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October 27, 2026

My 2025 Music Trips

Filed under: Edinburgh,Glasgow,Hanabie,Music — William_T_Goodall @ 22:34

24 May I took the bus to Glasgow to see Crypta.

At Slay supporting Aborted. No good pictures.

On 11th June I took the bus to Edinburgh to see Rumkicks at Bannerman’s Bar.

Rumkicks

8th July 2025 bus to Glasgow to see Unleash The Archers

On 12th October I took the bus to Glasgow to see Nova Twins.

On 31st October I took the bus to Glasgow to see Hanabie for the third time.

Gig at QMU, I had VIP so early entry and photo with the band before the show.

This was the first time I saw the support band Lake Malice. Alice Guala is Halloween-themed.

And so are Hanabie.

Stayed at the Ibis Glasgow Central Sauchiehall Street.

Had a few pints after the gig and a kebab back in my room before bed.

Started Saturday November 1st 2025 with a hotel breakfast.

Then off to catch the train to Manchester to see Hanabie for the fourth time.

Walked past the venue on my way to where I was staying that night.

Band buses already there.

It was reasonably priced and not far to walk. At least one other Hanabie fan had the same idea and stayed here as well.

Ended up eating at the nearest Wetherspoons. VIP ticket so early access and photo with the band before the gig.

Hettsu explaining she had lost her voice.

Back in Wetherspoons afterwards.

On Sunday 2nd November 2025 I started the day with a theological breakfast.

Then off to get the train to Birmingham to see Hanabie for the fifth time.

Located the venue.

Lunch at the Wetherspoons I was staying at, The Briar Rose Wetherspoons pub/hotel.

It was around 5 or 10 minutes walk from the venue and only £50 a night or so. Another VIP ticket and photo.

Friendly security offered to take my picture on the rail.

Had beer and a German Doner back in my room at the Briar Rose. On the 3rd of November I had breakfast in the Briar Rose.

Killed time by looking round the Bullring.

Christmas Market

Yesterday’s venue from across the street.

Then off to the airport to fly home.

Swag.

And that was it for 2025 music trips.

October 24, 2026

My 2024 Music Trips

Filed under: Holidays,Music — William_T_Goodall @ 16:57

On the 15th February 2024 I took the bus to see Poppy (with Wargasm in support) in Glasgow.

I started with a free dinner and a couple of free beers (because there was a rat under my table which the waitresses had to remove)

Then off to the famous venue (I was here before to see The Pretty Reckless in 2022)

Wargasm in support – I’d just seen them headlining in December!)

Poppy

23rd of April, bus to Glasgow for The Warning

14th June – Fly to London to see Lovebites at New Cross Inn.

1st July 2024 – fly to Stockholm to see Hanabie for the second time.

Spent a few days in Stockholm sightseeing and eating meatballs.

While I was at the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow I slipped away to see Crypta playing at The Attic.

October 3rd I took the bus to Glasgow to see In Flames and Arch Enemy.

On 13th November I took the bus to Edinburgh to see Wargasm.

And that was it for musical trips in 2024.

October 23, 2026

My 2023 Music Trips

Filed under: Holidays,Music — William_T_Goodall @ 20:17

On the 24th February 2023 I took the bus to Edinburgh to see Nova Twins at La Belle Angele.

Got a good view of Georgia South playing bass. I like bass.

Had steak and chips and some beer before the gig to fortify me.

Made the mistake of staying in an EasyHotel. Smallest room I ever had.

I flew to London to see Hanabie for the first time, at The Underworld in Camden on 20th August 2023.

It was very packed and hot and I managed to get a reasonable view of the stage but didn’t take many pictures. I managed to get one of the special wristbands for the meet & greet after the show and got a t-shirt and a cd which the band personally autographed as I shuffled along the meet and greet. Drank beer afterwards.

Matsuri on guitar.

Took the bus to Glasgow on 12th December to see Wargasm

at SWG3. There was bass.

Milkie Way on bass. Little did I know that I’d be seeing Wargasm again rather soon!

October 22, 2026

PHP Hack

Filed under: Trivia — William_T_Goodall @ 20:10

Restored site after it succumbed to the PHP vulnerability and was taken over by Italian gambling stuff. I think it’s OK now.

December 3, 2024

Back Again

Filed under: Blogging — William_T_Goodall @ 15:50

Got around to fixing the blog finally. Still have some maintenance to do before I can start adding new content. It’s been over five years since the last post here and I shall probably be taking this in a new direction when I do resume.

March 15, 2019

Quiet for a while…

Filed under: DIY,IT — William_T_Goodall @ 17:57

But I’ll be posting some more soon. Meanwhile I’ve been doing some home automation with hive heating controls, smart plugs, and some Amazon Echos.

August 17, 2017

New weather station

Filed under: DIY,IT,Unboxing — William_T_Goodall @ 14:55

Finally found a use for the masonry bits I bought in 2010 – drilling a hole to hang the outside sensor outside the window.

New Boots

Filed under: Trivia,Unboxing — William_T_Goodall @ 14:45

New boots (again). This time I’ll try and remember to keep track of when I started wearing them and how long they last as although I buy a few different kinds I don’t know which last longest.

December 27, 2016

Prezzymas

Filed under: Books,Game Of Thrones,Holidays,Movies,Television — William_T_Goodall @ 21:07

Lovely prezzies.

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November 29, 2016

Bean to Cup

Filed under: Food & Drink,Unboxing — William_T_Goodall @ 19:54

Bought a new bean to cup coffee machine for Xmas and decided to put it to use rather than leave it boxed for a month. The notion was that the running costs would be considerably less than using Tassimo pods. Some experimentation will be required to get a cup of coffee the way we want it.

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