Hola hola pixie album news ^_^
Current mood: excited
Category: Music

Heeeeey

Hows you?

Ive been so crap lately with blogs and bulletins and messages, friend requests you name it.  Ive played so many shows since my last blog...tis all a blur

Apologies all round, let me make this up to you by firstly spraying you with strawberry and mandarin pixie dust..mmm *sprays*  and secondly....letting you in on an exciting little treat....Muhuhahaha...

Im guessing if you have opened up this blog and this bulletin, it means you care about the pixie's shenanigans with her music and album saga et al... aw...*smiles*
Thank you so much.  I KNOW ive been promising an album for sooooo long now and i have been trying my hardest to get it done TRULY i have. Things just keep happening to delay me over and over again. You could look at it in a way that its the universe trying to tell me that its not quite my time yet OR that i have the worse luck when it comes to technology and recording....whatever, but ANYWAYS for all of you who have been so patient with me and have helped me, especially recently (with my laptop breaking and loss of files and recording programme etc,) i feel so honoured for the support SO i thought i would give a little something back...

I have ONE....yes thats one genuine totally FINISHED MIXED AND MASTERED Rosered album track  *sees a pig fly out the window* and guess what i am doings with this track HUh? huh? Huh? Did you guess yet?...

I is going to give it away for free download! aha...you is reading correctly... Think of it as a present from me for all the patience and support.  It will give you a taster of what is to come on the album and the kind of quality im achieving (universe be willing of course *crosses fingers*) plus it will prove that i am getting on with things  tis true..i really am locking myself away in the pixie shed in the garden and recording.

Hark! Where and when can i get my hands on this track you say?
Ooo tis easy.  The song is called Turtle Race Turtle Power and i have given it to the lovely people of FATEA and Woven Wheat Whispers to be part of their showcase sessions. The Fatea Showcase Sessions have been compiled so that once downloaded they are capable of being turned into a cd. There will be 14 songs along with mine. The downloads will be exclusively available on Woven Wheat Whispers.

It will be available to be downloaded form May 1st, that is tommorow yaaaaay so have your fingers ready my pretties to download at will. Let me know what you think of the track. Im planning to make an animation music video for it.


You can download it here
******UPDATE May 1 - right ive just found out that you have to click add to cart button to get the FREE download link. You will just have to sign up and put in your email details etc, click checkout  and then it sends you a link in an email.

yaaaaay...
ill be in touch soon
take care and be well
xx

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Pixie Catch Up and Bar Latina video
Current mood: cooky/wacky
Category: Music

Choop Choop

Ok so this is my first blog this year! Im Behind in my gig blogging already But dont fear I will try and not confuse you with my hazy fish memories any longer as i now have a special pixie gig book that i take with me to gigs and write and draw in, and pass around gumlings to jot down things, so i can now recap more accurately.....however the only problem now is that i have left it at home SO....erm i shall try my best to recap my January gigs. Ive played three gigs so far and theres not many pictures to show for it....maybe thats a good thing as im looking very zombified lately. *flashes back.....twitches*

My first gig of 2008 was at The Village in Muswell Hill. Twas my second time playing there. Ross the promoter calls me the troublemaker i think he thinks im always drunk when i play hehe...ok so maybe the first time i was a little tipsy and tried to walk off stage without unplugging my guitar haha but this time i was just overdosing on strepsils. Thanks to the gumlings who popped down and drew me many fantastic pictures in my pixie gig book. Roxy drew me a whole Rosered Kingdom and a boudiar, Mr Stumpy drew a man who forgot his goulies and wrote me fine Limericks and Miss pixie cam joined in with crazy doodles
I played two sets of three songs.
First set
Where's the Summer
Old Black Shoes
Outside
2nd set
Invisible
Sedaj Innuendo
Divine
Twas kool, i dusted off many cobwebs and some peeps clapped along to my last two songs

The next gig i played was a secret one at Viva Viva, the Viva Diva night *thunder bolts*,playing with Roxy POPS Rawson, we mixed our sets a bit, i played guitar on two of her songs and she played violin on mine, twas all improvised and crazy hehe. Thanks to Miss Jharda, Waynebow Stumpy, Miss Nabs and Miss Pixie Cam for popping down. It was quite a crazy night , no one knew what was going on and the sound engineer was quite busy making capacino's bless him, he was running around like a madman trying to do both jobs.

