Kanye's Glow In The Dark tour revolves around the concept of his journey through space in a ship that is crashing and breaking down. He communicates with a female computer system voice. Essentially I went to see Kanye West live last night at the Metro Radio Arena and had a great time. It was the first arena gig I have attended in a while. He performed so many of his hits and as a performer he does really well. Of course his music sounded sonic and powerful, filling the arena up. I must go through all the hits we heard tonight in no real order - Through The Wire, All Falls Down, Jesus Walks, Diamonds Are Forever, Gold Digger, Heard Em Say, Touch The Sky, Can't Tell Me Nothing, Stronger, Good Life, Homecoming, Flashing Lights, American Boy and a great performance of Love Lockdown, his recent single with live drumming. He stopped halfway through the song to start again! I figured it was a reference to his recent re-recording of the song based on feedback from its debut at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. His new album is going to be really promising. It is released in a couple of weeks. Support came from Mr Hudson And The Library, a band I was aware of and had one of their songs in my collection. They delivered some cool sounds and I definitely picked up some steel drum sounds. I haven't heard my conventional rock/pop bands that incorporate that instrument! The visuals didn't disappoint, and the songs I hadn't heard before impressed. A real recommended show to check out! I came away from the venue with a new-found respect for Kanye, and will continue to support him with further interest.

In fact, this is one of the first gig reviews I have written on here in a while. The good news is that the upcoming gig at the same venue is The Prodigy this coming April and I am trying to get several friends to come and see it again! (Hopefully the review for the last time we saw them, from November 2005, can be found on this blog.)

It is indeed that time of the year again when tradition has begun to dictate that we get together at Ali's house and watch the annual Eurovision Song Contest, and here in the UK we are treated to the great commentary of a certain Mr Terry Wogan. According to him, Russia are this year's "political winners"! Not to get too controversial, but the voting results can sometimes be predictable, with certain countries normally voting for their neighbours! I was glad to see Ukraine and Greece land 2nd and 3rd place, having personally rated their songs highly. Read on to find out my thoughts on each song.

