28 days before the other one expires...
NOT that anyone told me...
So i try a few cash machines.. and the same message of " go to your bank" comes up..



By this point i'm in Nantwich after driving up on my own... with much fun and company from the tomtom.
Try tugging at the doors... only to read the sign that said "Closed on Saturday and Sundays" :



And that street... was kinda wonky.. so i kept tripping up ...
much to the enjoyment of Stevie.

I arrived early afternoon in Nantwich.. having only got lost when i actually was a few seconds away from band camp...
Hardly my fault.. i couldnt remember how to get there... due to massive hangover i had last time when i moved my car from the Civic Hall to band camp...

Anna greeted me in a most civil fashion out side morrisens... and pointed me in the right direction.

Later on that evening... i drove the girls down to the venue which was in Crewe.

Clearly they LOVED
the sheer amount of car freashoners!

even if there was slight piss take of the current state of the katmobile... with dents/mold/rust and missing wing mirror.

The Venue was just opening... and there was no beer!
which was kinda good in a way.. as it removed temptation...
Although for some reason the word.. "No" means something different to Stevie.. as i was unwillingly forced to drink a beer.... :o

scandel!

The Tommys played possibly.. the best set yet with the new line up!
The Harmonys between Cara and Stevie were SO tight! it sounded amazing!
Anna busted her little finger half way through... But finished the song.. and taped it up to finish the set!

Hero! :)

some how managed to get rather moist during the set... with the vast amount of water being lobbed at me by various memebers... some how my cleavage managing to capture most of it!

(stolen from the M Club Myspace ^^^)

I was allowed to crash the night again :)
and i was on my best behaviour this time! We watched some cancer charity people doing a midnight run from out side the pub....

clapped them muchly!

stayed up till gone 4am... with just the Franimal still up and about..
i didnt want to go to sleep without finishing the beer!
thats just unacceptable behaviour...

But we did watch the footage from the Brum gig
GOD my shoulders look huge on film...

i awoke the next morning at half 9... by the greenday poster falling on my head..

then came the church bells :

Chatted to Ben and Dee in the kitchen whilst everyone was asleep :)

and then for the rest of the day.. we watched cycle 6 of Americas Next Top Model...
got to love it...

Got home about 7 ish.. and went to bed really early

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Mum and Dad drove up to see me today...
as its mums birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!

daddy fixed my wing mirror
cos he's amazing at cars and the best dad ever :)

then we went to town.. and mum made a point of pointing out all the job vacencies in ALL the windows...
then we had a subway :D

it was really good to see them... i handed in some CV's to HMV and .. some.. shop which sells shampoo and shit.. not a clue what its called.

They also bought Buffy season 7 with them...
which means i can take a photo of them all.. and post it on here.. to show my true geekness

And this evening ... i found one lone beer can behind the salad draw...
there is a god...
his name is...

Mark Hoppus!

and that is all...

mwhahahhahahaha

x

Vale Fest - Tuesday 12th June

Well....
I had never seen the spaghetti junction before... it was a day full of suprises!!!!!!

The original plan to drive to brum didnt happen... Dan drove Flo, laura and myself down, big thank you to him :)

Took a walk down the road from where we parked, (having almost got attack by the holly that was in the bush when laura and i got out the car...) i asked a cyclist where it was...

in all honesty.. probably should
have just followed my ears...

Really wish i had bought my traditional disposable camera.. i would have got some good shots..
but noooooooooooo
i think bringing a crate of beer was a better plan... :)
First thing we did when we got there was go for a piss... always loving the porta-loos
Many attempts to ring Stevo had failed... considering we were in a feild the signal was poo.

So we walked passed all the sitting down students.. and plonked our blanked at the front of the stage...

To my absolute horror..
there was some "comedy" before the Tommys set..

God almighty.. did i want to cry.... it was bloody awful!
NOT only was is slapstick and completely unhumourous... but... but..
IT WAS MIMEEEEEEE!

ugh! they seemed to go on forever... something about monkeys.. i think their name was..
Dont get me wrong.. i think toilet humour is hilarious... but they pretended to be american cows and made fart noised on stage... needless to say.. i wasnt impressed...
However.. i took comfort in the vast quantities of beer cans that were in my bag...

Flo and i found 2p on the floor :D....

and then i lost it :(

The Franimal was setting up her drums during the entire thing...

poor girl... she had to witness the crapness as well!!!
ANYWAY...
We went to take up the usual position at the front of the stage...

They came on...
They were blisteringly shit hot...
could you expect anything less??

Laura and Flomo definatly enjoyed it... to the degree of jaw dropping...
small mosh errupted during one song... as usual i got involved with the drunks who were twice my size and gave them a good kicking :D

They kicked off the set with You're Not The One
with so much passion and energy at a million miles an hour!!
(i think Flo and Laura regreted ALLOWING me twice on previous occasions..
yes!!! you know what i'm talking about ...!
but this time beka was the allower)

Cara seemed to replicate having a seizure on stage rather well... in the brief occasions i've seen her front the band... i'm pretty fucking impressed! (and i am sorry for kicking her in the shins by accident)
Stevo glided back and forth, usual stance of one converse on the foldback speaker, with the "Yeh BITCH!" sorta look in her eyes, and the ever present grin on her face ...
(note to self -must learn how to play guitar ;(....)
Anna... is it REALLY nessessary to have ALL those cabs? come on... you can give a few to me! Please? Anna showed the world how its done! none of this strap highering bullshit! its just not kool! the lower the better!
With the back of the bass rested on her right knee, hair perminantly across her face, and moving around the stage like there is no tommorrow... thats how its FUCKING done!
Now what can i say about the Franimal...
Definatly jelously going on from Laura point of view:

Quote Laura:

" She's better,

she's younger

... AND she has bigger boobs then me!"

Fran smacked the hell out of those drums! At one point.. i could have sworn the hi-hat was horizontal! I have no idea where she gets all her energy from!!! She's amazing!

After the set finished.. we really needed to wee....
we were about to set off to the common people pissers... But Anna sneaked us in the artiste section, and we got to pee in proper toilets :O
After sweaty hugs had taken place... we chilled a peice back stage...

On the way home .. we stopped off at star city... for a piss stop .. and Laura, Flo and Dan had a subway. i wasnt hungry...
got back to flos.. and i was sober.. so i drove home..

but why wasnt my car on the drive?
what was it down the road...

Stigg had needed to move his car.. and mine was in the way..
so Oli some how got it.. moved my car....down the road...
"Good job it doesnt have an alarm"...

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

he had to disconnected under the bonnet...

hehe

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June...

Haven't really done much...
been hassling venues for gigs but to no avail... so far..

i shant give up.
Today i cut out a bajillion cd covers for our rough demo and leaflets with the gilatine..

if i slipped... i would have lost a finger :

I dyed my hair yesterday... it looks rather purple/red.
NEEED to do band..