You've lost that loving feel'n

GO HEIGL GOOOO! You bloody beauty.
 
It’s been a while between blogs for me so I figured I should throw a new one up before The Punter cracks his diamond encrusted, gold plated whip at me for not writing enough junk on this bloody website.
 
A good friend of mine recently asked me if I was going to watch his band play a gig. These days I don’t get along to see many local bands play in rubbish venues across Melbourne… Why? Because I find most small time local bands to be shithouse. It’s just the same old stuff over and over and I honestly find it boring and a waste of time. If a good band I actually like is playing then I’ll head along and check it out (Dead Actors Club @ The Espy ruled on Saturday night) but odds are I will arrive just before they play and leave as soon as they finish. Now I’m not talking about any band or genre in particular here and this is just my humble opinion which many people will disagree on. I mean this is all a bit rich coming from a bloke who DJs in kitchens isn’t it? At the end of the day I don’t have a problem with dudes rocking out on a stage for a bit of fun. If that’s what floats your boat then good for you. I just think that the majority of small time local bands I have heard in the last couple of years are shit (in my opinion) and I’m not going to waste my time going to some dive of a venue to get my ears raped by a bunch of plebs re-hashing songs from 90’s punk bands. It’s just not my thing ya know…
 
Anyway, my friend asked me to come to his gig and to be honest; I think his band is shithouse. I told him that I think his band is shithouse and that I would probably not attend the gig but would be keen for beers after the show. He then went on a rant about supporting the scene maaaaan. The whole thought of a ‘scene’ makes me laugh. Why should I support something I couldn’t give a toss about? He then went on to sook about said scene and how more people should get along to shows and support local music. My response was simple… If you want more people to come to your shows then write/play good music. Sounds pretty logical to me. Anyway we agreed to disagree and I wished him all the best in his quest for living the rockstar dream.
 
Well that’s my rant for the week.
 
Life is good. I’ve just moved into a place in Carlton with a few mates and I’m loving it. Work is pretty quiet at the moment which is kind of a blessing as it’s giving me a chance to catch up on a few things. I’m also finding out what it feels like to leave the office at 5:00pm for once. The bloody Germans drive a hard bargain. I can’t complain though. For all you fishermen out there… get down to Brighton pier as the squid are on the bite. Dawn and Dusk are your peak periods of activity with bright pink or green jigs doing the damage. Hopefully going to get down after work tomorrow night and catch me some calamari for dinner. Station pier and Kefferd Rd pier have been producing big numbers of mullet lately as well so get out there and wet a line. Parks Victoria have been out on the prowl a lot lately which is good to see so if you plan on going fishing make sure you do the right thing and get a fishing license and obey bag/size limits. Otherwise you’ll cop a pretty big fine.
 
Stuff that rules at the moment-
-New Kisschasy single.
-New Dizzee Rascal single.
-New NASA video for Watchadoin.
-Albums from Major Lazer and Duck Sauce (great tunes, check it out).
-Finding $50 in a pair of jeans I haven’t worn in a while.
-Fishing DVDs in full HD and surround sound.
-My courtyard.
-Heilborn finally having a big win on the punt.
-Spring is near (time to plant out that veggie patch kids).
-Western Bulldogs marching towards a premiership.
 
Alby Mangels is a guru. What a guy.
 
Anyway that’s all I’ve got for this installment. I hope everyone has a great week. Until next time…
 
God bless ya!