MJ Hibbett and the Validators Christmas newsletterIt's the last working day of the month for me too! I don't think this means it's pay day though, as we should be working between christmas and new year, it's just holiday rather than shutdown. I very much enjoyed Mark's Totally Acoustic at The Lamb, ... Quizno's singing ratsAha, from spotting slate.msn.com/id/2095868/ in the Popdex listings I know now why people were searching for quiznos rat pictures the other day, it's some sort of TV campaign, by Joel Veitch of b3ta.com and rathergood.com fame. That boy must be doin... Shed AnthemsThe mighty Shed Anthems by MJ Hibbett and the Validators has arrived at last and it is a thing of beauty indeed, a six track sampler type mini album, in follow up to last year's This is not a Library.I say sampler style, as it features tracks from th... Pauly call me noseybut how come ur SOOOO minted? should i have learnt html at uni instead of law?Yes, Sopranos are already on the list and we have 24We moved part way through series four and lost track of it, so we might get that too... Got lots on the list now!Tramp in a wine barWith many people enjoying a Chritmas drink.<br />Some of them looked even more scruffy than him.<br />Looked like he had a different hat on though.Alex KapranosPrior to their storming gig at the Showbox, Alex was loitering outside talking to pretty ladies.<br /><br><br />Dressed snappily, he wandered about before darting off inside to get ready.<small><br>Edited by (121423), Tue 13 Jul 17:31</br></small>Food is short in the world of TechnosphereEvents for PaulyJnr (id 126466)To see all the events online with hyperlinks go to :http://www.technosphere.org.uk/cgi-bin/events.exe?id=126466To see creature information go to :http://www.technosphere.org.uk/cgi-bin/info.exe?id=126466Current Time is:... Nostalgia is a four letter wordWent to see Morrissey last night, bit disappointing really. It was not The Smiths (though we got Meat is murder and There's a light that never goes out), you can never go back. Don't know why I was so mopey, it's all stupid things that I felt weren't... Nostaliga Bar closes, reopens as EuphoriaWent to Euphoria on Saturday afternoong, which is where The Nostalgia Bar was, which is where The Front was before that. Now the '50s theme has been dropped, and it's just a nice bar again, nice to sit outside anyway, the high energy happy hardcore y... Tim's Vinos and Tapas review (slight return)We finally bit the bullet, and returned to the venue of our very worst Folkestone dining experience this weekend. And it was a success! I am very happy to report that Tim's Vinos and Tapas (the new (ish) name for Timothy's Wine Bar is great.We picked... Tim's Vinos and TapasI've only been to Tim's twice, the first time was just to have a quick glass of wine and see what the place was like - I left about 4 hours later, as relaxed as a newt, vowing that the next time I was in Folkestone I'd actually book a table! About 3... @pauly #m12420 yawn bored of people complaining they have been caught picking their nose or being caught somewhere they weren't supposed 2b.@pauly yawn bored of people complaining they have been caught picking their nose or being caught somewhere they weren't supposed 2b.... Dinosaur Planet!MJ Hibbett is hitting the Edinburgh Fringe again!Dinosaur PlanetPerformance Dates:Tuesday July 21 2009, 8pmThe Wilmington Arms, 69 Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4RLPress Launch, with Chris T-T's Improvised Piano Recital£5.00 admittanceFriday August 7... Dinosaur Planet TrailerTrailer for MJ Hibbett's Edinburgh show:See Dates and venue info, though looks like there's an extra show too:Thursday July 16 2009, 7.30pmLee Rosy's, 17 Broad Street, Nottingham, NG1 3AJtickets £2.00 on the doorTuesday July 21 2009, 8.00pmThe Wilmin... Last night I dreamt...Actually it was two nights ago but I thought I would report, as it was WEIRD. I was helping Mark do some flyering for his gig, but it was actually stickers he wanted me to put up. All the stickers were just single letters though, rather than anything... Freakscene before breakfastStill liking my new radio. I hope 6 Music's playlist is as free and wild as it appears to be, probably not though. No time for Alice Cooper today.No early awakening from Harry today, strange as he's been awake before us most days this week. He's bein... autocomplete me<a href="http://autocompleteme.com">autocompleteme.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://autocompleteme.com"><img src="http://autocompleteme.