Live in Edinburgh This Week, Barely – 4th January 2011
 Holy fuck my brain is still resisting any and all attempts to get it working again.
I lived on a boat down in London, and I remember when I first bought the thing it was semi-submerged, and I had to pump out the engine compartment just to get the old Lister engine above water for the first time in about two years. Even after two years under the fucking Thames, all I had to do was crank it manually a couple of times to flush the water out, replace the battery, press start and boom, the ancient bastard thundered into life immediately. How I envy such resilience!
The guy who told me how to get the thing going again said that apparently those old Lister engines are so good that they have almost no secondhand value, because pretty much every one ever made is still working, they’re that tough.
My brain, on the other hand…
Friday 6th Jan: The Occasional Flickers album launch, with the Second Hand Marching Band at The Third Door.
Gigs in January would seem to be a little foolhardy, but given how little is actually going on this week then I suspect the Occasional Flickers might actually have been a little canny in timing their album launch show as they have. The record itself is not one I am hugely familiar with just yet, as I am still getting myself organised again after Christmas, but as you can tell from the Bandcamp embed below, it is a lovely sounding, whimsically flavoured pop album. First gig of the year people, don’t miss it!
…Lister engines are so good that they have almost no secondhand value, because pretty much every one ever made is still working, they’re that tough.
My brain, on the other hand…
Are you suggesting your brain might be worth something to someone second hand?
Shall we put it on eBay?
It might be more valuable as a curiosity than anything else. Sort of like a frog with five legs and a trunk.
I’ll pop round with an old-fashioned tin opener, an ice-cream scoop and a kilner jar.
Then you can display it on the shelf as a Steve Martin-esque conversation piece.
Well it’s not like it gets used for anything the rest of the time anyway…
Another gig on Friday is this Marie Curie Hospice fundraiser with Night Noise Team, The Jacarandas and others. 7-11pm. Henry’s Cellar Bar, Facebook shenanigans here http://www.facebook.com/events/123834101062410/
oh, and Happy New Year
Awesome, sorry, I’m an idiot for missing that.
For future reference, what is the best way of contacting you with listings?
Thanks
Just an email usually does the trick, or a Facebook invite.