Monday 25 August 2008
Vampires Rock rehearsals start this week!!
Time has flown this year its so scary!! This week I start rehearsals with the Vampires girls so that will be fun and nice to see them again. Its been ages, not seen them since feb I think it was!! Its hard catching up with everyone in this business because everyone is away at different times and you find yourself booking in time with your friends so its really nice when you all finally get together! I will keep this blog updated with all the tour happenings though so check back!! Its gonna be a good one, got the lads from Kid Ego in the band and Toyah Willcox in the show aswell as the usual characters so its gonna be great!! There is also a xmas show this year and a ghost hunt with Living tvs coolest medium Ian Lawman on Halloween!! Cant wait..
The Glitter Kittens live,Che Bar Doncaster Aug 21st
Sarah is staying with me this week so having a lot of fun as got time off except for a gig thursday night in Doncaster at Che Bar, its just three of us again, me, Sarah and Denim, the management were lovely and we got looked after really well which was nice after the last gig!! We did two 15minute sets that was duets,group numbers and solo's, Sarah did So Hot by Kid Rock for the first time and it went really well. The whole show went smoothly, we had a good laugh and a nice sized crowd so alls good, pretty much in and out which is what you want for gigs like this! We took our free booze with us and headed home!! What a great job I have, I love it, I get to travel, keep fit doing it and have a laugh with the people that matter to me!! Perfect.
August 16th Kiddstock!!
After a week of rehearsals and working out its party time again and were off to Kiddstock, what a day, absolutley loved it. Had a proper sesh dancing and going mental with Sarah and a much needed rave up since Ibiza, Alex Kidd was awesome as was Yoji and Organ Donors, there was one dj i loved in the afternoon but no idea who he was! All in all great fun!!
Liquid Leicester, The Glitter Kittens
Today is exciting for the fact our new kitten the gorgeous Kitty De Ville will be doing her first GK gig with myself and Denim, im looking forward to seeing her as its been a while since What the Butler Saw. We meet at mine and have a catch up with a bottle of wine while we get ready and wait to be picked up for the gig. Once we get to Leicester everything goes wrong, firstly we cant get anywhere near the venue to park as its blocked off by loads of police and theres loads of commotion in the streets! Were used to drama so dont worry too much but we have to park far away and walk to the venue which was pretty funny considering we were already semi in costume and was carrying riding crops, top hats and the likes! Then we arrive to find out were 2 hours late due to our agency giving the wrong time to us, good start, they then stick us upstairs in an office for about an hour with no clue whats going on, not amusing and were getting a bit pissed off, to be fair they did give us lots of booze but as we hadnt been on at all and had two sets including ballet routines en pointe getting drunk was not gonna help the situation. Eventually someone came for us and took me to the dj to discuss our music, all a bit late to be discussing this I thought and low and behold they were shocked to find out were a rock burlesque act!! Well hello, its only on most of our advertisement!! Things were not looking good, there was guys in all kinds of coloured shirts looking chavtastic while groups of women with no shoes on acted out greased lightning to each other!! Our show opened up with Muse and had the likes of Manson, QOTSA etc in the set, this was never gonna work! What was also strange they said we had asked to go on at 12.45am and not come down the stairs, I had said no such thing to the discovery of a second dance troupe not anything to do with ourselves being here too that nooone seemed to know anything about..very strange goings on in this venue. In the end after many a quick meeting with all sorts of staff backstage we come to the mutual agreement to cut our 20 min set to just 2 tracks that we can do that loosely fitted the evening, poor Denim then ends up not even performing but filming the event, we should of filmed the mix up really!! I end up doing Kiss by Prince and Kitty ends up adapting her Marilyn Manson solo to Dirty by Christina, ha all fun and games eh, the crowd loved it and we pulled it off no thanks to our agency or the venue but it did prove how proffessional we are to do a gig unprepared and still be a crowd pleaser so I was proud of us all for that, it does make me feel cautious about any gigs booked by agents rather than myself as I never have this sort of mix up when I talk to the venue direct. It all was experience though and we got to do our first Kitty gig, besides it can only get better from here at least haha!
kitty sat waiting in the office,if only all office workers dressed like this eh!
kitty sat waiting in the office,if only all office workers dressed like this eh!
Sunday 24 August 2008
ibiza week 2!!
Me and Sarah chill on the rocks and tan ourselves before meeting our newly arrived friends from Wales for some Ibiza adventures and some hardcore partying!Monday was a warmup in Mbar and Plastik which I dont remember being in I was so drunk before partying all night in Eden, we had a great night, the best bunch of people to party with and I had an awesome time, I was so glad they were all out here. Good times, we walked sarah back to the hotel in the sunset before me and mathew went for a stroll singing cheesy songs as walked by the yachts blissed out before chilling and trying to sleep with the blazing sunshine outside the hotel. Got a few hours sleep before getting woken up, the lads were going jet skiing so i went back for sarah but fell asleep waiting for her to get out of the shower so got there too late. sorry annie, leaving you with the boys alone sun bathing while they went mental in the sea.
