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Sat 6 Feb 10
Obvious Pseudonym Pre and Post-Gig Beers, Wakefield (36 images)
We were gigging at Escobar and had a couple of drinks before the show, then met all our friends at The Hop for yet more beers until the small hours. Joel had the fish-eye lens which made for some comedy shots.
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Fri 5 Feb 10
Fun With The Canon 15mm Fisheye (14 images)
The fisheye lens which I got with my Calumet voucher win arrived, so lots of messing around was called for. I think I need to do more with it than just make grotesques tho  |
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Mon 1 Feb 10
The Three Caballeros (3 images)
Another alcoholic night in The Hop, Wakefield...
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Sun 31 Jan 10
The Cheese Factory (3 images)
While waiting for some audio to bounce down I took a pic of the current setup I'm using to write songs for Obvious Pseudonym.
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Sun 31 Jan 10
Painthorpe Country Club Staff Reunion, Wakefield (23 images)
After almost 15 years, staff from Painthorpe House Golf & Country Club met up once more for a drink in The Hop, Wakefield. The numbers were far less than the 30 or so who'd promised to come but we still had enough folks to catch up on old times and get thoroughly mortal together.
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Fri 29 Jan 10
Colin's Leaving Do, Sandinista, Leeds (52 images)
Our friend Colin is emigrating to Canada in just over a week's time; lots of friends gathered together to wish him well and get hammered at Sandinista in Leeds, fuelled by Peroni and Amstel.
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Thu 28 Jan 10
Canon CPS Roadshow at Calumet, Manchester (18 images)
Canon Professional Services / Network Roadshow in Manchester featured hands-on lens testing, new camera bodies, and a load of printers. Sadly lacking in things to take photos <i>of</i>, but still a fun afternoon playing with toys.
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Sun 24 Jan 10
Some Family Pics (6 images)
Family photos on a Sunday while out visiting.
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Mon 18 Jan 10
Chat Noir at Escobar, Wakefield (11 images)
Electro-indie band 'Chat Noir' play 'Escobar' again in Wakefield as part of Unsigned Mondays.
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Sat 16 Jan 10
Sushi In Leeds (7 images)
Our Saturday lunchtime trip to Yo Sushi to use Nicky's birthday voucher - much consumed, and we found out (totally by accident) that Ben can use chopsticks.
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Fri 15 Jan 10
St Gregory Orange, Skaphoid vs Miim, Cutz & Kickz at Escobar, Wakefield (64 images)
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Mon 11 Jan 10
Open Mic Monday at The Hop, Wakefield (37 images)
A bit of a quiet one this week, but stellar performances from Seb, Matt 'Skint & Demoralised', Bernadette Dales, Blake Hemingway, Hollie Cooper and a few other folks. I hadn't been down for a while but managed to get some stonking photos with the f/1.2 85mm.
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Sat 9 Jan 10
Ben's 6th Birthday Party at Soccer City, Leeds (51 images)
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Fri 8 Jan 10
Ben's 6th Birthday (18 images)
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Thu 7 Jan 10
Snow Day II in Wrenthorpe (17 images)
The snow continued overnight, and Joel attempted to get to work - returning two hours later after a very cold foray to Outwood station. The approach to the M1 was chockablock and school was closed (again) - still, at least it had stopped snowing by mid-morning.
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Tue 5 Jan 10
Snow Day I in Wrenthorpe (20 images)
The snow came, and blocked off Wrenthorpe Road. The school closed, neither of us could get to work, the buses and trains stopped running - so Joel worked from home and Nicky built a snowman with the kids followed by doing jigsaws in front of the fire.
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Sun 3 Jan 10
Sunday Lunch at Rinaldi's (7 images)
I couldn't be bothered to cook - Rinaldi's in Durkar seemed like a good option. We ventured out into the snow and had Italian for lunch.
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Thu 31 Dec 09
New Year's Eve Party at Wrenthorpe (11 images)
Our annual 'New Year's Eve Party For People With Nothing Better To Do' - plenty of friends came along this time and the sun lounge became the world's smallest club. Top dancing, lots of drinking, and a happy new year!
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Sat 26 Dec 09
Chat Noir at Escobar, Wakefield (28 images)
Bez's band Chat Noir played Escobar on Boxing Day, Tim and myself pottered along to see their set before we headed out to The Hop for more drinkies with friends.
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Fri 25 Dec 09
Christmas Day at Wrenthorpe (27 images)
Santa's come to Wrenthorpe again bringing lots of stuff for us all, hoorah! Christmas dinner with the family, and carnage fuelled by brandy.
