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Richy Boy

Fish are always eating other fish. If fish could scream, the ocean would be loud as fuck

About Me

Ummmm....I'm the singer from that merry gang of musical crusaders known as The Absolute, and i've been variously described as a dashing young blade, a hobo bastard, the best and worst dancer in the world, a borderline alcoholic (I will continue to contest this), a scruffy bastard that scrubs up not too badly when he bothers his arse, and I'm constantly told I look like other people e.g.:Dan Wilson (the singer from Semisonic) John Lennon, Rab from Kobai, and even once, Quentin Tarantino. I have NEVER felt so deflated in all my days.

Which British Band Are You?

My Interests

Music music music music. And the odd film. And a spot of literature never went amiss eh?

I'd like to meet:

Messrs Bush & Blair for obvious reasons, Tom Waits to hear some of his stories, Billy Connolly to first worship him and then punch him for selling out, Matt Bellamy for a piano jam, and Shane MacGowan before it's too late.

Music:

The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Muse, System of a Down, Grandaddy, Nick Cave, The Mars Volta, Bob Marley, Blur, Tom Waits, Metallica, Rufus Wainwright, Beach Boys, Dave Van Ronk, Ben Folds, Sigur Ros, Jeff Buckley, AC/DC, R.E.M., The Pogues, Rage Against The Machine, The Sensational Alex Harvey band, The Kinks, James Brown, Flogging Molly, Guns N Roses, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Mogwai, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Daft Punk, Oasis, Biffy Clyro, Randy Newman, Supergrass, Richard Cheese, Queen, The Strokes, Sex Pistols, Simon &; Garfunkel, Weezer, The White Stripes, Ocean Colour Scene, Libertines, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Gogol Bordello, Kings of Leon, Willy Mason, Primus, The Jam, Paul Weller, ugh can't think of any more the now.

Movies:

Full Metal Jacket, Life Is Beautiful, Fear & Loathing, Withnail & I, Trainspotting, Chopper, Pulp Fiction

Television:

The Mighty Boosh...what else is there? Buzzcocks if its on...believe it or not I don't really watch the cursed thing...

Books:

Anything by Hunter S Thompson, Allen Ginsberg, gotta have some Shakespeare for balance, Orwell's good (he's right, too), ummm...don't really do as much reading as I should - world's worst English Lit student and all that. However, Jane Austen can quite frankly bite my shite.

Heroes:

Hunter S Thompson, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon (minus the wife-beating), Matt Bellamy, Tom Waits...dunno who else. Why does your memory desert you when you have to fill in these things?

My Blog

The Bevvy

Aaahhhh, The Bevvy. Jars upon jars of fine booze consumed, hallways staggered down, lifelong secrets blurted out, fine songs written in drunken inspiration, fights gotten into to, rum by the kettle dr...
Posted by Richy Boy on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:48:00 PST

Jesus....has anyone seen the Knights of Cydonia video?

Holy mother of God, I've just witnessed the madness that is the new Muse video. Karate, cowboys, robots, lasers, horses, falcons, the desert, and female flesh! Go on boys! I thought the song was ridic...
Posted by Richy Boy on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 05:38:00 PST

Hmmmm....

First blog...what to say...Nowt really...Dave's away on holiday with ra burd so The Absolute are gig-less until September 7th, playing Crystals with the intent to sell it out so bring all your finely ...
Posted by Richy Boy on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:56:00 PST