Better known as a long time fanatical follower of both Killing Joke (the highly influencial &
legendary post-punk experimental rock band) and Chelsea Football Club (thanks Fuzz), I have now
become somewhat infamous for being a victim of rough justice. Thankfully, with this bitter
experience behind me, now I can just get on with my life and enjoy spending time with my friends
and family, namely my dear mum,
my sisters Maria and
Anna,
my daughter Danielle, my fiancee Dawn,
our son Henry Roman
and young Daisy.
"THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE AIR, EVERYBODY CAN FEEL IT"
"HOLY BOOKS AND HISTORY TEXTS FORGET BECAUSE WE KNOW"
"SOULS ARE RECYCLED IN THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION SHOW"
Updated : 26th November 2006
What with my family committments I've only been to half a dozen gigs this year but Muse at Wembley Arena last Wednedsay was
an intergalactic experience. Unfortunately I've since got a nasty gastric bug and been consigned to the throne for over 72
hours now, hence had to miss Headcount at The Dublin Castle, Camden (Sunday) amongst other things. Not very pleasant at all.
Updated : 26th October 2006
THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO !!!
Updated : 15th October 2006
That new book "The Story of CRASS" is a jolly good read !!!
Updated : 28th August 2006
It's Bank Holiday Monday and an enjoyable few hours were spent on a long overdue visit to
the RAF Museum in Hendon - all FREE of charge
too - Henry points the way towards the Bomber Hall then Daisy
and Henry take control of a Jet Provost T3A. Tally ho ...
Updated : 25th August 2006
"The Lost Playground" a 7pm to 7am event scheduled for Saturday 23rd
September 2006, and featuring Killing Joke amongst a host of other bands, appears to have been cancelled.
Check the MySpace entry for further updates. Meanwhile some
extremely sad news to end the week as legendary Chelsea FC statistician and loyal
supporter Ron Hockings has
lost his battle with cancer, aged 72. Rest in peace.
Updated : 7th August 2006
A rather eventful "Blue Day Out" at
Stamford Bridge today - Daisy and
Henry take their place in the world's biggest team photo.
Updated : 31st July 2006
Direct from (cheeky) Monkey World in darkest Dorset, Henry cries
"Don't take my biscuit" !!!
Updated : 28th July 2006
A very happy birthday to
young Henry Roman - one year old today.
Updated : 15th July 2006
Alright you lags !!! A minor reunion of the "Kalamata 14" at RAF
Fairford today.
Nice to see a Hellenic AF presence
in more ways
than one !!!
Updated : 9th July 2006
It may be the FIFA World Cup Final this evening but Henry and
myself spent a fine morning watching some arrivals near the runway 27L threshold at London Heathrow. Go on my son.
Updated : 1st July 2006
Another major tournament, another England penalty shootout
disaster ... doh.
Updated : 10th June 2006
The day has arrived - the 2006 FIFA World Cup has
begun and England expects.
Little Henry Roman expects too.
Updated : 18th May 2006
Quite an action packed 24 hours or so - firstly agonising viewing of the UEFA Champions League final albeit with a
fantastic ending to lift the spirits of Chelsea
fans everywhere after having to contemplate the unthinkable for almost an hour - phew - then the momentous arrival of
the Airbus A380 at London Heathrow followed
by Thursday evening's sold out Radiohead gig at the Hammersmith Apollo.
Updated : 9th May 2006
A rather tame end to an otherwise glorious
Premiership campaign coupled with a sadly low key promotion of Hosannas - only
Camden KOKO and the Cambridge Junction attended by myself - thoughts now turn to the FIFA 2006 World Cup starting in a month's time.
Updated : 29th April 2006
That's the way to do it
- Chelsea 3 Man United 0 - Chelsea FC
champions, again ...
Updated : 23rd April 2006
No double this time around ...
a tactical disaster at Old Trafford not
helped by some iffy decisions.
Updated : 17th April 2006
"Good Friday" indeed !!! A massive weekend it was
- United stumble and Chelsea march on
relentlessly with victory over Bolton and
Everton - they think it's all over ... well
it almost is ... and to top it all off, a live feed of Sunday's Killing Joke gig from the Amsterdam Paradiso courtesy
of those crazy guys at FabChannel.Com.
Updated : 9th April 2006
A goal down & a man down - yet Chelsea 4 West Ham 1 - that's
the spirit !!!
Updated : 3rd April 2006
Much can happen in a month !!! To all and sundry it would appear that Killing Joke and Chelsea FC are imploding in
equal measures, or are they ?!? Cue much gnashing of teeth and recriminations, in website forums at least ! Last night
should have been the opening night of the KJ tour (as well as my mum and late father's 50th anniversary) but with Raven
sadly departed from KJ (if only for the forseeable future)
the UK dates have been put back a month or so. Despite the current
bass player crisis, new album Hosannas From The Basements of Hell is
out today and sees Killing Joke in fine fettle. Meanwhile the media knives are out for Jose & the boys as an enormous lead
appears to be readily evaporating as we approach the final strait. Hold your nerve Chelsea FC and make history.
Updated : 25th March 2006
... and the tension builds. Whilst some Chelsea "fans" sadly choose to jeer today's 'man of the
match' Didier Drogba for his somewhat
infuriating theatrics during the vital 2-0 win, Daisy finally
gets to meet Stamford The Lion at the Premiership match versus
Manchester City ... meanwhile, back at home,
young Henry Roman gets into the spirit !
Updated : 1st March 2006
No doubt about it, Peter Osgood was THE king of
Stamford Bridge, a real Chelsea Football Club legend. Ossie sadly passed away
suddenly earlier today at
the age of 59. No more fitting a Chelsea tribute could there have been than the display by Joe Cole during
England's 2-1 victory over Uruguay
tonight ... I sense the remainder of this season will be a very emotional time at Stamford Bridge.
Ossie RIP.
Updated : 11th February 2006
Middlesborough 3 Chelsea 0 ...
quite a caning that was ... just like the bad old days ... how will the boys react from that ? There is an official
(and better quality) download of Implosion available at the KJ website.
Click here to register & roll on the April UK tour !
Updated : 3rd February 2006
Tonight certainly is nostalgia time as the reformed Bauhaus play
the Brixton Academy ... as with their 1998 Brixton gig (where they played magnificently and thankfully looked
rather dignified) that is okay by me as I only saw them once (at the Lyceum 1982) during their original
incarnation, yet endlessly played their In The Flat Field and Mask albums in my little box room. Meanwhile tickets
went on sale this morning for Killing Joke's gig at the Camden KOKO venue
on 5th April 2006 ...
sing hosannas or what !?!
Updated : 28th January 2006
Henry Roman, six months old today, full of spirit and happy as ever.
A right cheeky chappie.
Updated : 4th January 2006
Completely out of the blue a link arrives with leaked MP3's
from the imminent Hosannas From The Basement Of Hell album
... this is really going to blow people away ... 2003's effort may have won an army of new followers but this album is
even better ... it has more of a "living" band feel than any recording since Extremities (1990) with elements of
Democracy and 2003's album in there too ... those songs standing out a bit above the others arrive in a glorious
quartet Implosion/Majestic/Walking With Gods/Lightbringer all of which feature mighty riffs and a 'classic' KJ feel ... quite
frankly, they are all immense songs. Whilst the recent CD/DVD release "XXV Gathering" dug deep into the rich Killing Joke
back catalogue, any remaining thoughts of nostalgia can well and truly be put to rest.
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