One Creative Scotland TV Pilot

Tragic O'Hara

Emma's Imagination

David Duffy

David Duffy, Tragic O'Hara and particularly Emma's Imagination were great on the intimate stage of the 'acoustic' studio B, playing on the small (and very warm) stage infront of the fairy light studded midnight blue drapery . Bigg Taj and Louie were f**king brilliant in studio C which was cosily decked out in some retro patterned interior decor by the 'Made in the Shade' gang.

Thumbs up to Clare Kelly and The Tollhouse folk who obviously slogged some hours to get it organised and functioning so well. Very entertaining night, great space, some intriguing artwork, and a very lovely vibe about it. Jim Gellatly was cutting a mean shape with his mohican - that greeny-blue is definitely a good colour.

The sets were running a little late I think, as there were still two bands to play when I left around 11pm. But it was so bloody convenient for me to get there! No 75 from Kings Park all the way to right outside the studios. Mega. :) I'm well up for more gigs there.

Don't know when/if we get to see the TV pilot, but fingers crossed for them, and best of luck with all their editing this week.

Owls, 2nd Hand Marching Band, Sarah Banjo, and RM Hubbert

Yep, as I'm writing this at 2.51am there is an owl hooting in the street outside - brilliant! Hope it eats the slugs and snails that have been massacring my basil and sunflowers. Wee bawbags.

Anyway, asides from that.

Been experimenting with my iPod touch and I think I'm finally managing to make friends with it, though blow me if the rubber bit on the end of my special stylus isn't wearing out and producing burning smells! I have to say, the NOKIA appears much more dependable so far, simpler, although I have just recently purchased 6 new stylus since I've lost 4 already. It's just so easy to lose that darned stylus when you whip your phone out your back pocket/handbag/shirt pocket etc. I wonder how long 6 will last me. :)

Anyway. Just going to upload the iPod drawings I did tonight, plus a few more showing my progression from total rubbish, to getting used to it.

Great night tonight at the 13th note. Second Hand Marching Band, Sarah Banjo (freshly heard and much enjoyed), and RM Hubbert. Class line-up, finished off nicely with Peter, the band leader, leading everyone to sing a chorus at the back of the room, and those that had been notified/seen his posting about writing a verse (see my post below) stood very tentatively around a microphone with their 15 seconds of fame or complete humiliation thrust upon them in friendly manner. I felt the latter.

Nah, not totally. I'm pretty sure my singing was sh**e, as my voice has been locked away in a cupboard for 3 years and I've been shouting through the keyhole all day, hence tonight I was warbling away quite unlike the nightingale I fancied. It's all in the words of the verse right? Ha.

Intense though. Felt like a baptism of fire, but luckily everyone was freakin' nervous so I didn't feel quite so bad. Apparently all the verse writers/singers will get a cd through the post of their efforts. I'm looking forward to experiencing that! ;)