Midlands and Essex fun

We've had a super heavy few days. We're pretty damn knackered but gee whiz has it been fun. On Sunday we went across to Birmingham where we played a birthday gig for our brand new and very lovely manager, Arthur. Arthur drank ten pints and looked like this:


Also playing at this gig was Tim. Tim is a one man band and he tells stories about animals that masturbate and hits things with plastic golf clubs. Here is Tim telling us a story about the time he supported Hawkwind. I hate Hawkwind.


Ellie also talked to this lovely lady who promised to make her a pair of trousers. Tim later informed us that she is known for promising pairs of trousers but very rarely delivers.


This weekend is also the first time I have ever seen Smit holding a champagne flute.



Next we played in Wolverhampton for a lovely promotions company called Out Of Step. They treated us like pop stars. We played with lovely Worcester boys November and The Criminal (http://www.myspace.com/novemberandthecriminal) and the wonderful Decadence In Berlin (http://www.myspace.com/decadenceinberlin) who should win a prize purely for their name. They were great. And also very nice which really is a tremendous combination.

Photo by Elspeth Van Der Hole

Arthur was hung over all day because of his ten pints. We were also a relative mess. A sticky mess.

We stayed at Smit's girlfriend Charley's house in Leicester. And I got a pink bed. Once ensconced in our room however, we were attacked by a medium sized spider. Ellie acted incredibly heroically whilst I squealed like a girl. Here's an excellent example of spider heroism in action.


We finally arrived home on Tuesday, stocked up on pop tarts and dry shampoo before heading off to tweeOFF! to watch Times New Viking and Yuck. This was exemplary. Afterwards we hung out and talked about bank robberies, pugs, printmaking, feminism, kebabs, USA burgers and Kurt Cobain.

Yesterday we played in Chelmsford for Bitterscene. This was an excellent, excellent time. Paul and the crew were loverly. We got tea, coffee, crisps and stella and we played with The Duloks (http://www.myspace.com/theduloks). They look like this:

We are officially in love with these grrrls. Head over heels. Arse over tit. We grinned like fatties in a sweet shop for their entire set, we danced, we laughed and we shrieked for more. They made us feel good about life. Isn't that what all this band malarkey is about anyway really?

Mutual t-shirt masturbation:

The evening was rounded off perfectly by a Fever Fever shout out on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens. Loves it. All in all a totally bitchin few days. It's been rad. Thanks if you came to see us, we love you and we'll be back up your area soon 'fo 'sho.

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