My latest gig was at the 333 Motherbar, i didnt know quite what to expect as Mr Stumpy mentioned something about bringing a flame thrower with him next time he went there and Mr Jacket was quite apprehensive about me playing there. When it came to the day, In the end One of the bands pulled out so there were just two of us playing and i was headlining, twas a crazy journey getting to Old Street from work. I arranged to meet miss pixie cam in Barnet and we kept missing each other and getting on and off busses trying to find eachother, i was half asleep and zombified on the tube. Once we got to Old street i woke up a little Oooo and we saw Keira Knightly in Kokomo through the window. Miss Pixie cam shouted f**k me sideways its Keira Knightley and her eyes popped, twas the quote of the night i think haha. Whats can i say about the 333 Motherbar...hmm on a Wednesday night its quite spacious. OOo i liked the decor i have a picture. The other band that played, the Bellagios, they were really good and they got Miss Pixie Cam doing some crazy dancing and i did some moves as well...only pixie ones. Inbetween Me, Mr Stumpy and miss pixie cam were staring out the window across the road watching CSI on someones huge TV haha...it was like Rear Window i tell you. We saw a lady get up, go to the bathroom and sit on the toilet, take her top off then she sat and watched CSI in the dark hehe. I had the longest sound check in the world, i think that was the good thing that came out of playing there,we discovered Sadie (my guitar) was sounding very out of tune when plugged in despite being in tune. It motivated me into changing my strings at the weekend

Once the band played they left straight away with their three fans...so my audience was the gumlings and the odd head that popped in the doorway. Two guys came and watched and another two from the doorway and some people outside in the bar bit were clapping. I played 5 songs ^_^
Wheres the summer
Just A Glimmer
Sedaj Inuendo
Lovers Fool
Divine
When i finsihed the soundman said to play more but my stomach was crying out for a chicken shish and so that what i said on the mic, aw sorry i really need a chicken shish kebab He laughed and said ok..and we left...mmm..



The shish was gooooood ^_^
*leaves flashback* Ooo the sun is out...*swivels on chair*

Right if you read my last blog i wrote about a gig i played last November at a place called Bar Latina. I finally have the DVD footage. Twas one of my favourite gigs of 2007 because i got joined onstage by an African Drummer, twas all random and so unexpected! He plays on the last two song, though you can see him in the video as the camera is static...so it just looks like im talking to myself the whole time. Have a gander! My next gig is on Sunday 17 feb at the Cuban in Camden. x
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Currently listening : Are We Not Femme? By The Butchies Release date: 10 November, 1998

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The 10 Gigs Picture Blog catch up ^_^
Current mood: dorky
Category: Music

Oh lordy lordy pixie pordy! I never realised how far behind with my gigs blogs i had become untill just now when i was counting them up.  Im TEN gigs down from my last blog tehee   No one can flash back that far AND remember everthing that happened...can they? *tries to flash back to October....twitches and foams at the mouth....blacks out...* *wakes up after several minutes* Ooh no Oh well tis nothing for it then, this blog will have to be a mixture of crazy pictures and hazy pixie fish brain memories. Im sure the memories will come back for the more recent shows ive played 

Ive just rumaged across my gumlings photos on facebook and have found some pictures that i will nick MUHuhahahaha! If any Gumlings that came and witnessed my gigging antics would like to help me out by adding comments about what they remember at the bottom that would be pixietastic

And so it begins....

October 3 2007 - VIVA VIVA - Competition Heat 1

Twas a wednesday night if i remember correctly, i dont seem to have any pictures of this night but i think Mr Jacket filmed some clips on his digi camera so you can go and bother him for footage if you like LOL

Ive taken part in many competitions at Viva Viva now and have always got to finals and never won anything sometimes theres not even a prize or turns out it wasnt a competition after all but none the less they are always FUN.  This time the 'prize' is £500 and newspaper coverage and there are many heats to get through. Its a hot new talent competition. I think the FINAL final will be mid December but you never know.  ANYWAYS fot this competition you are supposed to sing three of your best songs and thats it but some people had trouble sticking to that.....mainly because some acts didnt know it was a competition LOL oh the craziness,  OOoo and MR Rob - Shed Studio played also! Twas fun sharing the stage with them again.

