A GREEN ORCHARD

...

2009-11-23T09:37:00.002Z

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You have to watch this video

2009-10-20T19:25:00.004+01:00

Head over to Planet Gong to check out the album

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It's Autumn...

2009-10-17T21:41:00.007+01:00

'Last time' Graffiti*

It's Autumn, I'll have to get my scarf out!

*Sadly no longer available as the new cafe owners painted over it - heathens! I'm glad I photographed it before it went.

RP

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Dark Horse on MySpace

2009-10-17T21:24:00.002+01:00

Dark Horse Header from MySpace

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Autumn

2009-10-07T21:27:00.002+01:00

The Autumn Trail

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You Dark Horse You!

2009-08-03T09:12:00.004+01:00

Dark Horse played The Bristol Harbour Festival yesterday. Caught them sound-checking just prior to going on at 13:30. Brilliant set once again including a Queen cover in honour of the musical that will be playing at The Hippodrome. The reticent crowd were loving it by the end, finding favour with a young audience and the guy with corkscrew hair was mad for it (I guess I'm not exactly the demographic they're aiming for!). They gave away T-shirts which is always a crowd-pleaser and ended with their signature back flip

What a band!

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Bird inspects iceberg

2009-02-13T19:30:00.002Z

iceberg

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Birds in the Snow

2009-02-13T19:21:00.002Z

Birds in the Snow

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Snow in the Chinese new Year

2009-02-05T22:12:00.005Z

Lanterns in the Snow

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New Blogs Please!

2009-02-05T14:47:00.003Z

Two new blogs...

The Armchair Crease - There in spirit, if not at every match or on the pitch. The Armchair Crease sets out to provide a humorous look at County and International cricket from a Yorkshireman marooned in Wiltshire's perspective. It follows the fortunes of England and Yorkshire in 2009 from the comfort of the armchair.

A Glastonbury Tale 2009 - Will the road to Glastonbury 2009 be paved with 'mud' intentions or will the sun shine once again on this green and pleasant land?

RP

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I was on television!

2009-01-22T16:15:00.002Z

I was on television - last night! I fortuitously walked into the living room, turned the TV channel over randomly and there was I, at work, on television!

There was a program on the BBC about a man with a suspected heart attack and required primary angioplasty. I was the nurse who took the patient down to the Cath Labs and I appeared in the footage shown. The film was made last week and I had completely forgotten about it. The patient made a full recovery (few!). The bad news is that on the website there is edited footage but it is precisely that, I have been edited out of the footage! I assure you, I was there. My wife saw me and she wouldn't lie.

Anyway, signed photos are available from my agent darlings. See you in Rep.

RP

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Dr Who - what's in a name?

2009-01-22T11:49:00.004Z

Dr Who has been pre-occupying my time at the beginning of this year

I watched several episodes of David Tennant's Doctor at Christmas at a Christmas get together (Oh, it saved me from the 'games' which were nigh on compulsory!)
Horror of Fang Rock - Tom Baker
Black Orchid - Peter Davidson
Mark of the Rani - Colin Baker

Now I am a big fan and my association goes back to the original runs of classic Dr Who (yes, behind the settee) but I'm not so sure about the term Whovian! (Whovian is the currently accepted name for Dr Who fans). It makes me sound like some kind of American investigative organisation fan so I got to thinking, what are the alternatives?

A Whover - no, too domestic-sounding
A Whoman - I like this one, play on words, Whoman = human, geddit? It turns out a bit restrictive, excludes females (although the spelling looks a bit like woman)
A Whofan - no, reminds me of hooves, animals...
A Whotee - Who + devotee, sounds like a owl
A Whooter - naah, a nose or a horn, or goodness knows whatever
A Whooligan? Promising...

Well, maybe Whovian is right after all.

Twas The Night Before

2008-12-24T17:14:00.004Z

Wreath

There's a point when it looks like Christmas is going to falter. The sky is darkening into night, people are making their way home and the shutters are starting to fall on the evening.

Barred Star

All the half-planning, the buying and the rushing look like they will end in nothing and Christmas will not materialize. You are alone in the dark.

Ice Lights

Then a small point of light throws it all into focus

Christmas will arrive

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Hot off the press

2008-12-03T13:05:00.002Z

The Gazette & Harold

The newspaper created for the 'News' icon in the web interface.

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The Gazette & Harold

2008-11-30T19:31:00.004Z

I've been working on the next part of the web interface for The Haunting... Here is The Newspaper for the 'News' icon

Newspaper masthead

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The Last Vestiges of Autumn

2008-11-26T08:53:00.001Z

Autumn tree

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It begins...

