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del

...a tributary, rivulet, basic stream or sweeping canyon-cutter? a detoxing high-achieving selfish m

About Me

- Last updated... Sunday 20th May.

Hello my name is del and things are definitely looking up. I put a lot of things right this week. I have a new full-time job, working for Pell & Bales, a telemarketing company that works on behalf of charities. So not only does my job pay well, but it's good karma because it's for a good cause. Debts are slowly but surely being paid off. Work have given me time off to go and see Biffy play in London on Tuesday, and I might be seeing them twice next week too. I haven't seen more than one Biffy date on a tour since 2005. My ban from The Works was cut to three months, which is better than nothing.
Every week I reprezent da Hinchley Hood endz either by going to New Noise or Collision @ Bacchus, or New Slang @ The Works. I've only ever missed two New Slangs thus far, which considering my hectic tour schedule, is pretty good going. I might never get to go to again. :(
I've realised lately that my massive tolerance for alcohol is why I end up drinking so much, and also why I end up spending so much money on nights out. I have discovered that if I have a bottle of wine in 15 minutes on the bus into Kingston, this not only makes me a very happy drunk but it means I spend less when out. Winner.
This pretty much made my week:
I am currently "living the dream" by being in a band , running and DJing at my own gig / club night and putting on gigs in and around Kingston and London.
I play hockey and work at Surbiton Hockey Club. We are now in the 'close season' so I am going running every day in an effort to stay fit / lose some weight.

This regularly saves my life:
- Probably won't add you if you're an annoying cunt.
- Probably will add you if you have a decent taste in music (I'll be the judge).
- Probably will then tell you to listen to some other under-rated bands.
- If you're in a band and send me a message, don't expect it to be replied to. Unless you're already on my friends list. In which case, carry right on.
You should do all your music shopping here. Trust.
You should go dancing here. Trust.
You should also go dancing here. True.

My Interests

I like: listening to things, touching things, eating things, playing with things, making things, writing things & doing various thing-based activities.

I'd like to meet:



Music:



Please come to these!

Movies:

swap.avi

Television:

The Office, The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, 24, Extras, Peep Show, 120 Minutes, CSI

Heroes:

Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Danny Sloan Jack Bauer

My Blog

del went to kings cross (longest blog ever)

So on Monday was the inaugural night of Marsha and Cerian's Huckster Club. Tellison were playing, as were Cats And Cats And Cats. So OBVIOUSLY I was going to be there. And then they asked me to DJ. Pa...
Posted by del on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:30:00 PST

ben's birthday a la video blog

On Saturday it was Ben's birthday and basically, the weekend was far too awesome to even describe, so I will do it shorthand, then post some video blogs. There's lots of photos on Facebook too.Friday ...
Posted by del on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:20:00 PST

yeah, i'm sam isaac's tour manager, can we have ten, not seven, glasses of champagne?

Literally, yesterday, one of the best days of my life. I was woken at half 9 by Steve Tellison calling me and saying I needed to be at Hyde Park Corner for 12pm. This was good. I went and bought a new...
Posted by del on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:48:00 PST

it's a funny world where machines can replace people...

I had some weird moments today. I started off by having a really shit day and being late for work, then having my campaign manager talk to me about a client specifically complaining about me, which wa...
Posted by del on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:07:00 PST

a song is a beautiful lie

I just saw the most heartbreaking picture ever, really did make me feel utterly gash, argh, I'm really sorry I couldn't be everything you wanted to be, or everything I wanted to be to you. If circumst...
Posted by del on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 04:20:00 PST

could you love someone completely?

...and by someone, I mean ME!Saturday was a day of mixed emotions. Bob and his girlfriend Megan, and Mike and his wife Ryan, arrived at my house at around midday and it was pretty quickly that we real...
Posted by del on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:49:00 PST

well, just between you and me...

...in a few hours, Mike Kinsella and Bob Nanna will be landing in the UK, and then at some point they will be coming round and I will be taking care of all sorts of things. The main thing, however, wi...
Posted by del on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:09:00 PST

adrian's last night in town...

This weekend has basically been far too good. For me, it started off on Friday night when I finished work at 5pm (having taken the evening shift off) whereupon I met Paul Marshall, Richard Walters and...
Posted by del on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:49:00 PST

being banned from the works in kingston

...mightn't be such a bad thing after all. I have some reviews to finish (Frank/ycni:m/Biffy in London, Paul Marshall's album and Richard Walters' London show last night) and it means I don't spend mo...
Posted by del on Thu, 31 May 2007 03:14:00 PST

my new job and other animals

Most of you will know that up until about a month ago, I was working regular shifts at Surbiton Hockey Club. Anyway, I had a tiff with my boss (she was being a dick, and didn't like that I had got her...
Posted by del on Wed, 30 May 2007 04:38:00 PST