Love, Flowers

Sweet Pea

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:29:32 +0000

Rather like this. Was shot with on-camera flash and stupidly small aperture to black the sky out.

Jesus Banana Bat

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Sat, 29 May 2010 21:02:18 +0000

Jesus Banana Bat

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New form of distraction

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Sat, 29 May 2010 16:09:06 +0000

Playing with posterous… Are you going to work?

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jesus banana bat

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:06:31 +0000

becalmed in an ocean of serene banality, like an idiot with a piece of paper that says ‘now turn over’ on both sides. have to start cracking heads, beginning with my own

Jon Carpenter has been down for maintenance

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:31:33 +0000

In few the moments where I haven’t been hawking my worn out flesh for coins, I’ve been too busy configuring my working environment to actually do any work. I’m hoping that the spring is here and that’s going to change – that I’m kind of emerging from a creative, spiritual and emotional period of hibernation.

Guitars have had new straps and been restrung, that doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I don’t really like changing strings because they take a while to wear in properly and loose the OTT zinging sound of newness.
I broke two straps one drunken evening of trying to channel the ghost of Rowland S Howard, my renditions of ‘Trouble Come This Morning’ were more physical than the straps could take, so that was that.

Les Paul has had surgery too, a wire had fractured inside the casing, bloody hard to diagnose and the reasons why repeated re-solderings of the socket were having no effect. Pretty pleased to have sorted this one as it was bugging me and it means I’m back up to full strength.

The one thing I haven’t sorted yet is my old acoustic 12 string, that’s still languishing upstairs – haven’t used it in 10 years and it’s missing a bunch of bridge pegs. I’ll get it out and see if I can make it work…

Am starting to get the itch for a new guitar, the last one I bought was the bass in 2006, obviously to fill a pretty big gap in my recording capability. I’m quite tempted by either a Fender Jaguar, a Rickenbacker 330/12 or an ES335. Wonder if doing something radical like going for a Rickenbacker 12 might send my playing in a different direction than the one I’ve become a bit becalmed in.

Can’t afford any of it, mind, but that’s never really stopped me before.

Cowards and vultures

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:26:26 +0000

Tories scupper legislation against ‘vulture funds’.

Our probable next government shows us the kind of guys they are.

fizz… crackle…

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:07:50 +0000

trying to tune in…

I want a MICROPIG

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:24:17 +0000

This little piggy makes the perfect pet | Life and style | The Guardian.

Don’t like pets, as a rule. But I’d dig me a couple of Micropigs.

“The poor stay poor, the rich get rich”

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:16:14 +0000

Corruption fears over Ivory Coast toxic waste victims’ £30m Trafigura payout | World news | The Guardian.

Bastards.

Musings of a jaded commuter

The Infernal Effervescence, Singularity Jones — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:59:53 +0000

Catty Observation of the Year

In the mobile-free carriage on the train. Woman opposite gets a phone call. People start tutting. She gets up, says ‘sorry – I’ve got to move. I’m in the VEGETARIAN coach’ in a tone so scornful that the windows crack and the seats spontaneously combust.