Raffles R.I.P

Transitional Post (A glorified filler if nothing else)

The Shins and Modest Mouse freakin' out to Beastie Boys...something I found on U-Tube whilst looking for music videos of bands they only play on the music channels at Stupid O Clock

I did have a big post about a few things (My friend Helen being one of them) but I'm having a bit of a shocker this week.

Still, I'm off work until Tuesday and I've got a trip to Brighton to look forward to. I'm seeing fellow blogger and damn good chum Stephanie. We're going to see Teddy Thompson.

I hope you are well.

Dear 9 to 5..

...Whatever happened to just turning up, doing your job and going home. When did it get so complicated?

Not everyone wants to be a puppet!

Some of us have something that resembles a dream. Funnily enough, I don't dream about doing a bullshit job for bullshit money.

If I could quit you, I would. I'm doing this PURELY to pay my rent and I feel dirty enough as it is.

Yours trapped in a corporate cabinet,

C.B


Honestly, you use the net in work time and it's like the trial of the century! I have a 'hearing' today. How pretentious! EVERYONE DOES IT!

Gah. Where is my just desserts?

Re: Bent Soul

I've only begun to read this. It already has me in stitches.( the talking butt thing) that's crazy!

I agree with George, this does seem like in the spirit of Monty Python and in a more recent comparison of the dialog, it reminds me of Simon Pegg's writing in Shaun of the Dead. I'm actually picturing him while I'm reading.I'll get back soon.

She was pretty and she had eyes, I like eyes.---Kyle (Great! )
lol

--Screamer

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-comedy/m-1137806239/

My (Non) dramatic new hair do

It's quite a big shorter than it used to be...

..and black/blue.

There you have it.

"Sentimental Geek...

..Shut up and go to sleep!"

---'Nuclear' by Ryan Adams


I had a dream that I was in The Brian Jonestown Massacre last night and it was messy. I was so un-rock. They had coke and I had Pepsi.

We played a little music. I was on triangle. Rock triangle.

Do any of you remember the triangle? It was a much saught after instrument when you were at little school because it was the easiest and potentially noisest thing to play...

...I once had to play a chair because all the cooler kids grabbed the best instruments. I strum and drum a chair like a pro.

H and I have been playing a lot of old computer games. We've recently done Zelda and now we are trying to crack Kingdom Hearts. Anyone remember that game? It's not that old. It's dark Disney. The guy from Angel voices one of the characters. Donald Duck is a bit of Judas/Lando (Depends which Holy stories you dig on)

I made a joke today about 'dousing myself in TCP and dancing around' which got me one of the most evil gazes I have ever seen from some ear-wigging woman. This girl overheard me on the stairs and the look she gave me was beyond cold.

This girl has given me evil looks since I started here. She makes a point of doing so and making sure I see it. Why, I have no idea. Perhaps she can smell the fear I have for the opposite sex.

I have no intention to visit the LIONS DEN again, F.Y.I

Does anybody want to take me home?

'I rub my face in Cheerios'----and other verbal witchcraft

What ho!

Did everyone have a good Easter?

..No chocolate eggs for me...

Despite a severe lack of funds I still had a portion of fun. Friday was Ramshackle's 'Long Good Friday' all-nighter which me and the Sirs of Sirs managed to survive. I managed to do a pretty harsh dance floor slide and bruise my little knees.

I'm going to pay for such youthful antics later in life I'm sure.

Between seeing old friends and watching movies (I've been taking in a lot of Charlie Chaplin) I've been looking after my sweet little niece. The kid has me in stitches everytime I see her. She knows how to work a room and is utterly adorable. She also knows how to wear out her Uncle. You put on a show for her and she demands you do it over and over and over again. I love it really. Hangover or no hangover.

Where was I?

I've managed to finish TWO big scripties and a few episodes of 'WTHIWWUP' (A portion of which is featured in the previous posticle) which is ggggggrrrreat for me. I have a stock of stuff for people who want to read something, BBC type people or friends.

I've been digging the following bands; The Organ, Howling Bells, Tapes N Tapes, Two Gallants, Metric and some others.

The bootleg record 'Those Weren't The Days' by Ryan Adams is awesome too. It's probably the best album he never released. R.A junkies should (Soul) Seek it out.

The new haircut has caused me to get ID'd more often. Doormen and women seem perplexed when I show them my ID. One of them asked what my secret was to which I replied 'I rub my face in Cheerios'.

I'm only 26...how old am I supposed to look?

*Sigh*

I'm going to the LIONS DEN to return a few things and get a few things back.

Wish me luck.

Resting/'What The Hell Is Wrong With You People?"

We did it. 10:30 pm to 6:00 am of indie fun..

..Lot of shots, a lot of dancing..

..Today I plan to lie down for a while.

***

Here's a little bit from the first episode of 'What The Hell...' that I'm going to throw at the BBC when I go to 'Eee' London.

The series will feature the two characters from 'Bent Soul' and their non-adventures.

Ryan and Kyle are best friends and house mates. They've known each other since they were knee-high. Kyle loves Ryan like a brother. Ryan, a sufferer of rare condition called 'Bent Soul', doesn't share the same view. Every day it gets a little harder for them to co-exist.

Episode One features Kyle testing Ryan's sanity by competing in a local wrestling event as an early (and unfathomable) birthday present to his long-suffering friend.

