Songs that Fill my Heart #4

The first LP I ever bought was Adam and the Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
The memory I have of holding it in the queue of Binns in Sunderland totally humbles me into a nostalgic wreck these days.

I can clearly remember going back to my Grandparents house and pulling the album out of the sleeve begging to 'put it on'. I was sent to the room that my Grandparents never used to listen to it. The drumming and the vocals instantly drilled into my senses and have resided there ever since.
The negative comments from the elders were exactly what any 9 year old kid wants to hear. Now Adam & the ants may seem soft to some but my family absolutely loathed it especially my Dad and to me that was 'well cool'
When I hear this song now I'm taken back to those days where I would endlessly stare at the album sleeve and inner sleeve with inner joy and ecstasy.
The lyrics "I feel beneath the white there is a red skin suffering" have always struck a chord with me and this is a song thats definately well embedded in the happy time side of my heart.

Songs that Fill my Heart #3

Stottie Cake Stottie Cake Stottie Cake

Must try this one sometime.... North East Bread - its champion

Stottie Cake recipe

Ingredients 1590g Plain flour
30g Salt
70g White Fat
14g Sugar
90g Yeast
850g
Water
30g Milk Powder

Method
Sieve all dry ingredients together and rub in the fat
Dissolve yeast in warm water, then add to ingredients and mix thoroughly
Knead for 10-15 minutes
Cover dough with a cloth and allow to stand for 30 minutes in a warm place
Knead dough again and allow to stand for a further 30 minutes
Weigh dough into 285g pieces, shape pieces into a round ball and allow to stand for a further 10 minutes
Roll dough pieces out to a diameter of about 22cm, cover and leave in a warm place for 20 minutes
Place on hot tray and press a shallow hole in the middle with a finger
Cook in hot oven (gas mark 8/230C/450F), turning after 8 minutes and baking until golden brown
Allow to cool, but remember that the best way to eat a stotty is when it's still warm and fresh from the oven.

"ooh that's a good name for a band"

Band Names



bounty hunting wizards
the talking muffins
smashing protons (smashing pumpkins tribute band)
The Mighty Crapsters
"and a sausage!"
skinny bald bikers
what cake is that
Random Bollocks
The Dreaded Greggs
The Neighbours Pig's
Top Class Gingerbread Men
Barrys Chocolate Banana
Instant Animal Impressions
slaves of the egg timer
distorted envelopes
varying degrees of exposure
the gastric band
silent vegetarian ninjas
the cubicle heros
the handsome brothers
yeast raiders
the hot electrified jabs
morph
burgers are killing me
mixture of emoticons
the pretty girls
blind dog
Drunk Stumbly Girl
dirty cats
the cassettes
My Contraption
plastic animals
the badger keeper and his banjo band
the pork band



Albums

Looking for a man too blame
Looking at flowers
the angry ghandi album
a belly full of cake
You should not look at the neighbours pig's
rubber egg
cheese is my downfall
Georgian Townhouse
"in the post payday"
dems mine badgers
pork chop city
i took been a kid for granted and i want to go back

Hands in the air when you hear 'ha ha'

workbench mania

I'm working on putting a workbench together for me shed. I'm toying with the idea of following these instructions.
Make Podcast: Weekend Projects - Make a Workbench

I've just called Percy Hudson to check they supply all the bits n pieces - they do and they reccomend using 'riser' screws that somehow make a 'pilot hole' as they are going in and also countersink themselves in too. That would eliminate 2 parts of the process when putting it all together - nice!

hopefully I'll be able to report some success soon or have some flicks of a decent sized fire on Guy Fawkes night!

wetsuits you sir

looking at spending me accuulated birthday dosh on a new wetsuit. the one I have at the momonet has busted seams on the wrists which I have attempted to repair but I'm pretty sure its past its best before date now.
So heres the first one thats caught my eye so far

Xcel 5mm Infiniti X Zip Hooded

for now I'll just have to put up with the odd cold water flush and keep applying the black witch neoprene adhesive every now n then

Songs that fill my heart #2

Another one to thank me big cousing Dek for. The Clash really do fill a big part of my heart. This song was the first that particularly struck a chord with me for one reason or another. I'm really drawn towards the Dubby Echo and the backing vocals just rip me up ("ooh ooh oooh") cracking lyrics and a song that I just don't seem to tire of.
Damn perfection if you ask me.