04.01.12

Last week we did three gigs. Two shows with the Wedding Present: Glasgow, which being Glasgow was ace and Leeds O2 Academy which was ridiculous, huge, good. I had to ask the sound engineer how to get down off the stage. Opening that big door that says ‘STAGE’ on it in big letters and expecting to see 6 people but actually seeing 2000 is pretty mind-blowing. I instantly hypothetically pooed myself but still played the right notes on my recorder.

I introduced Clifford to Gedge, and vice versa. Neither seemed overwhelmed. WP gigs were both superb and made me deeply nostalgic and emotional for a time i don’t remember being alive in. Adam insulted Gedge 12 seconds after their show. I did a lot of Wedding Present dj-ing in the van aiming to educate my dim ignorant band.

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The next night was NYE and TVEGC were in North Yorkshire, somehow ending the night playing an impromptu gig in the Maypole in Long Preston. My mum clapped and a kind farmer said we were so good we should make a CD one day. If you want to imagine the whole of VEGC dancing round a big maypole holding hands at midnight, do.

I had another nightmare about midgets getting real - this time Clifford stole my bass and ran up a hill. He refused to give it back until i gave him £120. I would have argued but he had a very tiny gun in his Asda duffle coat pocket.

Our first gig of 2012 is booked for Slovakia. We seem to be making waves in the East. Don’t know why that is, but it’s making me feel happy.

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