I realise it's been quite a while since I've been here once again. I almost have some sort of an excuse, two weeks ago I survived staying in nursing accommodation up in Dundee and working in nine wells hospital. Well, that was an experience and I think I lost about 20 lbs with lack of food and water. Yeah, the drinking water was contaminated with White floaty things in it, it was pretty rank.
I haven't been to any concerts recently but that shall change next month when I go see the AC/DC tribute act Hells Bells once again. I love those guys, they are well awesome.
One concert I am certainly looking forward to though on the 12th of June is Tenacious D :D I have loved this band since 2nd year in secondary school, not as much as AC/DC but it's still a good love.
On Sunday I am getting my charitable side out once again and will be participating in the sports relief mile dressed as mr blobby and my friend as Noel Edmonds....I have just checked the weather forecast and Glasgow is due to be a scorching 18 degrees on sunday. I am going to melt. Oh god.
But it's all for a good cause yes? So our suffering will not be in vain, hopefully.
This is going to be a rather quick blog though as my grandad is in hospital. Sad times. I will be going to visit him now.
His kidneys are failing as is his heart and just about every other part of him as well.
I always seen to end these blogs on a cheery note, don't i?
Friday, 23 March 2012
Sunday, 22 January 2012
The Boys Are Back In Town
On Thursday the 19th of January I went to go see Thin Lizzy at the Barrowlands in Glasgow and as promised, here is my opinion of the night.
I'm not going to lie though, they were pretty amazing. But to start off I should talk about their two support acts Triggerfinger and Cult.
Triggerfinger are a Belgium band and when they first walked on stage with their sharp suits and in the case of the base player a pair of sunglasses automatically everyone though 'who the he'll do these guys think they are?'. But when they started to play their music, my god they were amazing. The lead singer and guitarist of the band Ruben done things I have never seen being done to a guitar before and there was so much passion in their music. Everyone may thought at the beginning that they were a pretty lame band but by the end of their 30 minutes the whole audience was cheering. I would certainly recommend going to see them if they ever play in an area near you, they sort of have a style like Muse but don't, it's hard to explain. Go see them anyways!
The second support act was called Clutch and I had heard great things about this band, one person even said that they would blow Thin Lizzy out of the water so I was curious to see if that really was the case. Sadly, they just didn't live up to my expectations after everything I had heard abut them. I think it was purely down to the fact that they were just not my kind of music, I can't describe their style but it's almost like what System of a Down would sound like if they went Indie. A lot of the younger members of the audience really enjoyed the performance and even got a mosh pit going but the old rockers didn't really enjoy it and I was with them.
But now for the main event. Thin Lizzy.
I seen them last year at the O2 Academy and they were pretty good even though I couldn't see anything since I was in the balcony and had a seating ticket. This year I promised myself to get a decent view of the concert and somehow managed to squeeze myself right down the very front against the barrier. For me, that was exciting in itself.
They came on playing 'Are You Ready' which is a brilliant song, but Iw as very surprised that the audience didn't go absolutely mental and start jumping all over the place but that was okay, it meant I got some absolutely amazing pictures.
They played all their classics, Jailbreak, Waiting For An Alibi, Boys Are Back In Town, Black Rose and they were all pretty amazing.
It really is sad that Phil Lynott is not here anymore but Ricky Warwick does an amazing job. He doesn't try to sound like Phil but does his own twist on the songs and they still sound great.
But something quite freaky happened. Earlier on that day coming home on the train I was speaking to my friend and saying that when I went to go see Behemoth the bass player spat on me twice. At Thin Lizzy I noticed that I was getting slightly wet but was too busy watching the Damon Johnson the guitarist and Ricky Warwick. Then near the end of the concert I just happened to turn to look at the Bass player Marco Mendoza and witnessed as he spat everywhere... and it showered down on me. So that's why I was getting slightly wet...
I wasn't as bothered about being spat on by Marco because he is so cool and damn sexy on stage. So really, that could of been the highlight of my night. But it wasn't.
I caught Damon Johnsons guitar pick :D and I also met Ruben from Triggerfinger. Unfortunately a fellow fan mistook me as his girlfriend.... awkward... >.<
So, in conclusion go see Thin Lizzy and go see Triggerfinger but don't bother with Clutch unless you like proper chaos and can't understand what the singer's saying.
I'm not going to lie though, they were pretty amazing. But to start off I should talk about their two support acts Triggerfinger and Cult.