2008-11-25T17:54:00.006Z

Calling Card

It's Autumn in THE GREEN ORCHARD and the last few leaves are falling. Sunny days, crisp and cold mix with wet grey days and the colours of the season change at a whim. It is a time of change and a time of anticipation. A new all-consuming project has taken hold; The Haunting at Hemlock House. The Haunting... will be a Stop Motion film for the web and the interface is taking shape. Today I was printing out photographs for the album

Photo's for the album

It is the start of a long journey and there are a lot of models to make, cliches to be researched, infinitives to be split, film shots to be alluded to and heroes to which heads are to be nodded in the general direction of. It is a descent into insanity in the nicest, most light-hearted way and I'll probably lose all my hair (wait! I've already lost most of it!) and it is all thanks to HP Lovecraft 1890 - 1937 RIP.

Now, the soundtrack to the days ahead

Iron maiden - Fear of the Dark
Cradle of Filth - Nemesis
Blind Guardian - Tommy knockers
AC<>DC - Night Prowler
Judas Priest - Hell Patrol
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Opeth - The Leper Affinity
Blind Guardian - Welcome to Dying
Dragonforce - Valley of the Damned
The Cramps - Fever
Rainbow - Tarot Woman

It Begins...

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WHOOOOSH!

2008-11-05T22:56:00.004Z

3 fireworks

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Outside Edge

2008-11-02T23:08:00.003Z

Light Edge

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Anticipation!

2008-10-19T17:45:00.002+01:00

Chinese Democracy

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Pumpkin At The Gate

2008-10-19T17:22:00.002+01:00

Pumpkin At The Gate

From Mu's Stop Motion set for 'In The Garden'...

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Curl

2008-10-14T19:31:00.001+01:00

Autumn Gold

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Turn On, Tune In, Check Out!

2008-10-12T22:32:00.008+01:00

Initial

Lights

ALIENWARE

Please Wait...

Pick a superlative, apply here _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Autumn

2008-10-11T23:20:00.003+01:00

Acer Leaves

Autumn comes
She is heralded by her livery
Of russet, golds and amber.

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'Get Away From Her You Bitch!'

2008-10-08T23:16:00.004+01:00

Ripley uncovered!

ALIENWARE

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Out Of The Box!

2008-10-08T09:50:00.002+01:00

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Glastonbury 2009

2008-10-05T17:54:00.002+01:00

Tickets secured! It's a long road but the journey starts here...

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(They're) It's Here...

2008-10-05T17:52:00.002+01:00

m15x_back_angle_left_HI.tif

It's arrived! But I wasn't in! So I've got to Wait! Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!

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Phase 9: (Order Shipped)

2008-10-01T10:41:00.004+01:00

It jumped from Phase 5 to Phase 9 and it's on its way!

aw_wallpaper_m15x_1920x1200.jpg

(mine's the one on the right - Ripley)

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Blind Guardian - Sacred 2

2008-09-27T20:36:00.002+01:00

The time is fast approaching when Sacred 2 Fallen Angel will be released, a most notable RPG because of Blind Guardian's appearance in it!

See it from GameSpy PC and loads more info via RPGWatch - always my first port of call.

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Down To The Seaside

2008-09-21T22:36:00.003+01:00

I went down to the seaside today. There is always something satisfying about walking on sand, with the sun glinting off the sea and making me screw up my eyes. The effect is heightened with the sound of waves crashing against the pebbles that litter the shoreline.

I had an ice cream, rum & raisin flavour and it melted as I walked along. Butterflies danced around coastal flowers; subtle pinks and a green interspersed with orange-fire red. There was only the slightest breeze and everything seemed perfect, like a last calm, before Autumn starts proper.

They'll be starting to build my m15x next week!

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The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

2008-09-07T20:26:00.004+01:00

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It’s said that ‘the pen is mightier than the sword’ but it’s not mightier than a Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme, NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory loaded laptop with a High-Def screen that can be configured to light up with an effects lighting system is it?

Writer’s tools have come a long way since stylus and board and so I’m gearing myself up with an Alienware Area-51® m15x laptop. Why so uber-spec’d I hear you ask. Well, I need to be able to relax between the large bouts of writing and I can’t think of a better way than watching High-Def and playing the latest role-playing games. You never know, I may even review some!

‘Look after the writer and the stories will look after themselves’ I think is the old adage (maybe that a new adage, one that I just made up...).

Area-51_m15x_flat_open_HI.tif

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Dog & Rocket

2008-09-06T11:08:00.000+01:00

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Lost The Plot

2008-08-29T21:42:00.002+01:00

I have a plot
An idea in my head
It rolls around like liquid gold
And then stops dead, like lead.
I wait for the catalyst
That will transform base thought into gold prose
It comes in the form of
The rain, your smile, my dreams, a wild rose.