Setlist:

Wheres the Summer

Trust

Divine

Twas fun and both me and Shed Studio got throught to the next round

October 11 2007- Step up to the Mic - 3one7 Bar

Ooo so yeah this one was in Finchely Rd, Jeff the promoter of this night is really coool, a very nice bloke. 3one7 Bar is a big three floor pub.

Setlist:

Wheres the Summer

Just A Glimmer

Outside

Two Little Red Feet

Divine

Twas a good gig, i remember eating some nice cheese topped garlic bread before i went on haha <-----garlic pixie breath.  One of my myspace friends played as well Adam Smith i think his name was...hehe its funny when you play gigs and then realise you are friends with one of the other acts already on myspace Oo-er.  The sound engineer played as well and he's the best blues singer ive heard in London town!

October 18 2007 - The Village Bar

Ooo twas my first time playing a Rosered gig in Muswell Hill and i likes it i dooo! Thanks to Mr Roye, Mr Peddles, Mr Jacket, Ju Jitsu Daveling and Miss Pixie Cam for popping down  I was asked to play here by the Viva sound man, and turns out Phildel was also playing, (another myspace friend) Each act plays twice - ie 3 songs first time and another 3 after.  There was a mix of acts and it was the first time ever that the Village had a music night going on.  The night was a success and im playing again on January 24th 2008! yaaay

Setlist

Wheres the Summer

Just A Glimmer

Two Little Red Feet

Outside

Lovers Fool <----------- NEW ONE

Divine

Ooo yes i tried out a new song in my second half tis called Lovers Fool. It went down really well with the people and i didnt make any mistakes throughout  WOW haha.  The promoter Ross is a sweetheart and im looking forward to playing there again. I like playing local gigs.

October 23 2007 - PUNK

Yaaaaaay this was a kool gig and i got proper dressed up and everything and even straightened my mullet for the night BUT unfortunately i have no pictures whatsoever grr

I had a dodgy guitar pick that night it flew out from my fingers twice and Sadie was feedbacking sometimes but other than that was fun I was the acoustic act before all the VERY LOUD bands and chaos that followed.  One band that played was already one of my myspace friends AGAIN!! Thanks to the gumlings that popped down to support me, Mr Magoo and Mr Pally, Miss Pixie Cam and Yamuna, Mr Stumpy and Mr Youngling Nick and Miss Alex  After the gig we went and ate some special lamb LOL

Setlist

Wheres the Summer

Just A Glimmer

For You

Two Little Red Feet

Outside

Lovers Fool

Divine

Ooo moving on to November now phew....

November 6 2007 - Bar Latina

Now this gig was fun fun fun and in the land of Tottenham! I should be getting some footage from this gig soon and i shall put that up on my website and on here for you all to see. I went down very well with the audience and met more of my myspace friends that just so happened to be playing again also.  This friends before friends thing is quite scary lol. There was quite a mix of acts from true folk to rock to african music.

These photos were taken by the promoter Nina. They film you while you play and give you a DVD after.  The bar is big, tis a nice place in the land of Tottenham. 

Setlist

Wheres the summer

Just A Glimmer

Two Little Red Feet

Lovers Fool <------------------ Joined by African Drummer

Divine <---------------------- Joined by African Drummer

Yaaaaaaaay was so unexpected, i was in the middle of playing Lovers Fool when suddenly the drummer from the African band that played before me jumped on stage and played along on his drums ^_^ twas amazing and the first time something like that has happened to me.  I wish it would happen more often.  Twas a GREAT and memorable night for me yaaay.

November 15 2007 - VIVA VIVA - Competition Heat 2

Ahhh yes round two of the Viva viva competition that was funny  Turns out my friends the Duckie Fuzzlin band were also playing in the competition.  Again the night continued with acts playing more than the three required songs! I think they were the ones that didnt know it was a competition again haha...

I played 3 songs, two of them different from the first round.

Setlist

Two Little Red Feet

Lovers Fool

Divine

I went down well with the audience and Ive gotten through to the next round again! SO the saga continues DEC 16 will be round 3, will it ever end?

