recorded the rehearsal today,

me on djembe, debs on bass and vocals, wease on drums steve on guitar, and superstar jimmi on the eukaleli.
I've also been busy on the robots and saucers, will post something up soon.

new band new guitar

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check this out, got it a few days ago, interesting take on the vox phantom, made by eko who made phantoms in the sixtees.great guitar, with 3 mini humbuckers in it, might go for a single coil in the bridge at some point also been asked to join a band, a punk/ ska/dub/rock outfit formerly known as big stone culture.
couple of videos of the band on my youtube if you would like to check em out.


http://soundcloud.com/bigstoneculture/tracks?page=2

rioting and looting all over birmingham

i havent posted for a while, the pressures of work and shortage of time play havoc with my creative endeavours so yet again i have little or nothing to show, sorry guys, i promise to get on to something this weekend.

as some of you may be aware there have been a few troubles here in the uk of late.
Its nearly the end of an eventful week here in birmingham, it has been like living in a war zone since monday, things seem to have calmed down a bit and things are slowly getting back to normal.
the news that three asian boys were killed by a hit and run driver during the disturbances has shook the community to the core, it was feared that the violence would escalate, but appeals for calm from the boys families were heeded, and the violence subsided last night.

the lambretta from nowhere

oh no more scooters !
given to me by an old friend who could not face seeing it rot in a bramble bush in Corfu.
its a lambretta 125 series 2 li, circa 59-63.
it looks much worse than it is the frame is solid and its just about complete.
its just the thing ive been looking for, but the prices these things are going for, even in this condition are simply beyond silly.









well there you have it, heres some pics of a 1966 vespa super i restored last year i hope it turns out half as nice.
note the extra bling ! white walls chrome hubcaps and an outrageous flash gordon rocket ship tailpipe.



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after a long break

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haven't made a proper blog post in ages, i finally got a bit of time to work on the scoot.
the engine pods were an absolute pain to get right, but im finally happy with the results.
they are hollow with mesh grilles on the front, i hope to have some sort of lighting inside them.

two fruits one glass

busy weekend

spent a few hours on this the weekend, the mess i made is phenomenal, and i still havent tidied up.
the back light is made from a disposable lighter, and the radiator is bits of an old umbrella.