I have a plot, a faint idea of what I want to write and it rolls around my head like liquid gold out of the melting pot. I just get to the point where it starts to make sense and its stops. It is as dead as lead. The thoughts are gone, the ideas won’t settle. I have to wait for a catalyst, some spark that will ignite the reasoning pathways through my brain. It comes in the form of many things; the streaming grey rain, your smile caught as the sun bathes the room, my dreams that swirl like ink in water and the wild rose as it trails the fence.

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Fringe

2008-08-25T16:50:00.003+01:00

Fringe*

I'm always waiting in the wings,
for things
I'm out on a ledge
Near the periphery
On the boundary
At the edge
The fringe.

* I like this photo. It conjures up the Northern Lights and grass at night and emerald fire.

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First Draft

2008-08-25T16:30:00.002+01:00

’When you have finished writing your story, it is not the end, it is just the beginning - it is your fist draft’.

So runs this amalgam of words from various authorities on writing that used to strike terror into my heart. I mean, I’ve just finished it, the words are sacrosanct, I like it how it is!

I realise now, it was immaturity on my part. I see that revision enhances a work, rather than just ‘changing my words’. I know I’ve matured a little (that’s matured as in matured in writing terms from a two year old to a two and a half year old, rather than like an old cheese). I do review my work and review is no longer a word of terror for me. However, I still keep my ‘first drafts’ - as is, untouched, clean. They're like a security blanket or loved toy, kept out of sight in a bedroom - it’s good to know they're there.

(I even reviewed this before I published it!)

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Pawnography

2008-08-20T10:21:00.006+01:00

I sold my Wii console the other day for some cash (impoverished writer an' all that). I never really used it that much, I just never had the time and my plans and emotions changed.

The initial concept of 3D interaction in space sounds good on paper but waving your arms about in front of the telly all feels a little unnecessary. It just isn't the done thing. - it isn't cricket! There are only two ways I consider 'motion' acceptable; playing a guitar a la Guitar Hero and wielding a lightsabre in the noble quest of right in a living room far, far away. Both are catered for by the Wii so I'm in no way saying the Wii has got it wrong. There is no denying the vast hype and consequent uptake by mass swathes of the populous, opening up gaming to , well everyone is what the industry wanted. However, I cannot help thinking that something has been lost. There is a vast choice out there and it is growing every day but most of it is sub-standard, trying to cash in on the success. No matter what people say, 'eye candy' is important - 'I' can't argue with Hi-Def and I'm sure a Hi-Def Wii will push it nearer to the holy grail of games consoles.

As I entered the game swap shop it all felt a little seedy, almost as though I should be wearing a long mac and hiding my identity, I didn't know why but then it struck me. This is the new pawnbroker. All it needed was three digital balls above its doorway. We deal in old technologies and more so as we head into an uncertain future.

I will use the experience in my writing, setting it in a distant future on the planet 'Blurg' so my dalliance with the Wii can be put to further use and I do feel a little sad at its passing into the pawn system. Ah well, at least I can eat now.

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A Missed Opportunity

2008-08-19T19:51:00.003+01:00

People have been to festivals like 'V' and 'The Green Man Festival' recently and there is still a host of others and it got me thinking about Glastonbury; how can I get the £50 together for advance tickets in October? Have my photo's been selected for the Glastonbury photo comp? Are the cows safely back in their fields yet? and then it hit me, a missed opportunity! I wish I'd used the following tagline in my blog about Glastonbury

'The road to Glastonbury is paved with mud intentions'

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The Fireplace and The Car

2008-08-14T11:23:00.006+01:00

I walk over to the fireplace that has warmed the hands of inhabitants down the ages. Staffordshire pottery dogs stand attentively at either end of the dark mahogany mantle shelf, their orange and gold markings complimenting the lazy flames, that reach up like arms seeking solace from the soot-blackened grate. The clock in the centre passes time as I move to warm my hands.

---

The warm breath of Michael met the cold interior of the car that had stood outside all night in sub-zero temperatures and clashed, forming steam like an over-boiling kettle. He slammed the door shut as he sat in position. The key slid and clicked into the ignition and he turned it confidently. The engine repeatedly barked like a demented dog that had been left out in a field but did not run. His eyebrows raised slightly and he tried again and was met with the same response. He took his foot off the accelerator pedal and tried again. This time the dog barked, then coughed a couple of times and finally sprang into life. Michael smiled and pressed his right foot on the accelerator pedal a couple of times now, revving the engine. The mild frost that had formed on the carburetor of the flat four engine melted away as it started to warm.

---

-- A couple of my warm up pieces --

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The Ragged Flag

2008-08-12T19:09:00.004+01:00

'I'm rallying under the ragged flag. At the moment there's just me, oh and it's starting to rain. All I need is a spot of good weather and a bit of a breeze.'