Tuesday night was madness in Es Paradise and after a pre party in Plastik we hit the club and got steaming drunk in Clubland, as the guys were working with a PvsD set we got loads of free booze and us girls took advantage resulting in lots of onstage dancing and partying on the bar!! loads of funny pics to put up when I sort them..
At the end of the night or should I say early morning we head to a boat party but its too full so a house party happens on the other side of the island due to mathew making friends with fran cosgrave, rock n roll!! Great gang that looked after us, one of the guys Cousin Rick who I had never met before actually went to my school ha!!mad!!
we partied the morning away ending with a chill in the paddling pool which was about all we could manage all partied out! We headed back to the hotel at about 1pm after the drama of trying to get a spanish cab in the middle of nowhere with the boys ready to drop and annie having to save the day and sort everyones cabs back, they jumped in one first and me and matt sat on the wall waiting for ours looking broken, eventually it arrived to rescue us so at 1pm ish it was time to sleep and chill all day in the room, lovely!!
It was nice to just have a chilled one, went for food and a few beers in Mbar with everyone that night, daint and aid had left and annie didnt make it out so a smaller gang tonight, we chatted for a few hours before getting a reasonably early night in the room with the broken air conditioning that had been sending us mad, i got up about 5 times to turn it on which made me too cold half an hour later then to turn it off which made me too hot half an hour later, to top it off our double bed was too single beds pushed together so i woke a couple of times falling into the gap haha ah well..
Thursday was my last day out there and I woke up feeling sad already, I was absolutely heartbroken to be going home and the fact that they were staying only made it worse, we did have an amazing last day though, mathew got a cab to meet the ad and annie while i packed my case before meeting mag,paul and rob to drive to meet them. we drove to old town for food then to cala llonga beach to swim and relax before the boat party that Alex Kidd was djing on- perfect!! the boat party was amazing but to leave everyone when we got back on land made me wanna cry,we all said our goodbyes as they were catching a plane to cardiff tomo morning so had one last party night left!! I was so ready to just move out there for the rest of the summer but sadly GK's had work on back here and I dragged myself back on the plane strangely enough on the same one as cousin rick, alex kidd and fran who we had just been partying with, small world eh!! what a strange but blissful trip and when I got home the first thing I did was plan my trip back!!
with the boys on the boat!!
with the girls!!
ibiza 08 crew..shipwrecked
Tuesday night was madness in Es Paradise and after a pre party in Plastik we hit the club and got steaming drunk in Clubland, as the guys were working with a PvsD set we got loads of free booze and us girls took advantage resulting in lots of onstage dancing and partying on the bar!! loads of funny pics to put up when I sort them..
At the end of the night or should I say early morning we head to a boat party but its too full so a house party happens on the other side of the island due to mathew making friends with fran cosgrave, rock n roll!! Great gang that looked after us, one of the guys Cousin Rick who I had never met before actually went to my school ha!!mad!!
we partied the morning away ending with a chill in the paddling pool which was about all we could manage all partied out! We headed back to the hotel at about 1pm after the drama of trying to get a spanish cab in the middle of nowhere with the boys ready to drop and annie having to save the day and sort everyones cabs back, they jumped in one first and me and matt sat on the wall waiting for ours looking broken, eventually it arrived to rescue us so at 1pm ish it was time to sleep and chill all day in the room, lovely!!
It was nice to just have a chilled one, went for food and a few beers in Mbar with everyone that night, daint and aid had left and annie didnt make it out so a smaller gang tonight, we chatted for a few hours before getting a reasonably early night in the room with the broken air conditioning that had been sending us mad, i got up about 5 times to turn it on which made me too cold half an hour later then to turn it off which made me too hot half an hour later, to top it off our double bed was too single beds pushed together so i woke a couple of times falling into the gap haha ah well..
Thursday was my last day out there and I woke up feeling sad already, I was absolutely heartbroken to be going home and the fact that they were staying only made it worse, we did have an amazing last day though, mathew got a cab to meet the ad and annie while i packed my case before meeting mag,paul and rob to drive to meet them. we drove to old town for food then to cala llonga beach to swim and relax before the boat party that Alex Kidd was djing on- perfect!! the boat party was amazing but to leave everyone when we got back on land made me wanna cry,we all said our goodbyes as they were catching a plane to cardiff tomo morning so had one last party night left!! I was so ready to just move out there for the rest of the summer but sadly GK's had work on back here and I dragged myself back on the plane strangely enough on the same one as cousin rick, alex kidd and fran who we had just been partying with, small world eh!! what a strange but blissful trip and when I got home the first thing I did was plan my trip back!!
with the boys on the boat!!
with the girls!!
ibiza 08 crew..shipwrecked
ibiza baby!! july 20-aug1st
Saturday 19th July Newport You fuckin knows it!!
