The Sex Pistols firing off in Riga....

Hi honeys, I'm home!! She hollers down a somewhat empty corridor.........

I'm back in blighty. And where is my welcome home? Eh? No red carpet? I expected a bit more than a few weasly industry enquiries, "aint got nuffink for ya!", no hot water and a pile of shit on my front doorstep. (In the form of no parking spaces, countless chunky thighs, whistle blowers and duff music in my local....i.e. Notting Hill Carnival) I thought I had succesfully avoided the whole damn thing by coming back on Monday night....alas, no such joy.

Anyway, great adventure had by yours truly this time away. The Sex Pistols did by no means dissapoint by putting on the greatest show by them my little self has witnessed yet, at Riga Arena which made for an interesting trip. Being the only bird backstage ;-) was rather a thrill, and yet again, the greatest Punk band on earth proved in every single way that they still have it in bundles and are not about to leave quietly in the mass of shite music with no message that is currently upon us.
A rather saucy moment with the three boys upfront that will keep me smiling for months was when Mr Rotten, on incredible form, responding to a heckler calling him a wanker proclaimed "Too right I'm a wanker! Every man who has a penis is a wanker" and started doing rudies, joined by big Les Paul waving genius Stevie jones showing us the way to Cockermouth, whilst the fittest of the bunch (oooh he's been looking after himself) Mr Glen hot white British flag pants Matlock pounded his Bass and kept the whole thing nice and tight with Mr Paul " ooh what a gent" Cook. Ever get those live gig moments where if you just died there and then, you wouldn't be in the slightest dissapointed with life?
One of the great and interesting things about this show was, I was surrounded by mohawk topped crazy kids who bounced about, practically knocking over some of the wee girls and boys, come no older than 14 or 15 - NONE of whom where English, who stood completely mesmerised while singing along perfectly! They knew ALL the bloody words!!!! I thought I was flash loving and going to see a band who made records before I was even born, but that, is seriously impressive.... Music prevails over the shite yet again. Anyway, more stories where that came from later, I gotta do stuff today, including mix a track to be ready for Friday!! Back soon. XXXX