Despite his lack of skill, strength and in-ring ability, Kyle the Killllller ("I'm so dangerous that I can't even spell properly") believes he can beat legendary bruiser Bonnie the Beast.

INT - GYM - DAY

Kyle hits a punch bag. Ryan reads a book entitled: "How to fix a broken soul"

KYLE
I reckon I've got a good chance against that Bonnie guy. What do you think, Ryan? Ryan! What do you think? Do you think I can kick off his ass and hand it to him?

RYAN
I wouldn't place a bet on it.

KYLE
(Not getting his sarcasm)
I forgot that you don't bet anymore. Not since that time you placed a bet on the Grand National and your horse blew up. What are the odds of spontaneous horse combustion? I suppose that's a wager in itself. I think I'll have a good chance of beating him. It's the classic David and Goliath confrontation! The bigger they are, the harder they fall. I'm agile, like a feisty mouse and he's like a hippo in Speedos. You wait until you see me out there. You'll have to polygraph your eyes because you won't believe them. You'll have a new found respect for me after Friday night. Maybe you will even fear me a little. Are you listening to me, Ryan?

RYAN
Did you know that lying in a bath full of sparrows beaks is supposed to boost your sex drive? Where would I get enough beaks to fill a bath? How are beaks supposed to help your sex drive? I'd imagine they would hinder it if anything.

KYLE
You believe in me, don't you?

RYAN
Honestly?

KYLE
Yes.

RYAN
He's going to pummel you into man-jelly.

Whats been going on in a random, rushed list

• Had a very personal screening of DRTN for my ex-girlfriend and her family. That was pretty strange and terrifying considering that they've been aware of it since it was mere scribbles and not much more. Her folks loved it and were really proud. She seemed to like it but, to be honest, her opinion didn't really impact on me all that much. Even though I'd wrote parts of it as an 'I love you' to her, it didn't seem all that relevant. Kyle took it and made it into something else and he did a grand, grand job too.
• I've realised that, as much as it was kind of a novelty to see my ex again, she is no longer the love of my life and no longer needed. She changed (for the worst) years ago and she still comes with too much baggage and I don't want to help her carry it. It's nice that we're all 'hi, how are you?' and not 'I hate you!' but I don't want her to be a huge part of my life. The dark clouds rolled over when she came back. I've realised that the year apart was me as I want to be. There's no point going back to get hurt because I don't have the troubles she has. You can't save someone who doesn't want to be saved.
• Nick got Reading tickets BOO-YAH!
• I've now got to pay for both the V and Reading tickets.
• I'm broke. :(
• Ramshackle is having a night called 'Long Good Friday'. It's on from 10:30 until 6AM. I think I'm up to the challenge.
• Going to find a new colour for my hair. Any suggestions?
• This has been a rambling post.
• Steve has done really well with his course but that's for him to tell you.
• I've written the first episode of a potential show called 'What the hell is wrong with you people?'
• I had a dream about Corinna (Gus Greeper)

Kudos for Chris: George Willson's review of 'Bent Soul'

This was very clever and very funny. I laughed out loud several time during the course of reading this. It is extremely dialogue heavy. In fact, it is all dialogue, but the dialogue drives it too. It read very, very quickly with the banter between Ryan and Kyle. I glanced down once and I was thirty pages through it without even noticing. That's some good dialogue.

It felt very much like a series of tableaus where the characters went through a series of linked situations in resolving the issue Ryan has. Each of the situations was very amusing and through all 108 pages, the chatter just kept driving it along. I am impressed.

Though it occasionally went off onto apparent tangents, somehow it all tied together into a cohesive whole. I usually start reading with the intent of critically analyzing it, but after a few pages, I got into the story and just read through it. Not really any loose ends; your main characters are well-rounded and the supporting characters were quite good enough for the small sketch roles they played.

Another thing that I was waiting to pay off was the comment about Midriff Jones in that staring at her makes you do stuff. Well, no one played this out. I think that would have been fun, but the scene was complete enough.

What this most felt like was a Monty Python film where characters go through sketch after sketch, each one tied together to make a complete story. Good humor. Great dialogue. Maybe at some point I'll read it more critically, but for now, I'll say good job.

--George Willson

The Freakend Starring:

Stephanie and I
Matt and The Steve
'One Time' Blair Frame
Charlotte from The Subways

From Nay to Yay

Ugh.

Recovering from another round of 'I hate me'

This happens when I have nothing to do and I start thinking too much. I make a joke of it now but it's horrible when it comes around. I have to hope it passes without too much hassle.

Stephanie is coming down to stay with Steve and I. We're seeing The Mighty Boosh tonight

(I remember when they were nothing and all this was fields etc etc)

We'll follow this up with *coughs* indie fun.

My resolve isn't strong. It's either that or play patty-cake in my room.

Congrats to Dan and his man.

Have a good freak-end, You etc

Keep it foolish

Love and Turtle Power!

C-H-R-I-S

Dear

Dear Indie Scene,

Despite a wonderful honeymoon period where I enjoyed your music and cheap beer, I have decided to take some time out and see other venues.
I'd like to say it's not you, it's me but that would be lying. It is you. You're full of wankers and Nathan Barleys. I'm going to stay in and listen to prog rock. Maybe I'll start wearing a paisy waistcoat and have my hair in bunches. I've not decided yet.


Dear Women,

You're all fucking crazy.


Amen.