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Jim Baaab

One at a time please.

About Me

English. Like music and having a laugh

My Interests

Music, snakes, guitars, sharks, meeting people.

I'd like to meet:

Don't mind really

Music:

Graham Coxon, Radiohead, Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, Elbow, Goldrush, The Libertines, Turin Brakes, Calexico, Lalo Schifrin, The Thrills, Cinematic Orchestra, Godspeed you black emperor and on and on (not R&B though coz it's a bunch of arse).

Movies:

Withnail & I, Raiders of the lost ark, Usual suspects, Seven.

Television:

The Simpsons, Family Guy, Last of the Summer Wine, and Antiques Roadshow

Books:

Anything by Iceberg Slim. Anything by Nicholson Baker.

Heroes:

Graham Coxon & Jonny Greenwood

My Blog

Small Dogs

I don't get them.  They're pointless.  If you're going to get a dog, get a big one, not one that people will mistake for a cat or a badger.  Oh, and by the way, it's not a child, so ple...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:12:00 PST

Come and see Pandas play guitars

Shwa and the Bicycle Thieves will be reunited after a very long time indeed for one night only, this Friday 13th July at the Iota Club & Cafe in Arlington. Don't be superstitious.  Come and d...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:17:00 PST

Shwa Christmas Bonanza!!

You've got your [insert meat product here] on order, booze is currently occupying every square inch of your refridgerator, and you're wearing a pair of trousers so fancy they'd make John Travolta look...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:34:00 PST

R.I.P Arthur Lee

I just read that Arthur Lee died.  It's very sad news, but I'm reminded of happier times when my friends played me Love tunes for the first time and I thought they were ace.  The Red Telepho...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 06:40:00 PST

Need to stop obsessing about the spinto band

I like the spinto band music and the kids in the band seemed like nice lads when they played with us a while back at the blackcat, but they turned out to be little toerags and committed the cardinal s...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 06:59:00 PST

I must be dreaming, Shwa playing Iota again?!

You're not dreaming, you're very much concious and you should be scribbling in your diaries, or whatever recording device you prefer, the date of April 4th as this is when Shwa will play a monumental,...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:54:00 PST

'Having' New York, rough and hard

Shwa will be heading back to Pianos (NYC) on the 11th March for an evening  of mirth and merriment.  If you're hankering for some top notch musical stylings and perhaps an outrageous pa...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:44:00 PST

Iota (Arlington) this Saturday 4th March

We're pleased to be opening for Teddy Thompson this Saturday.  Probably on around 9.30/10.00pm. Come see us and then get absolutely trolleyed with us after the show!. http://www.iotaclubandcafe.c...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:09:00 PST

Show @ Ned Devine's, Herndon

We're playing at Ned Devine's on Wednesday 1st March.  Come celebrates the start of a glorious new month with us. http://www.neddevines.com/map.php...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:06:00 PST

Thanks for coming

Cheers to everyone that came to the show at Iota last night.  I hope you enjoyed it, I certainly did and it was ace to see lots of friends out there.  The keen-sighted among you will have no...
Posted by Jim Baaab on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:32:00 PST