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| JANUARY January 1st: New Year, same old situation! Back on the rock 'n' roll for the time being AGAIN. In fact I sign on tomorrow oh what fun but im ready for em! Last year like the previous flew past just like the rest of them but at least it ended on a high unless you were Saddam Hussein. Yet another cold, wet, grey start but I really do need to buy a load of stamps for all the mail outs I promised people which somehow got side tracked due to work committments and something called Christmas. But here at Nihilism central we kick off with a new impetus and new year gusto, so wonder how long that will last? Before I fuck off do you like my new diary backdrop? Apparently its some bloodsplattered suicide note...IS THAT AN OMEN? January 8th: So much for the Doles Rapid Reclaim system when its manned by incopetants of the highest degree and they had the nerve to gimme a bollocking for being 10 minutes late grrrrr! January 12th: Looks like this week just got worse after i downloaded a poxy spyware programme to check if i was being spied on which in turn crashes my computer leaving me no way to even switch on correctly. So it was bite the bullet and lose the last 6 months worth of information as i resort to the recovery disc option. Could've been worse i spose, coz if i hadnt saved everything to disc 6 months ago id really be paying the price right now! January 13th: All systems go again ahhhh the relief. Didn't realise how many discs i needed to download to reach my PC comfort zone again. Also the first few records of the new year arrive! FEBRUARY February 4th: Looks like I've joined thousands of others and become a WARCRAK addict! February 25th: Don'tcha just hate being middle aged!!!!! MARCH March 2nd: Wow this is a blast from the past I get an email off Jennie who I used to hang around with back in the early 80's and she supplied me with some rather fetching and long lost Stench shots plus some shots of various punks in and around Wolverhampton in those drunken crazy times. I'll be adding these soon so Nice one Jennie! Now if anyone else has any particularlky of Stench live or just making the place look untidy please lemme know coz they just might end up on an album cover one of these days and you'll get full credit!!! March 6th: Got to Zac's funeral today ....see ya mate! March 12th: Forced to start another Government scheme for the jobless idlers (I think thats me?) who live off the back of this system. This one like the last 2 ive been on lasts for 3 months. Only this time they make you work for your dole in one of their slave labour companys they call 'placements' where everyone else earns a full time wage while we the jobless underlings get an extra "tenner" for our trouble! Is it gonna find me a job you bet your life it aint!!! Is it gonna punish me for paying NI contributions when i was working errrr yeah! March 18th: After 6 months finally get the Stench demos ready for some kinda aural abuse! DD deserves a months worth of drink for services rendered. APRIL April 7th: Just confirmed there will be a limited edition (300 copies) of STENCH recordings out later this year on an LP released by Pure Punk Records in Italy. This long lost collection of 14 sordid anthems of nihilism is gonna be called 'Cult Status'. The artwork is currently being put together and hopefully it will come with a lyric insert and on a wonderfully sickly green vinyl. April 8th: Happy Birthday Lucy April 28th: Welcome to planet Earth little Loala. JUNE June 15th: At long fuckin last finish the poxy 3 month dole course!!!! YIPPPPEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Should (fingers crossed) be left alone for 6 months at least but i wont take that with a pinch of salt. Now maybe i can really start to work on more important things like the Stench album artwork and Nihilism On The Prowl! Do I sound optimistic or wot? June 24th: Woilves legend Derek Dougan dies of a heart attack in his Wolverhampton home.(RIP). JULY July 28th: First gig of the year for me which is embaressing for a punk website. But I gotta say I was only really tempted to hit a GIG perhaps 3 times since last September and in each each and every time I was either skint or couldnt make it. So here i am in Brum to check out Harlows Antibodies who are the best UK punk band around at the moment with a scorching new 45. Review is now posted HERE. AUGUST August 1st: Went to London for a few days made me realise why I hate motorway travel so much, fuck touring gimme a train anyday! August 17th: Finally get all the Stench LP artwork (Covers, Lyric.collage insert and label) finished and posted off to Italy. Hope it gets there this time. I might as well show you whats goin on the cover its the Columbine school shootings from 1999. The two young killers blow their own heads off after killing a load of their school friends and teachers. I thought this shot was probably the Cult Status image I was looking for and perfect for a Stench cover...Oh and before I forget we are still mixing tracks and could quite easily fill another album. In fact some of the latest tracks would've made the album if we'd had more time to mix but thats life! August 20th: Found this funny piece in tonights local paper. So now we know whats been dogging Wolves performace all this time in the Championship? August 22nd: Been busy in the promotion race and thanks to Sid from Nuneaton who steered me in the right direction finally found a FREE DIY package that even I could get my head around and produced this album PROMO. I reckon more Punk bands on little labels with live or studio footage in their grasp should try it. August 26th: Went to see the Only Ones tonght dissapointing! SEPTEMBER September 21st: Go and see the Misfits/Briefs gig at the Wulfrun and witness another giant killing by the Briefs who are sadly on their last tour for quite a while as various members move onto other projects. Full review n pix HERE. OCTOBER October 5th: Happy Birthday Fayne! October 8th: Just been informed by Pure Punk records the Stench album will be delayed due tio the shouty mob Vareer Soldiers record label? I somehow don;t think the world is ready for this album just yet! October 10th: Gawd my very first Scanner which has served me well over the last 6 years has finally bitten the dust due to my own blunder and coz its so old cant connect it up to this PC GRRRRR! October 20th: At last some good noose get a call from Royal Mail informing me due to the recent strike action they wioll want us in work a month earlier yippppeeeeee! Maybe I will go to the ball after all! October 22nd: Just been informed (cheers Mark) that Paul Raven of Neon Hearts/Killing Joke has died. Theres a piece in tonights Express And Star. October 23rd: Gawd more bad news Paul Fox of the Ruts has lost his battle with Cancer! October 30th: Looks like Halloween has come early this year for me, just got me hands on a reissued 'Never Mind The Bollocks' album by the Sex Pistols complete with poster and 'Submission' 7inch which i missed out on first time round. Looks fantastic and well worth the dead cheap �13.45 costs. Big cheers to Paul from Bristol for doing the honours a drink is on its way mate! NOVEMBER November 3rd: Town gets invaded by Skinheads and punks from all over Europe here to catch the sold out Cocksparrer gig at the Civic Hall. But it was the football hoolies out for the Wolves v Bristol City match which caused the bother. My mate Paul and his Mrs are up from Bristol to see Sparrer (hes a Rovers fan by the way). Tried to show em a good time inbetween drunken shennanigans and dodging local hoolies but they enjoyed themselves in the end despite everything.I get barred from McGhees grrrrr! November 10th: Head to Brum for a Psychobilly bash as guests of the highly recommended Devilish Presley. Turned out to be a great night just a pity my camera decided to die on me and my document of the event was lost. I drunk way too much lager too and ended up catching the wrong coach back home. Spent an hour walking round the deserted ring road of Telford in the freezing cold before finding a taxi which cost me �30 quid to get home grrrrrrrrrr! 25th: Goodnight god bless Auntie Kathy. DECEMBER December 14th: News from Pure Punk Records is the Stench album will be released in January 2008. December 20th: Get offered a 3 month contract for Royal Mail starting January 7th 2008...best and only present this Christmas!. December 21st: Break up from work relieved and tired but happy. Got two weeks to pile into these outstanding reviews and updates! |
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