By Gary V. Vaughan under Music
Tonight, nearby Kidderminster pub, the Wren’s Nest, held a fundraiser for victims of the flooding across England this Summer, complete with a raffle, live music, a bike show, fireworks and the ritual burning of a wicker man at the end of the night to cries of “BURN ‘IM!!” :-) We used it as a flimsy [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Music
Happy 30th Mate! This week has been crazy hectic, with a social engagement for 8 days straight since Pokey’s Pants Party last weekend and ending with VIP passes to the Carling Academy in Birmingham for Toni’s 30th this Saturday — that’s her 3rd from the left with the flashing skull headband ;-) Notice her other [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Music
Happy 30th Mate! Hot on the heels of my recovery from last weeks rave sensation, my buddy Paul Vaughan (drummer for The Donns, and no relation) invited us to his 30th birthday party last night. He unwittingly volunteered himself as a shining example of why downing a £15 top-shelf drink before coming home is not [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Music, Travel
Although I am exactly the right age, because I would only listen to heavy metal during the 80′s and 90′s, I have never been to a rave. Since I started to appreciate electronic music in the last decade, of course I’ve gone to promoted events with DJs (the rave tent at the Bulldog Bash is [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
Google maps reliably informs me that, despite ending up a little over 25 miles from where we landed at Birmingham International Airport, we will have driven 581 miles on the left hand side of the road during our first 10 days back in England… taking in Tewkesbury Marina, Kettering Hospital, Brixham Harbour, Out to Grass [...]