| eggsactly |
[Jul. 12th, 2009|06:55 am] |
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http://stevekilbey.blogspot.com/2009/07/eggsactly.html 
pic 1 : mr fruity (for eve n aurora)
pic 2 me at ottawa blues fest
last nite
we played our last gig in the states
at the egg in albany
(the capital of n.y. state)
the egg was part of a huge ..err...egg
which perched over the amazingly opulent empire state plaza
the egg had a lovely small theatre
the catering was wonderful
braised tempeh n mushrooms
chocolate soy milk
etc etc
good friends wadey n moksha from hu dost
and their tour dog molly (a dog even i liked!!)
matt mac haffie who once tour managed jack frosts one n only
tour of the u.s.
so good to see em
people in albany were a wonderful n attentive audience
and we acquitted ourselves well
i had a good energetic night
but not too sloppy
the crowd really seemed to love us
and the feeling was very warm n fuzzy
before show i meet giovanna who has just had her thyroid out
and had just had some other extremely bad medical news
she tells me how the church get her thru her hard life
she cries n weeps with emotion
i must admit i get a little misty myself
during the show
she punctuated proceedings with
"i love you steve !"
which is not the worst thing to hear i guess
i truly hope this brave n lovely lady prevails over her maladies
after show i meet chrispy
who was there the nite i met my lovely wife
in philly 11 years ago
she asked him for advice getting backstage
and i'm glad she came back
it was love pretty much at first sight
n eve n aurora n scarlet kilbey
were waiting in the wings to be manifest
they just needed me n nk to get together (of course)...
after gig
i drive long drive to some tiny little town
upstate new york
arrive at 430 in morning
where the hotel rooms were less than glamourous
got 2 hours sleep
i wake up at 7 and notice they have a pool
so i do my swimmies
I HAVE TO SIGN RELEASE FORM
SAYING IF I DROWN OR CATCH DISEASES FROM WATER
I WILL NOT SUE THE MOTEL....!!
i am incredulous
has it got to that?
we drive into ottawa
where its rainy steamy
the fields are full of mud
i hate festivals
i hate being at em
i hate playing em
we are on a smallish stage at 7 30 tonite
its very sweaty weather
and all kindsa (mostly 'orrible) music fills the air
i also hate the fucking blues and whatever else theyre playing here
will be glad when we drive off
leaving the incessant racket and porta loos behind
i am truly over it
tomorrow another very early morning
when we drive 5 hours to quebec city
everyone is tired n testy
arguments waiting to erupt
i keep a low profile
i do my best
i miss my fambley
next week i fly off to sweden to visit twillies (now 18!)
should make for some interesting bloggies
i guess
ok thats it from the frontline
oh
hi to nigel bell too
(wheres my big loan?)
sk
ontario 2009 |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|08:10 am] |
My birthday was a success!
Thanks, everyone! You're awesome.
Most of you have Facebook, so I'll just post a few choice pics ( here... ) |
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| Adwatch UK |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|11:29 am] |
A 1981 advert for W.H. Smith, extolling the virtues of the Sinclair ZX81 microcomputer, one of its top selling products that year:
From the Planet Sinclair website: The ZX81 could not have succeeded in the way that it did without the fortuitous involvement of the British newspaper chain W.H. Smith. The company was a long-established high street presence which had gone somewhat stale by the early 1980s. Seeking to reinvigorate its business, Smiths agreed to stock ZX81s in selected stores across the UK. The response was phenomenal, tapping into a previously unsuspected mass market for home computing. By February 1982, Sinclair Research was making over 40,000 ZX81s a month and still could not keep up with the demand. Within two years of release, the ZX81 had sold over a million units.
Note that most of the 'useful' functions could only be performed with the addition of a £49.95 16k RAM pack, bringing the price of the machine up to £119.95. You could have bought a half-decent used car for that much in 1981! The ZX Spectrum 48k which followed in 1982 was a far better proposition. |
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| hay dead beets |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|04:26 pm] |
I've got a mosquito bite on the top of my foot and my sock and shoe are hindering my efforts of relief!
