Bombs Away!!!

Do you remember the time I told you all about my new found hobby... comedy? Well last night the whole clan decided to attend an open mic session at the Olde Starr Inn in town. The pub itself was a classic ale drinkers paradise, and it was for this reason alone why we thought of performing there. Having arrived at the pub for 7:30, we all buy drinks (mainly coke as we wanted to be sober) and awaited patiently for our time to come (a lot later than we all anticipated!!)

The session was meant to get under way at about 8, however for some reason unknown to us, it did not start until about 11pm meaning I had missed my last bus home. (At this point I would like to thank Sam of TCL for the taxi ride home, I love this guy :D)

Eventually the session began and as ever there were a plethora of musicians. They all struggled to be heard over the background noise of people talking which must have been annoying, however they were well recieved by those who actually decided to pay attention. Finally it was the turn of Yorks Amateur Comedians (us) and Seb went up first.

He went up and we all expected good things from him as he has a very solid set. However due to the aforementioned noise, he was not able to project his voice enough and sadly those who listened were not receptive to his comedy. One guy, who can only be described as a cunt waffle, decided to act like a big shot and began to heckle Seb. Being the model pro that he is, he decided to carry on and finish off his set.

Pete then goes up and BOMBS big time. It was not his fault, the "big shot" decides to heckle again, disrupts Petes rhythm and ends up with Pete just leaving.

Eventually, Beneri decides to call a group meeting to tell Sam and I that there is no point going on stage as the crowd are "not ready for comedy." Sadly he is not aware of the blogging brother spirit.... WE DON'T GIVE A FUCK!!!! I wish we did....

Sam and I decide to perform as we have to get a taxi back and I had already spent nigh on 10 hours with Fazz during the afternoon/evening! Anyway Sam and I flip a coin and it is decided (after much arguing) that I shall perform first. Needless to say the heckler warns me that he will also go at me if he think I suck. I just said.... "If you don't like it then go kill yourself!" which seemed to shock him no end.

Anyway I end up performing and I got quite a few laughs apparently. The heckler tried to have a go but I winked at him and yet again threw his off course. He was quite complementary in the long run and said to me that he liked getting the abuse back (he was rather inebriated at this point however.) Where I bombed was that after the wink, for some reason I forgot all my set, I look at Browny, he looks back at me shouting "I think you're done mate" so I pop the mike back and yell out "thats me done for now folks... CIAO!"

Sam goes up after me and I could tell he was affected by the 3 of us before him bombing. Maybe he went in with too much expectations but his nerves kinda showed through. After 2 jokes, the heckler returns and rips into Sam. He goes on about how bad his set is (cardinal sin in comedy) and he winds up getting flustered and just storms off set. Now Sam is like a brother to me (blogging and in other ways that are none gay...) so I set about trying to console him. In all honesty, his set is amazing and out of all of us who performed, my set (the best recieved) is the weakest by far.

After a bit of soul searching and geeing up by the rest of us, Sam felt better and we all decided to have more beer to cheer up. We all arrived at the conclusion that the crowd tonight were crap, not listening and that while we bombed, it was not due to a bad set but due to conditions!

All in all though it most certainly was an experience. One that I won't forget and I will take what I have learnt into the 5th of September (be there) with the knowledge that it won't ever be that bad again.... Unless I am unlucky


Big love to you all xxxxxx

Goals Galore!!

Well the title is a little misleading.... There were no goals. I am of course talking about York City vs Rushden and Diamonds which took place yesterday! Accompanied by my good friend and fellow blogging brother Sam (TCL,) the two of us headed up to Kit Kat Crescent (Yes its named after a chocolate bar!?!) courtesy of Sam's dad for what was an eagerly anticipated match. Having got there a little early, we decided to head over to the bar to get beer! With both of us opting to get Carling Extra Colds, I pulled out my ten pound note expecting the worst when all of a sudden i get back more change than I had spent!! HAPPY DAYS! We drink our pints with gay abandon and eventually head off back to the stadium to take our place.



The match itself was of contrasting halves! In the first, YCFC were a complete shambles and a total bore. What made it worse was the fact that we had a goal disallowed. Disallowed so that we could have a free kick. Needless to say, "the referee's a wanker" was chanted by the Red and Blue army, and I dare say it was deserved. Michael Ingham was a legend that half as he bossed his area and was in complete control throughout the half. Super Mike indeed!!! So despite the fact we should have been 1-0 up, it was safe to say we were relieved to have gone in level.



The 2nd half on the other hand was amazing. It was as though Real Madrid had stepped onto the pitch as was the gulf in class. We completely tore into Rushden and had several chances to score and for some reason or other we didn't. I feel I must point out now that I have found an even bigger donkey than Shola Ameobi..... Step forward Mr Richard Brodie!! Clearly Sodje (whose name shall never ever be mentioned again on YDS) made him a better player. Brodie was a complete and utter joke. The first touch of an ox and the accuracy of blind monkey. Infact I guess one could say he was a winnet munching, cunt waffled spunk donkey!!

