Its been a while since I wrote anything on here, so its nice to be able to write something positive. I'm planning a trip with my son during the school holidays. Sadly I am working throughout the time he is off school but I am lucky enough to have a long weekend free at the end of July going into August. This I felt was a perfect time to take the lad away for a trip to the Highlands. It was all a bit hectic, as there was a roster change on the cards in my work and everything depended upon the roster remaining the same. If the work decided to add the new driver into the roster it would

My plans for this weekend have well and truly fallen apart. I had intended to be at Alt-Fest in Kettering. Seeing lots of bands I love, a load that I have never heard of, but would probably like, drinking beer and having fun. The festival has been cancelled. To make matters worse, the company I booked the tickets through seems to have gone into liquidation. So I may not even get a refund. Its not a massive amount of money. Only £123, but its the principle that matters to me. I handed them my money in good faith, and they have failed to deliver the goods. So instead I am off to

I'm not long home from a gig in Glasgow. The Sisters Of Mercy, a band I have been following since 1985. I had an absolute blast. I am foot sore, but extremely content. I met up with a very dear friend from the Sci-fi circuit, Ellie, went for drinks and nibbles. Then onwards to the gig. We managed to get almost into the front row, which is always a good place to be. So I got some good photos, and a few terible ones, mostly because the band use a lot of smoke, so the camera's auto focus struggles a little. I even got a couple of videos recorded of my favourite tracks. Well, that was