Danny Mahon Gig

Went along to the gig at Bar_Bliss in Leigh where Danny was supporting Chris Helme from the band the Seahorses.

It was a Acoustic set where A lad played covers who was great, Lilly Thai ( Never heard of her but her voice was fantastic and she came up to Leigh, Wonder what she thought of the place?)

Next on was the main reason why I went out my way to Leigh, I have been listening to him for a while know on his Myspace page and have to say Danny played fantastic live.

He even took us out to the beer garden and played a few songs for us, Sound person who I shall be catching at his next gig......

Check out his Myspace page at: http://www.myspace.com/dannymahon

Very good and orginal Lyrics.

Me and the man himself:

Norse Projects Chino Shorts...

Going to get a pair of these very soon just hope that they still have a 34" waist on End Clothing when I have got the money, They are a bit pricey at £69 quid however they look fantastic quality....

Nice little detail

So its.....

Oldham Athletic,Tuesday 20th July,7:45



Here is some infomation on the Latics...(Oldham,not us)

There home has been boundry park since 1904, It has a capacity of 10,630 and is all seated.
I should be attending this game, Wounder if the Oldham Fine Young Casual's will be on the prowl?







It has also not gone unoticed that 80's casuals has done a Fine Young Casuals tee....



Bet there dress sence is just as bad as the tee....

Boat/Deck Shoe

The Boat Shoe ( Also known as Deck Shoes) are made up of canvas or leather with rubber soles designed for use on a boat.

The boat shoe obviously has its origins in the nautical industry, The boat shoe as we know it was invented in 1935 by Paul Sperry ( Owner of Sperry)

The "invention" came to fruit when he noticed his dogs ability to run over ice and snow,Using a nice he cut slipping into into his shoes soles, In doing so inspired a shoe for boating.

Brands notable for boat/Deck shoes: Sperry,Sebago,Timberland.

The Polo shirt.

The humble polo shirt, A staple in any persons wardrobe and a wide variaity of brands offer them...From Lacoste to Hugo Boss to Burberry to Gant...

The creater eof the polo shirt is Rene Lacoste ( The famous Tennis player and founder of the brand Lacoste) when he found that the Tennis attire at the time was " cumbersome" and uncofterble, He designed a white short sleved top with loosly knight Pique cotton with a unstarched flat protruding collar with a buttoned placket,and a longer shirt taikl at the back in back then front which was known at the time as a tennis tail.

He first wore this design at the 1921US Open championship, At the start of 1927 he introduced a Crocodile emblam since the american press started calling him "The Alligator".

Here is the humble beginings of the polo shirt and infact the brand Lacoste at the time and while most of Lacoste's items are called " Tennis shirts" the actual term for polo shirt came from Ralph Lauren, and in doing so the public started calling Lacostes tennis shirts polo shirts....

Looks great in Summer on its own and under a crewkneck or v-neck with conventionaly layerd clothing in the winter/spring.

Rene Lacoste and Ralph Lauren who designed which would become a fashion and wardrobe staple.

Bit of advertising.....

Bit of an American twist here....with a bit of Gortex and out-doors for good measure...

Last thing purchased....

As said down there somewhere about Umbro Kim Jones, Picked up a 100% cotton shirt very comfy and suitable if any branding at all.

A new direction?

Since I am earning I can now afford clothes that I have always admired from afar, I have also started looking at things that you might not see and things I would not have considered - Boat Shoes,Chinos etc...A new direction for me in clothing maybe more bespoke shirts, Diffrent fabrics and mixing and matching casual brands with unknown brands from abroad, I am also looking for more decent quality denim instead of maybe 30 pounds from topman which look smart but do not offer that quality and asthetics that I am know looking for - Selvedge denim, Raw Denim,Organic I am spoilt for choice and I dont mind spending a ton or over for a pair of jeans - Since I can afford it and they will last years with looking after.

Expect a change in the clothing direction that I am going in,Diffrent,Moving on and ofcourse standing out from the crowd, I am already getting called an old man I can hear with a pair of boat shoes chinos with a slight turn up and a shirt.Simple yet cool and asthetically pleasing.

Bit of classic advertising...

Here is a classic/retro advert for boat shoes/Moccasin's.

Very cool.

And so it is....

That Blackpool FC have made the premier league, Well done shall look forward to the Manchester United " fans" complaining about the golf-esque away end that they have!

This should give Blackpool a lot more income ( not just the football) with people coming up to the town spending money who knows, Maybe its a blessing for both?

Last time I went up it was 4-0 Blackpool or something I got fucked by the police and it rained, A lot.

Hopefully will be towards the back end of the season and it will be hot, Potential weekend has been penned in for that fixture when it gets released....

Hats off to Blackpool FC

And its off to Lobby country....

Heard of a mate that Danny Mahon is playing in Leigh so thought why not go, Just given the lad a listen and I have to say its very good music - Diffrent the lyrics make me laugh and the acoustic guitar cuts through.

Here is the link to his MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/dannymahon

His music is diffrent from what I have heard and shall take my camera along....Review will be up a few days after the gig.

Umbro by Kim Jones

Whilst looking round Manchester when I went at the weekend, I thought I would pop into TK Maxx, While looking round what is a massive charity shop effectively I stumbled across a Umbro By Kim Jones 100% Cotton shirt, Its fantastic and ticks the box's aesthetically and material wise, Its comfy, Branding very minimal if nothing at all and perfect for summer evenings, At the moment I don't have any pictures but I shall put some up later on in the day.