Triggerfinger are a Belgium band and when they first walked on stage with their sharp suits and in the case of the base player a pair of sunglasses automatically everyone though 'who the he'll do these guys think they are?'. But when they started to play their music, my god they were amazing. The lead singer and guitarist of the band Ruben done things I have never seen being done to a guitar before and there was so much passion in their music. Everyone may thought at the beginning that they were a pretty lame band but by the end of their 30 minutes the whole audience was cheering. I would certainly recommend going to see them if they ever play in an area near you, they sort of have a style like Muse but don't, it's hard to explain. Go see them anyways!
The second support act was called Clutch and I had heard great things about this band, one person even said that they would blow Thin Lizzy out of the water so I was curious to see if that really was the case. Sadly, they just didn't live up to my expectations after everything I had heard abut them. I think it was purely down to the fact that they were just not my kind of music, I can't describe their style but it's almost like what System of a Down would sound like if they went Indie. A lot of the younger members of the audience really enjoyed the performance and even got a mosh pit going but the old rockers didn't really enjoy it and I was with them.
But now for the main event. Thin Lizzy.
I seen them last year at the O2 Academy and they were pretty good even though I couldn't see anything since I was in the balcony and had a seating ticket. This year I promised myself to get a decent view of the concert and somehow managed to squeeze myself right down the very front against the barrier. For me, that was exciting in itself.
They came on playing 'Are You Ready' which is a brilliant song, but Iw as very surprised that the audience didn't go absolutely mental and start jumping all over the place but that was okay, it meant I got some absolutely amazing pictures.
They played all their classics, Jailbreak, Waiting For An Alibi, Boys Are Back In Town, Black Rose and they were all pretty amazing.
It really is sad that Phil Lynott is not here anymore but Ricky Warwick does an amazing job. He doesn't try to sound like Phil but does his own twist on the songs and they still sound great.
But something quite freaky happened. Earlier on that day coming home on the train I was speaking to my friend and saying that when I went to go see Behemoth the bass player spat on me twice. At Thin Lizzy I noticed that I was getting slightly wet but was too busy watching the Damon Johnson the guitarist and Ricky Warwick. Then near the end of the concert I just happened to turn to look at the Bass player Marco Mendoza and witnessed as he spat everywhere... and it showered down on me. So that's why I was getting slightly wet...
I wasn't as bothered about being spat on by Marco because he is so cool and damn sexy on stage. So really, that could of been the highlight of my night. But it wasn't.
I caught Damon Johnsons guitar pick :D and I also met Ruben from Triggerfinger. Unfortunately a fellow fan mistook me as his girlfriend.... awkward... >.<
So, in conclusion go see Thin Lizzy and go see Triggerfinger but don't bother with Clutch unless you like proper chaos and can't understand what the singer's saying.
Sunday, 1 January 2012
It's The End of the World As We Know It
Happy New Year everyone! 2012 woo!
It's the beginning of the end If you believe the Mayan calander so last night I celebrated New Year by going out clubbing with one of my oldest school friends, her sister and a few German guys?
Usually at New Year I always stay home with my mum and dad so not being with them at 12 o'clock watching Jools Holland was a little sad I guess, but I phoned them inside the girls toilet pretty much wrecked so that kind of made up for it.
We ended up in a club called Firewater which does pitchers of cocktails for £7.50 so with us making a collected kitty of £140 it's no wonder much of last night was a blur. I'm happy to report though that the music in Firewater was to my liking, plenty of Rolling Stones, T-Rex, Led Zeppelin, Meatloaf and one AC/DC song.
Unfortunately our little party encountered a drunken psycho in the ladies toilet who was hell bent on starting a fight with one of us. even though we tried to see if she was alright due to the blood pouring from her left foot. It ended up a cat fight with the oldest person in our group bitch slapping the lassie. I'm not gonna lie, she did deserve it.
Also, please remind me to never, ever have a sausage supper at 3 o'clock in the morning because I absolutely detest battered sausages and for some reason I feasted on it last night. I woke up this morning tasting nothing but grease, blehhhh!
The festivities last night though were tainted with sadness as we received a phone call at 7pm to inform us that my Great Uncle Russell had died.
He battled lung cancer in 2010 and beat it but sadly late 2011 doctors discovered that it had now metastasised to his other lung. The chemotherapy and radiotherapy was just too much and his lungs packed in. Cancer doesnt discriminate, it'll attack anybody.
But this is what I'm training to do, to become a therapeutic radiographer and help cure people of their cancer. I pray though that one day soon a cure will be found.
