Yeah, it probably helps to listen to something more cheerful before going to sleep
I remember finishing reading Canticle for Leibowitz (which ends with a nuclear holocaust) before going to bed one night, and then subsequently dreaming about my own funeral.

Gig was really good fun - after having a chat with the others, it appears that the "house band" is not actually that formal. Apparently the guy who runs the jam asks one of the singers if they want to play the opening set and then picks a band for them. Nevertheless, very flattering to be chosen for such purposes and I had a good evening.

How's the revision going?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 10:39, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Surprisingly, the album is very uplifting at the end
We discussed it in another thread, it's all about continuing to live through tragedy. Doesn't stop parts of it being really fucking miserable. It's a great album, though- only thing I listen to regularly with "blues" in the title :P

Oh wow that's great! Did you do ok?
Revision has not started yet, as I'm still a bit sleepy and need to wake up. Then off to the library. Maybe.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 10:44, Reply)

Think I missed that thread - or possibly just forgot about it - which album would this be?
I think I did alright. Sounded good once the rest of the band had warmed up a bit and I got a few positive comments about my playing, which is always nice.

How's the waking up progressing?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 11:14, Reply)

Yeah it was the student-shift last night
Eels - Electro-Shock Blues
The background to it


Good work that man. Do you think you will do it again?
Oh, and the waking up is not progressing at all. ARSE.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)

That is an amazing book
think I've recommended it twice on here
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 10:52, Reply)

It is superb
Whilst I like science fiction, I must admit I have limited patience with a lot of it. Leibowitz, I think, is probably one of the most original books that I've read that broadly fall into that genre. There was a sequel, but I've heard it's disappointing.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 11:15, Reply)

it's disappointing
compared to the first. But taken alone it is still a genuinely excellent piece of work.

But the first one is really fantastic. I still have my dad's original copy somewhere
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Jun 2010, 11:27, Reply)