Archive for February, 2007

Sky in excess.

Sky in excess. Originally uploaded by davehodg. I want glasses that do this to a sky. Related Posts:No Related Posts


Wagamam – rubbish again

I don’t know why I bother. The gyoza were dry and the spicy coconut soup tasteless. Son’s chicken ramen and chicken yakitori were excellent however. Maybe it’s me? Related Posts:No Related Posts


Vodafone 3G USB Modem.

Today in JFW world… I’ve been racking up stupid PAYG data bills recently. Then, NTL have failed to fix my cable at home. So, I’ve bitten the bullet and paid the £45+VAT/mo for a Vodafone USB modem dongle. Wow. Install some software, activiate the hardware, click “Connect”. That’s it. I’m on lowly GPRS here in [...]


Robinson, Way and Co.

They’ve written to me demaning I “prove I don’t owe eBay/PayPal any money”. Riiiight. A major national newspaper is now putting together (another) story on them. Amusing stuff. Related Posts:No Related Posts


Outsourcing fundamental services

I’m not, generally speaking, a huge fan of outsourcing stuff. As a geek, I know how to set up and run stuff. However, and as Greg recently pointed out, there’s a spectrum of utility that makes these things compelling. Personally, I’ve gone from having two servers at Rackspace to a mashup of Dreamhost, Flickr, Blogger [...]


A legendary night

OK, so people do this all the time but it’s a long time since I have on such a scale or with these folks before and the first time in my new manor. So, Matt texted me in the afternoon that he, Tim “QPR” and Kez were up in London for a gig and would [...]


Screw the car petition, photography is much more important

I’ve already been hassled by a PFY transport cop at Camden tube. Let’s assert our rights:http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Photography/ Spread the word! Update: No, don’t. It’s pointless. There are issues with freedom, but this isn’t one of them. Related Posts:No Related Posts


Cavalar at the  Purple Turtle

They make me smile Related Posts:No Related Posts


Video

OK, so Saturday night was a blast, what with the Quireboys and all. But! I also happened to have my video camera there and shot about 20 minutes of Cavalar. Wow. Matt is Ritchie and Luca is Jesus Christ Superstar. People, there is no excuse for not having a £300 DV camera at every gig [...]


Legendary Music Photographer

Just browsing my google stats. Apparently, I’m third hit for “legendary music photographer”. I’ll grant David Redfern top hit, but poor old Ross Halfin and Fin Costello. Although, as a “friend” pointed out, doesn’t legendary mean: “dead”? Related Posts:No Related Posts


Quireboys DVD Launch, Purple Turtle

Quireboys DVD Launch, Purple Turtle Originally uploaded by davehodg. As a birthday treat for my daughter, I arranged for two of her favourite bands to play the Purple Turtle. Well, not really, it was just a happy coincidence. First, the Quireboys plugging their new DVD and rocking out as usual followed by the mighty Cavalar [...]


Counterfeits, Kiss The Dirt

Counterfeits, Kiss The Dirt Originally uploaded by davehodg. A firkin’ freezing night in Hoxton, the band insisted they be dragged out into the cold, dystopian murk with its inherent edgy menace. Related Posts:No Related Posts


Well that was an interesting week. I’m pleased to announce that I am now CTO at iSporty.com, a community site focused on sports participants. Better still, I’ll be working with David MaherRoberts, formerly Director of New Media at Future Publishing, for whom I’d done several projects over last few years. I’d been working at Venda [...]


Nev’s new guitar

Nev’s new guitar Originally uploaded by davehodg. I can’t wait for summer, when there’s actual light for a reasonable amount of the day and I can take picutres without having to shepherd every photon in the room into the lens. Related Posts:No Related Posts