So I just got back from an amazing show in my home town Ashford. The equally amazing band Slow club were playing. The gig was in my local church. I am buzzing with smiles of joy right now. I first saw Slow Club (Rebecca and Charles) 9 or 10 years ago back in Nottingham when I lived there for university. I was immediately struck by their beautifully written songs, and joyful tunes. I have seen them many times since, but I was lucky enough to see them again on Wednesday.
The venue was an old church I used to visit when I was at school. The church was beautiful because of the acoustics, the sound just bounced around the room in a perfect way. Listening to Slow Club again was so strange. Mostly because I was so young when I first saw them, my uni days were such a long time ago. They have been a solid part of my music taste for nearly 10 years. Listening to them again while they sang their new music, which is so calming and relaxed made me realise how much life has changed. How much I have changed.
Rebecca and Charles' voices are still as gorgeous as ever. In this performance they both gave each other the chance to shine, letting each other take the centre stage. I loved listening to their voices. But of course I just fall in love with them all over again when they sing together.
After the performance I managed to speak to both Rebecca and Charles. I said to them about how it was amazing to see them in my home town after seeing them for the first time back in Nottingham. We talked about how long ago that actually was, crazy really. They signed my vinyl and an old CD I had. We also talked about how nice it was to listen to their new music, and they enjoyed performing it. It was a wonderful night, and made me remember how much I love seeing live music. It really is good for the soul.
i had an odd weekend filled with random chats, people getting upset, feeling angry, feeling sad, late night walks home, watching the sun rise, doctor who filled Saturday and other things. the sky photo was taken very early Sunday morning, and the sky was beautiful. on Tuesday i brought the coolest book in a charity shop, its a guide to old Kodak camera's---its really old, and the photos are amazing.
today at work i was given my train tickets and hotel information for my trip to bridgwater. i am really looking forward to meeting lots of new people. plus i will be helping put all the new mannequins and other visual bits and pieces together, plus setting up the new store. its gonna be hard work, ten days straight work, but i do think it will be good experience and i will have fun...well hopefully! at the moment i am also getting excited because next week i am going to see flight of the conchords in London with my sister! i cannot wait! plus also i have Glastonbury to look forward to next month. i have got most of my stuff for it, we brought a tent the other day, but i am trying to work out who i really wanna see. i think i have come to the conclusion that we will wing it, and just see whats on, when they are on, but i must must see broken bells. oh also currently all i am listening to are songs from glee...run joey run is my favorite, plus Jessie's girl. i love Jesse, aka Jonathan groff so much! he is awesome. 
sometimes, i question myself far too much. i know this will sound rather odd, but i have always wished i had grown up in America. i always seem to get obsessed with things from America...i know that's a bit odd. but things like 'hello my name is stickers', milk in cartons, and something that i love so much is the labels on American cd's!--i think they are bloody fab, and such a good idea! (American readers will probably think i am very odd, as this is probably normal for them). oreos are another love for me. somethings at the moment are making me sad, my favourite band in the whole planet is the shins, and i hope that one day i will be able to see them live..things like that makes living in the UK annoying!----plus!----my godparents when you Boston for new year, and asked my parents if i wanted anything from the states..ie, music, and my parents forgot to tell me!---aaah i really need coconut records' 2nd album!! they got me the first one, as they are not on sale in the UK...so that has made me sad. hehe.
HOWEVER, i did get a wonderful card in the post today. after a long morning of work, to be greeted by a letter is one of the best things in the world. it was from the beauiful amy from 
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3. Jeremy Warmsley- he is an amazing singer/performer. his music touches my soul. an amazing mix of folktronica and pure talent. he is amazing live, and i cannot stop listening to him. and i am looking forward to hopefully seeing him again. you must check him out!
4. Forgetting Sarah Marshall- I can't get enough of this movie!! I am looking forward to when it gets released next week!! yahoo! it such a fun and cute fun. Jason Segal is wonderful.
5. Pineapple Express- I am really looking forward to seeing Pineapple Express at the cinema. i love all the other type movies, aka; Superbad, Knocked up, 40 Year Old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall. i am much in love with seth rogen. he is a genius and very cute might i add! :)
6. Being indoors when the weather is nasty outside- well kinda said it all in the title. well its so nice being in the nice and warm with a hot drink looking out on the cold outside.
7. Olivia Thirlby- I think Olivia Thirlby is an amazing actress. i thought she was great in juno as leah and i really wanted to see her in the wackness...but that is another story..(stupid cinema..)
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this is my little mate. i got him today. he reminds me of one of my old friends, who i love very much. she had one just like this, hence he reminds me of her. normally with me, when it comes to movies, if i like the poster, or the trailer, or just hear a little bit about a movie, i know whether i will like it or not. for an example, when i saw the movie poster for eagle vs shark (the sleeping bag pic) i knew i would love this film. or when i heard Ellen page speak in the first few secs of Juno, i knew i would like it. today i went into town and went into my local music and DVD store and was looking through the DVDs. while walking up and down the aisles, i found two movies that just on the titles and image alone, i wanted to have a look. i know you should never judge a book by its cover, but for me, with movies, sometimes it works. these movies were; Lonesome Jim and the Puffy Chair. if any of you have every watched these movies, please let me know what they are like!! :) i read the backs of the DVDs, and they left me wanting more, however i did not buy these there and then as i wanted to do a little more research about these films. as i have seem to have any paper on me i ended up writing the titles on my hand, this really odd looking girl gave me a really weird look..i don't know what that was about.
also today i purchased the she and him album, which i was very happy to find, as everywhere i have looked has been out of stock, also once soundtrack and hot chips new-ish album. very much happy with my new music, as i have not brought a cd in such a long time.
ah while on the train home i was listening to my new fave Coconut Records...
i was going out for drinks to catch up with friends when i got back. and it was so much fun, and i really felt happy that i was home.
The show was called 'Cover Versions'. it is an exhibition of recycled record sleeves- revamped and reinvented by Artists working in a variety of mediums. it sounded like a really cool show, but when i went and had a look i kinda felt bad. these really odd record sleeves had been painted, cut up, stuck bits to them...i know its all in the name of art...but it still felt wrong. some of them had been painted beautiful. there were some controversial ones, which included some Beatles and John Lennon covers with 'blood' (or red paint) and Yoko on. It still did not feel right that the artists had done this. It kinda felt like someone had defaced a book or something. But i then thought the records must have belonged to the artists. It was really interesting to see how the artists wanted to change the sleeves with their own views and feelings.
