Eastbourne Music: Song = Boss Boss
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Eastbourne Music: The video below comes from one of our many trips to play for the lovely and scrumptious people of Eastbourne in the UK. Which for the uninitiated is kind of along the same line as Brighton or LA but not as busy. (Just to let you know, after a bit of asking around I found there are no guns for sell in Eastbourne Music land.)
Our first every visit there was as a three piece band, with good old Alex Maguire on drums and Lee Farrow as manager / driver.
We got very lost for long time with Aaron doing his special trick of asking directions and then not listening to the answer! Although I never really blame him for that because I have the same problem… as soon a I ask a stranger for directions and they start to try and work out a route, I literally wish they would drop down dead so I could leave as soon as possible. Their advice always goes unheeded.
Finally…
Happily we finally found our way to the venue after asking in a kebab shop called “Ali by by”. Those of you that know us well will understand why that caused such gay fun, and for those of you that are just getting know us it’s because hilariously we have a song of the same name as that kebab shop! I’m such a card ;-(
We usually played is Eathbourne music venue ‘String Bendy’ for a very nice promoter named Chris. In fact I think Chris is the best and nicest promoter we have every worked with, which honestly would not be hard because a large percentage of them have been cock rings. Chris has a kind of 1950’s look with slick back hair and leather jaket, a bit like that film reviewer you see at the start of high-brow Channel four film premiers. Obviously Chris is much cooler looking than that guy and not so much of a pretentious wanker. (I just said that for effect, I really quite like the film guyas well.)
Eastbourne Music Hub String Bendy
String bendy is a very strange venue and fire hazard. It is hard to find because it has not sign on the door and you have to walk up a long set of metal steps to even get to even find the place. It looks like the back of a row of shops if that makes sense, all rubbish bins, dirty brick and random windows. It’s when you get inside that the magic happens, and when I say magic I mean not-really-magic.
It’s basically a rehearsal studio but the strange manager bloke tries to make some extra cash by putting on gigs in the evening without the aid of a beer or late music licence, hoping against hope that his remote position will keep him safe from the long arm of the law. Unfortunately this plan often backfires and we don’t go there for six month due to closure, only to be recalled when our friendly manager find another loop-hole to abuse. He reopen his doors for a short time to the underage drinking youth of the Eastbourne
You’ve got to have one of these kingpin maverick types in every town. (Apart from Pinner, because those stuck up shit heads would start a committee.)
So the song here is the live version ‘Boss Boss’ filmed on one of our many visits to the Eastbourne Music hub:
*Side Note* I though of a great name for a G.A.Y band yesterday: FAG MACHIN
Color Hair Red - Song for Gingers
Color Hair Red is a motto I’ve been chanting for two years now, and below you will find out why Color Hair Red has become the mantra of a whole Ginger generation…
It all started when I was born, you see I have had Red / Ginger hair all my life and at different points it has been a blessing and a curse.
Blessings of Color Hair Red
Irish women love you
Err………
- You stand out in a crowd and your mother can find you if you get lost at a theme park.
- All Gingers are clever and full of virtue.
- We can all cook potatoes to perfections.
- Very viral.
- You can grow your hair for a rainy day and sell it to Le Mayor when times get tight. Then you can use that money to buy medicine for yourself or your children.
Curse of Color Hair Red
Bigger boys sometimes come up to you in the street saying “Little ginger CUNT, gonna take your money!” And you scream “But this is what mummy gave me to buy ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ game, because I’m good and eat my carrots” they always take the game anyway.
Color Hair Red – Meet my Ginger friends
You can imagine my delight when I came across two like minded music making Gingers one night at a party, while drinking absinthe and doing shots of Vodka in the eye.
Their hair was flaming red and they came from a town called Feltham which I had only herd about in the movies. Feltham is like Compton if you where to exchange the Gansta Rap for Chase and Dave.
These two troubadours of flaming hair were called Aaron and Scott, and we decided right away to form a musical group to campaign for the rights of Ginger people every where with the trusty slogan “Color Hair Red.” Our collective would be aptly titled THE GINGER POWER TRIO.
Through the mist of our burning Vodka soaked eyes, and a strange unworldly feeling from the absinth we wrote our first and only song called Color Hair Red:
Color Hair Red – Ginger song Chords and Lyrics
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Your head stands out in the crowd
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Unique, Unique, Unique,
C
You say your Ginger and Proud
F
Unique, Unique, Unique,
C
Your head looks like the top of a fag
F
Unique, Unique, Unique,
C
They said that Ginger was bad
F
Unique, Unique, Unique,
Fuck you Beethoven this is proper complicated shite! (More lyrics for the Color Hair Red song can be found by listening to the pod cast below.)
Color Hair Red – The Aftermath
In the morning we kind of forgot about the band and were much more focussed on being sick, and having our stomachs and eyes pumped at the hospital. Things did not look good for the Gingers of the world after that as THE GINGER POWER TRIO where out of action.
Nothing happened for a couple of months but one day when Aaron was round my house we set ourselves the challenge of recording the Ginger anthem in one hour and here is the result:
Right Click Download to Claim you Copy of – Color Hair Red
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Since recording this potentially number one-for-ten-weeks single things have once again gone quite on the Ginger power front, but you can rest assured that where there is a Ginger in trouble, the GINGER POWER TRIO will not be far behind.
Playing music rather than actually helping…
Birthday Train
Welcome to Birthday Train, a first posting in the AirHammer 25th birthday series. As the snazzy title suggests, these videos are about my turning the half century mark and the three key celebration factors involved (including Birthday Train.) The first being a riverside family gathering, the second a trip to eat at the best restaurant in the UK, and third a sozzled night with long lost friends.
First Celebration Factor - Family Gathering (No Videos)
Gift List
Birthday Train reference material - Here is a list of the wonderful presents that were wrapped in paper and presented to me on the historic day this year:
- Johnny Cash Book - From love of my life
- Family Guy Blue Harvest DVD - From love of my life
- Reggae Reggae Sauce book - From Sister Becky, Andy and Hendrix
- Reiss Clothing voucher - From Nan and Grandad Cooper
- Bottle of wine - From Nan and Grandad Smith
- Chocolate Sunday Maker - From sister Becky, Andy and Hendrix
- Pair of brown trousers - From Reg and Caroline Ward
- Travel sickness writs bands - From Reg and Caroline Ward
- Black belt - From Nick and Rita (Leather not Karate)
- Creative Vado video camera - From Mother, Father, Besty and Dolly
- Stripe blue shirt - From Mother, Father, Besty and Dolly
- Middle Eastern Sweets - From Nick and Rita
- Meal at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons - From love of my life
Why I was on Birthday Train?
As you can see everyone was super generous and I am eternally grateful that people thought about my candles burning.
Let me now turn my attentions to last item on the list which for the non french speakers reads like total gibberish and utter nonsense, ‘Meal at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons??’
This translate roughly as ‘house of four seasons’ and is Raymond Blanc’s legendary two Michelin star restaurant in Oxford. Raymond Blanc is a personal god to me, like the really old brother I never had. I love him because he is nicer than any other chef and he is so passionate about food it makes everyone want to eat it all up and stuff face.
As you can imagine when Emily (Love of my life) told me she had booked a table I went bananas and started vomiting with excitement!
The video below entitled “Birthday Train” is the first in a series about the experience and shows our journey to the restaurant, because like all the worlds best you have to make a great deal of effort to actually get there. First hoping on the Birthday Train and traveling for an hour to a baron little station where you then have to call a cab, driving a further 20 minutes right into the Oxford woods, finally reaching an astonishing old manor house.
I think you can see the excitement in my face:
Birthday Train Video
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