Dag 1006: My name is Siem Anym

I have been working on the next chapter of Snowblind (which is provisionally entitled "Snowblind III - this time it's for real") but due to various work commitments it is not quite ready for publication. So I'm just doing a quick round up style blog entry to be going on with.

First of all I should bring your attention to the fact that Critical Mass has now been going for over 1000 days (assuming the number I put into each title is accurate - it would be interesting to know how accurate these are, but not interesting enough to work it out).

I haven't been buying much in the way of CDs or DVDs lately, though I have bought the latest Kent single Nålens öga which is for charity (this should be read in a Nicey style accent of course).

Anna Ternheim - 28 Maj 2005

I also bought Seperation road by Anna Ternheim (who Adrian and I saw supporting Kent last year in Stockholm).
This arrived just before I was due to drive to Slaley Hall for a few days away so it had its first airing on the journey there and I was so impressed with it that it was the only thing I listened to for the whole time I was away.
Not only is the album fantastic, but Anna is also one of my friends on myspace - cool.

It is now almost 6 months since my contract in Scotland finished and I started this one in Yorkshire and I have noticed a number of changes in my life:
- I no longer fly each Monday and Friday, so I have stopped getting Eurobonus points which means I only have enough points for 1 more free flight to Sweden and the knock on effect that my Gold status will soon disappear.
- all my synths and recording equipment are locked away in various wardrobes and the attic so I only get to play the piano and my guitar at the moment (and that isn't very often).
- although Jonathan Ross is back on TV on a Friday night, I am now so tired each night that I can't stay awake late enough to see it, which in turn means no more Weekly Woss Weports for the foreseeable future.
- no more going out in Edinburgh with my chums during the week.

Mr Cloudhand and I have been saying it is about time we went to see another concert (the last was Goldfrapp in Edinburgh) so I have been trying to think of all groups that I haven't yet seen, but would like to see before I die (I realise he may not want to see all/any of these - we may end up seeing a group that one of us has seen before anyway).
John Cale - In 1978 I bought a couple of tickets to see him, but wasn't allowed to go
King Crimson - nearly seen them a few times, but never quite managed it (though I saw Robert Fripp at the Futurama in 1980)
Eva Dahlgren - last time I was in Stockholm she was playing a free outdoor concert the day after we left - bugger!
Shirley Clamp - not sure if she does tours
Eskobar - Akways seem to find out about their gigs after the event
Van Der Graaf Generator - Hopefully I will manage to see them when they tour in 2007
Pink Floyd - seen a tribute band, but would be nice to see the real thing
Toyah - she was my fave rave when I was a teenager (until her 3rd album came out and she went all poppy)

On a final front (ear), I have just discovered technorati and thus I have to put the following link into my next blog posting or something in order to get it working.
So here is my Technorati Profile