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I am wicking this wa because my poloceman's troosers are full of deenamote.

About Me

I dunno...um...I'm Tom; IT consultant, web-site designer, part-time cowboy and trainee gentleman extraordinaire. I am a merry fellow, prone to mild eccentricity, binge drinking and casual violence. I live near Southend in Essex but originally hail from East London. I like lots of things and I dislike lots of things, e.g. clowns. Interests are elsewhere, as is musical preferences, and all that stuff, blah blah blah. Music wise, I listen to anything I like. My tastes vary, as you can probably see, to heavy metal through to lighter poppier stuff, through to some jazz, industrial, EBM, more mainstream dance and even country music. Feel free to add me, comment, etc etc etc.
My usual haunts include The Alex, The Pink Toothbrush, Mayhem when the crew are going, The Sun Rooms (usually for acoustic night) and occasionally The Last Post for a nice but generally overpriced meal.
Urban Butterfly - My Web-Site
Please check out my personal web-site urban-butterfly.co.uk!
The Choir Invisible
Please check out my good friend Tim Hull's electronic goth project, The Choir Invisible. They're fucking amazing!
Bands
Because of fuck loads of requests from bands, I've decided to block friend requests from them. However, if your band wants to be added to my friends, please send me a polite message and I will take a look at your profile and add you if I like you. If not then sorry, but that's just the way it is.

My Interests

Friends, family, music, reading, writing, art, alcohol, Corona with lime, clubbing, driving, peachfish, gigs, tattoos, £200 nights out that seem like a good idea at the time, making an arse out of myself, Jagermeister, pool, darts, politeness, money, laughing, romance, junk food, bass, drums, Bud Ice, web and graphic design, going to gigs, meeting new people, bacon and sausages in the morning to combat the hangover, internet forums, travelling, movies, photography, Dilbert, peachfish, fog, evening summer rain, watching the sun rise and set, Egyptian mythology, burlesque, computers, snow, trust, honesty, animals, peachfish, cheese on toast.

I'd like to meet:

My soulmate, like minded individuals, Christopher Walken (possibly the greatest actor ever), Scarlett Johansson (a great actress and one of the most beautiful women on the planet), Corey Taylor, Damien Rice, Morrissey, Marilyn Manson, Twiggy Ramirez, Ginger Fish, Hayley Williams, Jack Dee and Bill Bailey. I would've liked to meet the great Johnny Cash before he died too :(

Music:

Lots: Akira Yamaoka, Alice Deejay, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Anathema, Angel City, Angelzoom, Angtoria, Arch Enemy, Assemblage 23, ATB, Aurora, Black Sabbath, Bleeding Through, Chemical Brothers, Coldplay, Collide, Cradle Of Filth, Damien Rice, Darkthrone, Darling Violetta, David Bowie, David Gray, Deicide, Delerium, Depeche Mode, Dido, Dimmu Borgir, DJ Sammy, Draconian, Elliot Goldenthal, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Evanescence, Faithless, Fat Boy Slim, Fear Factory, Foo Fighters, Four Star Mary, Frank Sinatra, Garbage, Goldfrapp, Ian Van Dahl, Iron Maiden, Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, Jeff Buckley, John Debney, Johnny Cash, Katie Melua, Keane, Kidneythieves, KT Tunstall, Lacuna Coil, Ladytron, Lily Allen, Lullacry, Marilyn Manson, Martha Wainwright, Massive Attack, Metallica, Moby, Morrissey, Mortiis, My Dying Bride, Nerina Pallot, Nightwish, Nine Inch Nails, Nobuo Uematsu, Norah Jones, Opeth, Pantera, Paradise Lost, Paramore, Pendulum, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Radiohead, Rammstein, REM, Richard Ashcroft, Robert Miles, Sarah McLachlan, Slayer, Slipknot, Snow Patrol, Stone Sour, The Choir Invisible, The Gathering, The Prodigy, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, The Sundays, Thomas Newman, Tristania, U2, William Orbit, Without Face, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Movies:

