Five go mad in Wales

[kingandy]

Back.  Struggling to read mountain of mail and LJ backlog before away again tomorrow to Maelstrom.  Wheee!

Weeding reports have been posted about the place, so I'll let that be.  It was great, and lovely.  (I will add that gowhonker seemed a little whistful throughout the day.  Perhaps it was sinking in that he was losing arwel forever.)  There are also links to the pictures here and there, so I'll just provide a link direct to the most important one. (ETA: Oh, and this is the lovely Owain (sp - Owein?), arwel's brother and cause of many a distracted moment. Apparently I missed a treat on Friday as he was wearing a T-shirt and his arms are "quite nice". I have been promised pictures.)

Wales post-wedding was fun also.  Mountains and castles and markets, lots of sun and only a little rain.  We must do that again some time; Scotland has been mooted for next year.  Sounds like fun.

The Five in the title are myself, anne_l_davies, samharber, mrssshhh and bacony, all of whom shared a flat and went on day trips.  renniek and Sue (XLJ) had the flat next door - which actually shared a porch with ours - but they went on day trips by themselves so they were not ONE OF US.  Though we did socialise in the evenings with dinner parties and movies.  The genius sleeping arrangements had Sam and Anne (exes) in the same room, Neil and Katy (complicated) in another, and me all by myself - which I suppose makes sense given that I've never slept with anyone else in the flat (except in the platonic sense). mrssshhh cooked so much and so well. He would be quite a catch.

bacony mentioned very firmly that she did not sleep with mrssshhh.  I just thought I'd mention that.

At the wedding, mrssshhh went around gathering his cronies and telling them all how much I hated The Pixies.  This was not entirely accurate.  It's true that I initially commented that they appeared to be a derivative guitar band, but this was upon coming to the album ("Death To The Pixies") cold, while driving.  I was unaware, at the time, that the Pixies are the band from which all guitar bands were derived - which makes my statement no less true, in fact all the more true for it.  But in this light, they gain points for it rather than losing them.  Defining a genre is more impressive than falling into one.  After talking Neil down from his murderous rage, we entered into a reasoned discussion on the band and I came away from it able to appreciate them a little more.  I am still not a fan of the ROARING brand of music that is popular amoung the youth these days, though.  And some of the songs on that album were ROARers alright.

I feel it's worth reiterating:  I've listened to the album once while driving.  Those were first impressions.  Italicising something makes it true.  I was looking to solicit discussion on the band, not condemn them for all time with a final verdict.

I wish to further clarify that I am only making my position clear, not backpedalling or changing my mind.  My opinions are my own and I do not hide them.  The Good Charlottes have written several songs that are actually quite good!  The Busteds' first album has artistic merit beyond the artists' roguish good looks!  The Keanes are just another piano band and while several of their songs are quite catchy I would not want to listen to a whole album!  Rarr!

ADDITIONAL: Have just been rang by work to say that I will not be going to Norwich on Sunday - apparently it's more involved than I thought, an actual presentation rather than just a stand at an exhibition. So I don't have to worry about what time I leave Malestrom. Hooray!

Comments

[wulfboy.livejournal.com]

Hmm. He's not at Maelfroth, so I will have time to listen to some more of their dullness, and be firm in my opinion for next time I see him. I need to be careful; it wouldn't be the first time I'm talking about one band while using the name of an entirely unconnected one. But I'm reasonably sure it's the Pixies.

[mrssshhh.livejournal.com]

I suspect you're talking about the wrong band. Love them or hate them, there's little about the Pixies that could be described as "dull".