But until then R.I.P Uncle Russell, it was a pleasure knowing you.
It's the beginning of the end If you believe the Mayan calander so last night I celebrated New Year by going out clubbing with one of my oldest school friends, her sister and a few German guys?
Usually at New Year I always stay home with my mum and dad so not being with them at 12 o'clock watching Jools Holland was a little sad I guess, but I phoned them inside the girls toilet pretty much wrecked so that kind of made up for it.
We ended up in a club called Firewater which does pitchers of cocktails for £7.50 so with us making a collected kitty of £140 it's no wonder much of last night was a blur. I'm happy to report though that the music in Firewater was to my liking, plenty of Rolling Stones, T-Rex, Led Zeppelin, Meatloaf and one AC/DC song.
Unfortunately our little party encountered a drunken psycho in the ladies toilet who was hell bent on starting a fight with one of us. even though we tried to see if she was alright due to the blood pouring from her left foot. It ended up a cat fight with the oldest person in our group bitch slapping the lassie. I'm not gonna lie, she did deserve it.
Also, please remind me to never, ever have a sausage supper at 3 o'clock in the morning because I absolutely detest battered sausages and for some reason I feasted on it last night. I woke up this morning tasting nothing but grease, blehhhh!
The festivities last night though were tainted with sadness as we received a phone call at 7pm to inform us that my Great Uncle Russell had died.
He battled lung cancer in 2010 and beat it but sadly late 2011 doctors discovered that it had now metastasised to his other lung. The chemotherapy and radiotherapy was just too much and his lungs packed in. Cancer doesnt discriminate, it'll attack anybody.
But this is what I'm training to do, to become a therapeutic radiographer and help cure people of their cancer. I pray though that one day soon a cure will be found.
But until then R.I.P Uncle Russell, it was a pleasure knowing you.
Friday, 30 December 2011
Lock Up Your Daughters
As promised here is my opinion of last nights concert at the Cathouse in Glasgow.
First of all I shall start off with the venue. PersonallyI love the Cathouse, it has a relatively small stage but the performers can make do with it. The floor space is pretty good too with the option of a 'balcony' (2 steps leading off from the dance floor) and some leather seats. The interior of the cathouse is very... Black with chains hanging from various banners and metal cages enclosing some of the seating area. Think torched chamber style and you're in. But I still love the Cathouse due to all these things, and no, it's nothing to do with the fact that I have met the owner of the Cathouse twice and in both occasions he nearly crushed me to death with a bear hug.
The band in question was AB/CD who are an AC/DC tribute act, specifically a Bon Scott tribute act who tragically died in 1980 (R.I.P Bon). What was unusual this time however was that the band brought along a support act which I have never seen them do before. I know the singer is getting on a bit and this could possibly be the reason why to spare his voice, and his dodgy hip.
The support act was called Stuntman Mike and I don't usually like support acts but was pleasantly surprised. To me, they sounded just a step below how System of a Down sound. The instruments and music sounded quite heavy but when the singer started singing he sounded more like the guy from My Chemical Romance. I think they are promising and best of all, they're Scottish :D
But now for the main event, AB/CD. A usual the guys were on top form, however I thought that during one of the songs, it may have been Riff Raff the drummers beat started to get a little quicker than it should have but a quick glare from Angus sorted that out.
What I would say about this band though is they are a strictly Bon Scott tribute therefore they only play Bon Scott songs much to the disappointment of one fan in the audience who requested Thunderstruck which is a Brian Johnson song. Things you can expect to hear at this concert are songs such as Livewire, Riff Raff, Downpayment Blues, He'll Ain't a Bad Place To Be, Highway to Hell, Whole Lotta Rosie, It's a Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock And Roll, Let There Be Rock and Ride On.
More songs than that were played last night but I cant quite remember them.
Overall, I would certainly recommend paying them a visit next year at the Cathouse in Glasgow. The music is excellent and the singer certainly brings Bon Scott back to life once again.
First of all I shall start off with the venue. PersonallyI love the Cathouse, it has a relatively small stage but the performers can make do with it. The floor space is pretty good too with the option of a 'balcony' (2 steps leading off from the dance floor) and some leather seats. The interior of the cathouse is very... Black with chains hanging from various banners and metal cages enclosing some of the seating area. Think torched chamber style and you're in. But I still love the Cathouse due to all these things, and no, it's nothing to do with the fact that I have met the owner of the Cathouse twice and in both occasions he nearly crushed me to death with a bear hug.
