Neuloveyou wrote:I went to Nottingham once to visit friends. While there I saw Chris from Lords and went to say "hi and thank you for the music, especially Reynolds" to him but was pretty drunk and he was talking to someone I kind of half knew so it was weirdly awkward. It was in the Rescue rooms I think, if that's the bit above Stealth.

That'll be me! Possibly awkward due to me having to have been leathered to have been in the Rescue Rooms though I do vaguely recall this happening.

Neuloveyou wrote:There was a guy in bondage trousers, enthusiastically getting off with two girls at once and then persuading the girls to get off with each other, standing behind me at the bar so that when turned round after an excessively long time spent fetching a beer, I got quite a shock.
I mean, bondage trousers? In this day and age?

That'll be Si-maro.

Neuloveyou wrote:I also once bizzarely saw the drummer from Lords when we were camping at the same seaside campsite in Wales about this time last year.At least I swear I did.

That'll be right. That's Elvis, he camps a lot and surfs a lot. It's his annual birthday weekend in Wales around now so that all makes sense.

Also (without wishing to hi-jack this thread though perhaps it's a little late to worry now), within a half hour's drive of Nottm you have:



Bizarre houses in the middle of the forest built by men for a bet.



The splendid Sherwood Forest



Ice Age Gorge





Ruins





Country estates



Wildlife




Castles

If you can ignore scumbags then the East Midlands is almost heaven.

Finally got to see Shit and Shine last night, it was marvelous. I believe they are playing in London tomorrow. Guapo are also great and most of their side projects are not far behind.

If you're a good band then move to Newcastle. Not many good bands here at the moment.

But its a beautiful city with great pubs and people and coast and scenery.

good band from London - Trencher.

honeyisfunny wrote:If you can ignore scumbags then the East Midlands is almost heaven.

+1 for that, although I'm from Rutland where the scumbags drive BMWs and are slightly less hostile.

Re: Newcastle I lived there for six months a couple of years ago and can vouch for it being awesome. Saw lightning bolt and battles within a couple of weeks of each other, actually I think with Lords supporting LB, at some kind of awesome community centre type deal.
It's great having the Metro, makes it feel pretty cosmopolitan, plus some brilliant pubs and parks. And also the Cluney, which i had mixed feelings about at the time but now remember very fondly.

King of Avatars Rimbaud III wrote:Two/three off the top of my head:

- Todd/Shit & Shine
- Part Chimp

part chimp with drummer in coma = shit & shine with 1 drummer in coma.

part chimp with drummer experiencing bad gas = shit & shine with 1 drummer experiencing bad gas.

there4 drummer of ... = .....drummer of ....

Neuloveyou wrote:Saw lightning bolt and battles within a couple of weeks of each other, actually I think with Lords supporting LB, at some kind of awesome community centre type deal.

That would have been the mighty Unit Ama, we had to cancel because of sickness...

Oh I forgot that, clearly. Weird, got a very strong image of seeing you guys there. Didn't Lightning Bolt then play in Nottingham a couple of weeks later?
I remember seeing That Fucking Tank while I was up there for sure. Good people.

Neuloveyou wrote:Oh I forgot that, clearly. Weird, got a very strong image of seeing you guys there. Didn't Lightning Bolt then play in Nottingham a couple of weeks later?
I remember seeing That Fucking Tank while I was up there for sure. Good people.

It was 2 days before in Nottm with lords at the Boat Club...