I'm here now
You can all stop worrying.

So... I had an exciting day of rain, recording and an epic race against the clock to get a new bass string before the shop shut.


( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:09, 59 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Good stuff
I've had an evening of the Tesco's shop, arguing with lefty plebs on t'internet and alcohol abuse.

Dominos is on it's way so who gives a fuck.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:12, Reply)

Evening
This has been the first time ever Mr Bin and I have had a Saturday off together. Hence why we are both online.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:19, Reply)

I just had
A deliciously rare steak.

Mmmm...

I'd kill for a bunch of alcohol right now, but gotta drive later.
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:28, Reply)

I've done sweet FA all day
Living it up.

I did watch Lucky Number Slevin though. Which is awesome.

*drools over Josh Hartnett*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:31, Reply)

It is indeed awesome!
I'm thinking about sticking a film on...
My mate has given me "Fido" to watch.
It's a film starring Billy Connelly as a zombie.

Hmmm...
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:36, Reply)

Haven't seen it let me know if it's good :)
I did have the stupidest ever conversation earlier in the local shop.

Me: Hi, 20 B&H silver please
Chavette with Mom tattoo on her boob: How old are you?
Me: 23
CWMTOHB: You look like the kind of person who is older than they are
Me: So I look 25?
CWMTOHB: No like you are 17 but look 23
Me: What?
CWMTOHB: Do you have any ID?
*Show her my passport*
CWMTOHB: Oh you are 23.
Me. ..... can I have my cigarettes now please?
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:40, Reply)

Evening all
I have spent today making soup and buying computer games. And playing said computer games. Go me!

How did the goat cutting go?

edit - You carry your passport to the shop?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:40, Reply)

I have it in my bag
I get ID'd a lot:(

And I look like a chav in my driving licence as I am sure people who have seen it will agree *cries*
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:43, Reply)

Goat cutting
Didn't happen due to servere rain.

On the plus side we got a pretty good recording done of one of our songs.

EDIT: You got ID'd for fags? Wow...
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:48, Reply)

Recording is good
Rain is less so. I think the forecast rain is going to ruin my holiday plans for later in the week, as it was to be in a tent.

Meh.

Ha, you look like a chav.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:49, Reply)

Bah!
Had a few mates over tonight, some I had not seen in over 10 years.

Time is not only a great leveller, but it also turns what used to be a guy you grew up with and would trust your life with into an almost total stranger after 10 years.

Feeling just a tad glum now about the gulf of time between me and a couple of my oldest bestest mates.

We could all feel the gap opening so on the plus side we are all going to tell our partners to bugger off once every 3 months so we can spend a day drinking, eating and talking crap like we did tonight.
( RadG Drinking Mojitos in the sun, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:52, Reply)

I don't look like a chav now!
I hope :S

But my driving license pic was taken when I was 16 and my hair is scrapped back and whilst I was a trendy Nirvana wearing hoodie lover (oh the follies of youth) I look chavvy in my pic :(

People who meet me are welcome to ask to see it to laugh :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:53, Reply)

Well
Your profile pic certainly doesn't look chavvy. Nope.

My brain is fried from staring at 3 screens all day.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:55, Reply)

We were having an awesome recording session
Got one song practiced to a finely-polished sheen.

Did a rough recording of it, and *bang* the E string on my bass broke, over the pickups.

Oh... Ok... I've had that bass for nearly five years, and never changed a string on it. Having a spare with me had never occured.

We looked at the time.
5:14.
We called the local music place that we use (Gig Gear in Harlow, excellent place, by the way).
"When are you open 'til today?"
"Half five"
"We'll be there asap, don't close, please!"

So we jumped into my mates new car, me with my bass, and he powered it to the shop.

We were convinced that we'd be too late.
We weren't, the guy stayed open for us!
Got there at 5:32.
Got my string.

Drove back slowly.
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 22:57, Reply)

Very much more slowly?
*winces* Edit: Damn those ninjas...

*yawns* I may go to bed I have a fun day of watching the F1 tomorrow!