1. Romania - "Male and female duet. Started out with man on his own. Wondered if woman was late but guess just standing around waiting for her first line would have been a bit unimaginative! Slow-ish, not the best ever but something to gradually ease into tonight." [5/10]
2. United Kingdom - (Not being too biased, but I do like this one! Glad this was chosen to represent the UK, and Terry says it's our best song in years. I agree, and I decided to rate this very highly! Also, during this song, the first of the political discussion started taking place amongst us!) "Here we go! Enjoying this. Confident, soulful, upbeat." [9/10]
3. Albania - "Female, attractive! Nice looking is the concensus. Personally thought it sounded a bit like Shakira, others said Evanescence. Bit rock-driven overall. Is it windy there? Hair blowing about. [8/10]
4. Germany - "No Angels are quite big in Germany having won that Popstars programme back in the day... not sounding in tune according to some of us... There are four of them, wearing blue and purple costumes. Not rated too highly!" [4/10]
5. Armenia - "Another female. A mullet is spotted on a male dancer. Causes amusement among some, leading to the moniker 'Mullet Man' being bandied about. Nice woman. English and Armenian lyrics?" [5/10]
6. Boznia-Herzegovina - "Terry says 'experimental'. Mmkay! Weird sort of comedy guy appears. Legendary. CRAZY! Knitting brides in background, Kate Bush/Strawberry Cheesecake sort of woman with frizzy hair also sings and hangs some stuff on a washing line. Lively. A performance!" [7/10]
7. Israel - "Man with high voice we thought was gonna be a woman when the lights came on. Written by 1998 Israel winner Dana International, this. Fair enough kinda song." [6/10]
8. Finland - "Hard rock, heavy metal? Judas Priest rejects? Lordi part II? Funny but generic? What more can I digress!? Still a bit different to usual Eurovision fayre, mind you." [7/10]
9. Croatia - "Old man in white suit, another guy in darker suit too. Traditional kinda thing, sort of Italian/romantic/crooner arrangement. 'Unique in a good way' according to one of us. Well liked." [8/10]
10. Poland - "Observed as not only a Disney song, but... Lily Allen on violin? Musically, a solo female, ballad, average." (Still gave it a generous rating though!) [6/10]
11. Iceland - "Camp... trancey number... sounds like it's been done before. Male and female duet, hmm, not bad." [5/10]
12. Turkey - "Rock kinda band, again not bad. Dunno what to say.. good outro by the sounds of it!" (I think we had turned on the sing-a-long lyrics by now, and became acquainted with that pantomine dame named Stu!) [6/10]
13. Portugal - "Aria? Traditional. Vocal alright. Not much more to say." [4/10]
14. Latvia - "An effort! PIRATES!!! Will they loot all our votes? 'Euro-bysmal' according to Stu! Cheesy... novelty... still, entertaining! Fun for Eurovision, definitely. Potential to get annoying but fun for three minutes, that's fine by me!" [6/10]
15. Sweden - "Trancey but positive message and a hearty vocal of self-determination! Backing dancers/vocalists appear from nowhere!" [4/10]
16. Denmark - "Cool. Upbeat. Positive! Catchy... Cockney style of clothing??? Don't worry, be happy. Good pop - should do well." [7/10]
17. Georgia - "Black, dark lyrics at first... is she blind because she wears those sunglasses? Downtempo-ish. Halfway through, a costume change where they change from black to white. At least it goes somewhere." [5/10]
18. Ukraine - Hot woman! Uplifting, dancey. Hope it does well, like the sound of it. :)" [8/10]
19. France - Oh wow, it's Sebastian Tellier! Coming on in a golf cart! Brilliant. Backing singer ladies bearded too, lol. English lyrics to begin with, but then French halfway through. 70s-ish? I like it in a way! Hit and miss between us lot, but yes, one of my favourites tonight so far!" [7/10]
20. Azerbaijan - "Operatic? Scary? Dramatic - interesting voice made an impression on all of us. Great effort." [8/10]
21. Greece - "Was it a bit Bhangra there in the intro? Timbaland-inspired... AK and I are liking the beats! Female solo. Very enjoyable - as good as previous song. Summery!" [8/10]
22. Spain - "Bit Reggaeton... interesting, singer with a quiff and a greying beard! Described by one of us as Rolf Harris meets Weird Al Yankovic". Rapping style. Enjoyable - we LOVE the Robocop bit, I'm thinking this is fun, but otherwise it isn't too highly rated compared to what we have mostly seen thus far. A sort of 'Gasolina' meets 'Macarena'!" [7/10]
23. Serbia - "Some folk elements. Female. Violin also heard. Peaceful... soaring... calming." [6/10]
24. Russia - "Solo male... positive... easy-going, this cool. 'Believe'." [6/10]
25. Norway - "Nice singer. Pretty! Sassy, classy, agreeable. Obviously not a standout but I am liking this." [6/10]

*My Top Rated*

• United Kingdom [9/10] :p
• Albania [8/10]
• Croatia [8/10]
• Ukraine [8/10]
• Azerbaijan [8/10]
• Greece [8/10]
• Spain [7/10]
• France [7/10]
• Boznia-Herzegovina [7/10]
• Finland [7/10]
• Denmark [7/10]

Interesting other blog with running commentary of the contest here at Cheeseford.

The event concluded a great day out in which we had ascended to the top of Roseberry Topping again - the first time in three years for me. This time we were in a group of 12. Photos and videos were taken. All in all a lot of fun was had full of laughter - this is what all days should be like!

Let's summarise what has been happening at the moment. Last night was Dave's birthday meal and it was good to catch up with loads of friends again, especially Ali and Vasso, both of whom I hadn't seen for weeeeeeeks. Dean, Sean, Marko, Martin, Phil, Jamie, Enzo, Mark, Jenna & Emma also turned out for the gathering. I felt very tired after the meal so was almost falling asleep back at Rileys during some further games of pool. I didn't play any pool; I wasn't too bothered about it.

Looking back, most of my blog entries mention my previous jaunts to live concerts / gigs. So without further ado I must mention that it will soon be the "gig season" again, as the last few years have proved. You know, those big arena / venue gigs that tend to take part between October and December. I'll try and limit myself to these gigs for the remainder of the year; any more and I might be broke! So far this year, then:

• Sep 13. Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (support: I Shouted Gun & The Anomalies)
• ADDED: Oct 5. The Bluetones (support: The Felons)
• ADDED: Oct 13. Shy Child (support: We Smoke Fags)
• Oct 22. Jose Gonzalez (support: James Blackshaw)
• Oct 29. Arcade Fire (support: Clinic)
• CANCELLED: Oct 31. The White Stripes
• ADDED: Nov 3. We Are Scientists (support: The Departure)
  
• Nov 5. Foo Fighters (support: Serj Tankian)
• Dec 6. The Futureheads (support: This Ain't Vegas and Uncle Monty)
  
• Dec 11. M.I.A.
  

