I've got two tickets for interesting2008 going spare. It's on 21 June at Conway Hall in London. Tickets cost £20 each. If anyone's interested drop me a line or leave a comment. In the event of more than two applications there will be a prize draw on Sunday night. interesting2007 was a blast and this year's line up looks smashing. It's sold out so speak now. Does anyone know what time it starts, btw? I'm probably not going but was wondering if I can make it down in the morning.

Update: Tickets gone.

Posted on May 30, 2008 | Filed under: Events | Permalink | Comments (0)

This was the first Easter-related thing I could think of. A bit of Mott from 1973.

Posted on March 23, 2008 | Filed under: Events | Permalink | Comments (1)

Happy Festivus and a Merry Christmas to you, one and all. I hope Santa's good to you.

Posted on December 23, 2007 | Filed under: Events | Permalink | Comments (2)

Glasgow's George Square is looking great for Christmas. We were out last night for the Radiance Festival, (widely Flickrd) where there are lots of light installations around the city centre and finished with a trip to George Square which was full of lights of a non-artistic kind. I like them best. Even better than the Helter Skelter is the Old Tyme Brooklyn Cakewalk, a big shoogly walkway that pumps out organ music while you wobble about. It's here for Winterfest, a series of festivals covering Radiance, St Andrew's Day (on Friday), Christmas and Hogmanay. Happy holidays.

Posted on November 26, 2007 | Filed under: Events Glasgow | Permalink | Comments (0)

Glasgow Craft Mafia, a collective of groovy crafty types is getting off the ground this week with a launch party at Home in Albion Street, followed by some markets over the next couple of months. Check out the members to see what's in store. It's an ideal place to start your Christmas shopping.

Posted on October 21, 2007 | Filed under: Crafty Events | Permalink | Comments (1)

Bigmouth Bikes Again is a smashingly-named fundraising event for Salford Lads Club, mecca for Smiths devotees everywhere. Pay £5 and bring your bike on Sunday 30 September to recreate the Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before video where lots of proto-Morrisseys (and one real one) rode around on old boneshakers. My claim to fame is that I was almost in that video. They recruited the "stars" through a fanzine called Smiths Indeed and I dutifully sent my photo in, promising to cut my (long at the time) hair and put it in a quiff if that was required. Hell, I would have shaved it all off if Morrissey had asked. Needless to say, I didn't get the call. Thanks to Kate at Sunset Ices for the tip - she'll be there in her lovely Every Day Is Like Sunday van dispensing ice cream to the bespectacled masses. Photo from Salford Lads Club's entry on Nothing To See Here.

Posted on September 03, 2007 | Filed under: Events | Permalink | Comments (2)

• Thursday 19 July - Miso Funky Market
  5-8.30 at Sloans in the Argyll Arcade. Lots of good stalls and crafty things.
• Sunday 22 July - Grey Gardens showing at the GFT
  Part of the excellent Monorail Film Club. Introduced by Roxanne Clifford of The Royal We.
• Until July 28 - Have a go on a hovercraft
  Between Kircaldy and Portobello crossing the Firth of Forth. It's a 2 week trial to see if this works as commuter transport. Hovercraft! Cool!
• Until August 26 - Adventures in Time and Space
  Doctor Who memorabilia exhibition at Paisley Museum and Art Galleries. We've been. It's small, but good.

Posted on July 18, 2007 | Filed under: Events | Permalink | Comments (2)