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Hallowed Be Thy Dave

Don't be so humble, you're not that great. - Golda Meir

About Me


I always used to hate this kind of thing at school...
Hello, I'm Dave. Well that's the intro sorted out I'd better tell you something about me. I was born in London during the mid-70's and and now live in South Wales. I spent most of life in the god-awful castle infested swamp that is Caerphilly, I now live with my better half and three cats in Llanmartin which is a deserted little settlement outside Newport, Gwent.
As you can see from my lists opposite I like music, film football, notaphily and books. Musically I'm quite the whore. I hate the kind of people who have the mindset where they can only appreciate one type of music. I love rock as much as the next red blooded male, but that doesn't stop me from listening to fey indie and delicate folk now and again. I also love football (althouth the way Spurs are playing at the moment, football's not that keen on me), arguing and politics. I'm very good at the arguing bit, because I'm a complete know-it-all bastard. As every one of my friends will testify. Although they would say that because they're always wrong.On the football side of things my first love is, was and will always be Tottenham Hotspur FC. Other clubs that I have a fondness for are Barnet, Benfica, St Pauli, Ajax and Deportivo La Coruna. Although to be honest I love football as a whole and will happily watch and cheer on even the most bizarre matches.
My favourite food is hot curry and my favourite drink is beer. However due to my age and a dicky stomach those two favourites are less and less an option.
My favourite holiday destination is Amsterdam. No explanation needed there. I go for the culture and the tulips obviously.
This week I will be mostly thinking about the duality of man and cutting my toenails.
Dave (aged 30 and 3/4 years)
PS I'm also designing stuff for my friends Dayer (and others) again. Please visit them HERE . Below is a few of the designs.

My Interests

Tottenham, Ajax, Puppets, Muppets, Native American culture, political and military history, Stencil Art, Football Manager, Estonia, good food, real ale, internet, travel and politics.

Myspace has turned me on to Estonian rock, Israeli indie and Brazilian Goth Metal. I love it.

I've also just started running to try and get some of my fat carcass to disappear (swimming just wasn't my thing).

I'd like to meet:



Music:

In no particular order,

The Cult, The Mission, The Sisters of Mercy, I Am Ghost, A Perfect Circle, Atreyu, Bleeding Through, Lily Green, Lamb,The Smiths, Morrissey, Mansun, Dean Martin, Led Zeppelin, Nina Simone, Bentley Rhythm Ace, Alabama 3, Aphex Twin, Janis Joplin, Kings X, Black Sabbath, Public Enemy, Woody Guthrie, Pop Will Eat Itself, Jimi Hendrix, Patti Smith, Disposable Heroes of Hypoprisy, Anthrax, Holy Barbarians, Camp Freddy, Sergio Mendez, Buena Vista Social Club, Kasabian, Maelstrom, Brides In Bloom, Primo Levy, PJ Proby, Evan Dando, The Lemonheads, Juliana Hatfield, Spiritualized, Hayseed Dixie, Uriah Heep, Senser, Everything But The Girl, Robert Johnson, Killing Joke, Power Station, Asia, Nina Simone, The Genders, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, The Editors, Joy Division, New Order, The Dresden Dolls, Panic At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, The Who, Frank Sinatra, Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction, Smashing Pumpkins, AHA, The Loving Spoonfull, The Byrds, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Johnny Cash, Ofra Haza, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Perry Como, Jeff Buckley, HIM, Therapy?, Motley Crue, Guns & Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Cry Of Love, De La Soul, Son House, John Lee Hooker, The Answer, Free, Thin Lizzy, Ryan Adams, The Black Crowes, Deep Purple, The Feeling, The Killers, The Offspring, NOFX, Julianna Hatfield, Willie Nelson, Rancid, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Keith Caputo, System Of A Down, Life Of Agony, Shelter, Andy Williams, Ray Lamontagne, Elton John, Fields of the Nephilim, Nirvana, Wilson Pickett, Jackie Wilson, Alice In Chains, NWA, Stone Temple Pilots, Beastie Boys, Otis Reading, Matisyahu, Catatonia, Blind Melon, Grand Theft Audio, Pitchshifter, Megadeth, Gogol Bordello, The Young Rascals, The Four Tops, James Brown, Kraftwerk, The Scorpions, Whitesnake, Duran Duran, Thursday, Gary Numan, Rival Schools, Ice T, Manic Street Preachers, The Datsuns, The Hives, (early) Stereophonics, Cerys Mathews, U2, ACDC, The Beatles, Kajagoogoo, Bread, UK Subs, Bad Religion, Pennywise, The Rolling Stones, X, Dead Kennedys, The Damned, Alien Sex Fiend, Snoop Dogg, N*E*R*D, Modest Mouse, AIR, The Flaming Lips, Helmet, Dog Eat Dog, Dub War, Monaco, The Waterboys, The 60ft Dolls, Smokehand, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, The La's, Steve Miller Band, Sam & Dave Bauhaus, Diamanda Galas, Ride, Black Grape, Inspiral Carpets, Happy Mondays, Blur, Funeral For A Friend, BRMC, Christopher Rees, Dayer, Doc Savage, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Chas & Dave, Smokey Robinson, Booker T & The MG's, Al Green, Tori Amos, and much much more....

