Bass Cadet

New Year'sa eve was tame for me - I was trying to be supportive to one of my mates who can't drink at the moment, so we had to find alternative substances. It's good to be creative sometimes.

Short skirts with sandals aren't very practical in this weather either but theres always someone mad enough to do it. You shouldn't worry about them - Just concentrate on keeping cosy yourself.

It's always nice to see locals on the telly, and I love magic! I'm always too stupid to work out how they do it, so its completely mystifying to me.

I love bowling even though I always fall over a lot and end up with bruises. I find the tunes down at the boulevard intolerable though and all those screaming little teenagers - aaaargh! It's gotta be Megabowl - the beers cheaper too.

So will you be back from Stranrear for New Year? I think Aberdeen will be slightly better even with Liberty x & The Proclaimers. I saw the proclaimers at a festival once(Cant remeber which one- Possibly T-in-the-park) and I think they were fairly enjoyable from what Ican remember - Wouldn't buy an album tho

Wow there seems to be a lot of Benefit make-up on the go this year. It is rather good though! I got a wireless system for my Bass, A new classical guitar, A necklace, Not 1 but 2 Bracelets 3 Calanders (I never used the one I got last year so I don't see me using 3!) Scary earphones for my Mp3 player that vibrate the wax in my ears in an amusing manner, Many Candles (Anyone get one of those Mandle Candles that change colour? I didn't get one but they look bizarre) and a whole lotta miscelaneous bath bombs and creams which have given me a (non-contageous) rash. Best Haul I've had for years - everyone must of been feeling guilty!

The chipper in Tilly hasn't been mentioned yet. It isn't particularly fantastic (when sober) but they have such a huge menu that it's impossible to leave unsatisfied!

I'd rather catch a whiff of metal sweat (Mmmmm pherimones fresh from the moshpit yum) than get fumigated by too much Lynx Nevada anyday.

I've kinda come to the conclusion that religion is a bit evil. Think of all the religous wars that have been on the go, some for hundreds of years in some form or another. I reckon stamping out religion would be our best chance of world peace. Which is a bit ironic seeing as most religions try to teach their followers to look out for their fellow man! I'm not religious, and I don't think you need to be to have morals and try to help folk wherever possible - I think it's up to parents to teach their kids right from wrong - no-one needs religion.

January 10th is the best day for bargains I find - The shops are really desperate to get rid of their old tat to make room for new tat and reduce their prices accordingly. Unless you are average sized in which case everything is gone. I was in Shoe Express the other day, I saw a pair of sandals in the sale. The thing was I paid £10 for them from the same shop last july but the shoes in the sale said they were reduced from £25 to £15! I couldnie believe the cheek! The moral of the story? Fuck knows!

There is also the back lane to Adelphi from Drake's (the new drakes that is, that is now closed, not the old one on the castlegate) I don't think they will be covering that wee lane. I'm feeling pretty depressed about new year, working on Saturday & Sunday so my mates assumed I wasn't up 4 doin anything and didn't include me in their plans so I'm gonna be all on my lonesome :-(

I bought a basque in La Senza for a mere 6, heaps of underwear from Debenhams - a mighty good underwear sale happening there! also a fleece from D2 in Trinity for a fiver and a handbag from John Lewis reduced from 95 to 17. The sales in general are shite with a capital sh this year tho. I recomend that everyone spend their money on a carry out and just bide in at hame.

I canny remember what the name of it i,s but the chorus went 'Everybody Dance, diddle-oodoo, clap your hands, clap your hands' it's an old disco tune but the bassline rocks! I'm forced to listen to Northsound 2 for 37 hours a week at work and I always get up for a dance when that one comes on - lush tune

I was just on Duracells website. Nothing about any bunny tokens but seemingly it's the same company as gillette so maybe you could demand/trade them for some free razors ?!?

Ditto Christmas is for kids and folk who have either a family who care about them or a friend who cares about them enough to ditch thier own family. If you dont fit into any of those categories, Christmas is depressing & generally poo! I used to live in Leswalt - a very small village just nearby Stranrear. I did my first gig there in the village hall 17 years ago to the day so wierd jealous nostalgia trippinoneastereggs!

I just bought a wireless system for my bass, It's an AKG and sounds cool but it only cost me 100 seems to be working well and its nice to have my freedom back - I've spent too many years with cables wrapped round my legs. I used to have a 80' cable so I could run about/arse about/go to the bar while gigging but that much cable is heavy and my wireless thing weighs nothing so thats all peachy! I'm sure I could find out where I got it from if you like?

The oldies are always the best I spose.

Lol! Yes, its that magical time of the year again when the Darwin Awards are bestowed, honoring the least evolved among us. Here then, are the glorious winners: 1. When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked..... And now, the honorable mentions: 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chefs claim was approved. 3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her. 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies The deception wasnt discovered for 3 days. 5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit. 6. A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, he man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer...$15. (If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?) 7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that hed just throw a cinderblock through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinderblock bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape. 8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, Yes, officer, thats her. Thats the lady I stole the purse from. 9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 a.m., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldnt open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they werent available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. ******A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER***** 10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor homes sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the best laugh hed ever had.

Is the Dragonforce album not out in early January - It'll either be good or complete shite - I'm not sure where else they could go with what they do. How does everyone find out about forthcoming albums? The first I ever hear of them is when they are released, I usually get e-mails from record companies.

What do you call a prostitute with a runny nose?........ Full!

I was looking through the stationery cupboard at work on friday, I found some 5 1/2 inch floppy's! lol