To say i woke up this morning super excited is a lie only for the fact i havent been to bed yet!! We had a meeting at TJs in Newport last night about doing a kind of residency there with the Glitter Kittens and had a great start to the evening rocking out with Dave the promoter, its an awesome venue and i hope we can sort out a regular spot as almost every cool band you can think of has played there at some point.As the night was young this was only our first stop off for the evening the next being The Cotton Club which was a complete opposite of TJs to say the least, I hated it!! I dont know if it was because I didnt like the music or I didnt fit in or wether it was the amount of fights kicking off in the venue ( mostly from girls ) but it wasnt really my idea of fun. Anyway we were there for the Pritchard vs Dainton gig which to be honest I dont remember much of as I was too busy dodging fights haha! They rocked as usual im sure even with a crowd full of mentalists. Shortly after the gig we escaped to Cardiff for a few quiet drinks which was nice but gutting as I couldnt stay and had to tear myself away to go home and catch my flight, what an awesome reason though so cant complain!
Sunday 20th Ibiza here we come!!
We fly out to the promised land, im so excited but hate flying so much the only thing keeping me going is the fact its pretty short compared to the flights im used to, even so I have the usual sweaty palms and have to distract myself for take off, its not too bad cos im sat with my friend Cher who's probably more scared than me so looking after her kept me calm.
We arrive, get a cab and head to our hotel only to find that there has been a plumbing problem and we cant have the sea view room we payed for and wont even be in that hotel for the first two nights!! Not exactly the welcome to paradise I was expecting! We get a cab to another hotel and after much moaning get ready to hit the town, we wander down the dodgy west end and get steaming drunk in the cheesy bars before going to the only cool spot down there Ground Zero to rock out. Theres a pole in there hence me dancing for the other girls for the rest of the night something I regretted in the morning when I feel my bruised thighs, I was pretty good though even if i do say so myself haha! I have only had 4 hours sleep since getting up Friday morning but feel good, we hit the beach with some beers and chill, another all nighter happens Monday night thanks to bumping into some cool people on the beach on our way to bed and another spontaneous party night happening for me and Cher, the other girls went to bed and we decided to explore the island off our heads ha, we walked for miles im sure chatting and meeting randoms on the way, brilliant fun! As the sun was coming up we started to stroll back to our hotel to go to bed when we bumped into two guys, now im a big believer in fate and I really think I was meant to meet this guy! His name was Brian and he was from Scotland and only 19 bless him, anyway im not going to go into details but as we chatted we just bonded and ended up sitting for hours solving each others problems, he was going through a big heartbreak and I hope I helped, I think he just needed someone to talk to and vice versa I poured my heart out to him with all my issues and it really helped to get advice from an outsider who didnt know me or tell me what I wanted to hear. After deep chatting for hours and even him shedding some tears we decided to go our seperate ways only to discover we were staying in the same hotel and only 3 doors away from each other!!haha, what are the chances, I think we were meant to have that chat, we went to our own rooms and as I never got a contact for him that was the last time I saw him but I hope he's ok and got everything sorted. It was purely on a friendship level not a romantic or sexual one whatsoever but what he said about his girl and the advice he gave me restored my faith in men so good on him im sure he will grow into a charming young man!
Another day sunning ourselves and drinking and I finally drop in to bed Tuesday night at 3.30am after some fun partying with the girls! Only in Ibiza eh!!
Wednesday is a sunning ourselves day and a meal so catch up on energy for Thursday's getting off our heads at Ibiza Rocks and Ground Zero again with loads of random people we had just met before sitting on the beach til morning chatting. Friday however is the best day so far as its Pete Tong's Wonderland!! Woo, party time!!
Me and Sarah danced til they threw everyone out just before 7am not even close to being ready for our bed. We strolled home and witnessed the Spanish police searching people for drugs, it was random checks but looked really intense, not wanting to be probed for fun we decided to party in our room til it got busier on the beach then headed down there with some beers for a sun bathing session! I ended up staying in on my own Saturday night as sharing with 3 other girls was taking its toll and I needed time out while they went off to have a few drinks, besides I was preparing to go mental and party non stop Sunday to home time so a good chill out was definately in order for me!
Judgement Sundays Eden
This was the night i was looking forward too and it didnt let me down!! Judge Jules and Lisa Lashes, what more could we want, me and Sarah had the best night dancing uncontrollably haha, absolutley loved it, im going back to Ibiza before the season ends just for this night alone, if you go definatlety do this night!!
Lashes was absolutley amazing, I love her she's wicked! At around 6.30am we headed home exhausted after our first week out there partying hard, drinking hard with no sleep and no food just alot of sunshine and good times, im happy but about to drop!! We have four nights left and I cant wait!!
