Just incase anyone was wondering - I’m still about… just been busy sorting out the house and trying to get as much drum practice in as possible…
Posting more photos on here is on my to do list, but it’s not a high priority unfortunately.
Drumming is pretty addictive and now I’ve discovered a fantastic online lesson resource, it is taking up the bulk of my spare time… just wanted to drop by and say I’ve not forgotten about the blog.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE!
What about a little bit of music for this Wednesday night:
Stereophonics “Lying in the Sun” (by keb11)
"I break, you don’t. I was always set to self destruct though…"
Snow Patrol - If There’s a Rocket Tie Me To It
Good music always makes you emotional.
Gets you right there and you can’t quite explain why…
Overwhelms you.
The joy of remensicing over all the fabulous times you associate with it.
The sadness at the realisation of missed opportunities and stupid mistakes you just have to live with.
And the confusion of how the hell you manage to be so deliriously happy to inflict emotional pain on yourself…
…like a drug, you get addicted if you take too much.
Such a great band…
I would like the opportunity to play all my vinyl. I think it would be an experience to listen to all their current catalogue old skool style… shame I can’t see them being on vinyl for too much longer tho… first to go was the CD pressed singles (promos exist but that’s it!)… sadly, the clock is ticking.
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Exceptionally giddy and actually quite exhausted tonight after listening to and watching Richard in the studio with Michelle Livings at Marlow FM (http://www.marlowfm.co.uk).
Was surprised to discover it’s status as a community as opposed to a commercial radio station and enjoyed the banter (and the silent acknowledgements that someone was watching)… felt it was only right to donate after what was an interesting show, and it was really nice to not have the interruption from news or ad breaks and that you could over-run like that.
If ever you do decide to do it again Rich - I would certainly like to know… some of those tracks really took me back and it was nice to hear a bit of banter and to learn a bit more about what makes you tick.
And I can’t believe you actually did play sock-less once! I’m a little shell shocked and speechless after that little revelation! lol
I would love to hear this live one day and having seen it, I’ve been reminded of the first ever gig I went to, back on December 12th 2008 - if only because I naively thought it would be played in their Decade of the Sun tour… I got really excited when he was standing solo on a stage with just his acoustic and the girls who were playing the violins came out on stage. Alas, it was only Billy Davies Daughter. Lovely all the same.
We got lost in the Lake District on the way there (so much for us being locals in that we had both grown up in the area), didn’t have time to check into our accommodation on the outskirts of Newcastle, we saw the venue from the motorway and being about an hour or so behind schedule we just made a bee-line for it and got ready there.
Took us well over 2 hours to drive the 6 miles to the other side where we were staying, and that was only because we unknowingly stopped in Byker (and yes, the guy I went with actually did his Ant and Dec impression when he found that out - Byker Grove fame if you’re wondering). Having sent me here, there and everywhere - he hopped into a taxi so that I could follow him to where we were actually going!
My next (unplanned) gig was in Sheffield a week later - I bought a TomTom and went on my own - didn’t want to risk getting lost again! lol
Sorry for going off on a tangent… it was a magical, if stressful night that marked the start of my addiction to the boys and the start of the latest chapter of my life. And I just wanted to share that.
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I guess I’ve been too busy to keep up with my queue and it ran out at the weekend… there are plenty more photos still to come from the 3 Night Stand, but I’ve not had time to get the next weeks batch ready what with things at home going a bit Pete Tong.
Hopefully I’ll get some sorted before the week is out, but I really need a decent chunk of time so I can have a good crack at it… particularly if I want to add some commentary to some of my more interesting or favourite shots.
Category: Books
Title: Demons and Cocktails: My Life With Stereophonics
Author: Stuart Cable with Anthony BunkoWhen news filtered through the media that Stuart Cable, the drummer with a larger than life personality - and even larger head of curly hair - had been unceremoniously sacked from one of the biggest rock bands in the UK, the music world was stunned.
Stuart Cable has been a fun-loving rocker since he was a young lad,and growing up in the same village in South Wales as his Stereophonics band mates, Kelly and Richard, it was never going to be long before he began jamming for real. By his early twenties they were performing in local working men’s clubs and by the mid-1990s they were signed up by Richard Branson.
The rest, as they say, is history, and in this laugh-out-loud autobiography Stuart spills the truth on the unbelievable journey he had with one of the greatest British rock bands of all times. Life hasn’t all been party, though - there were dark and difficult times for Stuart. But now he is launching his quest for superstardom once again, drumming for another band, Killing for Company, and hosting his own radio show.
Packed full of anecdotes, with no detail spared, this book is and must-read for all Stereophonics and Killing for Company fans, and for everyone who loves a good rags-to-riches story.
I have loved Stereophonics for a long time now. Since I saw them play a few songs at a Children in Need concert a few years ago, I have listened to their music and bought a couple of their albums, as well as seeing them live again twice. But, of course, when I saw them, Stuart Cable wasn’t with the band. However, I did still see him as the Stereophonics drummer.
Then, when Stuart Cable died last year, I was in a state of shock. I didn’t know to do, so I just cried. It didn’t help when I heard the news in school, too - where loads of people took the mick out of me because I was upset. I didn’t want to talk about it in school, and when I got home I cried for about an hour, especially when I saw Kelly Jones’ tweets on my phone. This is when I decided that I would buy this book, so I could read about his life.
Demons and Cocktails made me laugh a lot. I love Stuart’s way of writing - he turned anything that happened into a joke and wrote it in a really funny way. He wrote about his childhood, his teens, the first time that he was signed with Stereophonics, their first award and the touring as a rockstar. Of course, as many rock stars do, he also wrote about the drugs, the parties, the alcohol and the insanely mad things he did over the years. There’s a lot in there too about the amount of celebrities that he has met and worked with - not small celebrities, either, I mean people like Tom Jones, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, U2, Bon Jovi.
But the whole book isn’t mad rockstar stuff; there’s a lot of personal things in there too like, for instance, the joke of his mother’s married name being Mabel Cable, past girlfriends, his long-term girlfriend Nicola, her pregnancy, Stuart’s amazing little boy Cai and the changing attitudes of his bandmates as they rose higher and higher to fame.
Overall, this is an amazing book, and if you are a fan of Stereophonics, Stuart Cable, Killing for Company or just insane rockstar storytelling, I recommend that you borrow or buy this book and read it as soon as you can, because it’s a story that you’ll never regret reading. It’s amazing to read even if you’re not a fan of the above things, because it lets you into the life of a famous rock star and what goes on behind the stage performances and interviews. (However, this isn’t recommended for young readers, for obvious reasons mentioned above. I would say this is suitable for readers above the age of about 15.)
I must remember to read this at some point, I’ve had it a few months now so I really have little excuse really.
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And i hope that i’m with you
cause i won’t know what to do
It means nothing
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While this strut is actually quite typical of Kelly, particularly when he needs to get back to the microphone while he just wants to continue bouncing as he strums, I’ve never actually caught him doing it on camera at such a square on angle.
If you’ve ever found yourself strutting along to a Stereophonics number with a very strong punchy beat… know you are in good company!
Photo by Rosemarie Wise (richsno1)
Kelly Jones
3 Night Stand - Shepherds Bush Empire, 20th December 2011
And when the Superman vocals have finished, Kelly can finally free himself from the microphone and come to the edge of the stage to pose for a few easy riffs before the big guitar in the air slide that signifies the beginning of the end (of the last measure of the song)
Photo by Rosemarie Wise (richsno1)
Kelly Jones
3 Night Stand - Shepherds Bush Empire, 19th December 2011
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