I loved the World Cup! I watched a lot of the games on catch up TV, cos of the time difference of Australia and UK. I watched most at home, with Gav and Little Shouty. Here is the drawings I did…
12345678910111213141516171819202122 My friend Jon came to visit a few weeks back and brought us snacks from Japan, we saved them to eat while we watched Japan play. 2324 Amazing goal from Katie McCabe25 I visited friends in Amsterdam last month and brought back snacks.26 I kept drawing Vietnam’s goalie, she was amazing. 2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455
Denmark kept trying, the Finland goalie kept saving. Eventually Denmark got a goal, and right at the end of the game we got to see the Denmark goalie, when she made her one save of the night.
We went to Brentford to watch Germany and Denmark and it was an amazing atmosphere. We were sitting with a lot of Danish supporters and they chanted and sang the whole way through. A little girl of around 4 or 5 years and her dad was sitting next to us and I thought that she might get bored during the game but she was very enthusiastic and loved cheering all the goals. It’s a shame Denmark didn’t score because they played well and the fans all left smiling. Germany are an incredible team, I fully expect to see them in the final. My only gripe is that there is no programs for Euros22! I was looking forward to buying one to read over the tournament. Why didn’t they make programs???
Northern Ireland’s first appearance in the Euros and they played well. Norway are a very strong team with lots of tournament experience, so they won the game, but Northern Ireland can be proud that they have scored their first goal in the Euros and hopefully many more will follow.
The Euros have begun! The first game had record attendance and it was so amazing to watch the Lionesses play in front of a full stadium. #Lionesses #weuro2022 #football
Last night we went to The Victoria in Dalston to see Slagheap from Bristol and Nervous Twitch from Leeds.
Nervous Twitch are C86 style with a hint of surf.
Slagheap are my new favourite band! Gav said this gig was the best show we’ve been to this year and I agree. Slagheap sound like The Slits but are better musicians, more funny and more danceable. We bought their LP at the show and played it as soon as we got home. I hope they play in London again soon.
We went to the Lexington last night for an incredible and fun show by The Schizophonics from San Diego. The guitarist was all over the stage, doing moves like he was at Wigan Casino, all the time playing groovy fuzzy guitar. It was hard to believe that the band are just a 3 piece. The energy and fun of The Schizophonics is off the scale. My new favourite garage punk band! Can’t wait for them to play in London again!
This gig was a dream come true for me. After 6 months of intense learning I got to play guitar on stage with my favourite band at an amazing show.
First band of the night was locals Hetze. They are like a tornado; fast and in-your-face heavy punk, with short, tight songs that are full of energy and aggression. Hetze are coming to London in September to play Chimpyfest 2022, do not miss them!
Next up was us! I joined Hagar The Womb last September and have spent months learning to play their songs on guitar. The Hags were my favourites when I was a teenager, at that time the punk scene was completely male dominated and Hagar The Womb were one of very few bands of the time that I could relate to. I still love them and it is amazing to be playing with them.
We put on a lively and fun show and we had a great time playing. Karen and Ruth made it very clear what the band thought of Boris Johnson and Brexit, Mitch was in full-on show-off mode and the audience seemed to love it.
The lights went out and we were in darkness and then it was time for Pussy Riot. It was the first time I had seen Pussy Riot and I was completely blown away. Their show, Riot Days, tells the story of the Punk Prayer performance and their arrest, trial and imprisonment following it. Visuals including English translation of their words were projected behind them and the packed venue was captivated and in awe. Pussy Riot’s show is one of the most empowering and strong performances I have ever seen. Their strength and conviction is incredible, and it felt especially important to me (as a Brit) as our government is in the process of making protest illegal.
After Riot Days the group returned to the stage for a shorter performance in solidarity with Ukraine and to give a declaration of their opposition to the Russian invasion. Half of the merch sales for this tour will be donated to a Children’s hospital in Kiev.
Little Shouty is on her half term holidays with us. She likes being around us all the time and Gav was out working so I took Little Shouty into my home office.
Today we had a fun pre-gig practice with Mike (Dinosaur Skull) who is standing in for Tabi on drums at the Queens Head tomorrow. We are so excited about this gig, we’ve been playing gigs for almost 23 years and for most of that we’ve been the ‘token girls’ in a man’s domain. This is the first time we have played on such a female centric line up (Mike will be the only man on stage all night). 23 years ago we could only dream of this line up happening. Mike organised this gig, and when he was choosing the bands for the night he said that it didn’t hit him until the line up was fixed that he would be the only man on stage all night, and he said that he wants to wear a ‘token male’ T-shirt to the gig, (so I drew him wearing it).
I realised that i haven’t posted for a while, i’ve still got a load of Euro football pics to put up, or maybe it’s too late now… Anyway, i did this the other day, a festive pic of Rabies Babies, for a Loud Women xmas gig flyer.
These days, if anything slightly interesting happens then we jump right on it. We watched the Fagradalsfjall volcano for most of Sunday. We set up the screen & projector so we could watch it as big as possible. It was amazing. I love volcanos. My family watched it together during our Sunday afternoon skype meet up. Later Gav and I watched it while listening to the Freakzone on 6music and it was perfect for Sunday evening.
11K people from all over the world were also watching the stream. At one point a couple of men did some work on the camera and it was funny seeing their faces with waves and words of thanks coming from the chat of the stream.
We set up a Shouty Cafe in our garden and ever since we’ve had a constant stream of visitors. The most regular are ‘The Shouties’ – a gang made up of Robin, Wren, a pair of Great Tits and a pair of Blue Tits, and recently a couple of Dunnocks. They come at the same times each day and we often eat our lunches together. The Magpie couple who live in the tree nearby and Blackbird call by sometimes, and for the last few weeks the Wood Pigeons are constantly picking up the dropped seed from under the feeder. Sadly, Old Pigeon may not be with us much longer as he can barely walk. Cheeky Squirrel Nutkin comes and eats the food from the cup feeders that are hung in the hedge.
gigs and pencils 