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Swingin' Hep Kitten

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About Me

************************************************************ **********My name is Laura and the 1920's to the 1960's are my obsession. I like the fashions, music, dancing, art, literature, cinema, and everything else inbetween from these times. I like to drink Newcastle Broon or cocktails (either ones already discovered, or my own 'everything in one glass' creations.) I love dancing the lindy-hop, the jitterbug, skanking and bopping. I like high heels and fully fashioned stockings. I like photography, and have have sold some of my work. I'm currently at university in London, and I try to go to as many swingin, stompin, rockin, shakin, boogie-boppin nights as possible, so if you ever see me, please say hello- I don't bite, unless I'm on my period. I love the Simpsons. If you don't, or you just like the first couple of seasons, then FUCK OFF MyGen Profile Generator ************************************************************ ***********Check out my TWO bands! The Swing Kids & The Hilltop Stompers**************************************************** ********************

My Interests

Singing, dancing, shoppping, baking, photography, knitting, posing as a pin-up, cooking, referencing comedy shows all the time, using a combination of french, german, yiddish, italian and patois in my everyday speech, and music music MUSIC!

I'd like to meet:

You, maybe. So long as you don't take yourself too seriously.

Music:

In no particular order... Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Cab Calloway, Nat Gonella and the Georgians, Bill Haley and the Saddlemen, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Jive Aces, Hot club of Cowtown, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, T-Bone Walker, Ruth Brown, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Louis Prima, Royal Crown Revue, Indigo Swing, Louis Jordan, Ziggy Elman, Geraldo, The Rhythmic Eight, Clarence Henry, The Sugar Creek Trio, Glenn Miller, ANY first wave ska, Blly Lee Riley, Memphis Minnie (boy could she play!), Patti Jerome, Bunny Paul, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Joe Turner, Fats Waller, Kay Starr, The Jose Curbelo Quintet, Ray Gelato, Bullmoose Jackson, Winonie Harris, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Dean Martin, Ray Collin's Hot Club, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Helen Kane *boop oop-a-doop!*, The memphis jug band...ANYTHING THAT SWINGS.

Movies:

Particular favourites are Coen Brothers films, and Amelie, which makes my cry everytime I watch it. But yes, I'll watch anything, me, apart from Action films, 'Chick-Flicks', or all those really terrible 'Teen-Comedies'. Pas de vacuous pour moi, merci.

Television:

The Simpsons, Father Ted, Black Books, and to a lesser extent- the I.T crowd, Monkey Dust, Alan Partridge, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Al Murray's Happy Hour, anything with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie involved in some way, The Armando Iannucci Shows. He MADE Steve Coogan.

Books:

I get too easily distracted from reading, which is ridiculous considering I'm a literature student. However, when I take the time out to read any book, I generally enjoy it, and take a great deal from it. Apart from Pride and Prejudice. ANYTHING but Pride and Prejudice.

Heroes:

I have too many.

My Blog

When they say ’warfare’ we say ’WELFARE’

Yet another ’troops out’ march. Spirits were much higher today, it has to be said; mainly due to the policing being severely down on the last one, and a lot more people turning out. What a...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:01:00 PST

Regent Palace Hotel, Picadilly

Just thought this might be of interest to some of you- please, we must thank Kid Krupa for finding these pictures. x "The Regent Palace Hotel was built in 1914 for 'T Lyons & Co. Ltd' on Crown lan...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:24:00 PST

Rhythm Riot excess....

So folks, I'm back and just about recovered from an excellent weekend of drinking, dancing, drinking, eating, drinking, boppin, drinking and screaming The sharing of the chalet was an excellent idea,...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:12:00 PST

update o-rooney

Well a number of things have been happening to me recently, some of you may know about, others may not, so here's a lil' update. Firstly, I just can't get rid of this effing cold! It's such an absolut...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:33:00 PST

Wankers destroying the Retro scene.

****warning: if you are easily offended by an opinionated lady who doesn't give a fuck what she says when she's drunk, look away NOW**** by the way, i'm not drunk.   Myself and my delightful darl...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:33:00 PST

1st Month In London (ish)

So I've FINALLY got a bit of time to update my lovely blog. Yay :) London is fantastic. I won't tell you just how much money I've spent, for it will make you actually cry. It's nearly making me cry, b...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:00:00 PST

WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

I am finally here in London town. Myself and Oliver were the only two cats with the most stuff to move in. So, if there are any nights you want us to attend, let me know! we want to meet and greet as ...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:01:00 PST

Uptate- oroony

Hello everyone, hope you're keeping well. I just thought that I'd better update my simply marvellous blog University is coming up so quickly, and all my finance stuff is pretty much sorted out, I'm j...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:15:00 PST

HELLO!!!!!!!!!!

So, Yes I am still alive and no, I realise I haven't been on here in ages. The reason? I've actually been eXremely busy. To start with I've been back down at my mum's, Oliver came with me, and I found...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:33:00 PST

I HATE THIS FUCKING COUNTRY

Yes well, I probably don't have any logical reasoning behind that statement, and I have to make it clear that I do really like this country as a physical place. Maybe I meant to say I hate this fuckin...
Posted by Swingin' Hep Kitten on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:19:00 PST