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13 November 2011

Whitby Nov 2011

Must try to keep my phone alive over Whitby next time so I don't have to do a full summary review at the end.

I caught most of the bands in the Spa on Friday night. Berlin Black were an brilliant start to the weekend & I watched the whole set with Arthur. I missed Cryogenica but caught the first half of Devilish Presley, who were excellent & well done to them for continuing after the mishap at the start. I didn't see The Mist of Avalon at all but the excitable bassist enthused me to buy the album on Saturday night. Finally Abney Park finished the night so I stuck around for most of their set, great showmanship from them as usual. Flittered around otherwise seeing everyone & checking on Tasha who had volunteered to help out with the coat check!

Checked out some of the stalls on Saturday afternoon but didn't even make it over to the Leisure Centre & I hear the Met was empty!

I was surprised by The Death Notes on Saturday night, having Irish band members being very good. I missed most of The Dark Shadows but I hear they jumped the gun coming on :) Rhombus were excellent & I had a chance to talk with Mya & Ed before & after their set, such friendly guys. Voltaire was absolutely fantastic as usual. We only saw him a few weeks ago in Dublin but his set was as fresh as ever, loved the skull face paint. Plenty of classics & some from the new album, consummate entertainer. Admittedly, Chameleons Vox were a change in tempo but still a magnificent end to the weekend. Their cover of Soul in Isolation was beautiful & their classics were well received too.

Sunday was a very slow starter but eventually myself & Arthur made it to the Little A & Nostalgia, great night with some unfamiliar tunes but will check out Martin's setlist for tracks.

Books for this year included Natasha Scharf's Worldwide Gothic. Yet to read it but chapters look good & photos are excellent, with some familiar WGW faces. While in York, I picked up Liisa Ladouceur's Encyclopedia Gothica, highly recommend it, some funny comments & covers many familiar & some unfamiliar topics. Finally in Liverpool, I picked up Taschen's De Lempicka hardback & the Tate's Alice in Wonderland catalog from their brilliant Alice exhibition.

19 July 2011

WGW November 2011

Links to the band’s Last.fm top tracks that are playing in November for listening inspiration.

(Think I have correct The Dark Shadows)

Abney Park
The Mist of Avalon
Devilish Presley
Cryogenica
Berlin Black

Chameleon Vox
The Last Dance
Rhombus
The Dark Shadows
The Death Notes

29 June 2011

Progress

It’s been ages since I updated my blog so here we go...

I have made significant progress on my attic gaming/cinema room, in fact it is nearly completed.

We have a dark carpet down, silver grey paint on the walls/wainscoting & white paint on the ceilings.

We got an excellent TV unit & multiple DVD storage units from Ikea so there should be enough space to store & display stuff.

We got manual Velux blackout blinds for the windows which are very effective & are essential for viewing films.

Yesterday I picked up the TV itself, a 46 inch Samsung LED Smart TV. It's very light with a sturdy base & the picture quality is exceptional.

There's only a few adjustments left to do to the attic door & eaves doors, which won't take long.

After that it's back to the rest of the house. There's a few bits to do in each room but again the majority is done.

27 January 2011

Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2010

The Phantom Creeps – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Return of the Vampire – IMDb – Wikipedia

Robot Monster – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Cyclops – IMDb – Wikipedia

From Hell It Came – IMDb – Wikipedia

Fiend Without a Face – IMDb – Wikipedia

Frankenstein – 1970 – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Screaming Skull – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Terror – IMDb – Wikipedia

The War of the Gargantuas (Furankenshutain no kaijû: Sanda tai Gaira) – IMDb – Wikipedia

Dracula vs. Frankenstein – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Super Inframan – IMDb – Wikipedia

Exorcist II: The Heretic – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Manitou – IMDb – Wikipedia

Laserblast – IMDb – Wikipedia

Night of the Demon – IMDb – Wikipedia

Mystics in Bali (Leák) – IMDb – Wikipedia

Fright Night – IMDb – Wikipedia

Transylvania 6-5000 – IMDb – Wikipedia

Critters – IMDb – Wikipedia

Monster in the Closet – IMDb – Wikipedia

Troll – IMDb – Wikipedia

Brain Damage – IMDb – Wikipedia

Monkey Shines – IMDb – Wikipedia

Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III – IMDb – Wikipedia

Ernest Scared Stupid – IMDb – Wikipedia

Robot Wars – IMDb – Wikipedia

Robo Warriors – IMDb – Wikipedia

Evil Ed – IMDb – Wikipedia

Reptilian – IMDb – Wikipedia

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra – IMDb - Wikipedia

21 January 2011

Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2009

Skipped 2008 (Godzilla) but will get back to it.

