Nev

Any plans for stage times Ross? Got a works quiz night which will likely prevent my attendance, but may pop along after that finishes if it'd be worthwhile.

Those daring British heroes are in fact Wehrmacht. Rather an unfortunate oversight, given the circumstances.

Aussies. Airdrie claim they thought they were Aussie soldiers.

Fuckers.

I still get the Snes out every now and then, and the games I play most on the Wii are, er, SNES games. (Speaking of which, where is my Wii? Fuck)

Just to prove not all footballers are despicable wanks, Vinny Kompany bought 125 tickets for the derby for disadvantaged kids and their carers. Kompany generosity benefits local youngsters - Manchester City FC

Needless to say, Greater Manchester Police are now questioning Vinny Kompany about a reported instance of child abuse, after the kids were forced to watch that nondescript shite on Wednesday...

Phil McGuire was at Formartine last season, with Jamie Winter.

McGuire signed for Arbroath in January, was still shit, and got punted at the end of the season. Don't know where he went after that...

And former Scotland u19 starlet and one-time Man United target Andrew Bagshaw.

Who is possibly one of the worst players ever seen at Peterhead. And we had Jon Smith last season...

Oh yeah. City game. Shite. City were the better side in the first half but too scared to attempt a shot at goal. Second half we sat far too far back and allowed manure to attack us. Neither side looked like scoring, though. It was shit. Boring.

Did he glaze the ham with man-fat?

These are now sold.

As above.

Email nev@iamnev.co.uk or text me on 07515 732697. Have them in hand just now and could deliver within the city after 5pm.

Voice of an angel

There could be two "Gothenburg Greats" receiving their P45 this week. While Dingus was setting records of the wrong kind at the Tattie Bowl, Tattie Cooper was helping his side to a 1-1 draw against a team who played almost an hour with nine men. Dire is not the word.

Rachel Sermanni is utterly delightful!

I was with a couple of bonnie quines.

This is both important and very true.

Who died and mod you boss?

I actually came across this again the other day on Mogwai's site, and thought it pertinent

"These microphones are for 'high-end applications;'"

"I'm sorry I can't fix your stuff, there's a professional musician bringing in stuff I have to fix first"

"This delay pedal, I've not fixed it properly so I've not charged you but as long as you're careful, it should be fine"

"What is it?" (When presented with a MOTU 828 soundcard for repair.....one of the most popular soundcards in the world)

"I'm only going to sell this bass to someone who would really play it"

Just some of the comments made to members of Mogwai and their producer Tony Doogan in music stores in Glasgow in the last year or three.

What kind of service do they think they're providing for us musicians?

I mean, a few months ago we had to pay off and cancel our (substantial) account with a Glasgow/National music store for the unbelievably rude treatment shown towards me (Barry) when I had to go and pick up some pretty expensive and essential equipment we needed for the ATP festival.

Needless to say I went into a kind of rage I've only ever suffered twice in my life and began chasing the cunt around the shop, shouting, swearing and spitting hateful words at his face to alleviate my anger. Apparently my eyes were bulging from their sockets and I was pacing around like a caged tiger.

Aristotle said,

"Anyone can become angry-that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way-this is not easy"

He's right of course, but it was hard not to be furious with the arsepiece in the shop with his superiority complex and delusions of adequacy, treating me, the paying customer, with abject contempt.

Why would any customer stick around if that's the kind of experience he expects when parting with his hard earned cash?

What irks me more is the fact that I'm a 29 year old professional musician with some sort of confidence in my job, but transfer that same scenario to a 13 year old kid, and he'll be crippled with self doubt and feel like he can never go back to that (or any?) music store because of the total lack of encouragement he is to feel because of some minimum wage prick's unhelpful, foolish comments.

I'm not here to fix the situation. That is the store manager's remit, but I do wish that this supersciliousness which exists in the music store assistant's head would vanish like Bin Laden immediately. We don't need that, it's not helpful. If you don't like the job, get a new one, dickhead.

I rest my case.

Barry

p.s. I can't resist it. Every single bad incident was in the Glasgow store of Sound Control. You'd do well to avoid this place. Fuckwits. (Except the two chaps I like who work in there, no offence to you two).

Twas rather splendid an eve.

Diarmaid in the Illicit Still right now.

I am invisible to this man.

You still have to go some way to beat Csaba Laszlo muttering on about ladybirds, imo.

Oh Christ, didn't realise this was Friday. Will be along!

Blackpool have been horse since Luke Varney went off.

You are pathetic. No, wait. Prophylactic? No.

Prophetic. That's the one!

Still rather excited. Would it be seen as bad etiquette to stroke Neil Hannon's lovely horse?

Not at all. You should shower it with sugarlumps, too.

Heh, recognised the Calvin & Hobbes reference immediately. Nice.

'Gwai on!

I bet she wouldn't complain about a calf strain.

Erse, might have to leave the car at home tomorrow and get the bus in...