...it's now August 6th. My last post was almost 4 months ago.
Oops.
Right, so what to say.....
Well, the last four months have seen many things occur. I've passed the whole of my first year at university with a 2:1, so I'm very happy about that - second year student at least! I've had my second job - working as a door-to-door charity fundraiser - and done fairly well, but not well enough else I'd still be there (I got fired just over a week ago), and rehearsals for the Fringe Festival are going very, very well - regardless of the fact that we managed to break our prop swords in the last rehearsal...
Me and Alex have now been together 5 months and all is well - she is very happy with her new job and how things are progressing in her life, very much helped by the new home she is living in. As for me, I move into my new place in just under a week - very much looking forward to it!
On the music front, Sonisphere 2011 was an absolute triumph. So much better than last year's festival and I had an amazing time. Slipknot blew everyone away on the final night and the Big 4 went down a storm. It was difficult to say who the best band were out of Slayer or Metallica though. I also met one of my heroes in life, Mr Terry Bezer - formerly of Metal Hammer Magazine, now of Rocksound - at the Black Spiders set. He even fistbumped me! Made my entire Saturday evening.
The surprise bands of the weekend were Tek One, who's brand of 'dubstep metal' was an absolute treat to hear, and Volbeat, who came on 15 minutes early because everything was ready and played an extra 15 minutes. It meant I MISSED the first 15 minutes, but what I saw was immense. Only the 'Knot stopped Volbeat being the best band of the weekend.
I followed it up with two nights of Iron Maiden. In a row. Oh my GOD, what a couple of nights! Maiden were on top form and out of this world. If the sound hadn't cut out in Birmingham, and my eagerness to be at the front in Cardiff caused sound problems, it would have beaten Twickenham. Nevertheless, they were superb. Airbourne as their support put on two good shows as well. AC/who?
Right, I'm off. I promise to update more as the next year begins.For now, I'm off to see family.
Laters xx
