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| JANUARY January 17th: Get informed by my old web host Lycos/tripod that they are shutting down all existing websites on 15th February so I gotta copy and rehouse all the 1977 calender and about one third of the site by then. Busy busy busy!!! January 19th: New Year, and already 3 blokes i knew have died sympathy and condolences go out to their familys. Pubs are shutting jobs are being lost but luckily for me im still working and for once in my life think im one of the lucky ones. I wont push my luck though as things have a nasty habit of changing. A toast to Les 'Crooked' Cullis who went to the big bar in the sky! January 22nd: Go and see the Buzzcocks tonight however my cameras batterys let me down and i couldnt take any pics. Despite not being the most exciting band to watch they played the first two albums back to back and you could not fault them for pure punk nostalgia. FEBRUARY February 15th: Seems like the Tripod/Lycos deadline has now been extended indefinitely just after I saved all the pages to disc oh well at least theyre there. February 25th: Quiet birthday not much to celebrate when yr 47 lol or to celebrate it in, but had a few pints so I was happy. MARCH March 28th: Finally get to hear the final mixes for the 2nd Stench album of old remixes. Still deciding on a final track listing but hopefully not long now! APRIL April 11th: Stench have the remaining tracks from our back catalogue remixed and ready for your aural pleasure. And its really pretty good even if I say so myself. A disc is on its way to Alex at Pure Punk Records as we speak. If everyone is happy we will post the details and artwork for 'Obssesed With Evil' as soon as possible. For anyone who knows the band, there's a mixture of unreleased old classics and unheard of diatribes of retribution and darkness... April 13th: Get some bad news regarding Geocities who host this website. They will be closing it down at the end of the year leaving me with just over six months to find a new squat grrr! MAY May 3rd: Think I've found a new FREE host and after ten long years seem to have actually cracked FTP too yippppeee. So I'm enthusiastically starting work on the massive transfer program for this site. It a new era for me and calls for a new name I reckon, especially after ten years as NIHILISM ON THE PROWL! May 14th: Designed a new logo in my favoured blackmail style and decided to call the new site PUNK ROCKER not very original, but self explanatory. For the full concept go read the page. May 25th: Finally finish the Stench album sleeve and it gets approved by the band and record label. Next is the inner sleeve and lyric sheet. Hopefully a release date will be later this year. JUNE June 12th: Go for a scan on my abdomen at New Cross hospital been having discomfort for the last 12 months in my right side. Fearing the worst! JULY July 3rd: Get results from my abdomen scan everything is ok apart from my Liver. Seems 30 years of drinking has taken its toll and i now have what they call a 'fatty liver' which my Doctor informs me is the stage before Cihrrossis sets in. Too much fat in my Liver cells. Its a relief in one way as I do have a second chance to repair it (some don't) but that will mean a significent decrease in my alcohol intake. But thats something I've come to terms with. I would rather live without getting drunk than being dead in 3 years or drinking pop for the rest of me life. Im allowed 6 pints on a weekend and 2 or 3 on a daily basis for now. Have 3 months of sobriety ahead of me till I get my next examination. July 4th: Go to the Birmingham Punks Alive 30 band extravaganza at the Swingin Sporran this weekend its a good test for my 6 pint limit. Manage to see a few bands while im there First Class Twat were funny chatoic madness, Riot Squad were a lot better than expected can't remember who the others i seen were coz new bands were added or dropped from the lineup. Was a good crack though on two levels of the pub and you could go outside and drink on the pavement with no hassle. Spotted Two Drongos, 3 Im a Mess's, one Rotten Agenda. Most of whom were playing later. Sadly had to leave early with a clutch of zines in me skyrocket as my 6 point quota was hit looked to be a great friendly punk gathering with a great selection of bands. |
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