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Niccolo Spiv

mandrills in my shed

About Me

Mind your own busines.

My Interests

Looking after my plants, gazing out of the window thoughtfully, smoking and playing solitaire (at the same time) sitting down, reading, writing and humming, playing my guitar. Driving erotically, (it's like erratic but with more love)

I'd like to meet:

Jimmy Saville, Private Widdle, Bob Dylan, Jarvis Cocker, Spike Milligan (in for a wait for that!) Morrisey, Nick Cave, the postman. My teachers at school who said I'd either end up in prison or doing very well...they were wrong on both counts. I'm free and hangin' in there. Just goes to show kids...don't listen to your teachers!

Music:

Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, The White Stripes, The Cramps, Love, Johnny Cash, The Meteors, The Doors, Barry Mannilow,Jeff Buckley, The Cure, The Ramones, The Dogs D'amour, Frank Sinatra, Peter and The Test Tube Babies, The Beach Boys Rachmaninov, Laughin' Lenny Cohen, Al Green, John Cooper Clarke, The Cure, T Rex, The Strokes, Billy Joel, Gorillaz, Stone Roses, Misfits, Morrissey, The Smiths, The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Terrorvision, Razorlight, Roy Orbison, David Bowie, The Kinks, Pulp, Gogol Bordello, The Raconteurs, The Zutons, The Sugars, Buzzkill, Everyneed, The Hussys

Movies:

Goodfellas, Godfather Trilogy (yes even III!), Pulp Fiction, Withnail and I, Kes, Freddy got fingered, The blues brothers, Jean De Florette + Manon Des Sources, True Romance, Enter The Dragon, Carry on up the Kyhber, Scarface, Fist of Fury, Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Pee Wee Herman, The Intelligence Men (Morecambe and Wise), Leon, Naked Tango, Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, Carlitos Way, Way of The Dragon, The King of Comedy, Gone With The Wind, The Commitments, The Man who would be King, The Idiots, Being John Malcovich, The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover, Natural Born Killers, The Rope, Rear Window, War of The Worlds (Original), The Omega Man, The Warriors, Lady and The Tramp, Zulu, Betty Blue, Sin City, Best of The Best, 1984.

Television:

The Sopranos...The only thing that prevents my TV from being hollowed out and used as a large plant pot.

Books:

Death in the afternoon, And The Ass Saw the Angel, The Mists of Avalon, Black Angel, The Wasp Factory, Rogets Thesaurus. Rogers Profanisaurus. 1984, Sopranos on the couch,

Heroes:

My Dad and Tony Soprano

My Blog

SHED weight

Had my weigh in yesterday, I've lost half a stone and half an inch off everywhere. Going well so far.  I'm off the steak this week because I'm skint. I was informed by the back of a tin of Glenry...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:08:00 PST

Feeling strong now.....won’t be long now...

Ha ha...the misery is over. Today I feel like a spring lamb, medium rare with rosemary and mint. The carb cravings are done and I am now capable of picking up such items as toothbrushes and clothes, h...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:13:00 PST

eggs

Goodbye soldiers Yesterday was tough, I made Brit boiled eggs and soldiers. It was the hardest challenge so far not to indulge. I can have the boiled eggs sure, but what else is right f...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:49:00 PST

The Italian Stallion/mare fit for’t knackers yard

I started my training programme today. I have three months to develop enough explosive power to jump 3ft from standing and land on the kitchen worktop. If I don't, I lose £50. If I don't I lose face.T...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:41:00 PST

Drunk and insensible.

I am faced with a challenge after a humiliating and painful saturday night. Naturally this relates to Mick Spiv.  During a vodka 'tasting' evening this weekend, Mick was getting himself a beer ou...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:39:00 PST

Shed-ache

To celebrate Mick Spivs birthday we presented him with a rolling pin cake followed by a few drinks in Haworth. We tried out the pub where the 'rubbish' Bronte drank himself to death, which was pleasan...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:22:00 PST

Bag of Nerves

What a splendid week so far, apart from TC breaking down and being a right little twat...I've started work again, still can't get over finding the love of my life and to top it all off we've got our f...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:18:00 PST

Out of the frying pan into the fire.

For two days I've had a bird stuck in my chimney. Fuck knows how it ended up in there. I was expecting it to suss it out and escape eventually, it didn't. My dilemma then was leave the winged beastie ...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:50:00 PST

Dangerous Swans

Making a change goes a long way... My naughty car is still out of action so I'm using buses. When I picked my dudes up from school I decided we'd get to the bus stop by walking along the canal instead...
Posted by Niccolo Spiv on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:25:00 PST