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Thu 24 Dec 09
Christmas Eve Snow In Leeds (9 images)
An early start to get to Leeds Market through bad weather and the city was absolutely deserted giving me a good shot at getting a few snow and ice pics in the centre of the city.
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Wed 23 Dec 09
Joel & Ellie's Trip To France & Belgium (18 images)
Time for our pre-Christmas trip, shopping in France and Belgium. Again the weather tried its best to prevent us from travelling but we managed and had a great time in Bruges eating mussels and wandering around the shops.
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Sun 20 Dec 09
Pet Shop Boys at MEN Arena, Manchester (25 images)
We braved the snow and ice across the Pennines to the MEN Arena in Manchester, to see the Pet Shop Boys on their 'Pandemonium' tour supported by Bernard Sumner's latest band 'Bad Lieutenant'. Despite the inclement weather the arena was chock-full of PSB fans and we weren't disappointed with a show which climaxed in dancing Christmas trees and snow - yay!
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Fri 18 Dec 09
Mad Friday With Si in Wakefield (5 images)
Me and Si propped the bar up at The Hop from about 8:15pm thru to 2am, and were befriended by a mad woman called Ann. It wasn't so much carnage as a slow decline...
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Thu 17 Dec 09
A Light Dusting Of Snow At Saltaire Railway Station (5 images)
We were expecting a thick snowfall and got a light dusting. It was coming down quite thickly though when I took these photos while waiting for the train home, maybe it settled... I'll find out tomorrow I guess!
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Wed 16 Dec 09
Public Image Ltd at O2 Academy, Leeds (21 images)
"You never listen to a word that I say, you only like me for the clothes that I wear." Mr John Lydon and his band Public Image Ltd need more money and had embarked on a short reunion tour of the UK - Dan and I went to see them at the O2 Academy (formerly the Town & Country Club) in Leeds.
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Mon 14 Dec 09
Obvious Pseudonym's Third Escobar Jaunt, Wakefield (20 images)
We went back to Escobar for a third Monday appearance as part of 'Louder Than Bombs' unsigned bands night. A quiet evening, not very well attended (we always struggle on a Monday) but some nice unexpected appearances from friends wanting to see Joel's pink suit.
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Sun 13 Dec 09
Barnsley Metropolitan Band at Clarence Park, Wakefield (45 images)
Wakefield Music Collective continued their programme of events at Clarence Park Bandstand with a Christmas concert from Barnsley Metropolitan Band. Despite the cold it was a very well-attended concert and with the next stage of the Bandstand restoration complete and security roller-shutters fitted there was the opportunity to make it a little more Christmassy than in previous years.
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Sat 12 Dec 09
Mum Wade's 60th Birthday, Nordest, Doncaster (19 images)
Off to Tickhill near Doncaster for an Italian meal at 'Nordest' with Mum Wade and the rest of the family. Ellie sulked a lot, but Ben was full of beans and a definite gigglepuss, and we all sang Happy Birthday and got cake. Mmmm, cake.
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Sat 12 Dec 09
Christmas Shopping Trip to Leeds (11 images)
With Christmas on its way we bit the bullet and took the train into Leeds - it wasn't as hellish as we'd first feared, and enjoyed the day finishing with a latte in Leeds railway station while awaiting the train home. I'm sure the shop assistants in Lush aren't meant to recognise you either...
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Thu 10 Dec 09
Wrenthorpe Primary School Christmas Show (83 images)
Ben's school Christmas play was 'The Magic Box' and he had a role as one of two narrators (dressed inexplicably as Robin Hood) with lots of words to read from memory! This was a really good production, most of the children got 'principle' parts and were dressed up - the Foundation stage were stars as well of course.
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Sun 6 Dec 09
Putting Up The Christmas Tree (15 images)
It's that time of year again, when we trim the Christmas tree and try to keep the cats from shredding the tinsel. I think this is the first year the act of decorating the house hasn't descended into a family argument either...!
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Sat 5 Dec 09
Wrenthorpe Primary School Christmas Fair (19 images)
The Christmas season began at Wrenthorpe Primary School with Santa arriving, followed by an intensive afternoon of finding out what the children (and some adults!) wanted for Christmas. A great fundraiser by the Friends of Wrenthorpe Primary School.
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Fri 4 Dec 09
Geek Pie Records Compilation Launch, Red Shed, Wakefield (148 images)
Local record label 'Geek Pie' launched their compilation album at Wakefield Labour Club (aka The Red Shed) with plenty of the Wakefield indie-scene stalwarts. Featured artists included My My (aka Liam), Three Sheets To The Wind, The Librarians, The Frog Next Door, Siobhan Riley and the first ever live performance from the band Chat Noir.
