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About Me

Hello. Welcome to our page. If you have any of the following items in your possession, then we think you might be here to stay.........A faded librarycard... A digital camera you hardly use anymore (- when you got it, you promised yourself you'd use it all the time)... A poster of a favourite album or film that's ripped and ragged but you can't bear to take down... An overdraft that's dangerously near the limit... An addiction to tea (especially at around 3pm)... An unfinished short story, novel, or script... A pile of loose change on a windowsil... A cd/book/dvd/video collection that you stare at occasionally (the way a new mother just stops and stares in hopeless awe at her child when it is sleeping)... Pyjamas... Poems you're afraid to show anyone... Mild to Strong Insomnia... Some boxes full of reminders of EVERYTHING you've ever done (school work, letters, bad poems, cinema tickets etc)... A strange love of going round other people's houses.......... ...If you don't have any of these things, we think you might be lying. But I'm pretty sure you do have these things. Otherwise you wouldn't have read this far.We are Rupert and Ryan. We've been playing together for about six months (with lengthy holidays inbetween). We're an ugly version of the White Stripes (Rupert could never compete with Meg, despite what he says). We are looking for extra members. We want a situation where the band is so big we have to travel everywhere by minibus. We've got a collection of songs we're growing fond of. We hope you will like them, too. We will be uploading six new demos throughout the coming months (hopefully in June/July 08), but if you're impatient, or have nothing better on, come and see us live.

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Member Since: 11/30/2007
Band Members: RYAN - Vocals/Guitar :RUPERT - Drums/Cajon/Kazoo/Banter(We welcome recommendations for potential cover versions using a Kazoo. We already do the theme tune to Disney's Robin Hood and are currently working on The Final Countdown. What else can we do? Maybe the Coronation Street theme...)
Influences: Hefner, Leonard Cohen, They Might Be Giants, Belle and Sebastian, Kate Bush
Sounds Like: Or so it's been said; Louden Wainwright III, Morrissey and a butch woman (probably a female bus driver - the sort that could beat you in an arm wrestle)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Penguin Book of Lesbian Short Stories

We've all seen the 'serious' karaoke singers before, haven't we? They sing songs like 'Wind Beneath My Wings,' 'Black Velvet' and 'The Power of Love' (the Jennifer Rush version not Huey Lewis...
Posted by Characters From Books on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PST

The Uncommercial Traveller

It's Wednesday! That means a new song. Aren't we a couple of busy little beavers? The Uncommercial Traveller is one of our oldest songs. Written last Summer. We always pl...
Posted by Characters From Books on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:38:00 PST

Beauty and the Beast

Bonjour, Just a few words about the new song... Beauty and the Beast This was written about five weeks ago. The process was quick. The whole song was finished in about a...
Posted by Characters From Books on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:28:00 PST

Songs for the Open Air

It's taken longer than promised but we have finally recorded some new demos. We've uploaded two today and will add one-per-week from now until whenever we run out. I really hope you like them. I'm qui...
Posted by Characters From Books on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:28:00 PST

A Midsommer Nights Dreame - A Comedy

Well, hello there! It's been a while. I'm having a slight dilemma at the moment. I'm deciding whether or not to start reading War and Peace. I have the traits of a Obsessive Compulsive when it c...
Posted by Characters From Books on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:56:00 PST

Very Good, Jeeves

Haven't you always wondered how toast was invented? No, neither have I, to be honest. But I found out recently and I'm going to tell you anyway. During the 18th centur...
Posted by Characters From Books on Tue, 27 May 2008 04:39:00 PST

The Italians Captive Virgin

Walking through the suburbs the other day I saw a rusty, child's tricycle at the end of a driveway. When I walked past, I noticed a little piece of paper on it. It said: £25 ...
Posted by Characters From Books on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:15:00 PST

Sneetches on Beaches

I hereby dedicate this blog to my Australian friend. She really is very interesting. I'm thinking about becoming a Jehovah's Witness. For years they've been saying that the worl...
Posted by Characters From Books on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:17:00 PST

The Philosophers Stone

We meet again! The snow salvaged winter from the jaws of defeat. Everywhere looked very picturesque (except the high streets, which were slushy and grey). Now it is melting or being worn ...
Posted by Characters From Books on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:53:00 PST

The Sea, The Sea

I'm moving flats soon. From one Victorian seaside town to another. I'm looking forward to it. I'm getting loads of nice furniture and rugs and kitchen stuff. It used to belong to an elderly gen...
Posted by Characters From Books on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:38:00 PST