folkdisco - 9th october 2010
Street Gig - Snogging Each Others Faces Off
There's someone busking really loud along by boots. This distracts me enough that I connect the gigbox battery positive to negative. Smoke starts coming out of the amps. But no noise. this is *BAD*. Head back to get my backup amp. This... See MoreCambridge, England · Sat 9th October 2010 · 16:00
Street Gig - Ella Ella Ella Ay Ay Ay
Out for more fun and tunes at the home of *The Best University On The Planet*. Apparently. It's strangely subdued tonight considering all the students are finally back. But we make our own party anyway. Tibbs is back, and this time... See MoreCambridge, England · Fri 8th October 2010 · 17:00
Laptops For Luddites
I've been fettling my laptop. It was running Vista, an unmitigated cock-up of an operating system. I backed up everything, and now I'm running TinyXP, a streamlined sports car version of Windows XP. I'm such a Luddite in some ways... See More
London, England · Wed 29th September 2010 · 17:00
Nightmare Scenario
Just had a nightmare. It's a pretty rare occurance, about as rare as me getting a headache. Maybe twice a year. Sometimes in my dreams, the baddies can be chasing after me, trying to get me. But it doesn't feel like a nightmare, it feels... See More
London, England · Sun 19th September 2010 · 22:20
Street Gig - Chuff Off And Get Some Manners
A nice Sunday afternoon serenading the tourists and locals. Big shouts to Essie, who wanders over to be the Olivia Newton John to my John Travolta, in a sweet but chaotic 'You're The One I Want' from Grease. Then she does a fantastic... See More
Cambridge, England · Sun 19th September 2010 · 8:30
Street Gig - Lovely Fantastic Things
I've forgotten my phone, so I can't tap in any fan names like usual. And sod's law dictates that on the first night I haven't got a phone in a year, almost everyone's saying lovely, fantastic things about me, and I can't write any of it... See More
Cambridge, England · Fri 20th August 2010 · 17:30
Geeks
Me and Terry, both obvious geeks, are now watching Big Bang Theory, a sitcom about two geeks in a house together. It's slightly worrying.London, England · Wed 18th August 2010 · 7:55
Street Gig - Addicted To Acoustics
Start off with a woman knitting on the benches behind me. This is a first, but I supose it's a sunday. Then some of Ted and Rachel's wedding party turn up in their dressy frocks and flowered suits, wanting some romantic tunes. Maureen... See More
Cambridge, England · Sun 15th August 2010 · 10:30
Street Gig - This Sheer Power
Jo is on this year's X Factor, she got three yeses. She says a quick 'probably, I shouldn't be doing this', before launching into a bit of 'Hallelujah'. I'm trying to transpose into G as I go along, and follow her cues, but it's hard not... See More
Cambridge, England · Sat 14th August 2010 · 16:00
A Yorkshireman's Advice To His Son.
'See all, hear all, say nowt. Eat all, drink all, pay nowt. And if ever tha does owt for nowt, allus do it for thisen' Yorkshire moral code!Yorkshire, England · Sat 14th August 2010 · 8:00
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