Open Wide.

I've had to try all kinds of ninja ways to get into this blog and update it.
My computers are being weird at home and I can't use sites like gmail, blogger, flickr, youtube and other things too. All my favourites basically. So I'm on a computer right now in a library whilst I await going to the dentist next door. I hope I don't need anymore fillings.
I lost my job two weeks ago as well so don't have many pennies for the dentist. To my left in the library there is a Sex manual, the exact same one that was in Maldon that features in our Making of How Many Roads? DVD. We've got loads left by the way if anyone wants one. Or two. Or three.
It's been ages since anyone has written. So much has happened. I've grown two extra legs. Ray has got a beard. Troop owns a porsche. B is married to Mr T. Loads.
Firstly, Phase 1 of The Poetry Link has been and gone and it was a success!! Working with Luke Wright, Laura Stimson, New Writing Partnership and the other producers has been brilliant. We're really chuffed that people rate us and want to work with us. It doesn't feel like working when you have great people like Luke and Laura running the show. Have discovered that Tim Clare has more nervous energy than most 3 year olds. He baked a lovely cola cake the other day, couldn't taste much cola in it though. Maybe it was Panda cola and not the real stuff.
Phase 2 of The Poetry Link will kick off at our September 2008 Sundown this year. There will be a few small changes here and there, I'll know more after I've had the meeting in Norwich this week.
The comedians Jo Caulfield, Isy Suttie and Josie Long have all agreed to play our winter Sundown's which is fantastic news. Funny women to the rescue.
Jody Porter asked me and Ray to read out at The Fling festival at the weekend. A brand new festival for Chelmsford. It was very nice, cute little teepees but veggie burgers at £5 a pop mind. Why do I still have to pay full price even though I can't have the bun? (Wheat intolerant. Dairy intolerant. Life intolerant.) I might start a march. My own march. Where I'm on my own. Just me, marching. Bit pointless really. It was a funny old gig at The Fling, I liked the setting and some of the performers but it felt like an odd crowd when you were onstage. I felt a bit of tit reading out poems about poo and pubic hair. The next day I did my poems at the Level-4 Lazy Sunday/Southend Beat party, surrounded by 20 odd screaming kids but the crowd were friendly and jolly and I enjoyed it.
Oo-er my dentist appointment is creeping closer. My teeth are shaking.
Leigh Folk Festival gig was a blast. Moody McPick & Deferred Success totally stole the day. These musicians are going in my hall of fame. They should be up there with the likes of the Sex Pistols and The Stones if you ask me. What an ace weekend.
Films I've seen recently: awful ones. Just awful. Now that I can't afford to rent movies much, I don't get to see them much. And don't chant DOWNLOAD at me. I've no interest in downloading.
I saw The Water Horse and it was like a nice, old fashioned kids film that wouldn't be out of place on the tele on a sunday. Woah. Just looked out of the library window and it's chucking it down.
School children are screaming and running. Cool.
Ok, I better get in line for the dentist drill now. How much is it these days? £10? £100?
Perhaps I could read a poem in exchange for a check-up. Nah, that won't work.
Am performing at this years Latitude Festival by the way. I love it. Last year I was last on the billing in the advertisements in tiny, tiny print. But this year right, I'm about third from the bottom.
Yay!! Going up the world. Oh yeah.
It really is mental weather outside. I haven't got a brolly. Because I hate them. They're never wind proof, they break, you end up looking like a wally and getting wet. I just wear hats instead. I've only got my snoopy jumper on. Well, I've got clothes on too. This is not the most interesting blog is it?
Sorry about that.
ALBUM I AM ENJOYING AT THE MOMENT: Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed

Another blog coming soon....when I can get to another library...