Why is it you can always find every type of cable but the one you want?
[Annoyed]
Not doing that well at the quiz
Caerdydd
Daffodil Flag
When not flying Welsh flags they fly daffodils
Journey and A First Cardiff View
The Castle
With ornate clock tower
Wales is a bit of a strange place to just up and go to for a long weekend (I think the last time I was that side of the Severn was for a conference in Swansea) but the WAY AGM was held there this year. As it was a lot more attractive a proposition than the previous year’s Peterborough off I went to the capital Caerdydd.
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Back to the Match
This Sunday Newcastle United will play Spurs in a Premier League game. It comes off the back of five defeats (with only one goal to Newcastle’s name and barely looking like scoring more). It comes off the back of a poor season, on the back of a poor season. It comes with despondency and desperation. It comes on the back of heart and soul being slowly withered.
Sick, tired and disillusioned there have been calls to boycott the game; to protest outside instead. This is part of a call for the owner, Mike Ashley, to sell to someone who actually cares. It is a difficult thing to see making a difference and, in the end, also a difficult thing to support.
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GO For Landing
Landing Apollo 11 (final Go/No-go is just after the 28 minute mark.
(Annotated transcript of the lander/control comms which gives some insight into what is going on)
Not exactly a new thing but always worth listening to (Armstrong just coolly flying the Eagle away from the big rocks, and the unexpected Tranquillity Base) and part of the wondrous NASA Audio Collection just put up on archive.org.
And just because, Armstrong makes it out onto the Moon
Ashley Out
Placebo Reflections
See You Again Soon
The Mirror Trap provided very good support. Hope to see them in their own gig soon
Live music! Yeah! Following on from our trip to relive youth with James Heather and I headed for another old band, Placebo playing at the Eventum Apollo in Hammersmith. They were supported by The Mirror Trap, a band I’ve become a huge fan of since looking them up for this tour. They didn’t disappoint. Hopefully they’ll take themselves off on their own tour soon—go see them, they really can rock.
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Placebo rocking the Apollo
I wasn’t entirely certain about Placebo before going to the gig. I’ve always been a fan, but not hugely so. I needn’t have worried, they were quite awesome, blowing the crowd away with the first few songs. And Loud Like Love is constantly getting stuck in my head.
Now the question is can we get more gigs in before Shed Seven/Inspiral Carpets in December?
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Placebo on Stage
See You Again Soon
The Mirror Trap Arrive
Placebo
How Cold?!
I know London can still be chilly in spring, but a sliver above absolute zero? Think the weather on my phone may have been having issues this afternoon!
Pieces of Art
It’s been a while since a trip out so it was a welcome break on a Sunday to have a jaunt into London to see the The Art of the Brick exhibition with Heather’s family. Nathan Sawaya has brought Lego building into the art world, creating sculptural pieces out of the famous plastic bricks, with varying degrees of success.
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Goodbye PTerry
I noted his death, but somehow that doesn’t seem quite enough. I have probably read more words by Terry Pratchett than by anyone else. I can barely remember when the ever growing collection of Pratchett novels (mostly with wonderful Josh Kirby covers) didn’t fill a part of my world.
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