Movies:

James Bond, Fu Manchu, The Ipcress File, Jackie Chan, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Citizen Kane, Betty Blue, A Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Deathmatch, Buena Vista Social Club, Spinal Tap, Money Can't Buy You Love, The Sure Thing, Full Metal Jacket, 2001: A Space Odyssey, John Wayne, Twins, Animal House, Old School, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Pirates of the Carribbean, Indiana Jones, Jet Li, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Ed Wood, and loads more..

Television:

Sensing Murder, Most Haunted, Rebus, Criminal Minds, Doctor Who, Blackadder, Coupling, Spooks, Wire In The Blood, Dalziel & Pascoe, The Office, Time Trumpet & anything with Peter Kay .

Books:

I'm currently reading or have just read The Messiah Myth by Thomas L Thompson, Warhorse by Phillip Sidnell, Stalin and his Hangmen by Donal Rayfield, and Angels & Demons by Dan Brown.

My favourite author is Douglas Coupland.

I also read the following Blogs:

Chase Me Ladies
James Wolcott
Mike Power
Johann Hari
Normblog
Harry's Place
Baghdad Burning
Israel/Palestine Blogs
Sadly No
Jesus' General
Cardiff Terrifies Me!

Heroes:

John Lennon, Martin Luther King, Dr. Timothy Leary, Morrissey, Gazza, Lineker, Nelson Mandela, Harry Houdini, Golda Meir, Ian Astbury, Woody Guthrie, Anne Frank, Banksy, Copernicus, Glenn Hoddle, Simon Wiesenthal, Bill Hicks, Yitzhak Rabin & Johnny Cash

Also people who support these kinds of projects are heroes in my eyes...

Amnesty International
Liberty
B'Tselem
Jewish Voice For Peace
Control Arms
Act For Women
War Child

My Blog

89: Shocking!

The Sun reports Jade Goody is actually a bigoted, semi-literate, slack-jawed, semi-retarded moron! Oh, how my world fell apart on discovering that revelation. Next week, Earth is round ...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:56:00 PST

88: I'll Keep You My Dirty Little Secret (via Guy)

Ok Guido from Dayer posted 10 secrets about himself on his blog (although anyone who knows him knows most of them.....and he didn't even admit to the Foreigner and Danger Danger albums he has).....so ...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:13:00 PST

87: Pride (In the name of love)

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it. Martin Luther King January 1...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:26:00 PST

86: I thought it was supposed to do that?

Greetings, apologies for the lack of blogging, I've had a lot on my plate. Actually that's a lie. I just couldn't be bothered. So here's a quick list of my favourite things at the moment. 1. Enter Sh...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 03:48:00 PST

85: RIP Gren

One of the funniest, nicest and most friendly people I have ever worked with has sadly passed away. He was the world famous Welsh cartoonist who so accurately depicted the Welsh and their nation. Good...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:40:00 PST

84: Seems like Orwell had it right....

Typical new year, I'm listening to Portsmouth vs. Spurs and the chavs from the south coast have just scored completely against the run of play. The rain is coming down in sheets. I can't be arsed to d...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:34:00 PST

83: 2007 here I come......

Things I want to happen in the new year.... Spurs doing well in Europe, lifting a domestic trophy and finishing top 6. That's all really. Apart from having a good year and winning the lottery that is...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 05:35:00 PST

82: It's a bank holiday....if only there was a sale at a discount sofa shop....

Well here we are! The last day of 2006. Highlight of the Year: Dayer reforming Embarrassing Lowlight of the Year: My karaoke singing at Egoon's birthday party Most improved human being of the&nb...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:35:00 PST

81: Like a tribe of Umpalumpa's on crack cocaine

Films that get shown every year, but are actually worth watching.1. Zulu2. Spartacus3. Shawshank Redemption (the new 'Sound of Music', turns up every bank holiday)4. The Great Escape5. Great Expectati...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:33:00 PST

80: It's a close call, but I prefer crinkle cut....

I have to admit I've had a good Christmas. Apart from a family bereavement, a stomach virus, the worst Christmas TV in recorded history and having to work most of the week it's been the most tolerable...
Posted by Hallowed Be Thy Dave on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 06:34:00 PST