quitter!

I’ve decided to stop playing drums with All We Have, my last show will be on Wednesday 13th January @ Moho Live with Dead Swans, The Carrier and The River Card. I love all of those bands, this show will be tremendous!



There are mainly two reasons behind my departure . . .

the first being my loathing of the hardcore scene and community. I feel like I should elaborate, I used to play in other bands where things were fun, people were open minded, they would go out to shows, hang out, watch all the bands, people would just generally enjoy the atmosphere and each others company. Now it seems that it’s “cool” to like this band and “lame!” to like others. People seem to be very intolerant of new bands and new sounds, the majority of people seem to be only interested in who sounds the angriest and who has the most negative outlook. I’ve been to countless shows this year where people have wrecked venues, hurt people and just generally acted like colossal cunts. I hate all of this “flavour of the week” 1-up “I’m better than everyone and everything” small-minded bullshit. I’ve had enough of it.

Secondly, I want to save up cash, so I can’t afford to spend next year touring and buying new drum equipment. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to tour, but I’d also like to have money for the summer. All drum equipment is ridiculously expensive. I had a bad experience earlier this year that resulted in some of my gear getting stolen from Cal’s car, and I had to spend a large chunk of money replacing it.

I’m gutted to leave, but I feel like I can’t go on playing, my heart isn’t fully in it.

I still love the band
I love all the members, they’ve all been nothing but nice to me ever since we started out. I wish the guys all the best for the future.

. . . fond memories a plenty.

Love the music. Hate the kids.

I love this city!

. . actually brings a tear to my eye

You were so smart then in your jacket and coat
My softest red scarf was warming your throat
Winter was on us at the end of my nose
But I never love England
More than when covered in snow

But a friend of mine says it's good to hear
That you believe in love even if set in fear
well I'll hold you there brother and set you straight
I wont make believe that love is frail
And willing to break

I will come back here, bring me back when I'm old
I want to lay here forever in the cold.
I might be cold but I'm just skin and bones
And I never love England
More than when covered in snow

I wrote my name in your book, only god knows why
And I bet you that he cracked a smile
And I'm clearing all the stuff out of my room
trying desperately to figure out
What it is that makes me blue
and I wrote in a big letter to you
And it's 22 pages front and back
And it's too good to be used
and I tried to be a girl who likes to be used
I'm too good for that
There's a mind under this hat and I
Called them all and told them i've got to move

Feel like running, feel like running
Running off.
And we will keep you, we will keep you little one
Safe from harm, like an extra arm
You are part of us

quite possibly the best clip EVER created on Family Guy

...Okay, I'll tell ya. You are the worst person I know. You constantly hit on your best friend's wife, the man pays for your food and rescued you from certain death and this is how you repay him? And to add insult to injury, you defecate all over his yard. And you're such a sponge. You pay for notching, you always say "Oh, I'll get you later" but later never comes. And what really bothers me, is you pretend you're this deep guy who loves women for their souls, when all you do is date bimbos. Yeah, I date women for their bodies but at least I'm honest about it. I don't buy them a copy of Catcher in the Rye and then lecture them with some seventh grade interruption of how Holden Caulfield is some profound intellectual. He wasn't! He was a spoiled brat! And that's why you like him so much, he's you! God, you're pretentious! And you delude yourself by thinking you're some great writer even though you're terrible. You know, I should had known You know, I should have known Cheryl Tiegs didn't write me that note. She would have known there's no "a" in the word "definite." And I think what I hate most about you is your textbook liberal agenda, how we should "legalize pot, man," how big business is crushing the underclass, how homelessness is the biggest tragedy in America. Well, what have you done to help? I work down at the soup kitchen, Brian. Never seen you down there! You wanna help? Grab a ladle! And by the way, driving a Prius doesn't make you Jesus Christ! Oh, wait! You don't believe in Jesus Christ or any religion for that matter, because "religion is for idiots!" Well, who the hell are you to talk down to anyone? You failed college twice, which isn't nearly as bad as your failure as a father! How's that son of yours you never see? But you know what? I could forgive all of that, all of it, if you weren't such a bore! That's the worst of it, Brian. You're just a big, sad, alcoholic bore.