I've recently been reading that to become a successful writer you need percyverance, perciveerance, pereseeveerence, perseverance. Oh yes and you need to be able to spell.

Well I got caught in a downpour this afternoon but used the opportunity to write a short piece, inspired by the rain. It's not a novel but it may come in useful in the future - perseverance. If Percy can do it, so can I!

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Writer's Blo(ck)g

2008-08-08T19:42:00.008+01:00

With Glastonbury fading into the countryside of memories, I turn my focus upon writing. I did say this blog would be about writing so it starts here...

I have been writing under the table as it were (not actually 'under' the table you understand, just a figure of speech) throughout this blog but I have recently started in earnest (dear old Earnest, I haven't seen him in such a long time...). I enroled in The Writer's Bureau on their Comprehensive Writing Course and it's very good. It's helping me start out on a professional footing - I'll let you know when I'm famous.

So, what do you do once Glastonbury has finished for the year? Well

I need to be well read so I've been reading - I finished Clive Cussler's Treasure which I really enjoyed and I've started Alastair Reynolds' Chasm City - an amazing book
I went to the pictures to see The Dark Night - mind-blowing performance by Heath Ledger RIP
and I've watched Paprika - Satshi Kon, Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier (itv's adaptation, script by Arthur Hopcraft), Appleseed OVA - Masamune Shirow and i'm nearing the end of Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig - who indeed are the 'Indivdual Eleven'?

I've also been slowly edging my way forward with part two of my novel. I'm trying to get the characters to a new location but they are stubborn and will only slowly do as they're told! The main character; Harold does as he's told - he's quite obliging

Harold had really put his foot in it this time. And it had come over the side of his size 8 brogue, soaked up his sock and wicked further on, up his leg, leaving a ring!

Finally v3 of the thegreenorchard is nearing completion.

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (70)

2008-07-18T19:58:00.004+01:00

A Fond farewell

As the last piece of litter is finally put away, and the grass starts to push its way through the trampled surface and the cows look to returning to their fields I will post these final fond images of our times at Glastonbury. They represent my memories which will aid the passage of time until next year's festival.

Red Flag

Ruby Baby

A park Flower

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (69)

2008-07-18T18:21:00.004+01:00

Life After Glastonbury - Ballard<>Lovecraft etc.

The Ballardian has an article about JG Ballard & HP Lovecraft. Now if only they could have gotten Masamune (Wikipedia) into the equation my triumvir of authors would have been complete.

These are the comedown days after Glastonbury; reading Dominion by Masamune Shirow, finding out about the new Cthulhu movie (jump from here), toying with the idea of reading another Ballard novel, watching Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex Second Gig...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (68)

2008-07-15T20:19:00.002+01:00

Trash City

Plane Heads

Mutant Drummer

Down Low and Dirty

I didn't buy a TV

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (67)

2008-07-13T19:04:00.004+01:00

Stand Out Moment

G Stage

What was my stand out moment? There were so many; Steve Hillage's Mirror System, Dreadzone, The Glade at night, Way Out West at the Dance Village, Banco De Gaia at Croissant Neuf on Sunday night, the list goes on. But I won't forget hearing the distant strains of Chase The Devil by Max Romeo floating out across the Dance Village as I approached on Sunday morning and approaching the G Stage to find Don Letts DJ'ing. It got better. Dr Alex Paterson (The Orb) joined him on stage and then took over. From start to finish, it was a history lesson MPLA by Tapper Zukie, Uptown Topranking - Altea & Donna, Al Capone - Prince Buster, The Model by Kraftwork reworked and dubb'd - pure magic.

Don Letts - concentrates on old school reggae

Don Letts - the history lesson in effect

Don Letts & Dr Alex Paterson

Dr Alex Paterson - the doctor will see you now

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (66)

2008-07-12T11:04:00.004+01:00

The Park

Memories of The Park - this was a great area with lots to discover and best of all Tea & Toast including vegetarian bacon rolls!

The Park Stage Banner

The White Rabbit

The View From The Park

Tea & Toast - a lifesaver

Santogold

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (65)

2008-07-10T19:03:00.004+01:00

The Glade

This was my favourite venue. I saw Steve Hillage's Mirror System, Massonix & Dreadzone here...

The Glade

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (64)

2008-07-08T11:21:00.003+01:00

And Then The Rains Came!

The sun had beaten down on an idyillic site, anticipation was mounting, tans were even starting to appear on faces - and then the rains came

It's only a trickle...

And as the damp flag surrenders to the heavens...

The symmetry of rain

An aftermath!

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (63)

2008-07-08T11:04:00.004+01:00

Up in the Hills

Here be dragons

The view from here...

