Ah, it’s great to see a band put some effort in. After years of trying, I finally got to a Thunder Christmas Party gig. After this evening, and with pretty much all of my customers having finished work for the holidays at Friday lunchtime, I think I can safely say the holiday season has started.
2012 has been a strange old year, and in some respects I won’t be sad to see the back of it, but on the other hand, there was the Olympics, LFC collecting silverware again, DsSis at the Royal Albert Hall, the West Country RR Social, the truth about Hillsborough, etc., etc.
But as we get to the end of another year (or even a 5,125 year cycle, if you’re Mayan), let’s start the “out with the old, and in with the new” chit-chat, shall we? I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and a better 2013 than you had a 2012.
And yes, that is gordonimmel the camera pans around to.
merry christmas DsD and gordon – I’ll start with:
out with stinking colds – in with snot free existence.
is it too much to ask?
Me, DsMam, Darce and DsGran dond that wish wholeheartedly. Dunno about DsSis, she’s staying away from us all, making the sign of the crucifix and painting black crosses on all our bedroom doors!
Woo-hoo! Got an early Christmas present. A customer went bust four years ago owing me over £600. A succession of corpse-picking, fee-inflating, expectation-lowering letters from the administrator had basically had me write off any hope of seeing more than tuppence in the pound. Well, Postie’s just delivered a cheque for a quarter of my invoiced amount. Might just go and pour myself an early drink now. Anyone care to join me?
I guess the football result for you has gone down well.
will join you in a drink later, when the boys are asleep (as my illness is subsiding) nice one on the cheque – Christmas cheer indeed – buy yourself a few extra tunes.
The Richard Hawley album is looking likely, after what I’ve heard this week!
The less said about 2012 the better, for me, so will simply wish you all A VERY VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A SPLENDID NEW YEAR.
Yeah, I can understand that, Ali. Here’s to your 2013 being as good as 2012 was crap.
One of the things I already have to look forward to in 2013 is crossing off two big names from the list of bands I’ve never managed to see live:
Cowboy Junkies on January 24th
http://watersideartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/1122-cowboy-junkies/
and
Calexico on Feb 16th
http://www.seetickets.com/Event/CALEXICO/HMV-Ritz/663700
My tickets are already in the drawer. Anyone else?
I would say out with the austerity and in with….huh?…even more? humbug