"It feels good to be back!" - as P Diddy recently sang on 'Come To Me'.

Indeed, 2007 is here and just like last year it's time to play catchup with the latest goings-on. So what has happened since the last post of June 19th? Here is a summary.

My profile picture now reminds me of former Weakest Link and current Deal Or No Deal (UK) contestant, Bunney (aka Jonathan). And as I have previously mentioned, that picture looks nothing like me!

Major gigs included Basement Jaxx with support from CSS, The Raconteurs, To My Boy and The Magic Numbers. Of course the "gig season" of late 2005 was a tough act to follow but the passion my friends and I have for the bands we saw this time around was as strong as ever. More on these shows individually as we go on.

But the main reason I was getting myself down to the festivities was to catch the very up and coming band Jane Wails, whose web presence is shrouded in mystery right now (can I remedy that?). As the MC, a TFM DJ, came up to the mic to announce this band "will be blowing you away in the near future". I think that's what he said, I was quite excited to tell you the truth. So who are Jane Wails? Yes, they are a "them". Essentially the core of the band is former solo star Amy Studt, who has been songwriting since she was nine and enjoyed two top ten hits in 2003. Having been missing from the music scene since 2004 this was a welcome return for Amy, who along with her new band looked confident in their show and - coming back to Amy again - she looked amazing, playing one song on keyboard, expressing herself vocally and then picking up a bongo-like drum for the finale.

The set included the tracks "Sad, Sad World", "One Last Cigarette" and "My Paper Made Man" (this track can be heard at Guy Sigsworth's MySpace). Around seven songs were performed in all. I took some snaps on my new camera which I shall put online to show the world that Amy Studt is back. The UK music scene should be rewarding talented songwriters like Amy, and if you remember Amy's attitude in her solo songs (Just A Little Girl, Misfit, Under The Thumb), then you will no doubt know that there is no stopping her.

I along with a friend met Amy afterwards, through a steel cage barrier! She told us about the plans for the single and album release, I was nervous meeting her but once she came over to talk to us I felt relaxed, and we talked some more (I admit I told her I'd gone there just to see her!) and she signed our Music Live booklet, shook her hand through the caged barrier and said our goodbyes... it felt like it was a dream!

Other bands I watched later on in the day were Root-ID and Morning Runner. Couldn't catch any of the bands appearing in The Empire because the queue was the longest it has ever been, i.e. some hundreds of people in the queue! Had I stayed a bit longer I would have watched Ocean Colour Scene, which a number of my friends did, but people get drunk about that time so I excused myself!

Another year, another Middlesbrough Music Live which maintains the standard... you could say I had the best time this year! If you were there, please leave a comment!

LATEST NEWS - It has been just over four months since I updated this blog. It was getting most of the updates last summer and despite winter gone being just as big for gigs as last summer had been, I still have not given it the coverage it deserves. I refer of course to the excellent Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand and Chemical Brothers shows, plus this year's Lethal Bizzle and The Longcut gigs. Coming real soon. For now I have prepared this four-in-one blog entry!

QUESTION TIME! - Tonight I was at the recording of the BBC's flagship programme Question Time, which tonight came to Stockton-on-Tees. I went along with three friends who are all much more politically-minded than I am. I along with everyone else submitted some questions I wouldn't have minded asking although in the end only five or six people had the opportunity to ask theirs! One of our friends PB managed to comment about Prezza (deputy PM) while I liked SB's potential question involving "a certain croquet-playing member..." it was great fun and would do it again!

It has been a while, hasn't it? It's fair to say that I have been updating my Livejournal more often than my MSN space (i.e. this). There have been some updates as of today, such as "Fave Songs November 2005" and "Bands Seen Live" - one of which is The White Stripes. A week ago I posted this message on my Livejournal:

last night the white stripes gig @ blackpool was excellent - 'The Nurse' being the major highlight for me personally. while i was looking forward to the free cd-r being handed out after the show, coupled with the fact it was said EVERY FAN would get a copy... no... they "ran out" quickly... i saw some GREEDY IGNORANT fans walking out with three, five maybe ten copies at once... SCUM. i could tell some of these people were more than happy to sponge off these copies and provide them to friends and gleeful ebay buyers. leaving me, a genuine paying fan, without. gah... i came so close as well... "You get them at the end of the show," said a drag queen who flaunted such a cd-r before the show. Do I? Oh I'd like one now. Where has everyone gone? Oh.