Green Crafts

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Iron Maiden at Twickenham - part4

2008-07-07T12:29:00.008+01:00

A Flavour of the Day in pictures - part 4

Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour (nice oldschool shirt)

The Stage is Set

Screaming Fans on Film

Steve Harris (on screen)

Bass growl...

Guitar...

And nearly drums...

With Bruce on vocals...

SCREAM FOR ME TWICKENHAM!

And a good night was had by all!

Are we there yet!

Job done!

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Iron Maiden at Twickenham - part3

2008-07-07T11:15:00.010+01:00

A Flavour of the Day in pictures - part 3

Avenged Sevenfold - rock band from California
[ website ]

Backdrop

Band

Hands up

Iron Flag (from Finland)

Aiden (football shirt)

Iron Ma (with Tricolor)

Eddie was out and about - a real trooper!

Flag

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Iron Maiden at Twickenham - part2

2008-07-06T20:59:00.012+01:00

A Flavour of the Day in pictures - part 2

Mu inside

RP inside

I expected a better pitch with a bit more grass!

Lauren Harris - daughter of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris
[ MySpace, wikipedia ]
Steal Your Fire - good track (see/hear MySpace link)

Lauren Harris

Within Temptation - Dutch Goth/symphonic rock band
[ Official Website, MySpace, Wikipedia ]
What have You Done Now - good track (see/hear MySpace link)

Within Temptation

Sharon Den Adel

Sharon Den Adel (click image to enlarge)

T-shirt - 'I Tried to Tackle Eddie...'

I Spy 'Live After Death' t-shirt!

Respite/Anticipation/Sun!

RP

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Iron Maiden at Twickenham - part1

2008-07-06T20:01:00.007+01:00

Scream For Me Twickenham

The fans, the t-shirts, The silver wristband, the venue, the flags, the weather, the backdrops, the eddie bursting out of a sphynx head, the Churchill's speech, the set; the Trooper, the fear of the dark, the rhyme of the ancient mariner, the Iron Maiden and more, the glory of it all...

You should have been there!
If you are an Iron Maiden fan, you should have been there!
If you know an Iron Maiden fan, you should have been there!
If you know an Iron Maiden song, you should have been there!
If you have only heard of Iron Maiden, you should have been there!
A culmination of Iron maiden-ness, history, the perfect gig!
Iron Maiden, the best band in the world!

Up the irons!

Here is A Flavour of the Day in pictures - part 1

Here's to the perfect gig!

Scary dog!

Outside Twickenham

Queuing

Stage Left

Centre Stage

Stage Right

RP

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Somewhere Back In Time

2008-07-04T23:56:00.002+01:00

Scream for me Twickenham!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (62)

2008-07-04T11:26:00.001+01:00

Up in the Hills

Wicker Structure

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (61)

2008-07-04T11:19:00.001+01:00

On the move

Hats off

RP

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2008-07-03T19:52:00.004+01:00

Dance Village

Intent on Symmetry

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (59)

2008-07-03T11:12:00.004+01:00

Dance Village

Spiky roof with flags

I loved this spiky balloon-type thing, it complemented the Dance Village perfectly.

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (58)

2008-07-03T11:07:00.003+01:00

Dance Village

Dance Village flags

Flags Everywhere - flags gave voice to the breeze and each area had its own colour scheme. These were in the Dance Village.

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (57)

2008-07-03T11:00:00.003+01:00

Dance Village

Underneath the Arches

The entrance to The Dance Village early on in the proceedings, look, you can still see grass! I passed under this arch many times and have fond memories of its droopy bits...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (56)

2008-07-03T10:33:00.004+01:00

A Rather Jolly Roger

Ahoy there...

This image pre-saged Dreadzone in 'The Glade' and playing an encore screaming 'Ahoy There...'

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (55)

2008-07-02T10:51:00.008+01:00

In The Sun

A well earned rest

After a short drive but long trek with tent, sleeping bags, camping stove, food, clothes, rucksack and wheelbarrow through fields, winding pathways and uneven footing that would have tested the suspension of a 4x4 (the wheelbarrow, which it has to be admitted was probably designed for ferrying leaves from one part of the garden to another, performed admirably, it nearly broke my wrists but performed admirably), we finally reached the entrance.

We were tagged, but not in an ASBO type of way, they were so colourful (see above) and this was the beginning of a feeling of belonging. After a hiccough with getting through the gate with 'oversized' luggage we were in!

It was hot, and dusty and we had to walk around, past the gate to Worthy farm, before reaching the top of the hill, by the Worthy FM tent and the big, white spiritual tent to look down toward the Pyramid Stage past hundreds of pitched tents. This was Wednesday, about 15:30 and it was full! I expected myself and a handful of other people not hundreds of tents.