Well, see ya, Brian! Thanks for the fucking steak!

FG - Quagmire hates Brian from [toughluck] on Vimeo.

Abby Elliot <3

500 Days of Zankou with Abby Elliott from Abby Elliott

cross your fingers / hold your toes

a trip to the X-mas markets followed by a Laura Marling performance, what a perfect Thursday night

<3

Oh Emmy The Great, I love you so

Sleepwalkers

I <3 Xmas

not long now . . . .

cute movie

finally watched Away We Go . . . loved it!

shorter of breath and one day closer to death

The best thing I saw yesterday (besides Tegan & Sara) was a Dad in CEX in town playing air guitar and dancing along to the epic solo in the song "Time" by Pink Floyd, much to the horror of his two teenage daughters who literally begged him to stop . . . needless to say, the Dad kept on rocking!

what a hero!

see my vest!

Tegan and Sara are SO cute

I've just got back from their show at the Academy, they were fantastic! They were telling stories and explaining song meanings with cute little anecdotes, lots of interaction with the crowd and lots of laughs. One of the best shows I’ve been to all year, I had a huge smile on my face the whole gig.

Touche Amore

this band are important! take note

flawless

I never tire of listening

damn! the president just fucked somebody up!

expectations

I’m getting a bit fed up of people telling me how to live my life . . .

Day in day out I people tell me . . .

“you’re young, you should go out, get pissed and shag around”
I like drinking in moderation, when I say moderation, I mean I’ll get drunk a couple of times a month (if that), I’d hate to go out into town every weekend to convert my wages into piss. Plus the added bonus of a hangover the following day that will also ruin that day . . . not worth it. I do like a good drink when I’m surrounded by good friends or on an occasion where we’re celebrating something, a lot of people around me just seem to drink because it’s the thing that you’re supposed to do when the weekend arrives (British Culture) I don’t like or feel comfortable having sex with people who I don’t like or know . . . again, I feel that this does not make me “less of a man, a pussy or a girl.”

“you should try harder to make new friends”
I have met all the people in my life that matter, don’t get me wrong, I’ll be more than happy to meet cool new people and I’d love to make new friends (who wouldn’t)
But I feel comfortable with my friends, I love them more than words can express, I don’t need more friends, and I’m not going out of my way to try and make new friends. There is nothing worse than an attention starved ‘Try-hard’ and that’s a fact! I don’t want fair-weather friends that I only speak to on Fridays in clubs or only at shows, whatever, you get the point.

“you should go out more and enjoy yourself”
I do go out and enjoy myself, most nights of the week. I enjoy watching movies with friends, walking around the city with my friends, eating breakfast with my friends. I hate the fact the people call me “boring, negative, lame or old” just because I don’t consider self destruction fun, and I really don’t understand why this makes me an outcast.

“you should have a girlfriend”
I have been single for over 2years now and I’m fine. I do get lonely sometimes and crave attention from a female but hey, it’s not the end of the world. I’d rather wait for a girl who I like/love rather than just rush into something that I don’t want. People think I’m too picky, they might be right, but I know what I want and I don’t see anything wrong with waiting. I don't think that you can rely on one person to make you happy. Life goes on . . . .


I am comfortable with the way I live my life, I’m fed up of hearing the above comments. I’d rather live a life that I choose rather than fall in line and live a life that people expect me to live.

If you’re reading this and you empathise, then I love you.
Fuck your expectations

Music.Friends.Food
xo

Jennifer's Body

I loved it! This came as a total suprise

Hands Down

I forgot how much I loved this record! It brings back a lot of good memories.

welcome winter once again

I’ve been in Egypt for the past week, I had a really nice time there, I didn’t really do much, it was just a relaxing holiday, the days consisted of sleeping in the sun and waterslides, the nights consisted of rum and dancing. I’m glad to be back in the cold UK, I’m excited for xmas . . . .