Derby’s legendary Victoria Inn (better known as just ‘The Vic’) has changed hands. As some of you (such as those of you who are members of the Vic Forums) may know, the Vic was recently acquired by one Michael Sheehan, the local band promoter. However, his son Stanley was born in January of this year, […]
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Flickring like a pro
I bought a ‘pro’ account on photo-sharing site Flickr, and have become oh-so-slightly addicted to both the service and also photography. When I should really be concentrating on planning for DiDA, my unfinished Geography coursework, I have been taking pictures and rearranging my Flickr area. Its actually really impressive. For about £14 per year, I […]
Connexions troubles
The vBP’s next gig is at a pub in Chaddesden, as part of a Connexions event. We have known about this gig since around February, but things are starting to crop up now. Our set is 20-30 minutes and we’re probabaly able to do: Every time (own song) (emotive song) Dead Man (own song) (flagship […]
He Who Is Pain
He Who Is Painhad been lurking about.He saw a change to strikeand so he struck out.With the death of the heartthere will be a new reign."I will be king now!",thought He Who Is Pain An excerpt from The Monsters in my Tummy, one of my favourite short stories by Roman Dirge.
The von Braun Project
The Lowlifes have had a recent reshuffle and we are now known as the von Braun Project, or the vBP. Former bassist Andy Dean has been replaced with Joe Ford. Joe has been sitting in on our band practices for a month or two now, as he basically lives at our drummer’s house in his […]
Summer romances
I woke up this morning with a pounding headache and a sensation in my throat akin to having a barbed wire fence dragged through my thorax, and so decided to take the day off school. My headache is subsiding somewhat now, and as I have a SPB to work on and a geography coursework extension […]