These scabs, these pains, these cracks and strains,
Corporeal complaints
remind me that I’m still alive
and lots of people ain’t
Sometimes I fantasise that I
was one that left the stage,
Flew off this planet quietly
and handed in my badge.
But that don’t cut it. Cause I wake
come day come day come day.
A guilty litany of aches
can't whiskey me away.
Get rice on (with saffron in pan)
Combine 2tbsp curry paste with coconut milk & 1tbsp fish oil
Slice lemongrass & slap in
(Slice garlic & slap in
Slice ginger & slap in)
Slice coriander & slap that in too
Lob in shrimp
Slice chilli, spring onion and lob them in last minute
Sprinkle with shredded curry leaves
Bosh
Bring: Garlic & Basil
Fish sauce (nam pla): The most essential cooking ingredient for Thai food is perhaps fish sauce. This is Thailand's equivalent to soy sauce or table salt. Uncooked it has an unpleasant smell, but it adds a subtle flavor, for which there is no substitute. Small anchovy fish are fermented and the resulting liquid is strained and bottled.
Add a bit more fish sauce at the end of cooking to adjust to taste and cook a minute longer. This is perhaps the most important ingredient in Thai cooking, so give it a chance by all means. The key to appreciating it is to buy only the best quality fish sauce available. Look for clear amber colored liquid with no sediment.
Order was a mini-mag that had listings in it for gigs at Barfly venues. Each one, briefly and gloriously, had its own copy. I was the editor for the Liverpool one and I loved it. It ran for maybe 12 issues before some prick called Martin decided he wanted one sheet with just the names of bands and prices on it. Prick. Anyway when I was looking for an ancient book contract today I found this instead. God, it was fucking fun as fuck. Great days, mate. Great days.
Internal MI9 report, April / May 2004
Name: Rev. Shoo
Rank: Yes
Place Of Birth: Cockermouth
Claimed Age: 22
Actual Age: 45+
Distinguishing Features: Daft twat
Gig attendance: 87%
Concert recommendation skills: 100%
Musical knowledge: Minimal to shoddy
Recommended interaction: Ignore wherever possible. In event of unavoidable contact offer beer and look around for nearest exit
Summary: Pissant
Overview of contents:
This internal document gives possible placement information for April / May activities of the individual above (and any known associates), to be found lurching incoherently in dark and demeaned corners of the following MI9 cover events, all taking place within the building known as THE BARFLY, THE MASQUE, 90 SEEL STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 4BH.
Set up so far by and for musical agents to create an atmosphere of imagination, sweat, beauty and magic in order to lull the subject into a sense of false security are the following club and live-based events: Resurrection; Chibuku; Icon; Newstyle (with Shaun Ryder); Funkadelic vs Freak; Circus; The Blueprints; Friday Skive; Disted Twisco; Urban Delights; Slide; Koo Koo; Dead Monkey; T-Funkshun; Honey I Shrunk The Kit; Northern Lights; Animal Orchestra; B*Movie Heroes; glasswerk; The Dandelions; Lone Pigeon; Vortex; Maximum Exposure; Inner City Sumo; Paddy Casey; Future Kings Of Spain; Jetplane Landing; Monterey Jack; Crimson Rise; Gonga; Lucky Thirteen and others.
Fuller details on all MI9 events so far organised are detailed herein, to be perused and digested as quickly as is feasible. It is a strong recommendation that suitable concerts and events be marked in the RED DIARY for immediate schedule organisation. Communication via the Internet is possible at http://www.barflyclub.com/liverpool and updates of all MI9 organised activities shall be placed therein at apposite intervals. It is advised that mobile phones may be utilised in order to spread information regarding said events to agents, undercover and de-closetted alike. MI9 / Barfly staff can be contacted on the emergency number 0151 707 6171 for instant update on MI9-organised cover events.
ORDER: Shoo on sight
