The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation

About Me

I think I'm immortal, like one of those Highlanders in that film.....you know, the Highlander.

My Interests

Smooth Guinness, junk, bitter whisky, sweet music, strange places

I'd like to meet:

Steven King and to a lesser extent Jeremy Kyle

Music:

Beatles/solo, Wings, The Who, Elvis, ELO, Earth Wind Fire, Otis Red, Al Green, Solomon Burke, Sam Cooke, Marvin G, Barry White, Bobby Dawin, Del Shannon, Barbara Lewis, Nina Simone, Patti Smith, Patsy Cline, Barry Mann, Johnny Burnette, The Shirelles, The Penguins, The Platters, The Ramrods, The Stringalongs, The Ventures, The Shadows, Frank Infield, Sinatra, Taste, R.Gallagher, Joy Div, MC5, Stone Roses, Soft Cell, Human Leauge,Thomas Dolby , Smiths/Morrissey & Motown. If your feeling blue, a little Stevie Wonder eases the pain. James Brown, Joe Jackson, Rufus Wainwright, Jam, Clash, Style Council, Neil Young, Thin Lizzy, XTC, Talking Heads, Kraftwerk, Undertones, Buzzcocks, The Doors, Devo, Elvis Costello, Beach Boys, B52s, Bowie, Van Morrisson, The Eagles, Prince and all the lads in heaven. Currently I'm emostly listening to: Dire Straights

Movies:

12 Angry Men / D. Lynch / Gene Hackman/REanimator/From Beyond! ....and yes, Arnie.... HUGE horror buff. Film noir gets my goat, WAR films and movies that make you question everything you think you belive in

Television:

Seinfield/Curb Your En./Simps/Peep Show/Mighty Boosh/Family Guy/Futurama/Yes Minister/A Bit of Fry & Laruie/Oz/XFiles/24/Millenium/Sopranos/All Star Trek - Bar Original+Enterprise/Arrested Development/Dark Place/Spaced/Malcom in the Mid/King o Hill/This Life....Deal or No Deal!

Books:

I'm a student of history, so anything by Tim Pat Coogan.Trash horror: Steven King, H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, Don Coscarelli, Phillip K. Dick, David Cronenberg, and H. P. Lovecraft.

Heroes:

Lennon/McCartney

My Blog

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Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:36:00 PST

Chicken Dimension

It's a constant battle. Kept clear from the claws of fried chicken for a few weeks now, felt lighter. Things seemed brighter. Went to a girls house and the scale told me I'd lost half a stone. Frigh...
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:01:00 PST

Pumping on your stereo

Thursday! 17th Jan! Yours truly will be on the radio. The George Lamb show on BBC 6Music will be dedicating their show to not so little not so old me. 10AM - 1PM GMT at the top and tail of the show. E...
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:46:00 PST

What a don

Somebody get this man a drink!http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_i d=18680&in_page_id=2
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:37:00 PST

Read all about it

Haven't really been putting these up but here we go.Your's truly has a club review uphttp://www.myvillage.com/paddington/fe-music_Club-Motherfu cker-at-Bardens-Boudoir-Daltson-London.htm lAnd, gonna re...
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:26:00 PST

Pop pop

For the next few weeks I'm volunteering for the good old British Legion, selling poppies no doubt. Catch me outside Westminster and Oxford Street Station 5-7 on varoius week days. Dad's so proud....
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:10:00 PST

The Halloween Costume Conundrum

It's down to five:Dr. Harold Shipman with full medical gear, glasses and false beard. Virginia Tech guy all tooled up with plastic guns and shit with combats.Fred and Rose West (need a partner for thi...
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:54:00 PST

Whatever you do buy the Evening Standard TODAY!

There's a city wide map of all the gangs in the boroughs - The names are crackin me up:The Thugs of Stone BridgeThe All Over EverywhereSouth Man SyndicateMASH FORCE!Peel Dem CrewN9 Chopsticks GangThe ...
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:16:00 PST

Memories of Vegas

There I was. Floating. Nothing but baby blue. A shot of silver gilded effortlessly above. The water filled my pores and soothed my sores. Smog and palm trees wafted in a dull wind. There, a hundre...
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:55:00 PST

There's been changes

I've got myself connected.A new boiler on me wall.I've got myself connected.I'm not dirty anymore.I'm not dirty anymore!
Posted by The Declan Wilkes Love Foundation on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:10:00 PST