Scabaholics Anonymous Day 2

This morning I received a rather large envelope. Enclosed was this calender, intended for van drivers, ( a little sterotyplical, don't ya think?) produced by News of the World. The calender is A3, and printed on glossy paper.

Say hello to Miss January





Groovy

Scabaholics Anonymous Day 5

Thats Right people..........




MILLS AND BOON!




And cute assortment of postcards

Score

And thus began the celebration of my completion of 2 decades on earth.

Cakes freshly iced by Lize


Down at the Queens head

Myspace pic

Ghost Rider

Look over there!

Sychnronized swinging


First photo of being 20

Back in my room

What a surprise: another person born 5th February 1987! Awesome!

Balloons

New Slang

Just saw the Shins!

REWIND

Monday
So, Lize decided to miss her morning train and option for an evening train instead (!!!!!!) So, being the gentleman I am (?), I escorted her to Euston station. Whilst she perused the items on sale at Paper Chase, likewise, I perused the compact discs at Impulse. Upon perusal (i don't know why I keep using this word) I noticed that the new Alkaline Trio CD/DVD remains was out.

Being the scab I am, I decided to see the price of it in HMV and Virgin first, before buying it.

HMV £9.95

Virgin £9.99

So, armed with the knowledge that HMV was 4p cheaper, I headed out of the Virgin Megastore in Piccadilly via the basement exit (not a big fan of having to get across the traffic) when I spotted a poster advertising a wristband only event. This event was the Shins playing an instore show to promote their new album Wincing the Night Away.



Free gig? Sure! The only snag was that it was first come first served, and the album had to be purchased at the Oxford Street store. The hour was getting late, and I didn't know where Oxford Street was! So, after a bit of hunting, I finally discovered it. Luckily, the store was still open, and i picked up the album and wristband without any hassle.

Roll on Thursday!

I arrived at Virgin at about 4.30pm (following the fastest edit I've ever done) and took my place in the crowd. Come 5.15pm, they were on stage, emerging to the intro to. After monitor failure, they had to skip, and went straight into Australia instead.

After a 30 minute set, they were finished. Have to say, I was very impressed. (and thankful they played songs mainly off the new album).

Following the set, they did a signing session which lasted nearly ¾ of an hour. Fair play to them for not getting cramps!

That night I searched and found out they re playing a show at the end of the month in London. Tickets are currently selling on eBay for up to £90!

Oh, and I STILL haven't bought the Alkaline Trio CD