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V Drums, The Godfather and Stella Artois

For some time now, I've been hankering after a Roland V-Drum kit. In case you haven't seen these before, they are a set of electronic drum triggers with mesh heads. Personally I don't think they sound fantastically realistic, but they sure are playable (and coupled with a decent sound library, they should make an excellent alternative to real acoustic drums).

Now, I actually have a set of real acoustic drums, and I quite enjoy sitting down and making a Terrible Noise. But, I got to thinking that I would no longer be able to do this when we have a newborn crying baby in the house - what I really need would be a set of ultra-quiet drums which I could use with a pair of headphones. So, this means that V-Drums are in fact a necessity, not a luxury. I think I've proved my point.

As an unrelated snippet of info, we started watching The Godfather last night (the DVD box set has been staring at us accusingly for about a year, and we thought we ought to get around to it as everyone keeps saying what a classic it is). And, so far, it has been excellent. Though we were a little confused when, directly after “taking out” a cop, Michael Corleone decides to lay low for a while and goes to live in a Stella Artois advert (complete with Stella Artois music).

DaddyTypes

I'm told that impending fatherhood is going to restrict my purchasing power for new toys, CDs, V-Drums etc. But I'm afraid I'm just altering my focus towards baby-oriented paraphenalia, e.g. brushed aluminium strollers with alloy wheels and all terrain suspension. Yes, oh yes.

Mr Richard Chilton has pointed me at http://daddytypes.com/ , which is an unspeakably cool site. I feel like someone who has just started scuba-diving, and has discovered a whole new world…

I am a life form

As promised, here is a photo of a very small bouncy person.

In this picture, the small person is around 4.5cm tall. However, on Monday, the small person was found to be around 6.5cm tall. Medical experts assure us that small person will continue to grow into a regular-sized person over time…

Time for a song….

Ruminating Ruminant

Some photos from the Alpaca Guessed “Perfect Strangers” session are up at http://www.alpacaguessed.co.uk/PhotoAlbum/index.htm

This provides a rare glimpse into the exciting world of Old School Studios!

Aubergine Dream Machine

In the moments in between the moments which divide the hours into days and the days into months lie those blissful moments when the brain stops and the heart takes over and the meaningless senseless beauty lifts your heightened awareness to new planes of celestial existence, uh, hello, I seem to have turned into a New Age Bead salesman. Come buy your healing New Age Beads! Hang them from your ceiling, and let their groovy karma heal your chi!

And in other news, I've recorded a piece of electronica called Aubergine Dream Machine. It is notable for an absence of Bawus.

And in other news, I'm apparently going to be wearing a fur coat and a dress, and dancing around like Mick Jagger. In a film. I Blame Kenf.

And in other news, Tosha has a small person growing inside her. Pictures to follow!