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/129042572242628310.jpg" /> </a><br /><br />Jurassic (car) ParkThis is a good video:See here...... Dinosaur Planet trailerGood luck in Edinburgh Mark!... Mysql vs Nosql videoFunny, too geeky for most to actually laugh out loud, but if you have genuinely had conversations like this (I have) you will appreciate it. I twittered this the other day but thought I'd share again here, to remind myself of how I want to change jus... Don't talk to me about Boris bikes...Just reading MJ Hibbett's blog and his plan involve Boris Bike bays and it reminds me that we tried to get a Boris Bike again on Monday. And our keys failed again. They have never worked, the only time I've been able to get a bike is when a member of... My Buffalo Linkstation (NAS) has disappeared from the networkIt's a Buffalo Linksation and had been working fine, I think it just stopped when the xbmc was indexing the music on it. It's jut not available now, doesn't appear as an attached device on the router even though it's plugged in directly. Maybe it got... Old photos of the Wymering ArmsThreatened pub’s history comes to life in old snaps says Portsmouth Evening News' nostalgia section.Posted here as we had family in the area, quite a while before these pictures though I think...... MJ Hibbett's Totally Acoustic with Jenny Lockyer (again)I saw Jenny Locker at Totally Acoustic before and she was ace, so you shoudl go to this. Next Tuesday at The Lamb, in London. Possibly there is more than one The Lamb in London, but the address should have automagically appeared on this page somewher... Harry and the dinosaurs at the museumGreat weekend, long weekend, started off with a bonus half day. Realised at Friday lunchtime that I still have four days holiday to use by the end of this month and no time to do it, so thought I'd just get out of work early and take nearly half a da... Harry and the dinosaurs at the museum - the movieyoutube.com/watch?v=clTuqJBvsoAA record of our day out at the Natural History Museum.... Mark is selling comics:IN OTHER NEWSI am going through one of my periodic COMICS PURGES over on Ebay at the moment, trying to make space for MORE COMICS. I mention this here because there is a piece of GENUINE ROCK HISTORY (hem hem) in there this week, the ACTUAL copies of... It was a big day for Harry...Harry starts school today! Well, nursery, his first "settling in" session, he's there for the morning with Clare. Hope he likes it, he's sure to.Harry loves this book.... Major intellectual milestonesThis morning <strong>Harry</strong> named <strong>Liopleurodon</strong> and <strong>Opthalmosaurus</strong> on his big dinosaur chart, and I memorised the company credit card number. Go us, we are a family of ginormous branes.Los Campesinos!Want to learn SpanishEvent for wanabee Spanish speakers. - Venue: Tim's Vinos & Tapas, 3a West Terrace, Folkestone. - Price: £10 per person for tutoring, glass of wine and cheese. - Reserve a place in person or call 01303 249900. Deposit payable at time of b... Nostalgia 77 - Skeletons, Jeb Loy Nichols + Larry Stabbins ( Stonephace ), Natural Self, Lizzy Parks12.50Leeds Rhinos v Crusaders RL in Leeds55.00Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos in Castleford60.50Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos in Warrington55.00Los Campesinos!12.00Dinosaur JR, Built To Spill18.00Ill Bill & Slaine Of La Coka Nostra, Cappo & Endemic, Dubbledge, (we aRaymond and Mr Timpkins RevueI used to go and see these guys in Portsmouth about a MILLION BILLION years ago. Seriously, pre-britpop when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. They were great then. Enjoy!<br />Plus Rob Deering, off TV.Chris De Burgh & Band in BirminghamBorn: 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Style: Rock / Pop Check out: "The Lady in Red" "Don't Pay the Ferryman" "Missing You" GET ME IN!...Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Wildcats in Leeds60.50Bradford Bulls v Leeds Rhinos in Bradford48.40Chris De BurghBorn: 1948 in Buenos Aires, Argentina Style: Rock / Pop Check out: "The Lady in Red" "Don't Pay the Ferryman" "Missing You"DINOSAUR JR & BUILT TO SPILL18.00Los PacaminosLeeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants in Leeds55.00Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves in Leeds55.00Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors in Leeds55.00Leeds Rhinos v St. Helens in Leeds55.00Leeds Rhinos v Catalans Dragons in Leeds55.00Salford City Reds v Leeds Rhinos in Salford55.00Hull Kingston Rovers v Leeds Rhinos in Hull60.50Hull FC v Leeds Rhinos in Kingston60.50Dinosaur Jr.Harlequins RL v Leeds Rhinos in Twickenham61.60Dinosaur Jr & Built to Spill in Newcastle Upon Tyne64.90Dinosaur Jr & Built to Spill in Leeds64.90Dinosaur Jr & Built to Spill in Birmingham64.90