Night all :)

And thanks PoD :p
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:00, Reply)

Night Miss Badger
Never changed a string on it in 5 years? I change mine every 6 months or so. My guitar gets changed every 4 months or so.

According to the tv, Britney Spears is annoying. Who'd have thunk it.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:02, Reply)

Fine...
There you go, a goodnight present, so you can sleep easily :p

PoD: I don't like that "New String" sound, so if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:02, Reply)

@ TGB
I had an interesting experience at our local Tescos a while back.

I slapped an 8 pack on the conveyor and the greasy till weasel had the temerity to ask "Have you got any I.D?" At 30 I thought I was beyond such foolishness so I asked, after a significant amount of laughter "Are you serious?".

At which point, said till weasel's supervisor slithered across to state "Sir, it is the store's policy to ask for I.D should we believe a customer is under the age of 25.". I took great pleasure in wiping the smug, supercilious grin off her and her lackeys face when I said "Sure. Here's my driver's license ......... And here's my warrant card" Gently placing my prison warrant card on the conveyor.

You've never seen such backtracking outside of the houses of commons in all your days. I laughed like a mentalist at a Five concert.
(SpunkyMcSpunkbubble Diddled your nubbin on, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:04, Reply)

BassStrings
I used to boil mine in a pan for about 20 mins to give a bit of zing back into old strings.

Never used one for 5 years solid though! you tight arse skinflint! :)
( RadG Drinking Mojitos in the sun, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:04, Reply)

RadG,
It's not a matter of not wanting to spend out on new strings, I'm more than happy to do that, I was happy with how it sounded!

I've boiled them a few times, when they got to the point that my fingers were going black.
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:06, Reply)

I know what you mean
Brand new strings, especially on a base just sound too bright.

For me, base strings were always at their best after 3 months and before 1 year. A bit of a boil to keep them going for a month or two after the year was up depending on how broke I was, but never more than 2 years!

5 years ..... wow. At the very least, take em off, pop them into a big pot of boiling water for 20 mins or so then once they are fully totally cooled (important) pop em back on.
( RadG Drinking Mojitos in the sun, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:13, Reply)

Like I said,
I've boiled 'em a few times, but I'll replace 'em as and when I need to.
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:15, Reply)

So I take it
You have only changed the E just now then?

Last night I attempted playing the acoustic guitar and drums at the same time. It's far harder than I originally anticipated.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:19, Reply)

Yeah, just the E...
I know, I should change them all at the same time, but *shrugs*

EDIT: How the fuck does one go about playing drums and bass at the same time?
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:22, Reply)

Well
I was doing drums and acoustic and singing, so I was only doing bass drum and hi-hat pedal on the drums.

I know a guy who can play the bass with just his left hand, slapping it, and play drums with right hand and both feet. Git.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:27, Reply)

I got ID'd once
To buy Viz. I was about 25 at the time and they wanted me to prove I was over 16.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:32, Reply)

Oh...
That's really rather skilled!

Well, we've got a half decent recording done, want me to send it over?
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:34, Reply)

Yeah, go for it.
Just to the same address as before.

I have no new songs to respond with though.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:34, Reply)

I've got it
Sent over now.

No problem, it's not a swap, I just value your opinion!
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:42, Reply)

That's good then
As I don't know if I'll be finding time to record or finish writing anything anytime soon.

Now, to listen.

edit - What's the band name, so I can library it properly?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:45, Reply)

Daylight Lies
Wow, I get libraried, awesome :D
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:49, Reply)

Libraried indeed
Sounds good, I like the song in general. The bass could perhaps do with a bit more middle and treble, and the electric could be a bit louder in the mix.

And there was something with the drums, but I couldn't pinpoint it. How were they recorded?

edit - And the bass sounds like it's peaking a bit at the start.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:52, Reply)

Er...
Recorded it through a USB mic, not the best thing in the world, but better than the one on my camera.

It wasn't me that set the levels, my drummer has a Mac, so he did it in garageband.

