Stoke Newington ActionNo Stokey action for several days now, stayed in last night, tonight going to Highbury Garage for *cough* some band *cough* because Corporation:Blend are supporting and a chum is involved in some managerial way...On the bus on the way in this morning... Saint RoseMissed Corporation:Blend last night, got to the Garage too late, but Saint Rose were the middle band on, and were quite MOR, but much better than King Adora... a poor mans Manics, when the Manics were a poor mans Guns'n'Roses...... Lauren LaverneShe was at the PACKED OUT <strong>Stephen Malkmus</strong> gig last night (12th Feb)... didn't see her until right at the end on the way out.<br /><br />Possibly I dreamed her.Dennis Pennis (Paul Kaye)Paul Kaye, perhap's better known as TV's "Dennis Pennis" was upstairs at Highbury Garage on Friday, probably to see the Warm Jets - someone told me he is the singer's flatmate.I was there to see Frankie Machine, who supported, and were ace. The Warm ... Alex JamesHe was also at Graham's solo gig, 14th July... not moshing, just showing his appreciation by drinking at the bar.RE: Bobby GillespieCelebrity bogies? I'm going to make the documentary before BBC Three gets in on the act. They'd no doubt call it 'Liquid Bogies', which conjours up all kinds of snotty imagies. Ick. Wish I'd not started thinking about that.James Dean BradfieldLooking more portly than usual.<br /><br />Must have switched from regular to large fries lately (v.poor).<br /><br />Lamaq and the bald woman from Big Brother were there also.Damon AlbarnDoing the dance the young people call "moshing" at his colleague Graham Coxon's gig... also spotted Dave Rowntree, but he was on the stage, which doesn't really count.lead singerWatching King Adora and wishing My Vitriol could be that good.David SchneiderThat's David Schneider. Y'know. The one with the funny face off The Day Today, the Friday Night Armistice, anything involving the comedy axis of Chris Morris/Armando Iannucci. Anyway, saw him walking down Highbury Park Road while I was on the numb... RE: Bobby GillespieHah, ha. That's funny. I spotted Sir Bob in Islington, too, last November. So he obviously lives around there. He was waiting for the lights to change at Canonbury Lane and Upper St. and was holding a coffee. The best/worst bit? He had his finger wed... Bobby GillespieThis morning, wheeling a pushchair outside a post office. He looked x amount more rock and roll than the other people with pushchairs he way jostling with along the pavement. He is the first celebrity that I have seen who isn't a comedian. Woo. O... SeniorSaw Big Jeppe at a Har Mar Superstar Gig. He was Djing, poncing my cigs and dancing aboutLive in London tonight...No, not MJ Cole, but very nearly the next best thing, it's MJ Hibbett!He's palying tonight at Highbury Garage, as part of the "Silver Rocket" Indie-Schmindie Club.It's some money to get in, it starts some time this evening, and there will be BEER on ... Foo Fighters secret show - at WEMBLEY STADIUMAccording to organart.com the Foos are doing a secret gig at Highbury Garage this Saturday, but word reaches here that the gig has already been moved once because of ticket demand, and will probably be moved again...What's the point in doing this, wi... Tonight's Dancing ActionIf you're in London tonight, don't miss Frankie Machine upstairs at Highbury Garage tonight... "Leicester's answer to Nick Drake" they're calling him, which I think is worth repeating as often as possible (but, um, from Derby, sorry). He's supporting... Fionn Regan on SBN nowhttp://www.sbn.co.uk - I'm going to see Fionn tonight at the Garage, and then going to see The Rocks afterwards at the Buffalo bars - not been to two gigs in one night for AGES, I am so rock and roll...Sorry for the difficulties on the board, disk sp... Ew, I used to drink Carlsberg Export!Not a lot of real ale choice at the Garage though.Made it to London and back in the snowWe're BACK, from London, with no great difficulty. Slight delay on the train home, thanks to Jim and Pauline for coming to collect us from the station with Harry. Glad to say he was very pleased to see us, and he did not sulk at all that we had aband... Six By SevenPlus <strong>...Trail Of Dead</strong>, awesome. There was another Trail of Dead show just days before this, not sure it's the Highbury Garage show I'm thinking of buy maybe.LilysThey did a Levi ad I think, we went for the support <strong>Hooverdam</strong>. Not sure why I've put this as <strong>Highbury Garage</strong> I think the gig was in Hoxton, but can find no reference online...