25th Hour, 8 Mile, A Clockwork Orange, Aliens, Amelie, American History X, Around The Bend, Big Nothing, Borat, Brick, City Of God, Collateral, Donnie Darko, Essex Boys, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within, Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children, Finding Nemo, Go, Hannibal, Hard Candy, Hellraiser, Hot Fuzz, Ice Age, Interview With The Vampire, Jacob's Ladder, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Lost In Translation, Meet Joe Black, Memoirs Of A Geisha, Monsters Inc, Monty Python And The Holy Grail, Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos), Pan's Labyrinth, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Red Dragon, Romeo + Juliet, Saw, Shaun Of The Dead, Silent Hill, Snatch, Star Trek - First Contact, Stigmata, Team America, Terminator, The Bachelor Party, The Deer Hunter, The Exorcist, The Funeral, The Godfather, The Matrix, The Mothman Prophecies, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Notebook, The Passion Of The Christ, The Phantom Of The Opera, The Prophecy, The Shawshank Redemption, The Silence Of The Lambs, The Weatherman, V For Vendetta, Walk The Line, Welcome To The Jungle, X-Men, Young Frankenstein.

Television:

24, American Dad, Angel, Blackadder, Columbo, Creature Comforts, Doctor Who, Extras, Family Guy, Father Ted, Fawlty Towers, Futurama, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Have I Got News For You, Heroes, Hustle, Lead Balloon, Little Britain, Lost, Men Behaving Badly, Messiah, My Life In Film, Nevermind The Buzzcocks, One Foot In The Grave, Only Fools And Horses, Porridge, QI, Roswell, Scrubs, Spaced, Star Trek - The Next Generation, The Fast Show, The Office, The Simpsons, Top Gear.

Books:

'Memoirs Of A Geisha' - Arthur Golden
'Pandora' - Anne Rice
'Paradise Lost' - John Milton
'Romeo And Juliet' - Shakespeare
'The Divine Comedy' - Dante
'The Green Mile' - Stephen King
'The Hellbound Heart' - Clive Barker
'The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell' - Marilyn Manson

Heroes:

Johnny Cash
Robert Frost
Basil Fawlty

My Blog

You Know You're British When....

You believe that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday are all good nights for drinking. Sunday day is also entirely reasonable. You're always a half an hour late to work ... no-o...
Posted by . tom on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:21:00 PST

Handy Tips For 2007

Amazingly useful tips:Make bath times as much fun for kiddies as a visit to the seaside by pouring a bucket of sand, a bag of salt and a dog turd into the bath.People whose surname is Toblerone should...
Posted by . tom on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:30:00 PST

Cradle Of Filth @ The Astoria, 19/12/06

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Posted by . tom on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:15:00 PST

Poor Amputee

A man with no arms or legs is sunbathing on the beach, when an attractive woman approaches him and says, "Your poor man, I bet you've never been hugged."The man shakes his head, and gets a hug from th...
Posted by . tom on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:02:00 PST

Paradise Lost & Opeth - Photos

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Posted by . tom on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:50:00 PST

Bonfire Night Round Up

Bonfire Night Round Up (stolen from www.weebls-stuff.com) With November the 5th having just been and gone we decided to find out what went on around the country. He...
Posted by . tom on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:31:00 PST

Emperor @ The Astoria, 28/10/06

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Posted by . tom on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:30:00 PST

Lacuna Coil @ The Astoria, Photos!

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Posted by . tom on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:41:00 PST

What a fucking prick

The bus driver this morning. Dickhead. Total, fucking, dickhead.The bus stopped at a red light about 200 metres away from the bus stop. It actually saves me time if I get off at the lights instead of ...
Posted by . tom on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:46:00 PST

Two Women Stagger Home...

Two women are walking home after a girlie night out. They are very drunk and the walk home is taking some time due to their intoxicated state. Eventually, they find themselves desperate for a wee. At...
Posted by . tom on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:00:00 PST