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About Me

Oh... Where shall I begin? I will need to have a think about this and come back to you. It's a shame that such an auspicious occasion as this, our very first meeting, should be sullied by my lack of forethought with respect to filling in the blanks on this 'ere page... Will you ever forgive me? Will you ever come back? How will I know if it's you? Oh, it's all too confusing...
This is Dante's Kitten, by the way, and she represents my core function on the surface of this rotating bluey-green globe on which we all ride, in our incessant orbit of the fiery globe... While we and the planets we inhabit are propelled through the universe by mysterious energies and workings, I like to make noises. Some people have been kind enough to call these noises 'music', but I should make your own mind up...
I am currently involved with a number of very varied musical projects; Drive North West from Warrington (one of the most musical pub bands your likely to catch), Sauce from Northwich (70's to 07's covers with a twist), the very talented Thom Kirkpatrick and the Beautiful Noise from Warwickshire (original acoustic rootsy folk... brilliant!), and most recently (and the project that I'm most excited about!) writing, recording and perfoming with British melodic rockers Dante Fox .

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

In no particular order, other than as they come into my head... Ray Mears, Brian May, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Ty Tabor, Bill Bailey...

Check Out Hugh's Chicken Out! Campaign

Ro's Favourite Websites
Stuff to check out...

Despite a deluge of (let's be honest) effluent out here in the digital domain, there are a few gems worth seeking out...
For random crazyness, check out John Sadowski 's world observations...
If your imagination is fired up by photographic images, I'd suggest you pay The Circle of Confusion a visit...
And for anyone of a wordy bent, you must check out the wonderful Phrontistery , a fabulous archive of obscure words and vocabulary...
Enjoy!

Ro's Shameless Plug
Out now:

The latest album from Dante Fox, released on Frontiers Records, is available from iTunes , Amazon , HMV , and a whole host of reputable online CD retailers. Let's Rock!
For further details and tickets for Jimi Jamison's (ex Survivor) first UK tour, please visit Factory5Events .

Music:

If the term existed, I'd be an "omni-muso-vore" as I'm pretty much open to anything tunes-wise... Currently listening to Yann Tiersen's soundtrack to Amelie, and Survivor... a lot!

Movies:

Anything written, directed or produced by Luc Besson, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, George Lucas, Baz Lurhmann, Kevin Smith or Joss Whedon... for starters!

Television:

More Joss I'm afraid... Oh and Blackadder, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Black Books, QI, Fawlty Towers, 8 out of 10 Cats, Takeshi's Castle, Hustle, Mock The Week...

Books:

Enjoy Terry Pratchett, Christopher Brookmyre, Douglas Adams & Ben Elton, and would heartily recommend Fingerprints of the Gods (Hancock), God's Debris (Adams), Uriels Machine (Knight/Lomas) and The Time Traveler's Wife (Niffenegger) to all.

Heroes:

"Save the cheerleader, save the world!"

My Blog

Deep Blue Something...

So... what happened next on our recent jaunt to Manchester? So far we'd spent much of the day getting graphically acquainted with the inner working of our bodies, before opting to put our digestive sy...
Posted by Roman on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:17:00 PST

...ever had an inner body experience?

Dereliciton of blogging duties? Me? Well, what can I say... I'm having so much fun actually living my life at the moment that journaling it all, however sporadically, comes a distant second to actuall...
Posted by Roman on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:14:00 PST

Yes, Minster...

As Easter approached this year, plans were made to escape to the Lakes for a little fresh air and some good walking. But, oh, the best laid plans... The car was swiftly loaded with all the essentials ...
Posted by Roman on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:55:00 PST

The "Strat-Ro-Caster" Online

A long, long time ago& ...in an English county not so dissimilar to my own& &a wizard, by the name of Phil Hartley, took up a challenge& To custom build a unique guitar to my pe...
Posted by Roman on Tue, 29 May 2007 04:12:00 PST

...erect? Oh dear... Beards!

'Twas a cold and blustery Friday evening in Stratford, and the usual suspects had gathered to make good their now familiar assault on the cultural fortress that is the RSC's Courtyard Theatre. A...
Posted by Roman on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:31:00 PST

Did the earth move for you, darling?

Well, that was quite a surreal experience, wasn't it just... I had just got back from my weekly sojourn to the West Midlands, where I am currently rehearsing with Dante Fox ahead of *the* tour this Ma...
Posted by Roman on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:28:00 PST

Whats in a name?

"What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet."Thus muses Shakespeare's Juliet, as she considers her Romeo momentarily freed from the only obstacle to their happin...
Posted by Roman on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:28:00 PST

and even curiouser Pink Balls of TInterweb...

Hey, if I had been looking for a 'thematically cohesive' follow-up to my last missive then I'd be quite chuffed to have stumbed across this little gem. Unfortunately this optical illusion seems ...
Posted by Roman on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:25:00 PST

&curious Blue Balls of Northwich

Cheshire has quite a tradition for ethereal intrigue and mysterious goings-on, most notably (though not exclusively) in the area surrounding Alderly Edge. But Northwich itself became home to a ...
Posted by Roman on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:55:00 PST

The duck lies shredded in a pancake...

&soaking in the hoisin of your lies!No, I haven't lost it and stumbled into an emotional ravine; these are just some classic lyrics from Bill Bailey's attempt at love balladry, as featured in his Part...
Posted by Roman on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:20:00 PST