To say i woke up this morning super excited is a lie only for the fact i havent been to bed yet!! We had a meeting at TJs in Newport last night about doing a kind of residency there with the Glitter Kittens and had a great start to the evening rocking out with Dave the promoter, its an awesome venue and i hope we can sort out a regular spot as almost every cool band you can think of has played there at some point.As the night was young this was only our first stop off for the evening the next being The Cotton Club which was a complete opposite of TJs to say the least, I hated it!! I dont know if it was because I didnt like the music or I didnt fit in or wether it was the amount of fights kicking off in the venue ( mostly from girls ) but it wasnt really my idea of fun. Anyway we were there for the Pritchard vs Dainton gig which to be honest I dont remember much of as I was too busy dodging fights haha! They rocked as usual im sure even with a crowd full of mentalists. Shortly after the gig we escaped to Cardiff for a few quiet drinks which was nice but gutting as I couldnt stay and had to tear myself away to go home and catch my flight, what an awesome reason though so cant complain!
Sunday 20th Ibiza here we come!!
We fly out to the promised land, im so excited but hate flying so much the only thing keeping me going is the fact its pretty short compared to the flights im used to, even so I have the usual sweaty palms and have to distract myself for take off, its not too bad cos im sat with my friend Cher who's probably more scared than me so looking after her kept me calm.
We arrive, get a cab and head to our hotel only to find that there has been a plumbing problem and we cant have the sea view room we payed for and wont even be in that hotel for the first two nights!! Not exactly the welcome to paradise I was expecting! We get a cab to another hotel and after much moaning get ready to hit the town, we wander down the dodgy west end and get steaming drunk in the cheesy bars before going to the only cool spot down there Ground Zero to rock out. Theres a pole in there hence me dancing for the other girls for the rest of the night something I regretted in the morning when I feel my bruised thighs, I was pretty good though even if i do say so myself haha! I have only had 4 hours sleep since getting up Friday morning but feel good, we hit the beach with some beers and chill, another all nighter happens Monday night thanks to bumping into some cool people on the beach on our way to bed and another spontaneous party night happening for me and Cher, the other girls went to bed and we decided to explore the island off our heads ha, we walked for miles im sure chatting and meeting randoms on the way, brilliant fun! As the sun was coming up we started to stroll back to our hotel to go to bed when we bumped into two guys, now im a big believer in fate and I really think I was meant to meet this guy! His name was Brian and he was from Scotland and only 19 bless him, anyway im not going to go into details but as we chatted we just bonded and ended up sitting for hours solving each others problems, he was going through a big heartbreak and I hope I helped, I think he just needed someone to talk to and vice versa I poured my heart out to him with all my issues and it really helped to get advice from an outsider who didnt know me or tell me what I wanted to hear. After deep chatting for hours and even him shedding some tears we decided to go our seperate ways only to discover we were staying in the same hotel and only 3 doors away from each other!!haha, what are the chances, I think we were meant to have that chat, we went to our own rooms and as I never got a contact for him that was the last time I saw him but I hope he's ok and got everything sorted. It was purely on a friendship level not a romantic or sexual one whatsoever but what he said about his girl and the advice he gave me restored my faith in men so good on him im sure he will grow into a charming young man!
Another day sunning ourselves and drinking and I finally drop in to bed Tuesday night at 3.30am after some fun partying with the girls! Only in Ibiza eh!!
Wednesday is a sunning ourselves day and a meal so catch up on energy for Thursday's getting off our heads at Ibiza Rocks and Ground Zero again with loads of random people we had just met before sitting on the beach til morning chatting. Friday however is the best day so far as its Pete Tong's Wonderland!! Woo, party time!!
Me and Sarah danced til they threw everyone out just before 7am not even close to being ready for our bed. We strolled home and witnessed the Spanish police searching people for drugs, it was random checks but looked really intense, not wanting to be probed for fun we decided to party in our room til it got busier on the beach then headed down there with some beers for a sun bathing session! I ended up staying in on my own Saturday night as sharing with 3 other girls was taking its toll and I needed time out while they went off to have a few drinks, besides I was preparing to go mental and party non stop Sunday to home time so a good chill out was definately in order for me!
Judgement Sundays Eden
This was the night i was looking forward too and it didnt let me down!! Judge Jules and Lisa Lashes, what more could we want, me and Sarah had the best night dancing uncontrollably haha, absolutley loved it, im going back to Ibiza before the season ends just for this night alone, if you go definatlety do this night!!
Lashes was absolutley amazing, I love her she's wicked! At around 6.30am we headed home exhausted after our first week out there partying hard, drinking hard with no sleep and no food just alot of sunshine and good times, im happy but about to drop!! We have four nights left and I cant wait!!
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