We walked down the hill, past tents on either side, past a large mountain of campfire wood with people foraging, gathering, wrestling it and down, on to the Pyramid Stage field which was vast. Seeing it in the flesh for the first time is a brilliant experience but it was capped by the need for a campsite. Halfway down the path past the Pyramid Stage field some grass presented itself on the left. 'Let's camp there' cried Mu, desperate offload the too much stuff we'd brought. I had to point out it was next to the men's urinals and although little used at present and with an excellent view of the Pyramid Stage, it would loose its appeal quite quickly. We treked on.

We had to pass through the village which again was packed with people ('I thought we'd got here early', 'we should have set off earlier', 'I told you we should have set off early') and it was getting stressful. By the time we had got to the bridge into what was the Jazz World stage field (we didn't know and didn't care by then) we were willing to camp actually 'in' the mens urinals. However, we pushed on a little further and turned right into a field that was full of tents but had some space at the periphery and it was a near periphery, a periphery that didn't require any more walking, it was a nice periphery.

It was the perfect site; near a pathway that led to a crossroad, even nearer the toilets and directly in front of 'The Diner' (more of that later) that was pumping out music louder than anything else nearby - what could be better?

I went on a little further up the field having dropped all out stuff and left it with Mu. I got through the field of tents, to The Glade and on to the field below The Park which again seemed full but full is a subjective word. With hindsight, I now know there were acres of space between the tents and we could have pitched in any of these but at the time I was looking for something that resembled 'Camping' magazine's ideal spot.

I made my way back to Mu with the news that there was more space, more fields but I was too late. She had started to pitch at our 'ideal site' and wasn't moving an inch further. I was glad I suppose (I was knackered) but I had a niggling suspicion about 'The Diner'.

Well, the tent was erected (steady) an the big pole was up (Ooh, err, missus) and we'd earned our rest in the sun. Yes, the sun!

Blue Fish

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (54)

2008-07-02T10:43:00.003+01:00

Erection

Nice erection

What a big pole!

My pole's bigger than your pole!

A GLASTONBURY TALE (53)

2008-07-02T10:36:00.003+01:00

Arrival

The View From Here

Dazed and confused but inTent on a good time

You can stop smiling now!

A GLASTONBURY TALE (52)

2008-07-02T10:26:00.003+01:00

Well, we're back from Glastonbury, loving the shower and the toilet and the memories...

Went shopping as you do as there's nothing in the fridge (ah, fridge. What luxury...) and look what the first thing we found was - Brothers pear cider as made in Somerset and as drank by the Jazz World stage - bottled memories...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (51)

2008-06-30T22:21:00.003+01:00

Back From Glastonbury

What a time!
We got suntanned (well I got sunburned to be technically correct), Mu lost her shoe in the mud, I danced, I sang, we ate Tea & Toast, we walked (miles), we slept (little), we saw the Pyramid Stage 'Shaken', we saw Pigeons Detected, we found a special type of gold, I went uptown top ranking and we found Green peace --- just a few of the delights I'll share after I've cropped the photos, washed the mud from my boots and caught up on a little Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Sorry, just dropped off there.

Love The Farm, leave No Trace --- we didn't take any trays!?

p
RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (50)

2008-06-25T11:16:00.005+01:00

'I'm On My Way'

RP Happy

And the T-shirts are ready

Glastonbury Sun

GREEN ORCHARD Camouflage

A GLASTONBURY TALE (49)

2008-06-25T08:31:00.003+01:00

00:00:00:00

They're Here...
The gates have opened at Worthy Farm, I caught a glimpse of some sun as I pulled back the curtains and even as we speak, people are making their way to Glastonbury. The media are still wittering on about Jay-Z, x number of tickets still left to sell, the mud. Show a little backbone will you? Accentuate the positive!

5 days of not using the car (and not having to park it), 5 days of not going to work, 5 days of music and 5 days of sun (well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad!).

Look for me below...

A GLASTONBURY TALE (48)

2008-06-24T23:34:00.004+01:00

Are We Nearly There Yet?

We've watched the DVD, and checked the webcams and packed the rucksacks and kept an eye on the weather (everyone's a weatherforcaster although 'mainly dry' is my kind of consensus!) and it's 00:08:22:22 and counting until the gates open.

One final check; Tickets, Money, Beer. Yep, we're ready...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (47)

2008-06-23T19:23:00.001+01:00

Intent on a good time...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (46)

2008-06-23T17:49:00.004+01:00

Well, Well, Wellington!

model wellingtons*

I'm hoping we don't need these...