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Wed 2 Dec 09
Pace Networks Lunch at The Old Tramshed, Saltaire (5 images)
To celebrate another good release and some excellent development work, Pace Networks software engineering chaps went to The Old Tramshed in Saltaire for a company-funded lunch.
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Tue 1 Dec 09
Pylons, Smoke, and Ben (4 images)
Red sky in the morning, so the saying goes - watching the dawn rise over Lofthouse from Outwood Railway Station. Oh, and there's a pic of Ben as Robin Hood in here too!
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Mon 30 Nov 09
In The Back With Obvious Pseudonym (8 images)
Sat in the back room of The Hop before our appearance, and then hanging around in the beer garden with Lou and Tony.
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Mon 23 Nov 09
Open Mic Monday at The Hop, Wakefield (25 images)
Another good Open Mic Monday at The Hop; not many new faces come along nowadays but there were the usual excellent performances from Seb, Ryan and co.
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Thu 19 Nov 09
Early Morning At Wrenthorpe & Outwood (4 images)
Winter's drawing in, and with it the train times are erratic. Here's a few pics from Outwood railway station while I was bored waiting for the delayed train.
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Mon 16 Nov 09
Obvious Pseudonym Photoshoot in Leeds (14 images)
In preparation for some PR work our old chum Neal Lewis directed a photoshoot of the band at his studio in Leeds - quite a bizarre experience monkeying around in front of the camera for a change, with several outfit changes and a general hamming-up of our onstage personas. A properly enjoyable evening with a true professional  |
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Mon 9 Nov 09
Obvious Pseudonym at Escobar... And The Hop, Wakefield (14 images)
We opened an 'Unsigned Band' night at Escobar in Wakefield with a 40-minute set - a bit of an odd gig because we were opening for two rock bands! Following that, the band wandered down to The Hop where were performed two acoustic numbers for the remains of the Open Mic contingent. Ace!
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Sun 8 Nov 09
Obvious Pseudonym Rehearsal at Wrenthorpe (7 images)
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Sat 7 Nov 09
Family Afternoon In Leeds (8 images)
Shirt shopping with Ellie in Leeds, followed by family lunch at Yo Sushi as a treat.
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Sat 7 Nov 09
Eddie Izzard at MEN Arena, Manchester (4 images)
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Wed 4 Nov 09
City Quarter & Westgate Station Redevelopment, Wakefield (6 images)
Lots of buildings torn down and new ones being erected around Westgate Station in Wakefield - new carparks, new offices, a load of derelict stuff removed on the site of Northern Dairies and up by County Hall.
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Sun 1 Nov 09
Walking Around Cambridge (11 images)
With nothing better to do, we took a stroll around Cambridge getting caught in the rain and doing a little bit of shopping.
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Sat 31 Oct 09
Rachel's 21st Birthday Party, Cambridge (40 images)
A trip to Cambridge to celebrate Cousin Rachel's 21st birthday with a family do starting with drinks at Christ's College followed by dinner at Brown's, where Ben incited everyone to hang spoons from their noses.
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Wed 28 Oct 09
Dusk At Saltaire Railway Station (4 images)
Still doing some fiddling with the LX-3 and long exposure times while it sits on the platform.
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Tue 27 Oct 09
Strobism Night-Shoot at Whitehall Waterfront, Leeds (16 images)
I finally bit the bullet and went to a Flickr strobist shoot run by my old friend Neal Lewis, where I got the opportunity to try some off-body flash portrait work in the extremely windy climes of Whitehall Waterfront in Leeds. Me, Debs and Dafydd took it in turns to act as model, fiddling with softboxes, gels and directional light.
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Sun 25 Oct 09
Sunday Walk Up Healey Mills, Ossett (9 images)
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Sat 24 Oct 09
Keighley & Worth Valley Beer & Music Festival 2009 (89 images)
Our annual trip to the KWVR beer festival, this time without the children (hooray!); this collection features an obsessive Lee and Jerry worshipping a DMU, many shots of the shed at Oxenhope, and a large amount of beer. Music came from 'Fevertrees', 'The Bluekings' and 'Dr Busker & The Dorset Rats'.
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Fri 23 Oct 09
Walking Around Saltaire (5 images)
Again, an excuse to fiddle with the Panasonic LX-3 - this time walking near Salts Mill where I'm currently working, and onto Saltaire station platform.
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