Art Brut, Miss Kittin and The Walkmen are all ace. Also, Nada Surf used to be one of my favourite bands until they slipped off my radar a wee bit. Perhaps I'll dig out their albums and get them back on it! I wish I was going to Benicassim!
It's a really cool little festival outside oxford. It's the sort of thing where you look at past line-ups and go "fucking hell, I wish I'd been at that!"
Paul knows fine well that I love fish, my favourites being salmon, rainbow trout, sole and smoked haddock or mackerel. I'm not so big on squid and eel and crustaceans though. Paul will sit about eating packets of crab sticks. It's not right.
I've given up pretending I don't like Big Brother. I always end up watching it although I never vote and I don't want to end my life if I miss an episode or two. But it's definately addictive stuff. Plus it doesn't help that my mother phones ALL the time to remind me it's on.
I met the organisers of Truck over breakfast at Reading last year and they were talking about wanting Mogwai. I'm not going to Truck though, I really wish I was!!
I read an article about this lady and I think it's a really nice idea. Not all old people are crazy or mean and I think that society these days generally lacks respect for the elderly. 3 out of 4 of my grandparents live quite close by fortunately but I know that lots of people move away and old people get left with little company. Best of luck to you! I hope you find somebody really nice who appreciates your concern.