It looks like one foot is dry humping the other... but it's the only way!!! |
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| for your own safety the windows do not open |
[Jul. 11th, 2009|04:40 am] |
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http://stevekilbey.blogspot.com/2009/07/for-your-own-safety-windows-do-not-open.html 
(me n cst coach ryan m
discussing the best way to wring an idiots neck)
its hard being me
its hard being a human
its hard being a creature on this planet
theres always more twists n turns ahead
accidents to avoid
crises to avert
revolutions to crush
suffering the slings n arrows
the gig in connecticut was slightly derailed
by a guy who wanted to stand up the front
in the theatre
dangling his hands on the stage
touching the cables etc
the theatre didnt want it
for whatever reason
and asks him not to
but he wants to
eventually i get kinda embroiled in it
i dont know what to do
i dont care
im neutral
but the guy is calling out
n carrying on
nothing major
just a niggling useless problem
by this stage
its all about the guy
his rights etc
he doesnt care the gig is going down the tube
maybe he cant see it
then he starts calling out to mwp
getting him involved
just losing all our momentum
the guy loved the church
but in the end
it ended up damaging us
this is what i mean
as a human being
you push one way
you get the opposite result
you protect freedom...you get a police state
you tolerate anything...you lose yer freedom
you try n help but you often hinder
you try to be consoling
people say dont condescend
try not to get involved you become aloof
try to get involved and youre in someones face
this isnt just for me
its for everyone
some kinda design error makes everything hard
until you finally get
windows that dont open
because someone jumped outta window once
so
now no go in most american hotels
THE WINDOWS WONT OPEN
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY!!
how about
for your own safety this gun doesnt shoot
for your own safety the war has been cancelled
for your own safety the bad food is unavailable
ha ha
yeah
so i tried hard after the annoying man finally buggered off
but somehow my attention was diverted
i was thinking about a load of stuff
instead of being in the zone
where i shoulda been all along
because thats when you get a good show
still
no one wanted it to happen
but it did
just like iraq n vietnam n ww1 n 2
and all the other stuff
from tiny to huge
that just keeps going wrong here
for us hu-man beings
we did recover towards the end
and ended up having an ok gig
but
just one of those things
like stubbing your toe
or catching a cold
or killing yourself to live
or the beatings will continue until morale improves
let me say this
i do my best usually
i listen to what you say
a lot to juggle
imagine being a president or general or pilot or captain
everyday i hear n see contrary things
i get confused
i make bad calls
i make poor decisions
i ignore the wrong people
i listen to the wrong people
ah
sometimes the futility of it all
i dunno
tonite its albany
last u.s. gig
we re here now
its a weird kinda theatre
in a govt building
who knows how its gonna go...?
see ya
sk upstate new york
empire plaza
albany |
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| With all the hallabaloo about MJ |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|02:06 pm] |
I'm pretty sure Elvis kicking had more impact on the grand scheme of things.
Now if there's velvet glove paintings on every corner twenty years from now, I'll change my tune and just beat it. |
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| Ever have one of those days where... |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|01:57 pm] |
you feel like you're about ready to do a backflip off the edge of the earth and your arms are twirling like mad to keep your balance?
Yeah... the Nestea plunge to infinity or purgatory?
Does flailing delay the inevitable or does it just make one last comedic expression before obliovioso? |
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| Samson needs a home |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|08:49 am] |
He is a registered Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) who will be 2 in the fall. He was purchased from a breeder near Lincoln. I can check exact dates if anyone needs them. He is excellently behaved with children and other dogs, and has been no threat to the cat, although he does bark when he gets hissed at. He was neutered early on due to a testicular problem. My friend has worked with him on some basic obedience training the past couple of days and have found that he responds well to praise, and would be easy to train. He is house broken and crate trained.
The reason he needs a new home is simply that my friend's mother-in-law is having to find a new living situation and will only be allowed to keep her smaller, older sheltie. They will have to surrender him to the shelter, if they can't locate a good home for him within a couple of weeks.
Anyone interested or know of someone who might be? |
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| (no subject) |
[Jul. 10th, 2009|09:20 am] |
... from Harpers Weekly (1887)
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