| Healy's no more! |
[Oct. 17th, 2009|06:20 pm] |
Glasgow's Henry Healy shops have closed for good!
Bit of a surprise to me considering I was bred as Henry Healy IV. Wouldn't even have known about it if ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) stargirl_washu hadn't seen it on Ceefax. I should call home more...
Peruse this week's articles on its sad demise:
BBC: "very sad"
The Herald: "End of an institution"
Evening Times: "End of an era"
Even Secret Scotland and Hidden Glasgow are reminiscing. Ah weel, nae mair deep-fried bacon rolls fur us! I used to get the all-day breakfast platter every day when I worked at the game studio up the road (begrudged having to pay for it, mind. ^.^)
I already miss the HH central office (above, behind TJ Hughes, near Mono/Cyber at King's Court), which I and my copious siblings used to visit as kids to ride the conveyor belt to the storage basement and marvel at the Willy Wonka-esque WALL OF CHOCOLATE BARS which, for reasons lost to us, we were not allowed to eat.
Still, the upside is I won't have to look at that hideous cartoon 'H' the signwriters inflicted on our windows a few years ago - which as a cartoonist I find personally offensive!
On a related/unrelated note, tonight I attend stargirl_washu's flatwarming costume party, which has an Irish theme (bloody Boyzone!). I believe it is fitting to don an HH shop jacket with a box of eggs and go as my Irish great-grandfather. HH forever! :D |
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| Do the shuffle! |
[Oct. 14th, 2009|08:20 pm] |
If you can't escape 'em, join 'em.
www.glasgowzombiewalk.co.uk
As seen in the Metro! The Zombie Walk has a long global tradition it would seem, but this is the first in Scotland... and right on my doorstep. I believe I'll be shambling along, alongside all the familiars on their Facebook page. C'mere, you look tasty! |
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| Guess who? |
[Oct. 5th, 2009|07:40 pm] |
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Got my Halloween costume planned... all fur and leather... |
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| Maplin Live II |
[Oct. 2nd, 2009|10:51 pm] |
Tomorrow (Sat), more Maplin musos and friends at the V Club! Synth and instrumental rock with Suplex The Kid, Centrale Electrique and ESQ. But who is that masked synthmeister? We know, but we're not telling.
And where to buy such musix? Let's hear from our Chuck.
Plusplus! Don't forget the comic mart @ Hillhead Library, 11am-3pm. Buy Our Crap! |
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| Comic mart this Sat! |
[Oct. 1st, 2009|02:15 am] |
Now with added hbom, roguepunx and stargirl_washu! We'll be offering our random crap collector's item comics & toys at our stall, as well as free request art! If it's not too hard.
Hillhead Library, Byres Road, Glasgow
3rd Oct, 11am-3pm
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| Underground Overkill (Wombling free?) |
[Aug. 22nd, 2009|01:00 pm] |
Whup, so busy sunning myself on the balcony I nearly forgot about this one:
UNDERGROUND OVERKILL
Deadhead Comics, Edinburgh
August 22, 2009 all day
Come and meet the creators of the most significant underground titles over the last ten years, buy comics get signatures/sketches in a relaxed fun enviroment.
Translation, instead of toasting my buns I should be over there right now toasting my buds! Technically I should be one of the featured artists, but I've been sorely lacking in production for a loooong time. Well, I'll try and make it along for the craic anyway.
Event details on the Scottish Cartoonists forum |
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| Maplin live! |
[Aug. 15th, 2009|02:25 pm] |
Come to the V-Club tonight, it's a Maplin one-two-TRIPLE bill! No less than three musical acts featuring oor boys and girl from the west end Maplin will be onstage, including the mellow strings of Mr. Chuck G., the vocals of Zarus and the wild guitars of Suplex The Kid.
What a talented bunch we are. I imagine they'll find something for us non-musical types to do... background ambient dancing perhaps. Or maybe I'll stay in the audience, yeah....
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| Flatmate wanted! |
[Jun. 11th, 2009|02:44 am] |
Hey kids! It's that time again. With stargirl_washu-chan leaving on her London adventure, self requests the pleasure of your CASH! For rent, incredibly girly room in comfy modern Glasgow west end flat with first floor balcony and Sith Lord. Five mins to bus & subway. To share with mild-mannered mad scientist. Chick, dude, whatever. Reliability is the key.
£300 per month plus bills, plus £300 deposit. June entry! Sooner the better in fact, nearly rent day. Yow!
PM or comment for data. |
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| I quit! |
[Apr. 9th, 2009|07:28 pm] |
Happy new year! I have some catchup entries to do, but meanwhile...
My birthday home-rave was awesome, as was the Prodigy gig a mere two moons later. Invaders must die!
Won't be at the Glasgow Anime meetup tonight, or any night for that matter. For those not following the latest drama, a couple of months ago my flatmate stargirl_washu was banned for supposedly giving out members' private information (information she doesn't even HAVE, as it turns out - and after Washu's personal details appeared on 4chan last year she'd be hardly likely to do the same to anyone else). I took over the investigation as Washu was going through some personal problems of her own and didn't need yet another dose of Penfy talking shit about her. Unfortunately, my investigative emails were brickwalled out of "respect" for my flatmate, which is truly laughable considering his history of public online abuse towards her. Even my PM's to other, more trusted mods were ignored, which was disappointing.
