Posts Tagged ‘Flaming-Doo-Dits’

I’ve got time to write a little something before getting into my New Years Eve glad rags. Firstly, I want to thank everyone who’s continued visiting despite the updates being few and far between, especially those who’ve taken the time to post comments. Normally I consider it only polite to respond to comments, but due to the amount of work I’ve had on these last six months, I’ve not always managed to do so (I see a new year’s resolution forming here…). So a belated apology for any unitentional rudeness.

In particular I want to thank Rachel from North London for taking the trouble to check her referrers and post a thank you for linking to her site back in November. If you’re not familiar with Rachel’s blog, I highly recommend checking it out; in it Rachel writes, among other things, about her experiences as a survivor of the July 7th bombings, and shares her thoughts on the government’s anti-terror legislation. Articulate, intelligent, funny and moving — definitely my blog of the year.

I also want to thank ‘Duff’ Gallagher, keyboard player with the Flaming Doo Dits for his comment on my Glastonbury post. Glastonbury was definitely the highlight of my year, and watching Lucifire and the Flaming Doo Dits’s zombie pirate swing in the Chapel of Love & Loathing was the high point of Glastonbury. (You can listen to some sample Flaming Doo Dits tracks here).

Right, time to get ready to party like it’s 1999. Chin chin!

My Weekend With Keira, Gwyneth and Kate

OK, before I go any further, an apology: at the festival we had the opportunity to kill Vernon Kay and we failed to act. I am truly sorry. With that confession out of the way, on to my time at Glastonbury (this will probably be quite an unnecessarily lengthy account, more for my benefit – it was such an amazing time that I want to get everything down before I start forgetting stuff).
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