*Mu's model wellies - work in progress

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (45)

2008-06-23T17:46:00.003+01:00

Roll On Wednesday 25th

all rolled up

A GLASTONBURY TALE (43)

2008-06-22T22:39:00.003+01:00

With A Rocksteady beat

And now Prince buster! Speachless!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (42)

2008-06-22T21:56:00.003+01:00

HAWKWIND!

Well a bit of it anyway. Just picked up on Virtual Festivals site that Nik Turner (who has reportedly attended every Glastonbury festival) will be at Shangi La. I'll polish my Silver Machine and dust off my Orgone Accumulator and ponder why space is dark and so endless.

That's another one to add to my impossible list.

Oh, and I've just seen flags up at Green Fields from the webcam. Well, they're exciting aren't they!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (41)

2008-06-21T20:07:00.005+01:00

Someone Had To Go And Mention The Toilets Didn't They!

'This is Wiltshire's' SOS for festival-goers might just save some souls...

(sounds a bit girly to me, what the hell's a facial spritz? But I agree about the keeping clean and not smelling bit - biodegradable wetwipes have already been purchased...)

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (40)

2008-06-21T11:35:00.003+01:00

And Yogurts, Don't Forget Yogurts

Yeo Valley, I like their site...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (39)

2008-06-21T11:21:00.004+01:00

The Man, Not The Milkshake*

Shakin' Stevens article by The Times

* I like the milkshakes too!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (38)

2008-06-20T11:20:00.010+01:00

A List Of Possibles

Live Zion Train Dr Alex Patterson DJ Way Out West Sound System Banco De Gaia Massive Attack DJ Donna Summer (aka Jason Forrest) DJ Eddie Piller Northern Soul Hexstatic Steve Hillage's Mirror System Barry Ashworth Dengue Fever Dreadzone Don Letts DJ Live & DJ Dub From Atlantis Daisy Riots Seal Cub Clubbing Club DJ Simian Mobile Disco Stanton Warriors The Verve Live System 7 DJ Cicada Groove Armada MGMT Holy Fuck Crystal Castles DJ Fatboy Slim Jimmy Cliff Live Hot Chip Booka Shade Fun Lovin’ Criminals Roisin Murphy Massonix (Graham Massey - 808 State) Spiritualized Candi Staton Shakin' Stevens Pete Doherty Live Does It Offend You, Yeah? Shakin' Stevens CSS Live The Grid Battles Tunng Mungos Hi Fi Vs Don Letts Dub Cartel The Levellers Neville Staple Tofu Love Frogs Reverend and The Makers Live Roni Size Reprazent The Paddingtons Tony Benn The Beat DJ Dub Pistols Sound System British Sea Power Pigeon Detectives DJ Dave Seaman

making the impossible, possible

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (37)

2008-06-18T18:22:00.005+01:00

More than a Matter Of Life And Death

And in the midst of the preparations for Glastonbury, an unassuming little mail popped into my in box this evening announcing 'Good news! Your tickets have been despatched' for

IRON MAIDEN

scream for me Twickenham!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (36)

2008-06-18T18:04:00.003+01:00

The List

decisions, decisions...

There's method in the madness. You see it's colour-coded, there a purple for Thursday and the yellow is a must see and, oh,well you get the picture. If it looks a little blurred then that's because your brain can't handle the enormity of it or maybe you need to drink a little bit more beer (please enjoy this blog responsibly).

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (35)

2008-06-18T18:00:00.002+01:00

Portents in unlikely places

push

A GLASTONBURY TALE (34)

2008-06-18T17:57:00.003+01:00

Rain, Rain goaway!

There's rain on the webcam at Glastonbury! But never mind, it's a week away...

RP

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2008-06-17T20:25:00.002+01:00

Webcam at Glastonbury

Only a week away!

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2008-06-16T15:02:00.004+01:00

Glastonbury-inspired Birthday Card

make camp

*Note - the sun, no overcrowding, the private toilet!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (31)

2008-06-15T22:03:00.003+01:00

Oh! This is intolerable...

I've just found the times for all the dance acts at the dance village on the Mixmag website. I'm updating them on my list, which I'll have to photocopy again.

And that's not all! I've spent the afternoon being introduced to a whole host of new music which I'm somehow going to have to blend into the mix.

I've just gone to Way Out West's Myspace - they're on the list now!

You know what this is leading to don't you? I'm going to be throwing the sheets of my list into the air and then divining who to see like some scryer with a set of bones - you know? That's not a bad idea...

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (30)

2008-06-14T17:38:00.003+01:00

See, this is just what I mean!

No sooner have I got my head around a list of bands to go and see, another one pops up on the Glastonbury website!

Tunng - playing on the Park Stage - Sunday

'that's another one for hi-lighting on my list. Which colour though? Keep it coming, I've got plenty of hi-lighter pens, just keep it coming...'

