Hartlepool Monkey

Hartlepool Dockfest Photos - My full set on flickr

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:15:57 +0100

Hartlepool Dockfest Photos - My full set on flickr

Hartlepool Dockfest - Break Static - Turbo Jones (via Whistling...

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:11:00 +0100

Hartlepool Dockfest - Break Static - Turbo Jones (via Whistling in the Dark)

Hartlepool Dockfest - The Lightning Seeds (via Whistling in the...

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:09:57 +0100

Hartlepool Dockfest - The Lightning Seeds (via Whistling in the Dark)

Sean Lock is the comedian performing at Dockfest

Fri, 29 May 2009 07:10:58 +0100

Sean Lock is the comedian performing at Dockfest

Magic Man by The Aliens. Directed by John maclean and Christian...

Sat, 23 May 2009 11:54:00 +0100

Magic Man by The Aliens. Directed by John maclean and Christian McKenzie. Magic Man from the new Aliens album ‘Luna.’

The Aliens at the Studio

Sat, 23 May 2009 11:53:00 +0100

Good gig. Openers were a local band LSD (Lithium Speed Dementia) and Lemonade a group living in Brooklyn (tee hee).

LSD (Lithium Speed Dementia) were a young trio from Hartlepool. I don’t imagine it’s an easy gig when your group makes up nearly half the people in the venue when you go onstage. For their later songs a friend[?] started to dance on his own in front of the stage. for the last song two more people joined him and a few people in the crowd were singing along. At the moemnt their tracks sound a bit better in the studio (myspace) than live in The Studio. You can catch them in July at Dockfest.

When Lemonade came on the lead singer made a comment like “so you’re just going to sit there…” The answer to that is yes. We don’t know you so unless you give us a good reason with what you do that is exactly what you’re going to get. They used a bunch of samples some of which were cool but sometimes they combined in an unfortunate noise where you couldn’t distinguish what they were playing. The myspace tracks sound completely different to what they sounded like live. The myspace tracks have layers and samples and keyboards galore. Live um….not so much.

The Aliens came on. Former beta band members. They had control of the crowd which was admittedly more full. People were drunk and dancing and loving life. The lead singer has a good voice and the group harmonizes well. For their encore they played a meandering dance beat with random lyrics from the songs from the set being sung. I don’t know the songs well enough to know if it was a forward then backwards setlist. There was some good crowd interaction and slight bemusement at a drunk woman dancing on stage and grabbing hold of a tambourine to play along.

Seems that the crowd at The Studio does loud was better than they do mellow.

Morrissey at Hartlepool Borough Hall Setlist

Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Just got back from Morrissey at Hartlepool Borough Hall. Love the 10 minute ride home. Will write more soon for now: Setlist exactly as written on one of the official setlists - snapped a crappy cell phone picture of it from the guy who got it.

1/ CHARMAN
2/ IRISH
3/ B CLOUD
4/ HSIN?
5/ ALL YOU NEED IS ME
6/ HOW CAN?
7/ COMA
8/ PARIS
9/ LEMME KY
10/ ASK
11/ SKULL
12/ ONE DAY GOOD
13/ WHY DON’T YOU F?
14/ BORES
15/ HIDDEN
16/ CAROL
17/ BEST F ON P
18/ SORRY DOESN’T
19/ SOME GRILLS
20/ LOOP
21/ I’M OK BY
enc: NEARER MY GOD TO THEE AM I

Walk to School Week - May 18-22

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:16:00 +0100

Walk to School Week - May 18-22:

“Families across Hartlepool are being urged to support Walk to School Week by leaving their cars at home and making the daily “school run” on foot.

The week-long national campaign which takes place twice a year, will run from May 18-22.

It aims to highlight the traffic problems that exist outside many schools due to the increasing numbers of children who travel to school by car, and raise awareness of the environmental and health benefits associated with walking.”

New Lightning Seeds video for Ghosts - Makes me look forward to...

Mon, 11 May 2009 15:04:00 +0100

New Lightning Seeds video for Ghosts - Makes me look forward to Dockfest in July.

Hartlepool Dockfest 2009 - 4th and 5th of July

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:52:12 +0100

Hartlepool Dockfest 2009 - 4th and 5th of July:

The Lightning Seeds are headlining on the Saturday. Used to own CloudCuckooLand so am psyched about this.

Classic Car Rally Was Fun

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:47:38 +0100

There was a classic car rally held in the car park of Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience yesterday. There were loads of cars, gorgeous weather and a great crowd. I will be posting photos soon.

My faves were the Edsel, a couple of Pontiacs that reminded me of my childhood, the minis and the Rovers. We just got a new (old) Rover which may have affected me.

Clockworks has a tumblelog

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:43:47 +0100

Clockworks has a tumblelog:

Clockworks in the Hartlepool Enterprise Centre has a new tumblelog.

The official site for Clockworks is: http://www.clockworks.biz

The tumblelog is a new blog by Billy Guerin the owner and can be found at: http://clockworks.tumblr.com

Hartlepool Borough Council - Myths and legends walk - on Monday!!

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:48:05 +0000

Hartlepool Borough Council - Myths and legends walk - on Monday!!

A Hartlepool Shopping Riddle

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:06:28 +0000

When is 24 hours not 24 hours?

When you try to go to ASDA or Tesco after 10:00 PM on a Saturday night…24 Hours is written in huge letters and you have to get really close to read the fine print. They only mean on weekdays. They close at 22:00 on a Saturday and are open on Sunday from at 10:00 - 16:00.

At least the ATMs at ASDA are outside so it wasn’t a totally wasted journey.

Hartlepool United vs. West Ham

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Hartlepool made it into the fourth round of the FA Cup. For those not into soccer/football check out the wikipedia article for an explanation.

Teams from different leagues get to play each other in a random draw. Getting into the fourth round was a big deal. They played admirably and lost to West Ham on 2 goals gotten at the end of the first half.

Driving by Victoria Park the night before we saw loads of media trucks parked outside ready for the big match and ASDA was selling commemorative scarves to mark the occasion.

Posted belatedly, there’s always next year.

Andy Capp, 2009-01-12 Hartlepool monkey! For those who...

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:29:07 +0000

Andy Capp, 2009-01-12

Hartlepool monkey!

For those who didn’t know Andy Capp is from Hartlepool.

A little help for the transplanted New Yorker : )

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:32:14 +0000

A little help for the transplanted New Yorker : )

Three Mile Coastal Walk on January 2

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:41:59 +0000

Three Mile Coastal Walk on January 2:

Hartlepool Council’s Countryside Wardens are leading a three-mile coastal walk on Friday January 2, with the route going from Seaton Carew to the mouth of the River Tees with breaks to appreciate wildlife / landscape and the history of the area.

Walkers should meet at Seaton Carew bus station clock tower at 10am. The walk will last apprximately four hours.

This will be the first in a series of three “Sands of Time” walks which will cover the entire Hartlepool coastline from Hart Warren to the Tees. For more information contact the Countryside Wardens at 07785 371513.

Video of Spoo-Quay at Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:11:01 +0000

Video of Spoo-Quay at Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience

Monkey jockeys

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:16:50 +0000

Monkey jockeys:

[via boingboing]