November 18 2007 - The Cross Kings

Yaaay twas my first time playing at this venue.  I heard so much about it through the Asyet collective and had been meaning to pay a visit for some time so it was great to check it out finally.  Tis a nice cosy venue! Lord Goo invited me to play at his night it was so much fun and again a mixture of acts.  OOoo ive got some funny pics from that gig, i was being harrased by the gumlings Ooo the violence against the pixie *tuts* I had cowboy hats and pillows dropped and thrown at me

Mr William Nein popped down for a while and we chatted, he was going to play but had to go in the end.  Ooo and there was this youngling band that played who make chipmunk music/Gameboy music, twas interesting to watch - it made me feel like i was in an arcade.  Mr Jacket looked like this as they played <----

There were also two comedians who were ace!

Setlist

Wheres the summer

Just A Glimmer

Two Little Red Feet

Lovers Fool

Divine

November 29 2007 - Bar Form

Ooooo the craziness and pixitasticness of this gig

I got this gig through the Duckie Fuzzlins, they invited me to play with them that night at the Viva Viva competition but when the day came they pulled out because of illness so we both tried to find more people to play as the owner decided to turn the night into an open mic night, since they still had the PA system.  When i got there no one else had shown up so TWAS JUST ME FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT Muhauahahahahahahahahahahaha

This was a very local gig for me so i invited the locals hehe.  Miss Alex came and brought many of her youngling friends, Mr Jacket (never local to these parts came ^_^) Mr Stumpy, Miss Pixie Cam, Miss Yamuna came also.  I had a huge posse of gumlings watching me haha was sooo funny.

Setlist:

Wheres the summer

Just A Glimmer

Outside

Lovers fool

Old Black shoes

Turtle Race Turtle Power

Two Little Red Feet

The Chime <----------- inbetween got given a shot to down!

Trust

Touch & go

Stonecold

Divine

I ended up playing 12 songs...well 13 if you count my improvised pixie brain song hehe AND drank a shot inbetween Oooo my poor pixie throat.  So yeah overall twas a strange gig for me BUT a NICE strange.  Me and my gumling posse had taken over the bar haha.  After i played the younglings drank more and i got given another shot, that was enough to make me dizzy, i am but one pixie and i cant hold my drink hehe.  We stayed there till 12 (aka when the younglings got kicked out) Its was a great night. Hope to play there again soon. Thanks again to all who came, twas fun meeting all the younglings. There are pictures but i dont have them yet...maybe thats a good thing hehe ***i spoketh to soon the pictures have surfaced!

Some of The youngling gumlings!

Oooo right so now we are up to December WOW...i have to shift my pace up a little now...

December 2 - BTM - The Shaftsbury

I dont have any picture from this gig either but it was kool. **Now i do have pictures yaaay. Tis a nice cosy venue and all the acts were quirky, i think thats what BTM like in their acts. I went on first Went down well with the audience.

Setlist

Wheres the summer

Old black Shoes

Two Little red Feet

Lovers Fool

Divine

Gumling antics hahaha

Another succesfull pixie gig yaaay

Right now i think we are up to date...yes eh? eh? My next and LAST gig of the year is this sunday 16th at VIVA VIVA - this will be my 3rd round of the competition.  Pop down and join in with the craziness if you like, its all good  Next time i wont leave the blogging so long...and yes i know i said the same thing last time but tis my lack of internet i tells you! I also have gigs booked for January and Feb 08 already so go have a gander at mi profile too sometime ^_^

Anyways my friends

Toodle Pip

Ill be in touch again soon, thanks for reading, i have some new demos up on my player if you havent heard them already.

Catch you soon

Lydia the pixie xxx

Currently listening : A Christmas Together By John Denver & the Muppets Release date: 01 August, 1996

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The Five Gigs Blog ^_^
Current mood: drained
Category: Music

So yes finally here it is... the famous Five gigs blog that i have been promising for a while now hehe... I think its safe to say i am way waaaay behind in my gig blogging, so far in fact that i think that if i tried to flashback all the way to mid August my pixie mind will pop and i shall probably foam at the mouth or something *tries to flashback....Oooo my fish memory...*

But never fear i do have a plan B Thank the lord for mobile phone cameras and gumlings who come to mine gigs yaaay....ooo and facebook tags haha..yup i is going to put together a nice photo blog and let the pictures fill in the gaps of my memory.

Lets start with the first....