jack... meg... dunno if you had a hand in it but... limited edition stuff = heartbreak. greed. capitalism. can i blame the promo team? i'd like to. they should have numbered the cd-rs to match the ticket number or strictly one copy per person. the system was flawed and while the show was ace, this otherwise ideal night was dented by some greedy, ignorant, fickle, johnny-come-lately idiot lesser fans.

if any of you lot sell your copy (or copies) on eBay now youre a right baaaastard....jack would give you a good hiding....but I will be buying off one of you buggers...so i'm off to bid on a cd-r now. i'll so poor now i'll have to come off the internet for a few weeks...

Looking back, it seems like I wrote that straight after the gig - in fact I'd written it the day after! Tonight is the night I win one of the eBay auctions for the 'free' CDR. One such CDR went for £19.50 earlier today so someone has profiteered so much that they almost cancel out the price of their show ticket... again, I'd really love to know what Jack thinks about all this!

22nd birthday was grand, and all in all the last few weeks have been eventful but I'm far too busy to type it all in here... my Livejournal on the other hand...(!) and let's not forget that the next two weeks will see three exciting gigs: The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand and The Chemical Brothers. (With support from, altogether: Audio Bullys, Vatican DC, Pendulum, The Rakes, Editors and Cagedbaby!!! - think I have missed one out, we'll see.)

Next week's plan: Monday - the quiz with the newly merged teams; Tuesday - The Prodigy; Wednesday - evening class, Thursday - graduation, Friday - Mark's birthday (group meal & night out & return of Chris Nash), Saturday - whateverhopefullyrestingaftersuchaweek, Sunday - Franz Ferdinand!

On Wednesday 5th October I saw Bloc Party at Middlesbrough Town Hall. (Makes me wonder what it would have been like if I'd seen them the last time they were here—M'bro Music Live 2004.) Now, standing up for hours on end does no favours for my poor legs but I persisted and there was certainly no other suffering as the excellent Bloc Party performed their songs, 'Banquet', 'So Here We Are' and 'Helicopter' getting the most reaction. All the tracks off the album were played except 'Compliments' and non-album track highlights included the fantastic 'Little Thoughts', 'Tulips' and 'Two More Years'. Support act Kaito certainly impressed me, even though I couldn't decipher most of what vocalist Nikki was saying (who I might be in danger of referring to as Nikki Kaito when her actual surname is Colk) - blame it on the sound system hey. This band have apparently been together since 1998 so I was pleased to come across their presence.

Kaito have released two albums, perhaps it is time to buy and find out more? Remember kids, buy Bloc Party's new single 'Two More Years' to prevent Robbie Williams from getting to No.1...

That's one autumn gig down, four to go.

I have used Napster and iTunes since their respective launches here in the UK (more than a year ago, and they couldn't have come sooner IMO). By now I have downloaded roughly the same amount of songs from both (around 40). Now I feel ready to declare the winner of these rival services: iTunes. Now, I can't fault the Napster technical support team (and I've certainly called upon them at times), but iTunes wins hands down when it comes to putting your 'treasure' onto a second computer.

The very idea that Napster obliges you to download your whole collection again on your new computer is very... backwards-stepping, yeah? I have a dial-up connection which, fair enough, isn't exactly Napster-friendly, but it still works, except when faced with the mammoth task of re-downloading 150MB of music just to hear my music on another machine. I could burn songs from PC1 and import them on PC2 but I need the original files doing their thing. And when your hard drive has been struck with a virus you had nothing to do with, it can be a little frustrating. But the worst thing of all is that when it's time to re-download, some songs (in my collection, anyway) are missing: their licences have changed, or the record company have revoked their agreements, meaning songs been removed from the catalogue. Wait a minute, I've paid 99p (or more recently 79p) for a track that, if my PC goes down, I no longer have access to when I recover my PC????? Compare this with iTunes: Copy your songs over and enter your username/password. Bingo.

It hasn't been a one-sided victory for iTunes along the way. Napster has the advantage of picking a download up where it left off when I get disconnected from the Internet; Podcasts are a no-no with iTunes on dial-up. That's, like, a rule... and of course, if you lose your PC at least Napster offers everything it can to re-download.

I have been downloading music for many a year now, and I still by CD's by the load. I prefer buying CDs; I mainly download rare stuff.