The band in question was AB/CD who are an AC/DC tribute act, specifically a Bon Scott tribute act who tragically died in 1980 (R.I.P Bon). What was unusual this time however was that the band brought along a support act which I have never seen them do before. I know the singer is getting on a bit and this could possibly be the reason why to spare his voice, and his dodgy hip.
The support act was called Stuntman Mike and I don't usually like support acts but was pleasantly surprised. To me, they sounded just a step below how System of a Down sound. The instruments and music sounded quite heavy but when the singer started singing he sounded more like the guy from My Chemical Romance. I think they are promising and best of all, they're Scottish :D
But now for the main event, AB/CD. A usual the guys were on top form, however I thought that during one of the songs, it may have been Riff Raff the drummers beat started to get a little quicker than it should have but a quick glare from Angus sorted that out.
What I would say about this band though is they are a strictly Bon Scott tribute therefore they only play Bon Scott songs much to the disappointment of one fan in the audience who requested Thunderstruck which is a Brian Johnson song. Things you can expect to hear at this concert are songs such as Livewire, Riff Raff, Downpayment Blues, He'll Ain't a Bad Place To Be, Highway to Hell, Whole Lotta Rosie, It's a Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock And Roll, Let There Be Rock and Ride On.
More songs than that were played last night but I cant quite remember them.
Overall, I would certainly recommend paying them a visit next year at the Cathouse in Glasgow. The music is excellent and the singer certainly brings Bon Scott back to life once again.
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Fancy Meeting You Here
I must admit, I'm as surprised as you are that I'm on this blog again only a few days after my last post.
It's probably because I havent had a good drink since last Tuesday but that will all change on Hogmany on Saturday. God, I sound like an actual alcoholic.
But I thought I might put a wee suggestion out there to my non existent readers :)
I always seem to be at concerts. A few weeks ago I was at the Def Leppard, Motley Crüe and Steel Panther gig which -apart from Def Leppard- was pretty awesome. Tonight I will be at an AC/DC tribute act called AB/CD for the 3rd year in a row, it almost seems like tradition to go to show support for AC/DC but at the same time weep uncontrollably at the fact they will probably never come back to Scotland again as they are too old :'(
What I'm trying to say here though is I might start giving my own wee reviews of concerts I go and see. I kind of done it for AC/DC and Disturbed years ago. I probably should have done this sooner and maybe I could have wrote about Iron Maiden, KISS, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, Vintage Trouble, Korn, Meatloaf, Green Day, Marilyn Manson x2 and many many more I can't remember.
Ach well, going to see Thin Lizzy in January and when the legends that are Black Sabbath grace Glasgow with their rock I shall be there. Probably the strange screaming fan girl with their names painted on my face in glitter squashed down the front.
Keep an eye out.
It's probably because I havent had a good drink since last Tuesday but that will all change on Hogmany on Saturday. God, I sound like an actual alcoholic.
But I thought I might put a wee suggestion out there to my non existent readers :)
I always seem to be at concerts. A few weeks ago I was at the Def Leppard, Motley Crüe and Steel Panther gig which -apart from Def Leppard- was pretty awesome. Tonight I will be at an AC/DC tribute act called AB/CD for the 3rd year in a row, it almost seems like tradition to go to show support for AC/DC but at the same time weep uncontrollably at the fact they will probably never come back to Scotland again as they are too old :'(
What I'm trying to say here though is I might start giving my own wee reviews of concerts I go and see. I kind of done it for AC/DC and Disturbed years ago. I probably should have done this sooner and maybe I could have wrote about Iron Maiden, KISS, Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, Vintage Trouble, Korn, Meatloaf, Green Day, Marilyn Manson x2 and many many more I can't remember.
Ach well, going to see Thin Lizzy in January and when the legends that are Black Sabbath grace Glasgow with their rock I shall be there. Probably the strange screaming fan girl with their names painted on my face in glitter squashed down the front.
Keep an eye out.
Monday, 26 December 2011
Oooh Shiny!
Merry Christmas everyone! :D
It may be a day late but better late than never. So, What's been going on in my life...
Since I can't really remember the last time I blogged on here I will just say that being a student at university is really taking it's toll on my liver. Especially as we all see the need to celebrate even the slightest thing with a nice wee cider, or a wee night out to celebrate us failing the exam we just took.
I swear, if I had just studied for that exam I might have actually stood a chance at passing it. But Ulfric Stormcloak needed my help bringing down the empire in Skyrim and at the time that was just so much more important. I'm happy to report though that the Imperials have successfully been brought down and I have now joined the inner circle of the companions...
