Good Morning 2010 and Hello Sailor Jerry.

By Bart Pettman

So as lovely as 2009 was, it’s time to move on. Another year brings another lot of hassles, struggles and financial hardship..but really, who cares. Yes, ok, maybe your accountant cares, but in the long run; it’s all character building stuff. The New Year for us brought another party, once again, Norman Collins rounded up his Sailor Girls and sent them into the cold harsh ghetto of Leeds to the Nation of Shopkeepers bar and let them loose with Sailor Jerry Rum.

The Photos below tell a better story than I do…

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Flaming Lips to Headline Green Man 2010

Picture 45Thats true, Wayne Coyne and his buddies will be headlining the folky/trippy/mixed bag of oddballs festival known as Green Man. We went last year and it’s very good, a great atmosphere and tons of good food and things to do that don’t involve drinking carling and pissing on your mates leg. It’s kind of like a festival for the mid twenty who likes to read the Observer but still enjoys getting high and enjoying a pint of real ale.

www.greenman.net


Hello Sailor

Picture 8Halloween seems like forever ago I know, but that’s only because this horrible world wants you to start celebrating Christmas 10 months early every year so you end up getting lost in seasonal celebration. For halloween this year we inviting two sailor girls and a couple of boxes of the lovely Sailor Jerry rum. As before, It was gone in seconds but everyone had a great time even though the bar had to close in the day due to protests and riots.

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Leeds Film Festival

LIFF09_WebNovember in Leeds is the time to get excited about films. From 4th – 22nd November there are literally hundreds of films showing at all your favourite, and not so favourite, venues around the city.

The programme is now online, and it’s pretty swanky to say the least – check it out at

http://www.leedsfilm.com/onlineguide.aspx

It’s quite a lot to take in from the screen though – so keep an eye out for a proper printed version.


ATP + Warp Screening- 27th Oct

les_savy_fav-superchunk-live_songsWarp Films and ATP have programmed a unique UK cinematic/live tour of ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES screening together with a live concert from Brooklyn based art-rockers Les Savy Fav plus a DJ set by ATP founder Barry Hogan.

Sounds amazing doesn’t it? Well get down to TJ’s Woodhouse Club on

TUESDAY OCTOBER 27th

For more info and for tickets visit: www.ourtrueintent.com
Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFgB4ME0xsg