Ullman

It was lovely in Pave beer garden. You should have popped down for one.

First sign of scurvy.

Does that mean the people in Hook (Hampshire) know their snow god?

I've still managed to get to work on me pushbike if that helps.

Gargoyles reunion gig at the Adelphi last night. With former Housemartins Ted Key and Hugh Whitaker in fine form. Hugh stayed in the stool after the Gargoyles set and was joined on stage by a fine bunch of musicians, including some former Red Guitars members. I don't know what they called themselves but they played a superb rocking R&B set, including the best version of Booker T's Green Onions I've ever heard. Absolutely brilliant night.

You're on form this weekend.

-25 is the lowest I've experienced, but that was in a windless cold store. Just started snowing again here.

Pony on Anlaby Common this morning. Doesn't look too impressed with the weather:

Prolonged heavy snow shower while I was at work. Left a covering of a couple of inches. Looked very pretty on the Norway Spruce just outside the office window. Got home, a mere five miles away, and there was barely a dusting of the stuff.

A Saab 900SE is a lot better than a Ford Focus for transporting a 9ft Christmas tree.

Later on this evening I will be in Leeds listening to Monster Magnet.

A reunion era performance of a Black Sabbath classic, Children Of The Grave. I love Ozzy's little jig at the start. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lboS7psz-qc&feature=fvw

Mastodon - The Czar

Same for us. A remarkably successful trip too.

Some more Lizzy - Are You Ready?

Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation

The Sword - Iron Swan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xNPcC-JPLU metal-tastic!

Today I have been picking sloes and making sloe gin.

Ramones - Let's Go

Didn't one of the 'band' once roady for Saxon or something?

They're still superb at what they do, old school NWOBHM.

And the other 20% are their kids.

Yes, three songs in and the sound engineer will be instructed to 'deafen the motherf**kers'. Some things never change. Won't be long now till you hear the magic words 'We are Motorhead and we play Rock 'n' Roll'.

Somewhat disappointingly, my Fruit & Fibre was all fibre and no fruit this morning.

We're off to see them at Manky Apollo a week today. I'll be expecting a review, mate.