Skyrim is possibly the best game I have ever played.... I wish I was a high elf in real life, or even just a Mage.
Agh well, maybe in the future I can become an elf, if this Radiotherapy career doesn't work out that's what I'll do... Sorted :)
But the whole reason I have decided to come on my blog is that I got an iPad for Christmas yaaaaaay! :D it is sooo cool and shiny! My mum and dad also got me a special AC/DC Black Ice skin for it which is the shiz.
Anyhow I'm off to marry werewolf in Skyrim, in case I don't make a new blog till after the New Year I should like to wish you all a very happy New Year and it's only 360 days till the end of the world according to the Mayan calander
It may be a day late but better late than never. So, What's been going on in my life...
Since I can't really remember the last time I blogged on here I will just say that being a student at university is really taking it's toll on my liver. Especially as we all see the need to celebrate even the slightest thing with a nice wee cider, or a wee night out to celebrate us failing the exam we just took.
I swear, if I had just studied for that exam I might have actually stood a chance at passing it. But Ulfric Stormcloak needed my help bringing down the empire in Skyrim and at the time that was just so much more important. I'm happy to report though that the Imperials have successfully been brought down and I have now joined the inner circle of the companions...
Skyrim is possibly the best game I have ever played.... I wish I was a high elf in real life, or even just a Mage.
Agh well, maybe in the future I can become an elf, if this Radiotherapy career doesn't work out that's what I'll do... Sorted :)
But the whole reason I have decided to come on my blog is that I got an iPad for Christmas yaaaaaay! :D it is sooo cool and shiny! My mum and dad also got me a special AC/DC Black Ice skin for it which is the shiz.
Anyhow I'm off to marry werewolf in Skyrim, in case I don't make a new blog till after the New Year I should like to wish you all a very happy New Year and it's only 360 days till the end of the world according to the Mayan calander
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Can I Be Bothered Getting Up?....No.
God I feel so lazy, I haven't left the house since Saturday!
I suppose I could say it's in preparation for going to see rock royalty at the SECC tomorrow night as the legends that are Iron Maiden are back in town!
After 5 years they have finally came back to Glasgow but I must admit, i'm a little disappointed as I have spied on their setlist from Spain and they are not doing 2 of my favourite songs. 'Bring Your Daughter to The Slaughter' and 'Run To he Hills' are not going to be heard tomorrow night :(
I am trying to persuade my father to drive us to Glasgow airport in the hope that Iron Maiden may fly their plane Flight 666 to Glasgow as I sooooo want to see it!
Actually, I think I do know why I haven't left the house since Saturday...it is possibly because 2 friends and I attempted a Lord of the Rings Special extended edition movie marathon on the Friday. I can proudly say that I was the last person standing so to speak and managed to pull off the all nighter.
We started watching the movies at 9:30pm on the Friday night, one friend buckled at 1:30am after watching the first film. Two of us managed to watch the 2nd film whilst feasting on Malteasers, crisps etc at 4am, but then my second friend gave up at 6:15am leaving me to watch the rest of the Return of the King by myself until it finished at 9:30am.
All I can say is I will not be doing that all nighter again! It messes with your mind...
I now truely believe that I am an elf.
I suppose I could say it's in preparation for going to see rock royalty at the SECC tomorrow night as the legends that are Iron Maiden are back in town!
After 5 years they have finally came back to Glasgow but I must admit, i'm a little disappointed as I have spied on their setlist from Spain and they are not doing 2 of my favourite songs. 'Bring Your Daughter to The Slaughter' and 'Run To he Hills' are not going to be heard tomorrow night :(
I am trying to persuade my father to drive us to Glasgow airport in the hope that Iron Maiden may fly their plane Flight 666 to Glasgow as I sooooo want to see it!
Actually, I think I do know why I haven't left the house since Saturday...it is possibly because 2 friends and I attempted a Lord of the Rings Special extended edition movie marathon on the Friday. I can proudly say that I was the last person standing so to speak and managed to pull off the all nighter.
We started watching the movies at 9:30pm on the Friday night, one friend buckled at 1:30am after watching the first film. Two of us managed to watch the 2nd film whilst feasting on Malteasers, crisps etc at 4am, but then my second friend gave up at 6:15am leaving me to watch the rest of the Return of the King by myself until it finished at 9:30am.
All I can say is I will not be doing that all nighter again! It messes with your mind...
I now truely believe that I am an elf.
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