Glad you like it in general though!
( Cawl, Sat 6 Sep 2008, 23:57, Reply)

That explains the drum thing
It's that it was recorded through one mic, and not a full drum mic set.

In that case it sounds especially good, if it was just done with a usb mic.

I take it it was done individually?

And now I know your real name too!
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:00, Reply)

Yeah,
We recorded it in parts.
Think we'll do some of our others the same way.

Yeah, you know my name, oh well!
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:04, Reply)

Oh well indeed
Parts is the best way to record stuff, makes it much easier to edit afterwards, and can equalise the parts separately.

I know it indeed, and google revealed nothing interesting. Oh well.

I was considering buying a boss loop pedal, brilliant for recording acoustic stuff with lyrics.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:10, Reply)

I didn't bother
Googling you, I feel like I missed a turn...

Is the loop-pedal one that records a few seconds, then plays it back as a loop?
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:18, Reply)

Yeah, it is
I have a boss dd6 just now, which is digital delay, and can do 5.6 seconds of loop. The proper one can do up to something like 11 minutes, layered.

edits - I have no idea what happens if you google me. Maybe it will make the world stop.

*checks*

Nope, it doesn't.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:19, Reply)

Nice!
I've just got a guitarist instead, haha!
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:21, Reply)

I don't have any other band members
So have to improvise. If I write stuff and ever have to perform live, I be the screwed.


Google in fact only kicked up one result relating to me in the first 4 pages. Strange.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:26, Reply)

See, the only problem
That I have is that my guitarist has no creativity.

So I have to write the guitar parts, then get him to play them...
Kinda sucks, as I'm not much of a guitarist!
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:32, Reply)

Buy him some creativity?
Or beat some into him.

Is the band 4 members? Drums, bass, guitar, vocals?
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:35, Reply)

Your guitarist is a cunt
*honest and balanced evaluation*
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:36, Reply)

No...
I play bass and sing at the same time :p

EDIT: I think a drug addiction would spark him (my guitarist) into action.
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:36, Reply)

Hi MM
*waveses*

Good to see someone else has joined us. Just as I am about to leave.


Oh, how talented you are, magnificent Kaol. How talented.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:39, Reply)

I'm gonna ignore
The sarcasm and take that as a compliment...
*grins*
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:40, Reply)

Minimal sarcasm
And now I retire to bed.

Night you two.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:42, Reply)

Hahaha!
Night!
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:43, Reply)

Hello again
I forgot about this thread.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:49, Reply)

You been
/board-ing it up?

How you feeling today?
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:52, Reply)

Slightly less psychotic
Mainly due to beer and syrup waffles

They are so good.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 0:53, Reply)

Is that
Beer.

And syrup waffles?

OR is it beer 'n' syrup waffles?
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:10, Reply)

No, they were seperate
I think they work better that way.

Where do you go on your silent jaunts?
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:11, Reply)

Erm...
The first one, at about five to one, I drove to pick my sister up, then came back here.

Then I'm just back from going to eat some dates.

Yeah, my weekends are exciting :p
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:20, Reply)

My excuse is I'm skint as fuck
this is my going out and spending money substitution
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:23, Reply)

Oh... We're meant to have an excuse?
My mates all live about 20 miles away from each other, so "meeting up down the pub" really doesn't work.

Also, I'd likely be in Southampton, if a certain wonderful lady wasn't in Wales.
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:25, Reply)

It wasn't so much an excuse
as whinging about being skint.

I am off to walk the dog now methinks. Use this sleepness night wisely and invent a teleportation device.
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:28, Reply)

I'm gonna go to bed
I think.

Want to finish the book I'm reading about gut-based worm parasites in humans.
It's gripping stuff!

G'night!
( Cawl, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 1:30, Reply)

wotcha
I went out last night, left my car at a friends' house and then got my bum pinched on three separate occasions in the bar. I now have to walk two miles, hungover, to get my car again.

Hold me ;_;
( Kroney, Sun 7 Sep 2008, 9:45, Reply)