Revival Mode

Thanks lord, but I don't need any more poor advice, poor advice.

Caught in the canon with a one way ticket.
Four riders in a town with one horse.
I've wagered a sure thing, 
Against what was behind the first door.
Stack the chips, ready to ride.
Out of sight, out of mind.
It's fool-proof and it won't do, 
To make safe bets while I'm towing the line.

Thanks lord, but I don't need any more poor advice, poor advice.

I had a lock on a dirty little secret, 
A raging bull who was fixed to fall down.
I've been waiting at ringside my whole life, 
But he's still swinging on.

I've got debts piling high.
I've got addictions and ex wives.
But I've stayed true, so I thank you, 
For bearing witness while I waste my fucking life.

I'm Ready to pay the judge, to pay the judge, to pay the judge.
Now I need to tip the scale, some sort of bribery, I'm not waiting this
Out.
I need to pay the judge, to pay the judge, to pay the judge.
I need to grease a palm, some sort of certainty, I'm sick of waiting this
Out.

I should have learned a more noble craft, 
Out of the library, into the lab.
"And will the machine gunners please step forth?"
"Will the sheet cutters please step forth?"
There's only room on this rescue boat, 
For butchers and bakers and men with hope.
And will machine gunners please step forth? 
Will machine gunners please step forth?

Thanks lord, but I don't need any more poor advice, poor advice.
Thanks lord, but I don't need any more poor advice, poor advice.


Everything seems to be going so fast these days,

I feel like i have only days left to live out everything i ever wanted to do in this shitty town, I want to go out and destroy the place, i want to be remembered here. I want to leave with a name made for myself.

I also don't want any of this,  I just want to be gone and to be a different person, because this one didn't work, because it wasn't what i signed up for.  I should be different, i should be great, i have potential ...

I feel like im spiralling .. and i don't know why.

I need to make a name ..

Alexander Supertramp and the Failure of Individualist Escape

As soon as i saw this, it woke me up.  Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man, than a secure future.  Joy comes from new experiences and so why limit this to so few?  This is why I intend to do the thing that i always and never wanted to do.... run away,   Every single day soon will be a new, different challenging experience.  Im going to have to deal with it, there's no escape, i have to love it. 

I cant wait.

Glory / Looking for gold

Hectic hectic hectic week.  I have so much to talk about.

Firstly ill start with my trip to London.

As you may or may not know i`m currently going through the tedious process of emigrating to New Zealand. A big big big move. indeed. yes. So i was having trouble understanding which visa i need and how to acquire it blah blah, so i took a trip with a friend to London to visit the new Zealand embassy.  Bearing in mind that i was expecting them to say that it takes up to 6 months to process the application and costs £3500 +++ .... how wrong was I   she told me that it takes up to 25 days and costs around £170.  I couldn't believe it.  I was set on the idea that i wouldn't be able to go but apparently there isn't anything in my way .. yet. but ill keep you updated on that.

London was good, it was Charlie s first time there since being at the young age of 5 so i showed her most of my favourite places,  she loved it and here's a couple of pictures of her ..... ill warn you, she is ginger .. I know I know, hide your kids. HA!!

Secondly i`ve been away for the last few days into the deep deep valleys of wales.

I was asked to be in a music video by a friend of mine, his band is called
We Were Ghosts  just click the link to check them out.

basically 8 of us all lived in a big cottage in north Wales .. this place was out of this world.  it was 40 minutes away from anything/anyone.  we didn't see a single person the whole time we were there, there was no Internet or phone reception or TV!  it was amazing, I loved it,  we went out to chop wood for the fires, cooked all our food on an aga and at night all of us just sat around the fire with our ale and had some good laughs.  It was most definitely one of the best weekends of my life.

Amongst all this, we did some filming of their new music video and documentary which will be out early next year.  I was a lost backpacker that was kidnapped at gunpoint .. but i don't want to give it all away ha!

Here's some photos.

Making toast ...like men!!

Chopping wood

Oh, and a sheep got into the house !!

 All in all, an amazing week for me, and now its time to get this week into gear.

so I'm going to leave you with 2 songs to have a listen too this entry just because i couldn't choose which one i wanted to share,

This is Glory, by radical face ... an amazing song that i cant get out of my head,  they lyrics towards the end really speak of my own experiences.

Looking for gold by Solander -  Just listen and enjoy :)

Joe