Throughout the match, the York faithful were in full voice and of course Sam and I joined in at all times and kicked ass leaving a giant York sized footprint behind! It doesn't need saying but our throats were destroyed by the end and we could barely talk! However I was impressed by what I call the "real fans" who turn up no matter what. Reminds me of being in the Gallowgate, except the Gallowgate is louder and scary at times (ahhhh you cant beat the Toon Ultra's)

At the end of the match we both decided to go for a MaccyD's (bad I know) and then head over to Varsity for another cool frothy beer! This was done while waiting for Lisa (Mrs TCL heh hope I am allowed to say that...) to come pick us up.

All in all it was a good match and I do want to see more YCFC matches however next time I feel its time for a Toon match. I know for sure it will be an experience for Sam to be in Gods own playground!!


Big love to you all xxxxx

ARGHHHHH!

So this post is to discuss my job hunt (or lack there of, of one!) It seems my decision to leave uni is proving to be a costly one and while I dont actually regret ditching Civil Engineering, I have a feeling that being without a degree, this whole thing could be fruitless. I have applied to a few jobs and not got a response, mainly dealing with sales and marketing which is the field I want to enter. However it appears no one wants an inexperienced drop out such as myself. So I was talking to my Aunt earlier and she thinks I should re enter higher education but stay in Yorkshire (she has the right idea!!) Of course I was unsure to begin with but have reached the conclusion that I should enter a field where recessions dont have much of an impact.

MEDICINE!!!

Should I choose to become a doctor then I am thinking of studying either in Sheffield or in York so I can keep costs to a minimum. However I cannot re enter University until next year leaving me with the real need to find a job.

If I am able to find a decent job with a decent wage (or not so good wage but with commission) then I would obviously stick with the job and use my charms to forge a career. My only problem is there is nothing going at the moment whenther it be in York or Leeds. I have considered widening my scope out to Manchester (WANKASHITE?!?!?!) however it would need to pay a lot to even out cost of transport etc.

I need your help guys!!! If you see any vacancies that I might have missed then please give me a buzz. Alternatively should you see a vacancy where you work then also let me know and if you can hook me up I will be indebted to you forever.

this YDS plea was brought to you by me!!

Big love to you all xxxxx

It has been a while!

Well guys I have had a prolonged absence from this blog and quite frankly it was for no reason at all. Quite a lot of event have occurred since I last wrote on here;

Michael Jacksons death
Me taking up comedy
Me dropping out of uni and commencing my very own job hunt
And the death of a true hero and legend in my life Sir Bobby Robson.

Lets start off (albeit very late) on Michael Jacksons death. It was a death that took the world by storm and shook it to its very core. I was in shock for a while in all honesty and it only really began to take hole about a week after. While all the tribute did grow tiresome after a while I appreciated that there were billions of people wanting to share their love for a man who has shaped a lot of peoples lives.

Now this whole comedy thing is a venture that I have undertaken along side my good friend Sam Brown of TCL. Good blog, read it if you have time (if not make some) and also read DUD Rock. Anyway I digress, this "workshop" for want of a better word is designed to help amateur comedians along their way and in September (5th.) We plan on doing an open night gig! It promises to be laughs all the way and I really hope you guys come and support/heckle me!!! The guys that are there (fazz, beneri, seb, pete) are all quality lads and are always on hand to give their advice.

A few weeks back I decided to make a life changing decision which involved leaving uni. Now this was greeted with wide spread shock among friends and family alike. However I deemed engineering not to be the subject for me and as such decided to get out and look for a job. Now without wanting to do what my fellow blogging brothers have done and detail out my hunt thus far all I will say is this. I had an interview at CPP today and as such is the only success I have had so far. I hope I do manage to get this job as it could prove to be quite lucrative so long as I do my job well. Will find out if I have made it to the 2nd interview by Wednesday I hope!

I feel I would like to end this post on a sombre note and pay tribute to a man who really has touched my (and many others) heart! Sir Bobby Robson RIP! This was a man who had a heart of gold and single handedly turned my beloved Newcastle United into one of the best teams in Europe. Oh how the mighty hath fallen eh!?! Despite being rediculously sacked by Freddie Shepherd 4 years ago, his legacy still lives long and strong within us today. Being a local lad, he knew what it meant to manage NUFC and he felt privelaged to have had the opportunity. I would just like to pay my respects the the man and tell him I will love him forever and never will forget him. RIP Sir Bobby Robson, it was a sad day for football when you passed on. The whole of the North East loves you and respects you. I hope the team does you proud this season and we make it back into the big time again.


Well I do hope I wont be leaving my next post for so long. Who knows, I might fanfare a new dawning with the event of starting a new job!!


Big love to you all


xxxx