Updatings

Its been a healthy age since I last posted a blog. In the interim, i have had some outstanding evenings and some good times indeed. My internal sense of time has been skewed by a biometric metacrisis so i shall just recap some of the highlights, like match of the day, but of my life. Match of my life. But no football.

I had an awesome time a couple of weeks ago when I took in classic rock inspired band Stone Gods at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh. I attended with one of my more rock minded colleagues, Tony and managed to use some of my outstanding blagging skills to wangle my way backstage. I left with a signed setlist and my pass. Nicely done if i do say so myself. I'm an unashamed fan of classic rock and anything that's got a beefy riff so it was an ace evening. As i write this i'm giving their debut album its first listen and so far its delivering on my 70s rock fetish.

On the level of my personal life, i managed to bury the hatchet with a girl who has caused me a healthy dose of stress in the past 10 months. I managed to gain some perspective on the complexities or lack thereof of my problems by taking a trip up north to visit two of my closest friends, Kiera and Grant, last weekend. Drinking was done, banter was had and i was reminded in short order of the kind of people that matter to me. The people who i place the most value on are those that understand me and accept me without question and i'm fortunate to have those two at the top of the list and people back here in edinburgh who manage to fit the bill in K and G's absence. For a variety of reasons though, i can't wait to go back up to see those guys.

Fifty Caliber Smile, after the calamatous loss of niall's fingertip, have regrouped and started writing and rehearsing again with the aim to get back on a stage sometime soon. Similarly, work on the new Kirstyn Knowles EP was earnestly begun last week with demos being laid down for 4 of the proposed 5 tracks and some ideas floating about to tackle some new material.

All in all, things could be a lot worse right now. I just can't wait to get into my flat, get into town and actually get back making music again. I feel like people aren't quite seeing the best of what i have to offer yet.

All in good time though...for i am the destroyer of worlds