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Not in the habbit of google’ing myself, but worrying, 21,100 names match my rather uncommon name…. eek!

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This’ll probably make it 21,101

Today is Remembrance Sunday, where we remember our fallen Soldiers.  Those served and sacrificed in their roles protecting the Country, and our way of life.

Both my Granddad and Nan (on my Fathers side) served in the Second World war. My Nan, was an Engineer on the fighter planes, and my Granddad on the frontline. Ted, was captured and was a Japanese prisoner of war. I never met him, he passed away before I was born, as were my Grandparents on my Mothers side. Some of the stories my Nan told me about what he went through made my stomach churn. They were were served a small bowl of plain rice a day, and the conditions they were subjected to, well you can probably imagine, weren’t very pleasant.

Today are thoughts are with them all. My thought’s are also with the men and women serving today. I went to school with a few guys who are actively serving in Iraq, hopefully they’ll come home safely.

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So, it would seem like I haven’t had 5 minutes to update my blog in what seems like ages… what with being busy with work, visiting friends & family, geeking, and generally being out, my time seems a bit sparse.

I went to a gig Friday with a couple of friends, to see Metronomy. I’d heard about them a a few weeks before, and fallen in love with their album… I must admit, the gigs I’ve been going to, before I went to them, I wouldn’t have said I would like, but how wrong I was.

When we arrived on Friday, it was a treat to find out that Micachu and The Cock’n'Bull Kid were supporting. I’d seen both of them previously. Both of them I really enjoyed, both previously and Friday. Micachu is a really cool act to watch, their ‘Electonics’ band member is amazing to watch, making sounds out of loads of geekery toys.

Then came Metronomy, the crowd went wild… it was such a good amosphere. For a quiet small venue, the crowd certainly made up for it, there was even crowd surfing. They came on, to a dark stage, and when each member did their part of the intro, they switched on a light on their t-shirt. All a bit tacky maybe, but still very cool. Their act was flawless.

Can’t really put into words how good it all was. I’d totally recommend all 3, even if it’s not the genre you’d normally listen to.

If you were interested in any of them, find the links below:
The Cock’n'Bull Kid
Micachu
Metronomy

I also had to sign up to myspace again, as they wouldn’t let me reopen my account from a few years back. I only plan to use it for tracking bands, but if you’re on there, feel free to add me [link]