The sun is out but I'm not....


Everything is so bright today thanks to the sun, and here I am sat at home working - on a Saturday!!

This is my punishment for not completing my 'to-do' list this week. I did use my time doing nice things like walking from Tremadog to Cob Records (a local record shop) through fields and county lanes....the road home is always windy.

I bought a BBQ yesterday and took it to a friends house where we cooked everything from sausages and mushrooms to trout and sweet corn - we did a good job too! Everything was really tasty (I'm as surprised as you are!). We also went to a local pub where we caught up with friends and saw some live music. I was drinking some sickly blue drink but came away relatively sober.

Tonight I'm off to a gig in Caernarfon at this amazing venue called the Galeri which is right on the edge of the Menai Straits. There are some amazing Welsh bands playing including Radio Luxembourg, Jakokoyak, Cowbois Rhosbotwnog and the Wyrligigs.

I see on the news that a French rapper has been put on trial because he called his country a 'slut' in one of his songs. He's been charged with offending public decency for the track and video for Fransse which features naked women dancing against the French flag. Things like this make me so angry - music is an artist expressing themselves in whatever genre and they should be able to do this without fear of being taken to court. People may not agree with their message but they don't have to buy or listen to it. In light of the unstable situation in France since the start of 2006 I think young have opinions they want to express - and what better form to do it than in rap!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.