Frankenstein – IMDb - Wikipedia

Drácula - IMDb - Wikipedia

White Zombie - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Old Dark House - IMDb - Wikipedia

Freaks - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Invisible Man - IMDb - Wikipedia

King Kong - IMDb - Wikipedia

Murders in the Rue Morgue - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Black Cat - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Raven - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Man They Could Not Hang IMDb - Wikipedia

The Body Snatcher - IMDb - Wikipedia

House of Wax - IMDb - Wikipedia

Dementia (Daughter of Horror) - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Giant Claw - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Fly - IMDb - Wikipedia

At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma) IMDb - Wikipedia

This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse (Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver) IMDb - Wikipedia

Embodiment of Evil (Encarnação do Demônio) IMDb - Wikipedia

Monsters Crash the Pajama Party IMDb - Wikipedia

The Abominable Dr. Phibes - IMDb - Wikipedia

Dr. Phibes Rises Again IMDb - Wikipedia

An American Werewolf in London IMDb - Wikipedia

Basket Case - IMDb - Wikipedia

Creepshow - IMDb - Wikipedia

Poltergeist - IMDb - Wikipedia

Re-Animator - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Return of the Living Dead - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 IMDb - Wikipedia

Hellraiser - IMDb - Wikipedia

Child's Play - IMDb - Wikipedia

The Brain - IMDb - Wikipedia

Spontaneous Combustion IMDb - Wikipedia

Leprechaun IMDb - Wikipedia

Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore) IMDb - Wikipedia

The Devil's Rejects IMDb - Wikipedia

07 January 2011

Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2007

IMDb listing of films featured in the Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2007.

Check ‘em out!

Great work James.

06 September 2010

Dinner

This is Tasha’s menu from dinner over the weekend. Lots of washing up though…

Prosecco

Antipasti, meats, mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, artichoke, olives
Homemade rosemary focaccia

Raspberry Sorbet

White Lasagne
Homemade pasta made by Tasha
Béchamel with parma ham and porcini layered with parmigiano

Rocket, goats cheese and walnut salad

Sea bass with thyme and rosemary
Accompanied with roasted aubergine, courgette and squash

Fresh exotic fruit salad
Cheeses and biscuits

Lashings of wine

Coffee and tea

30 August 2010

Dream

I had a strange dream within a dream last night a la Inception.

Myself, Tasha, Arthur and some others (unsure which) were in a typical flat on the stairs. John Younge was there, eager to go on a rambunctious night out but we were telling him to pace himself.

Someone (like but not exactly Robin) was saying let him do he wants to do. We clashed so much I got in a fight with him, I remember getting a good kicking.

Then I was on my way through a city and was accosted by 2 hard men with knives. I think they were cohorts of himself above. I kept fighting them off, even disarming them but they kept producing more knives. I managed to reverse their attacks on me and injured them quite severely but they didn't seem fazed.

They started to query me, did I believe they were real and I was in the city. They said they were actually two salesmen that had come to my door, my defence had killed them and that I was unconscious in my flat wallowing in my own drunken mess.

I awoke in this flat as they had described, dishevelled and ruined (and looking a bit like Bill Bailey, sorry Bill). But a voice/conscience called "Neil" told me to get up and get out. Even when I tried to slouch back down again, the voice pushed me on. I scrambled around the flat as the police were coming. On the way out I glanced over and saw the two dead men and just as I reached the door I woke up.

Weird huh?

I always have very “cinematic” dreams and it’s rare that they feature people I know (or that I recall) but this is the second featuring Mr. Younge.

Wexford

It was a shame to miss Finn’s liver farewell party on Saturday but we a had a nice break in Wexford even so. We hadn’t managed to get down there all month what with something being on each weekend.

We went shopping on Saturday and Tasha got a big Italian cookery book so I’m sure that’ll yield some wonderful dinners. I contemplated some more classic fiction but can’t justify it as I have to many to read already. That evening we went for dinner in town. We were going to go to Taste but an open air traditional Irish concert right beside it put us off. So we went for a nice Chinese meal down the road.

On Sunday we visited a few touristy places on our way back home. First up was Duncannon Fort which we thought was a ruin but had been rebuilt after the first World War so it had modern buildings. There was an art display, lots of history but mostly we enjoyed wandering around the grounds itself.

After that we headed to Kilmokea Country Manor and Gardens. We had lunch there and didn’t get to see much of the house but the gardens were fantastic. It had undulating paths through varied trees, ferns and plants, a hidden but large trout pond and a comprehensive vegetable garden; all the charms of manor garden. As you can see in this map, the gardens are actually separated by a small road which was actually a nice aspect of them.

After that is was back home to feed our birds and get some rest.