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (29)

2008-06-14T17:26:00.003+01:00

Kinda Scientific, Sort Of!

'and so I went to the website and there was this massive list of bands playing . So I look through and see some bands and say, hey! I'm going to see them. And then I come off but go back on later and see a load more bands that I must have overlooked the first time. So now, I'm juggling names around in my head. This is repeated another couple of times and the last time I went on new bands really had been added to the list so now I'm a master juggler with new balls being thrown into the mix at every turn! And now, I've printed a list of the list and bought some hi-lighter pens and I'm starting to hi-light the hi-lights (if you get my drift) and when I'm finished, there's going to be this list, from my list, of the list. The list is somehow going to mastermind my festival days...'

Kinda scientific, sort of!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (28)

2008-06-10T20:11:00.002+01:00

They're Here!

The tickets have arrived!
The tickets have arrived!

Here they are, in their little envelope, all colourful and waiting to convey us to the land of green fields and music and maybe some sun but hopefully not too much rain...

RP

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2008-06-06T20:57:00.002+01:00

Webcam

BBC's Glastonbury webcam

RP

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2008-06-04T20:55:00.003+01:00

Weather Update

Weather Report

Official sources close to this reporter suggest a sunny outlook for Glastonbury!

RP

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2008-06-03T22:15:00.001+01:00

Gentlemen, start your engines...

The tickets are coming! The tickets are coming!

My daughter has just received hers, ours must be oh so nearly in the post... :-)

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (24)

2008-06-01T20:48:00.006+01:00

Pre-Festival Soundtrack

Massive Attack - Collected karmacoma
Groove Armarda - Soundboy Rock website
Groove Armarda - goodbye country (hello nightclub)
808state - quadrastate website
Banco de Gaia - Welcome to Ferengistan
Dub From Atlantis (and go to free music downloads)
Dreadzone
The Orb & MySpace
Zion Train (MySpace)
Steve Hillage's Mirror System (MySpace)

Dave Seaman DJ'ing

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (23)

2008-06-01T16:43:00.003+01:00

Level Pegging

tent peg

Tent peg, biodegradable of course. Just hope they don't biodegrade before I've finished using 'em!

From Greenstake, available at Millets under biodegradable pegs.

RP

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2008-06-01T15:06:00.003+01:00

Excess Baggage

pull to eject

Tent check, bag check, now what else do I need...

A GLASTONBURY TALE (21)

2008-05-25T19:52:00.003+01:00

The Tent Has Arrived!

The tent has arrived!
The tent has arrived!

Oh, wait a minute! It's the wrong one...

The tent has arrived!
The tent has arrived!

That's better... Now, how to put it up!

There's a DVD!
That's a good thing, right?
It means there's a guide on how to erect it!
Either that, or it's extremely difficult to erect and needs a DVD (i.e. a disc that holds 4.7gb of information) to guide you through the process!

Anyway, the tent has arrived!
The tent has arrived!

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (20)

2008-05-19T10:40:00.004+01:00

I'm Hoping For Sunny Days

Mu's Tower

I'm hoping for sunny days, with billowing cloud for respite and a breeze to refresh me as I walk from stage to stage.

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (19)

2008-05-19T10:34:00.003+01:00

Leave The Car

I would if I could but we have to move the car every two hours where we live so it's not feasible to leave it. It's an economical car and we are car sharing. Just had to get that off my chest.

*Photo taken at CAT so has a Glastonbury feel to it.

RP

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A GLASTONBURY TALE (18)

2008-05-11T17:49:00.006+01:00

Bands at Glastonbury 2008

Friday - Pyramid Stage

Kings of Leon - Rock, USA
[ kingsofleon.com, Wiki, MySpace, YouTube ]

Friday - Other Stage

Panic at the Disco - Pop/Electronic, USA
[ panicatthedisco.com, Wiki, MySpace, YouTube ]

We Are Scientists - Rock, USA
[ wearescientists.com, Wiki, MySpace, YouTube ]

RP

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2008-05-10T11:19:00.003+01:00

A GLASTONBURY TALE (16)

2008-05-05T11:02:00.004+01:00

Off The Beaten Track

I've tracked down a few artists from the festival line-up who I want to see that don't appear in the 'must see' lists

Jimmy Cliff!
Neville Staple
Mungos Hi Fi Vs Don Letts Dub Cartel
DJ Eddie Piller Northern Soul
Live Roni Size Reprazent
The Men They Couldn't hang
Live The Grid

AAaaarrrgghhhh, I've just seen more of who's playing! Every time I go and check the lists I see more, more, more...

Steve Hillage's Mirror System
Dreadzone
A Guy Called Gerald
Zion Train

The Orb

It's all getting a little too much

RP

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