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JAMMIN' BUB SHEEWAR DE DAH |
posted by jim on 4/11/04
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I have this blog thing so I feel I
should occasionally use it.
Yesterday (Wednesday) I went to a church hall in Totto Court Road to rehearse ideas for 'Jammin'' – the Radio 2 show I'm on. I feel better about it now, I was beyond anxious before, thinking I would be out musicianed and out funnied. I'm more relaxed now and just have about a million or so songs to learn.
The show is recorded next week and broadcast in February by the way.
Halloween = only one set of ghost kids showed up, so felt less terrorised than usual. And got to eat all the mini Mars Bars and Starburst ourselves. Ronnie result.
Bonfire night continues, now into it's second month. This year we'll be at the girlfriend's brother's for sparklers and baked potatoes. On November the 5th, wasn't somebody born on that date?
More soon.
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SURPRISE, SURPRISE |
posted by jim on 27/10/04
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Attending your own surprise party that you know is taking place is bound to be a bit weird. When I walked into the Angelstrike! album listening party at the weekend that's what it felt like. I'm basically quite shy and needed to get to the bar as quick as possible for a couple of alcoholic relaxers. Got to meet the hardcore, who are all scientists and doctors. I like to think I've got the most intelligent audience in rock. A great night.
I've got good feelings about the album, a couple of reviews have been promised already - good or bad I don't know but we live in hope. Measure your reviews Jim, don't read them.
I met John Peel once. It was in A BBC radio truck at Reading Festival in 1991. While he was interviewing us he told us how he didn't really like Carter but had warmed to us after hearing our sample of him on the 'Rubbish' single. Rest in punk rock peace John Peel.
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IN A BIG HOSPITAL ON A SATURDAY NIGHT! |
posted by jim on 17/10/04
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Saturday night on the 29th floor of Guy’s Hospital at Dave the Socialist’s 50th birthday party. Yet another different and hastily formed version of the Abdoujaps – with Arran J Rhesus Lovechild on drums and Danny on stolen Hospital ward piano – performed a few songs, while I played an even more hastily assembled – ie: during the first song – set with Bransby, performing covers of Common People (William Shatner version), What I Go To School For, All The Small Things, The Only Living Boy In NC and the first 2 lines of Another Girl Another Planet, which was round about when I forgot the words.
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Friday afternoon at JBHQ |
posted by jim on 15/10/04
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I can’t apologise enough for suggesting there was a gig of some description on 22nd Nov. Even Team Jim Bob: Marc and Neil asked me where the gig was taking place. For my birthday I would like everybody to buy my album and to come along and keep me company on tour. I’m looking forward to it.
If I make too much of a nob jockey of myself at the Radio 2 thing – I’m nervous about that by the way, I will have to have a couple of glasses of something before it for confidence – if you’re in the audience don’t let it put you off coming to my gigs. If you are in the audience incidentally, remember to laugh at all my ‘funny bits’. If there are any.
Thinking about what songs to play on tour, so many to choose from. I was contemplating the songs on 30 Something when I realised I haven’t got a CD copy of it. I had to check it out on vinyl. And to play that I had to take it off the wall and break the glass and prise it from the felt backing it was glued to. Which was when I discovered it was just an old Black Lace album sprayed gold.
Since buying my digital radio I’ve been listening to a lot of BBC 6 and have noticed that all new music sounds like it was made in 1978/9 by XTC and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.
Watching Darius on GMTV this morning I remembered how much I hate him. He’s very arrogant isn’t he. But in a very humble sort of way. Like he’s Elton John or somebody. His new single is bollox as well.
Saw S*M*A*S*H* the other night with R*H*E*S*U*S* in New Cross. Weird night, I don’t get out much these days. It was very loud. I’m very old. I’ve got a muffled thing going on in my left ear and my eyes are craving some sort of lens and frame get up. I like Elvis Costello and Thora Hird but I’m resisting.
Sex Traffic on Channel 4 was good. The drummer in Razorlight once asked me if he could play drums with Jim’s Super Stereoworld and I considered it seriously at the time, too late now I guess. Actually, seeing Salv the other night with S*M*A*S*H* made me think about the Stereoworld, I wouldn’t mind doing a gig one day. Don’t hold your breath though because I’ll probably disappoint you. I might form a tribute act instead and call them Jim’s Superb Stereoworld.
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