OK. Rant over! File this under "Getting it off my chest". Maybe I could write a song about it ;) Mind you, at this very moment iTunes is refusing to load while Napster is all too happy to pop up. If the pair were guys, I'd tell them to put aside their differences and go off to the pub for the afternoon...

As this year's amazing Glastonbury festival cames to a halt, it's time to review Day 3 of the action as seen on the BBC. (Having seeing very little TV coverage on Saturday night, I will incorporate day 2 into this blog entry.)

Today has seen a whole host of groups take to the stage, and other highlights. What a list: Primal Scream, Brian Wilson, The Coral, Futureheads, The Zutons, Kasabian, The La's, Rufus Wainwright, plus more from Doves and The Kaiser Chiefs. But the show for me came from Basement Jaxx, headlining the Pyramid Stage. They are amazing at music festivals and any venue they perform at. They went through their greatest hits as well as performing their own take on Kylie's 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' out of "respect".. The Jaxx vocalists had a great stage presence, moving about dynamically. Further mention must go to the winner of the Poetry 'N' Words Tent (a guy called Andy?) who performed a vocally dazzling anti-racism poem 'Sticks And Stones' in the studio.

Yesterday also saw a full set from African musician Baaba Maal on the world stage, the Coldplay headline gig and also Chas & Dave!

I am writing about some of the music acts seen on tonight's Glastonbury BBC coverage, shown from 2100-2130 and 2200-0200 on BBC Two and BBC Three.

Despite the flooding and powercuts* that had struck earlier in the day, the music and the crowd continued regardless and it still looked like a really good atmosphere. So back to the TV coverage, with glimpses of sets from The Tears who wowed old and new fans alike on the John Peel stage; indie heads The Killers entertaining more of the masses during the day; Bloc Party were similarly doing their thing too, which was personally interesting as I'm seeing them live in October. Doves performed the emotional yet uplifting Black And White Town, one of the big hits of the year. The subliminal evening-time saw the lovely M.I.A. showcasing her unique brand of hip hop, while Fatboy Slim did the honours by headlining the Dance Tent to huge acclaim. He knows how to do a DJ set! KT Tunstall kicked things off in the studio by performing an acoustic song. And last but not least, The White Stripes went through song after song with an intimate set complete with red-white-black themed stage. The hits just kept coming! They had the most coverage on tonight's programming. That was only natural, considering they were the Pyramid Stage headliners..

* They played "Power Out" by Arcade Fire during the report on the flooding/powercuts..

Here is my review of Middlesbrough Music Live 19/6/05:

Extreme heat, belting rain, thunder, then cold, then it went all mild. The weather spoiled the day. Plus, my day didn't go to plan; I only saw four bands. I went home early cos I was really knackered. Didn't even end up going to the Empire to see the Queens of Noize.. What bands did I see? Dartz, The Rifles, Oxfam Glamour Models (fronted by the interesting Emmett, of Haxed fame) and the brilliant Proclaimers. Now they put on a nice show.

Side project...I have started a jlog (a jogging blog): http://jlogging.blogspot.com

I have once again been let down gently by a girl... If I wasn't in such a light-hearted mood I wouldn't be telling you that even the nymphomaniac next door just wants to be 'friends'. Okay, bad joke. Maybe a sad joke. Love is hard.

Time for an update — one week into the summer holidays. Latest experiences? Jogging on the beach for two days in a row, a sunny afternoon of tennis, the latest birthday celebrations of a mate involving a trip to Pizza Hut, impressive art/photo exhibitions at the local art+design college, and five movies watched in 48 hours (that was a one-off...movie fatigue has set in).

What were these five films, you ask? Well this was them: First of all the rentals, 1) The Yes Men—a radical documentary revealing two guys who cheekily assume identities of 'criminals' and 'make them honest'...the main focus of the movie sees them represent the WTO and capers involve one unforgettable lecture with a "business management suit"...and if you're still sitting on the fence, then Michael Moore makes one or two cameos.. 2) In Good Company—decent Hollywood production involving the workplace and family life. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson star. 3) The Incredibles—Fun for the whole family (and us students cos the CGI is pretty lifelike in some scenes) and it's very action-packed. It wore me out! (It doesn't help that I kept calling it The Invincibles!) .. 4) Easy—romance, love lives, that sorta thing! And finally at the cinemas, 5) Sin City—Plenty of bloodshed and action spread over three storylines. Check out the use of colour (or lack thereof!) but this is the one to see in the cinemas at the moment.

