Northwich

There isn’t really a lot to say about Northwich. It hasn’t got anything going for it these days.

So This is What I’m Doing These Days

I decided i wasn’t ready for the real working world and after successfully stuffing up.. 3 years of potential (same number of years i’ve been taking photos, funny that) i’ve embarked on a BTEC course, doing photography. Below somewhere is a scan from the first darkroom contact sheet i’ve ever done. I’m an old man on the course. I’d go on to say all the know-it-all shite and use big words of which i don’t really know the meaning of, to come across as some sort of photo-boffin, but anyone that actually has a feel for the real balls of this site knows i’d be talking bollocks.

Doesn’t it look fancy.

In other news, i’m still pennyless.

Special People

Best portraits old and new ’07 to ’10. Just people pictures.

It’s a .pdf so give it a few minutes.

I Bought a CD from Bob Marleys Cousin

The best known busker in Bath, Delroy Fowlin, sold me a 13 track album for £5 out of his guitar case, i think he must have liked me and Stef because everywhere i’ve looked up online about him says he sells them for £10. If you’ve ever been to Bath you’ll recognise this man, he’s out every day, rain or shine, playing some raw reggae. The burnt CD looks innocent enough, but it was co produced with Bunny Wailer and Stephen Marley. Delroy was born in Trenchtown, Kingston Jamaica and formed the band that plays in the album, Knowledge back in 1971.

If you’re in Bath say hello, and listen carefully to his lyrics, he likes to sing about people that walk past.

Why I Wish It Was Still 1998

Prime example of what is wrong with music today, taken in Bristol – 18,7,10

My main reason would be the music, not just the fact the Trafford Centre opened, or the fact France actually beat Brazil, the UK charts had some of the most memorable music and some of the best 90s music definately appeared in this year, i just wish i’d been a little older than 7 to appreciate it more as it was happening.

This is my top 10 tracks from that beautiful year.

10. “Gettin’ Jiggy wit It” – Will Smith Let’s just call it a top 9.

9. “Horny” – Mousse T vs Hot ‘N’ Juicy

8. “Angel” – Massive Attack

7. “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” – Jay Z

6. “Deeper Underground” – Jamiroquai

5. “Brimful of Asha” – Cornershop

4. “It’s Like That” – Run DMC vs Jason Nevins

3. “Intergalactic” – Beastie Boys

2. “Rockerfeller Skank” – Fatboy Slim

1. “Ghetto Superstar” – Pras Michel, featuring Mýa and ODB – one of the highest selling tracks in the UK, selling 680,000 copies, and the track i think takes me back the best.

And i don’t think any other year will ever produce that many decent tracks, that would get the same love and attention from the nation. And just think the UK used to be cool, now people cream their pants over JLS, and N-Dubz, and FUCKING JEDWARD. It makes me hang my head in shame.

Well it wasn’t without it’s shit moments, heres three honourable (but very shitty) mentions:

3. “My Heart Will Go On” – Celine Dion

2. “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” – Backstreet Boys

1. “…Baby One More Time” – Britney Spears

And here’s three tracks that turned out not to come out in 1998, to my dismay when i was researching this blog, but weren’t far off, and still deserve there own little place in this blog:

3. “Bitter Sweet Symphony” – The Verve (Out in ’97)

2. “Disco Science” – Mirwais (’99)

1. “Coffee and TV” – Blur (’99)

And thats that.

Jukeboxboombox* Issue 1?

It would look something like this i guess.

i’d need more writers to make it monthly, and people emailing in with stories they’d want to to see put in the mag, it wouldn’t be printed, it’d be a free to download .pdf file.

so any dodgy stories, lemme know at jukeboxboombox@googlemail.com.

and if you wanna supply pictures too that’d be awesome, anything in a similar style to the sort of shit i put on, i ain’t keen on the fancy artsy stuff.

Where Were You When You Realised It Was All Over For England?

Germanys first goal, Sainsburys, Northwich.

The missus took this one for me.

So did the pubs make anyone take off their England shirts, or were they doing it voluntarily?

Is This Really What The World Is Looking For?

Now I don’t know a whole lot about search engines, but when you’re in the middle of typing something and ‘suggestions’ pop up, i’ve always assumed these are the most searched for phrases similar to whatever you are typing in. I only got as far as ‘where to find’, and well the list of ‘suggestions’ was something spectacular.

Alright From Afar, But Far From Alright

Still taking pictures but heres some stuff to keep you going.

My Middle Name Isn’t Really ‘Dubstep’

I genuinely think this is what goes through some peoples minds.

• She changed her profile pic? Mine needs to be hotter
• Take photo with friend, ‘PROFILE PIC!’
• Pick out dress, take photos in dressing room
• Break up with boyfriend, change status to ‘divorced’
• 20 minutes since last status, make new one
• Don’t know the difference between their, there and they’re
• Get dressed up, for a mirror photo
• Breathing, become a fan
• 13 today, abandon Bebo and join Facebook
• Go food shopping, take photos
• Can we pretend that airplanes are shooting stars, because I could really use a wish right now
• Join every lol jk group I can find, don’t even understand them
• Status update: countdown I wont explain to anyone
• ‘Invite everyone to this group and a magic link will appear’, seems legit
• Status about being angry or upset – ‘wats up bbe?’ ‘nvm xxx’
• Change language to pirate
• & hearts
• Somebody hacked my Facebook
• Move to new uni flat, upload 100 pics of new uni flat
• Devastating earthquake, ‘like’ Haiti
• I’m addicted to Farmville
• Bored, 50 random things note
• This is a really flattering picture of myself , nevermind that my normally decent looking friend wasn’t ready for the picture, unlucky
• Go to best friends house, had such an amazing day!
• If you like this status, I will post something I like about you
• Go to best friends birthday party, upload 500 pic of it the next day
• Take picture with a someone very attractive, don’t tag them
• Talk to best friend on phone, write a fat paragraph on her wall
• Justin Bieber is hot
• 20 of your friends are tagged in this album, you are not
• Upload some pictures of flowers, start calling yourself a photographer
• Take a picture of cleavage, write a poem in the caption
• I HATE Facebook, but it’s so fucking addictive

On a lighter note, i’m compiling all my best photos into one fat .pdf gallery, it’ll have a lot of shots from ‘Boombox’ and ‘Smile’, just going to get pissed some more and take some more degrading photos first.