August 26@Abbey Tavern

Twas a Sound bites night bank holiday weekend and the Abbey was packed full of younglings who had been drinking for hours.  They were very rowdy and getting up to all sorts and at one point some were dancing on the tables! I played last so i had a long wait and much drinking time with mine gumlings...

I was given a rider at the bar so i was getting many drinks for everyone, i think i got a bit tipsy in the end hahaha i think this picture above says it all...im doing the pixie death stare...thats never a good sign

Ooo its me balancing on a stool *tries to think what songs i sang..ooo*

*Mr Stumpy is thinking...where did that candle holder go*

September 4@Viva Viva

Oooooo wait damm i dont think i have any pictures from this night Whoopsie daisy erm...right er.... well i remember i tried out mi new song that i wrote half in Cyprus and half here.  Its called Two Little Red Feet....went down well methinks :) Its a very delicate song, different style to my others.  It features a homeless one armed man who groans and some sunburnt red feet

Setlist (not neccesarily in this order)

Wheres the summer
Just A Glimmer
turtle race turtle power
Two little Red Feet
Divine


Theere was quite a different mix of acts that night  ranging from rnb to electro to rock and pixie music Ooo and i had me some nice ravioli with mushroom and rosemary sauce....WOW its funny the things you remember and the things you dont

September 8 - Busking for Cancer on the Southbank

This gig was soooo much fun! Twas amazing i have many pictures that i took with my mobile In the end we raised over £800 for cancer research.  It was on the southback  and a small little rig was set up just by the London Eye area, though when i got there i didnt actually notice it till after Busking Cancer is organised by Mark.(see below guy with book in hand)

The whole Busking Cancer team were so friendly and welcomed me into their team. I played second and the whole thing was being filmed.  There were lots of statue people around and other creative artists.  It just so happened that Walk London (to raise mone for Breast Cancer)was also going on and they had a stall set up  a few steps away.  There were hundereds of people around and many younglings running around.

Setting up...

Setlist
Wheres the summer
Just A Glimmer
Two Little Red Feet
Turtle Race Turtle Power
Stonecold
Divine
Twas an awesome gig, there was quite a crowd around the rig and the statue people were around.  While i was singing there was a guy doing a crystal ball juggling...ok so i dont know the proper term for it but its like what David Bowie does in the film Labyrinth yaaay AMAZING

I dedicated a song to the statue people hehe mainly to see if they would react..

I think i managed a little smirk out of the lady hehehe.  OOo and it was so great after i played Stonecold a baby in a pram clapped with enjoyment he was so cute and it made me smile so much.  He looked very impressed haha.

After the gig me and gumling Pixie Cam walked around the Southbank, and enjoyed the wonderful view from the bridge.

September 10 @Viva Viva - The Acoustic Review - a gig for miss Peggy Weggy

OOoo now this was a fun gig I got to meet Miss Peggy Weggy mine American friend properly for the first time.  When she was living in London while studying she had seen me play quite a few times at Viva and when she went back to Florida added me on Myspace. She told me she would be in London for a few days and so i arranged a gig at Viva innit.  They kindly squeezed me in on a Monday night  when i explained the situation.  Miss Jharda the Harp Queen also played she was amazing! (see below, check her out shes in my top friends)

Heres Miss Peggy taken by Mr Stumpy (all mr stumpy pics)

The happy gumlings ^_^

Heres me spraying strawberry pixie dust

September 25@Viva Viva

Erm again no pictures at the mo unfortunately, but i can remember this one as it was on Tuesday hehe.  Big thanks to Mr Jacket, Roxy and Pixie Cam for popping down.  We had some nice food again mmm....more Ravioli for me. I played last on Tuesday, went down well with the audience

Setlist:
Wheres the summer
turtle race turtle power
Trust
Two Little red Feet
Divine

OOo yaay and i have  new mullety hair so i look like this now


It was quite unexpected hehe but hey i go with the flow hehe

Right erm thats the five gigsblog...hope you enjoyed the pictures and er....roll on October gigs
Ill be at Viva Viva again on wednesday yaay and next time i wont leave things so long

Currently listening : On a Clear Night By Missy Higgins Release date: 07 May, 2007

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Back in the saddle at Blush and a gig in Space
Current mood: bouncy
Category: Music

