Friday - a great night ruined by some ...

Hmm - naturally today at work was totally w*nk - there were even peeps(those who knew) literally saying "farewell" - and the rumour mill was working in overdrive with names (both full-time and agency). Never mind - a quiet drink after work in the "John Millington" with part of "the team" (possibly the "team of the future" ??) We wait - we see ... tomorrow sees the letters (as I've been saying all bloody week - sorry world !) ...

Home - quick change - and out on the 1855 to "big town" - a quick drink in the "Modern" before walking up to Academy 2 to see Tunng & Tinariwen @ Academy 2 ... we got in and thought immediately - this has been oversold - it was rammed and it was uncomfortable - and here's the first "moan" - there were some really ignorant b*st*rds there tonight - you know who you are - OK yeah we can all live with a bit of pushing /shoving/squeezing through (especially with a hint of "excuse me", "sorry" etc) - yes we can live with that - but when the ignorant tw*ts push/shove I fight back - don't give a toss male or female - you're ignorant b*st*rds - this was Tinariwen for Frith's sake - not the bloody Sex Pistols !!! I was really disappointed with some of that crowd tonight - and some of the tw*ts were nearly as old as me .... you so often hear same sort of sh*t behaviour going on at big festivals as well - I reckon the way forward for the t-shirt companies is to make tees with "You should have got here earlier" or "push me and I'll smack you" printed on the back to be worn at gigs/festivals/bus/train queues.

Enough "first rant" - to gig - excellent night out - (oops second rant kicks in) spoiled only by above and a low hubbub of talking throughout - why do people go out to a gig etc and then proceed to talk through it ????? I remember a night at the Comedy Store about 3 years ago - people talking throughout a comedian's set - why bother to spend money ?? Stay at home and stop spoiling my/many others night out .... wonderful music - great fusion/confusion music - think "Tamantant Tilay" with a banjo accompaniment (worked perfick!) - and a Touareg version of "Reign in Blood" by Slayer (OK just the intro but ... you know what I mean !!) ... only one pic of note - too busy protecting space/the diminutive Mrs Smiffy from the tw*ts !!



Sensible gig finish time enabling a gentle walk down to Manc Oxford Road - arriving at 2300 to get the 2317 to Stalybridge - it was cancelled - and the "official" advice from the Manchester Oxford Road Station Supervisor (I KID YOU NOT) was to "run" to Piccadilly to get a 2317 rail replacement bus - so we ran - arriving at 2312 - to be met with an announcement that the next train to Stalybridge/Huddersfield/Leeds was 2338 - on checking there were NO RRBuses anywhere - Trans-Pennine - another complete and utter f*ck up (the complaints will be going in) and wonderfull comms again - so we dashed to the "Balcony Bar" to salvage a drink - like many others - the two bar guys were overrun !! Anyway the train arrived - some dozy tw*t forgot to turn off the automted "gob" which said, "First stop Huddersfield" ..... into 'Bridge (the screens there said "passing train - stand clear"- techno can be good - but when in the wrong hands ....) - we'd booked taxi "on train" - and home..

Later today - "the letter" - followed by Lancaster City v Mossley - followed by "nosh up"/stay over - followed by Sunday walkies - so expect nowt on here until Sunday afternoon/evening ...
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