Thankfully we somewhat loudly got our point across in person at the last meet. Again, we couldn't get any hard answers from Penfy as to who was accusing her - surely if she was guilty she'd actually KNOW who she gave the information to?? Perhaps Washu tearfully slapping him about didn't help her case, but as angry and upset as he's made her since last April I'm surprised she restrained herself that much. Whether this mystery accuser is real or just a handy fabrication to get rid of an unwelcome member, something stinks in this group.
I'm so beyond angry I don't even care any more. So bottom line, I'm leaving the GA. To me, meets are populated by strangers, old friends who feel like strangers, and most of all, MOST of all, one poisonous little fucker who we hate to such a degree that his presence makes me want to vomit. Not really somewhere I wanna chill out, to be honest. So, goodbye GA, been a fun five years, most of it. If any attending members would like to remove me from their friends list, I'd actually be grateful. H3, last original founding member, signing off. Ja ne.
[EDIT: Just noticed I've actually been banned from the forum. "Causing and encouraging unneccessary trouble at meets". Just what constitutes necessary trouble? Haha, it's all too beautiful...] |
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| Have a party |
[Apr. 2nd, 2009|03:04 pm] |
Birthday alert! Party at mine on Saturday 4th April in honour of my latest 29th.
WHEN-THEN: 8pm till we die.
WHERE-THERE: you knows it.
If you can read this, you're probably not evil. But come anyway! |
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| Holy Headfuck! |
[Mar. 1st, 2009|08:00 pm] |
A day I vowed would never come.... I watched a Batman movie!
As a Teenage Marvel Zombie, I found it sacrilegious to consume the works of their Distinguished Competition, thus the 1989 Batman movie and its sequels were RIGHT out. You know how hard it was to avoid seeing Batman media in 1989? Clips, adverts, comics, posters, games, toys, Prince songs, Happy Meals, they tormented me! But my Marvel love kept me sane. Humm... ubergeek.
Although released from this monomania by the time Batman Begins appeared, I then vowed to watch its pre-reboot predecessors first for comparison value. Horrified by my lack of superhero movie culture, Wraith & Andy sat me in front of Batman and Batman Returns and remained until I had consumed both works. Wow, no spasms or twitching. After 20 years... I'M CURED!
Oh, and then we went to Bedlam. Where the door-stamp of the month was.... a bat! Of course. Well, it is a goth club.
Now to watch their terrible sequels and its apparently awesome reboots. To the Bat-Blockbuster!
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| Blazes! |
[Feb. 23rd, 2009|08:00 pm] |
Noon... In the three minute walk between home and work, a top floor flat blazed! Even now the whole section of street is closed off with police tape and flashing fire engines... lucky I could sneak home the back way. Who knows what that was about? Apparently it got a mention on the local news, which of course is no use to this selective viewer. Information!
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On a lighter note - huzzah! Found my front door keys! Or rather, arachnademus found them. In her jacket pocket. In London. It's always the obvious places, innit.
And just in time, Washu's passwords to gain entry into the building were becoming ever more demeaning. I refuse to sing Katy Perry into an intercom... |
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| Happy UnValentine! |
[Feb. 14th, 2009|08:00 pm] |
Single on Valentine's! As is my flatmate. At a time like this we can either sit around moping, or hump like bunnies and go to the Classic Grand. Yoooou know where we're going.
What was I doing last Valentine's...? Oh yeah, breaking up with my girlfriend. Well, this is definitely an improvement.
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| Friday 13th Part 1 |
[Feb. 13th, 2009|11:00 pm] |
Friday 13th? Come on then, do your worst!
...Wait, it's payday. That's not unfortunate, that's positively beneficial. I don't think you're even trying.
Oh well, another Friday 13th next month. Make sure it's really tragic, okay? Otherwise... what use are you? |
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| Electro Sardines |
[Feb. 4th, 2009|08:00 pm] |
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It's Fuji's 22nd! Appointed with choosing the Industrial one's bday nightclub, we had a tall order. A decent nightclub? On a Tuesday? That won't offend the bday boy's electro-industrial sensibilities? By mad chancery that night was also the 4th birthday of electro night Killer Kitsch @ Buff - free entry, cheapest drink and some of our favourite sounds! Only a pity the dude hates crowds, and the place was P-A-C-K-E-D. So much so that the rest of us inadvertantly invented the glowstick Riverdance. Just as well I'm a claustrophile. =D |
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| Triple whammy |
[Feb. 1st, 2009|08:00 pm] |
End of 3-day arachanademus birthday bender!
Thursday, Cryotec - Friday, Classic Grand - Saturday, Bedlam
.....That's all I remember. |
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| The Virgins are here |
[Jan. 22nd, 2009|11:00 pm] |
This day, we were offered three virgins for our amusement. We paid their keeper and they were ours.
Virgin TV. Virgin phone. Virgin broadband.
We used them all day and night. And they were good. They will never leave this place.
WE HAVE INTERNETS! Okay, I've stopped being creepy now. |
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| Wasted weekend |
[Oct. 4th, 2008|09:45 pm] |
New Glasgow adult comic WASTED launches tomorrow in Forbidden Planet Glasgow Edinburgh! (I dunno, theirs is bigger or something...)
From the folks that brought you ELECTRIC SOUP and NORTHERN LIGHTZ! Jamie and the Hope Street Studios guys have been planning this one for a while, good to see hardcopy at last. I'm even in it! Sort of. (In a tiny advert for Northern Lightz you can just about see my Chronic The Hashhog, ha). More details at http://www.wastedcomic.com/ Check out that sexeh Frank Quitely cover!
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