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Please go check out the latest project and get involved!
For all visual artists this is a great chance to try and get your work out there for people to see
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The New Governors Last Ever Gig March 26th!!!!
Hello all
Can't wait to see you all for the last ever New Governors gig next week at The Winchester 26th March!
Doors open at 7:30 and tunes will be on straight away. Tell everyone you know to get down and party with us one last time. We want to go out with a huge bang and make it a huge party!
Free entry, Free Merch and 3 live bands!!!!
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Facebook event can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135615726487396
I am at a point in my life where I still love to party but less frequently than before. The hangovers have got ever so more painful. The bars and music appear to have got so much crapper. Yet, tonight I will venture out on the lads Christmas night out. I say to myself that this year I will take it easy. That this year I really don't enjoy getting smashed like I used to. That this year I will drink water every couple of pints to stay hydrated. That this year I have finally grown up.
I think I have grown up. I love going for walks at the weekend. I appreciate trees, landscapes and can draw on inspiration from anywhere. I enjoy great food and cooking as opposed to being out on the lash. If I went snowboarding now I would take an early night so I am fresh for the days riding instead of just riding drunk with a headache and blurry vision all week long. I enjoy sites on holiday as much as theme parks...well nearly.
All the above is true. However for some reason, about 4 pints in tonight, I will forget all that. I will forget about the next day and everything I said. I will make a suggestion like lets get a round of shots for some energy. I will even probably be the one encouraging people to go to the shit club with the music I hate. Why will I do this? I don't know...............but it will be fun for a few hours, then bad for a couple of days and then it will be out my system for another year.
I'll let you know if this year I succeed.
Mike x
I played my first solo acoustic gig since the split of the band last night. It was bloody amazing! I have to say the reason that it was so good is that the crowd that made it there for my early set time were absolutely quality. They got behind me right from the start and made me feel really comfortable on the stage. I hope everyone enjoyed the set as much as I enjoyed playing it! I even threw in my brand new song 'Sweet Declaration' I just eed to find the funds to get songs such as that one and 'Ice Man Killer Queen' recorded on something better than Garage Band on my mac!
The musicosity boys put on a great show last night with the boardriders gig. I really appreciate the slot at the O2 and I particularly enjoyed sticking around to enjoy the talent of Ben Howard and India. So good!
Anyways, I am going to go get some breakfast and maybe think about trying to set a few gigs in the near future. Wat do you think?
Mike x
ps pics and video from the night coming soon