Also this week Prince Andrew (The Duke Of York!) made a quick stop at Uni to officially open the new gateway entrance. I was part of the "student crowd" waving flags etc. Man.... Tony Blair came by last year but that was such a low-key event while security was high, might have been that topup fees protest on the day!! Ah, memories.

I love the band Do Me Bad Things, stomping their way onto the scene with its nine talented members... album 'Yes!' is worth checking out. They are just as funky as Jamiroquai, they swing more than Brand New Heavies and they rock out more than Led Zeppelin! I think they're being lazily marketed as the band "somewhere between Scissor Sisters and The Darkness"...but no, they are defying genres and having a great time! The sort of band you could go to the pub with for a pint on a summer's day. Nicolai and Chantal's vocals do justice! I've said my piece, now listen to 'em!

Photo album has been updated with various images, more to surely follow, as I've been snap happy with my digital camera. And feel free to leave any comments, they're appreciated..don't be shy!

What a few days it has been! Fortunately I have taken some pictures to remind me of this week's events, and hopefully I will be able to document the rest of the summer through photographs.

Thursday night saw the second visit to The Crown, this time with Ali and myself being joined by Mark and Chris, plus regulars Rick and Tom. It felt good to be among other heavy metal fans on the dancefloor again. I was anxious it wouldn't match up to the first visit but fortunately the night delivered. System Of A Down's "B.Y.O.B." was the highlight, in which I got right into it, loving every second of it! Towards the end of the night, a few of us had been concerned that not enough Metal was being played which resulted in us gathering by the new DJ to tell him what was on our minds! One particular guy I remember being totally adamant in requesting Iron Maiden and System Of A Down which of course resulted in the latter being played no doubt. Bumped into another friend who just happened to be there as well, which personally kept me in high spirits.

Friday was just pure celebration and partying all day long for the 15 Hour Final Fling which went by rather quickly. Seeing everyone out and about was fantastic, and I met about eight new people, rather typical for the last day of term really! I signed people's shirts and vice versa, and took pictures of people. Thanks to good timing and encounters with certain people, events took a good turn and it was just a sweet day and at one point everything seemed to slot into one place for a brief passing moment when I was sitting in the Chill Out Room having my "soft" hair felt by four or five people I'd just met. Yes, my hair had received a few compliments that evening, at one point being mistaken for a wig but no, it was praised and adored. I don't normally get that sort of "attention" so I was loving it! Yes, I believe I have made a few new friends here! They better remember me when we start back in September! While none of this is supposed to make 100% sense, it certainly did at the time. I just want to list everyone I spoke to and everyone I met: Al, Alex, Allan (on the job), Andrea, Andy (Le Coq), Ben (Taz Man), Charlotte, Chief, Chris, Christine, Colette, Dave, Daz, Ed Mayes ("You're a legend!"), Eden (£90 and counting...), Eleanor, Emma, Hamish, Jon, Kris, Laura, Lee 'n' Lisa, Mark, Mark Harris, Martin, Mash'al, Matty, Mike (the hair guy), Mophia, Richie ("I'm piste"), Sam, Shell, Sophie (birthday girl), Spiros, Statto ("for the badge"), Stuart, Tony, & Vikki (who was staring at me and/or my hair, lol).

Saturday saw the purchase of the new Art Brut album, while singles bought this weekend were The Magic Numbers - 'Forever Lost' and White Stripes - 'Blue Orchid'.

So, that's exam number 1 over. Surprised at how much I remembered. Didn't remember everything though. Still, somehow got through three hours! 1 exam down, 1 to go.

Back 2 Skool Disco was another good night out in the Student Union, the Hokey Cokey was one of the highlights, running towards the centre getting pushed about!! The 'Amarillo conga' ruled too. Were you there as well? If you were, I'd like to hear about it! Oh and some girl grabbed hold of my hand for a while during the Hokey Cokey, must have seen how good I was lol...I'm in love!!

Anyone else harbouring impure, sinister thoughts? The cr*zy fr*g is an evil being, and must be destroyed. (Any volunteers? Lol...join the queue for that one!) Sure, everyone's got an opinion on it and I am getting sick of hearin' about the thing all the time. Now that I got that off my chest I will never have to talk about it ever again!

Also enjoying the new Slipknot and System Of A Down singles/videos, even though they're not really my sort of band! However I remain open minded and am intrigued by what I hear!