Hola mine gumlings! Id thought id finally sit down and write a new blogling while i have a mo yaay
Yes Pixie is back in town refreshed from her time away in pixieland and is now back down to business.  All that has been on  my mind is album album album...got to finish recording the album somehow, this year, sooooooon album album yablum..mmm yablum so this is my goal for the rest of the year.  Ive been trying to do it for ages and things constantly pop up and delay me tis so frustrating...but next time this pixie sees another obstacle she will ram it with all her might KABOOM! Im gathering up all the frustration and keeping it safe and in a good place to make creative use of it at the right moments MUHAUHAHAHA

Right back to the giglings i have played since ive been back in London.  I played two last week, one at the fantabolous Blush Bar in Stokie and the other...in SPACE...yes space in a place called Mudchute yup tis true.  Im going to have to go into flashback  mode im afraid  *goes into a trance while eating a custard paistree...mmm...custard....flashes back to last thursday...*

So tis Thursday 9th May...i was due to play at the Blush Bar.  Twas going to be my first gig for 4 or 5 weeks so i was a bit nervy and hyper. Id arranged to meet Mr Stumpy in Finsbury Parkling earlier as he wanted to come see the pixie play so i made my way down there after work.  I just missed a train as i reached the railway station so i sat down on a bench and tried to think which songs i should sing....while doing this i had the great pleasure of watching a crow eating the carcus of a smaller bird on the railway tracks EWwwwwww....i thought as i watched with mine pixie eyes.  No-one else saw it but it was there blatantly infront of everyone...instead they saw my crazy expression and gave me funny looks.  I always seem to notice the little things that are around the place that no-one else seem to see and are oblivious to
So anyways i watched the bird eating a bird..and jumped everytime a fast train zoomed past on the tracks till my train came.  I eventually met Mr Stumpy and we jumped on a bus and as soon as we arrived in Stokie we searched the land for a kebab shop with good chicken shish's.  Somehow we ended up walking down a road that HAD NO KEBAB SHOPS!! oh the humanity so we walked back up nearer to Blush and found one where we purchased some chicken shish's. WHile we ate Mr Stumpy found Jesus in his chicken shish and a wasp landed on his head and i ran around like a mad pixie when it came after my shish haha.  I had lots of raw onions in my shish so twas an Onion breath alert for me, it had no effect on the wasp though.  As we headed towards The Blush Bar we bumped into Mr Rob yaay..hed come down to see me as well.  We walked into the Blush together, Jo Bailey the promoter was there setting up and Mr Jacket was there reading a paper My mobile rang and twas Mr Howie! my younling friend who plays in a band called the Beta Rays, he said he was outside so i ran out and met him, his whole band live next door to the Blush! tis a very small world.  When i came back i saw Miss Yasmin there reading a paper!
Id been talking with Miss Yasmin on Myspace for ages and it was the first time we'd met face to face. I went and introduced myself properly and then migrated her to my pixie posse table.  I like it when all my gumlings get along together and mix its so kool and makes the gig more fun and memorable
9/08/07- the setlist -I played a 25min set
1)Wheres the summer
2)Just A Glimmer
3)Outside
4)Turtle Race Turtle Power
5)Divine
6)Stonecold

The Blush Bar is a really cute venue, i love it, twas a fun night, i was a bit rusty but i didnt do to bad for someone who hadnt played in 4-5 weeks hehe. Oooooo heres some pictures from Miss Yasmins digi cam.

Tis me looking constipated and the lovely Miss Yasmin, twas so great that she came down, thanks lady! I know you were soo tierd.

Me and Mr Rob aww

Mr Stumpy and Mr jacket
Overall twas an awesome night Thank You ALL for popping down...even Mr Howie who popped in with some of his bandmates after i played he lost track of time in between all the wine drinking he was doing nextdoor!
*leaves flashback...Oooo choco toffee....*grabs some toffee sweets from the fridge....sits...sucks on the sweet...flashes back to last sunday in Space....*

