If a friend who has been playing a musical instrument for 6 months invites you to see their first gig, it is reasonable to assume that you will lie to them when they ask what you thought of the performance.
On Tuesday night I went to a club in Soho expecting to find about 15 to 20 friends and family waiting to see their loved ones make offensive noises in a newly formed band.
When I got to Madame JoJo's however, I was to discover a thronging club, full of achingly cool scenesters, hanging around for the music to begin.
What is more, I find out that my friend's band are headlining the popular White Heat night.
A few weeks ago somebody asked the friend how she was progressing on the bass guitar.
She said, "not bad but I can't play it standing up yet".
Now, here she is, about to perform a gig to about 250 people with a bunch of musicians she met a week ago.
The band in question are called Theoretical Girl and The Equations.
My girlfriend and I were more nervous than Julianna, praying that she wouldn't fuck up.
Once I overcame that, I found myself really enjoying what are a great girl group with a really engaging front woman.
Her between-song reparte was charming and funny.
Next week they are appearing on Mark Riley's BBC 6 music radio show and they have an Italian tour in April.
They got a 4 star review in The Guardian AND, they even have a roadie!
Some people make me sick.
The upshot of all this was that I didn't have to lie when asked what I thought of her performance.
I can't wait to see them again now.
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Thursday, 7 February 2008
Sunday, 21 October 2007
Dear Limey Assholes
Whilst carrying out research for a website I have to produce on the subject of broadsheet newspapers, I came across a hilarious reaction to a campaign that The Guardian launched in 2004.
In a bid to stop George Dubya winning the election of that year, The Guardian encouraged their readers to write to the citizens of Ohio- a key swing state.
Voters who hadn't decided which candidate would get their backing would receive letters from Guardian readers telling them what a disaster it would be for the world if Bush were to get re-elected.
It seems that a fair few Americans found this idea a little patronising.
Almost as patronising as the red line under the word "patronising" that appears when I try to spell the word with an "s" rather than a "z" (that's "zed" by the way).
Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent.
It definitely is patronising and here are some of the wonderful reactions to the stunt from the guardian website.
p.s. Does anybody else find it funny how Brits are often defined by Americans according to our poor dental hygiene? Surely the fact that we're arrogant, superior assholes should come first?
p.p.s. Bush won Ohio
In a bid to stop George Dubya winning the election of that year, The Guardian encouraged their readers to write to the citizens of Ohio- a key swing state.
Voters who hadn't decided which candidate would get their backing would receive letters from Guardian readers telling them what a disaster it would be for the world if Bush were to get re-elected.
It seems that a fair few Americans found this idea a little patronising.
Almost as patronising as the red line under the word "patronising" that appears when I try to spell the word with an "s" rather than a "z" (that's "zed" by the way).
Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent.
It definitely is patronising and here are some of the wonderful reactions to the stunt from the guardian website.
p.s. Does anybody else find it funny how Brits are often defined by Americans according to our poor dental hygiene? Surely the fact that we're arrogant, superior assholes should come first?
p.p.s. Bush won Ohio
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