I am really liking this facebook thing. I've decided that as long as I look at it AFTER my daily writing ritual it's OK. I'm back in touch with so many lovely people- it reminds me of when I used to write a fanzine and we would all link up with each other- albeit via scribbled notes, doodles and presents sent through the post. The internet isn't so much fun, but it's quicker and less messy. I still have musty smelling boxes full of other people's fanzines and my Beaumont Fee 'fanmail' (my longest letters came from readers in Japan who thought that because I typed waffle about bands, photocopied it and then stapled it all together, I must actually be friends with Brett, Damon, Justine, Wener and all the other floppy haired people I then wrote about). I will never let these piles of yellowing rambles go as it was such an exciting time of my life. Ah memories... and god aren't I ancient reminiscing about the 'good old days of pen pals'. I can gladly say that I still write letters that need a stamp to get somewhere and I will always be a bit old school in the communications department, but I am liking the new cyber methods of interaction.
Soundtrack: Elastica- Nothing Stays the Same
P.S. Forgot to say oh my god Camden Town- I can't believe the fires (hello? delayed reaction). It was right behind our house there too, where Sadie was born. Anyway- roll on our old local the Hawley Arms, and all the people we know in that area- I hope things get back to normal swiftly.
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I had a sneaking suspiscion when I wrote to tell you I had a blog now that you'd reply and say the same. As I said once a fanzine writer...
I'm subscribing to your feed pronto.
I dunno, a fanzine writer who doesn't know who Helen Love is! If I'd known at the time I'd have taken you in hand, my girl - you only had eyes for that Wener blink/pout combination though...
I just googled her and I still don't have a bloody clue who this woman is. Maybe I'm not as cool as you... eh? I'm not ashamed of worshipping at the altar of Wener! I was an young, impressionable teenager- as you well know- and I was hypnotised by the blinks. How did you manage to miss out the Helen Love education? You must have been going out with Lucy then or something and got distracted from teaching me the finer things in music. I must have been going out with Nathan or something when I got into Sleeper. Very scary times....
Glad that facebook is proving to be quite addictive, I just cannot get into it. People at work spend all day adding comments like: Good mood today, really busy!
Yeah right? Really busy telling folk you are busy! I cannot get into the old skeletons giving me a nudge or a poke. My students spend all their time on it. If I start my own page, I may as well start skateboarding or say the word: "Mint" a great deal! lol
ooo hark at you! I was actually with my nephew when I read this- he is a skateboarder who says 'mint', and he is on facebook (he's just become my 'friend') so it was rather amusing!!
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