Yaay So tis Saturday! I love doing gigs on the weekends It means i can relax and make my way down in good time, eat well and look good.  Usually if i play during the week i rush like a mad pixie straight from work, and look windswept and out of breathe when i arrive and dont get time to eat right away. So anyways i had arranged to meet Mr Stumpy again at 6pm at Woodgreen tube so i made my way down...twas a great day weather wise.  I jumped on the bus and about 5-7 mins before i got to the tube a man sat next to me..he was er...very tipsy and he saw my guitar and said Oooo wow whats that? I said it was a guitar and so we chatted, he was very loud and suddenly the whole downstairs of the bus had eyes on us.  We talked about music and he asked where i was going.  I i was on my way to a gig in the Isle of Dogs...Mudchute.  He was like this----> and shouted in a very loud cockney accent Isle of Dogs! Bloody hell your on the wrong bloody bus then Love...Isle of dogs?? Mudchute Thats a long way innit. We both got off the bus and he started asking me what kind of music i liked which ended up with more shouting hehehe We shook hands in the bonzi Mr Shaky hand style and introduced ourselves properly.  He told me his name was Nathan, i had to run in the tube, i left him with my pixie myspace card hehe but he said he was stupid and didnt know how to use a computer...hmm we shall see...maybe he will read this, though he was very drunk so he probably wont remember most of our converstation...SO ANyway i queued up to buy my travelcard and Mr Stumpy showed up and we headed for SPACE...in the land of Mudchute.  I didnt really know what to expect of a place called Mudchute really hehehe so i let my pixie imagination run wild and enjoyed the journey down there.  I like going on the DLR and across the river mmm....Isle of Dogs, the view of London is amazing tis like a mini light rollacoaster weeeee...twas a lovely journey.

When we got to Mudchute i pulled out my pixie maps and we headed for Space.  Space was once a chapel and now its a new media arts centre.  We found it eventually after about a 25min walk which included taking snapshots of Canary Wharf.  Twas another NO KEBAB SHOP ZONE not one in sight and when we went into Space i introduced myself to the Soundman Ben and asked him many a question about kebab shops in the area.  OK I IS ADMITTING IT I AM A CHICKEN SHISH AHOLIC there...  He told me there wasnt any around unless we jump on a bus, which i didnt really have time to as i needed to soundcheck in 30mins so Mr Stumpy and i popped upstairs to the HUBBUB restaurant and grabbed some drinks and sat outside.  We grabbed some free newspapers and guess whatz we found in there
This!!!
Its so koool yaaaay
So anyways we sat and chatted and then i did a quick soundcheck. Mr magoo called me up and said he was stranded somewhere and that he might miss my set and i was like no worries there is pleanty of time as i was 2nd on, and i went back outside to think of what to play. Earlier on in the morn inbetween cleaning my room and showering, i had finished my new song called Two Little Red Feet and it was still in my head and so i was in two minds about playing it as it was very FRESH indeed. I was still trying to think of a setlist as we drank outside and then Mr Jacket arrived tehee...i contemplated putting it in my setlist and then changed my mind again and then somehow came up with a setlist that had some of my older songs in it yaaaaaay....this was going to be a great test on my pixie fish memory.  Hearing the other bands soundcheck i figured it was quite a mix in genres, the other acts were bands and had a fuller sound so i wanted to play alot of my pixified songs and keep the set upbeat rather than moany. SO in the end this is what i played:
11/08/07 setlist - the space- 30 mins
1)Wheres the summer
2)Just a Glimmer
3)Outside
4)Turtle Race Turtle Power
5)Old Black Shoes
6)Ticket To Oz
7)Divine
Yaaaaaaaay twas an awesome gig and the audience  loved it!  Seems i was on fire  when i was singing at this gig hehe, i was letting  out alot of that frustration that i mentioned above and i got some laughs out of the audience in between songs with my pixie talk Twas FUN FUN FUN yaaay.  Both the other bands were great as well The Novelloz and The Mekano Set check them out. Ooo heres some pics taken by Mr Magoo and his new James Bond mobile..



The Pixie and the Jacket at the lovely Mudchute station
The journey back with me, Mr Stumpy, Mr Magoo and Mr Jacket  was so funny.  Thank you all for coming! There was many a joke about Mudchute and its origins and when we got on the DLR ther was a small group of train officials in flourecent jackets.  One of them was a large man of African Carribean origin and he asked me what i played.... i thought here we go again...so i said MUSIC and smiled and then he asked me what type and i said FOLK but somehow the man heard SOCA and then all his friends started laughing and then mine pixie posse started laughing Shortly after Mr Jacket bid us goodnight and we continued on the DLR.  We came to a stop and the Train officials were getting of and the SOCA man said to me Goodnight Princess and as he walked away he did SOCA dance movements with his arse at me It was sooo funny, id never seen an arse move like that before teheeee.  So anyways for the rest of the way home we were all starving and Mr magoo was so tierd, somehow we ended up in a kebab shop buying chicken shish's again hahaha mmmm.....mid midnight  shish kebabs....mmmm twas lovely!
Overall twas a pixitastic night! and i cant wait to play again.
*leaves flashback*  Oooooooo look at the time...i sure ive left something out but alas my poor fish memory If anyone that was there reads this please add things hehe.

My next gig is on a Sunday Yaaaaaay 26th August in Kentish Town at the Abbey Tavern and you is all invited! come say hello.  This time i will definately play my new song innit
Tis bye for now my gumlings...
Till next time
toodle pip
Lydia the pixie xxx

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Hola...so its like 1204am right now, ive just finished watching Kill Bill Volume two and i is confused.  Thats what watching a film mid way through will do to you i guess and i suppose the fact i never saw the first one has added to my confusion but ANYWAY, i thought id pop into myspaz and write a little bloggy plops before i dissapear back to my village in pixieland and you forget all about me. ^_^

Its been a very crazy week, well to be honest everyday for the last couple of months has been crazy, non-stop craziness and wierdness and what have you.  I still have a part num tongue and im just trying to get use to the fact that i may never have a normal tongue ever again but i still have my fingers crossed that i will.  Nothing can be done really apart from injecting steroids into my nerve to try and get some strength back in my tounge but knowing my luck with injections id rather stay well clear of that. Lets see what happens ay! At least for now i can eat super cold ice cream now and not feel much coldness....oooo or eat burning hot food hehehe OR eat something i dont like and not taste the flavour if i keep it on the right side yaaaaaaaaaaaay

On Tuesday i played a gigsy poos in Brick Lane...cafe 1001 it was...*has flashback*  
Twas an ordinary morning, i was running late for work as usual...running down the north circular and began crossing the roads.....Zoom... two of my busses go by...i cant run for them because im still waiting for the lights to change .  By the time they do the busses are way to far down the road for me to attempt to run after them and catch them at the next stop...especially with sadie (my guitar ) on my back.  I do chase those busses quite alot, it must look really funny to the drivers in the traffic haha...running pixie show i give to people every morning.  Whats really embarassing is when there is a coach load of people amongst the traffic and they see me running...the traffic slows and i overtake them....then the coach over takes me again and so on....then i just about reach the bus and then somehow manage to miss it again by seconds...then the coach of people pass by and see me again (effing and blinding away* This happens alot to me, its my daily execise. 

So anyway, there was no way i was going to chase after the two id just missed and i knew i was going to end up being really late for work. I was pissed at this  point thinking there wasnt going to be another bus for ages...so i leaned against the wall by the bus stop.  I turn my head to the right and suddenly i see this red blob jigging about...i was like Oo-er whats  that, so i move in for a closer inspection and EYE EYE guess what i sees with mine pixie eyes this...
YES... two ladybirds making sweet love on the wall I dont know about you but id never seen anything like that before...i barely see a ladybird these days let alone seeing them humping! So of course i was now totally facinated and moved in even closer...a whole load of questions arose in my mind Has anyone actually see a baby ladybird before? I pulled out my mobile and started taking pictures Oooo i sound like a perv now I got so engrossed in zooming in taking pictures that i hadnt noticed that another bus was making its way towards me.  It just caught the corner of my eye seconds before the bus stop so i suddenly jumped to the edge of the pavement to hail it to stop.  I caught it just in time. I spent the whole bus ride examining my ladybird porn pictures FACINATING

Come the end of the work day was time to make my way down  to cafe 1001.  Twas pissing down with rain, i had printed myself out three maps of the area to make sure i didnt get lost...but somehow i still did.  My plan was to go to algate east tube and walk the rest but somehow it all went pear shaped.  The northern line was up the creek and then kings cross was closed so had to go to moorgate tube and there wasnt any trains going to algate east so i went to Liverpool street. On the way in and out there were police with sniffer dogs at the end of the escalators, one sniffed my arse hehe...

So from Liverpool street i pulled out my maps and walked around for a good long while till i eventually found the place.  Brick lane has changed so much! Especially the truman b