When you say umbro you think Football boots, Tracksuit bottoms. Not shirts and decent quality, This is where it ticks the box's, It makes a brand which I would not look at personally into something that I will look at.
The Shirt itself has some nice designs - The fabric is fantastic and comfy and breathable, The shirt itself is not like a conventional shirt - Buttons all the way down its like a jersey, there is only three buttons. Its a smart and conventional shirt.

Here is some information about the brand.

"Kim Jones is a British menswear designer, who since graduating
from Central St Martins MA menswear has developed a cult following for his
refined, casual clothing.
Jones has presented 7 collections for his main
line, presentations varied from films with Toyin, to a book with American art
photographer Luke Smalley, he presented his first catwalk collection in
September 2003 at London fashion week. He has made his Paris debut in July 2004,
at the Paris men’s fashion week.
Alongside his own collection Jones designs
and works for a variety of companies, one includes designing a range for sports
brand Umbro, entitled Umbro by Kim Jones"

The information was taken from : http://www.triads.co.uk/umbro-kim-jones-m111

The Seagull Love Review

The Hovian over on www.thehovian.com sent me up a Brighton & Hove FC ( The only one at current down on the south coast) and I have to say it is a very good read and is a fantastic insite into a club 100's of miles from me and what goes on and how surporters feel about there club.
I find that the fanzine is quirky, The hand drawn pictures and comic strips which are about the current clubs position/Manager, The articles in it are top notch and I have to say are very well written, It even gives ours a run for the money.
I feel that the fanzine itself has a "innocent" look about it, As its ment to be a fanzine which can be read at half time/on the bog which gives you a laugh and you can read about fellow articles from your fans at your club.

The issue that I got and included articles about them pesky casuals and how there has been a transition between scrapping and to know standing out from the crowd etc....Very good and its also written by the hovian and I feel is what the sub culture is about today - Standing out from the crowd and just doing your own thing, Lead dont follow.

Next on my list......

Going to get this to be purchased next week hopefully.....A Tuk Tuk Chambray indigo shirt.

Here is some infomation taken from there fantastic website http://www.wearetuktuk.com/

Long sleeved indigo coloured chambray shirt.
Slim fit.
2" Italian collar.
Rounded pocket on left breast.
Contrasting white stripe denim locker loop on inside of collar.
Made from 100% soft cotton.

You can also personalise the shirt yourself, Which gives it that personalised tailored feel to a shirt.

One thing that stands out for me on this shirt is the contrasting white sitching itself and the white collar hoop on the inside of the shirt, Its the little details which sets this shirt apart from the others in my opinion.

Gant

Just looked up this brand which I have not heard off before, And I find the look and the asthetics of the brand is something that I have been looking for.

"Traditional American style clothing with a European flair"


Ticks the boxs for me.

Here is some of there garments from the Gant Rugger range, Sure to cost a pretty penny.

Pictures taken courtesy of http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/06/22/first-look-gant-rugger-ss10/

Due to be released for SS10

Theater of Silence

The Theater of Silence by Mattew Bazell is a book about the demise off football,all seater stadiums and the amount of corporate seating and prawn sandwich's that is in today's football, Although some of his in-book jokes are bad, I reckon this book if taken seriously is quite good it takes note of a few things that is wrong with the current game, And I good point is Banning Orders and how they are generally being thrown about and are effecting normal-matching going fans.

He also goes into detail about how he has fallen out of love with his club - Arsenal FC and how it is not the club that he once loved and how it has changed and how he has found football that he loves again - at Millwall FC.

This book I found could have made a few more points in it more serious and the writing could have been touched up a bit,But overall a good read.

3 and a half bar scarfs out of 5

Thanks to my mate over at www.thehovian.com for sending me this book up and the latest fanzine from Brighton and Hove Albion FC.

"What are you wearing today"

Blue Harbour brown cords,Levis Strauss&co shirt,Grisport Modenas 

Super-Size me

Super Size Me is a documentary-film which goes into studying what will happen to your body after just eating McDonald for 30 days and the results are quite shocking, His sex drive goes dead he feels depressed and of-course he gains weight.

He follows a few rules throughout the experiment:

• Must only eat McDonald
• Must have everything on the menu at least once
• Only super-size if they ask and he has to except

Throughout the documentary he keeps the viewer entertained and scary at the same time, One thing that hit me was that the children of America knew the cartoon's from the adverts of fast food companies yet did not know a picture of Jesus Christ!

He went through the whole menu in just 9 days and goes into great lengths before and after and looks at the effects of his body.

He also did his homework before filming and throughout the film by using witty artwork and subtitles goes into great lengths talking about Americas nutritional diets and obesity levels and even which city/state was the fattest at the time of the documentary it was Houston - Texas.

A good watch and something which is different from the norm.

4.5 Big Mac's out five

"What are you wearing today"

Vintage LL Bean,Victorinox polo.Uniqlo Jeans,Adidas Zurich

Classic terrace rumblings.

Here are some pictures of terrace rumblings that has all but gone in the game...

Bit of trouble at Springfield...

Preston on the Shevington End,Wigan

"Film of the day"

SCUM

The controversial film staring Ray Winstone, About life inside a British Borstal.

The film also stars Phil Daniels out of Quadraphina.

The film starts with three young boys in a vehicle being driven to a Borstal, The three boys are Carlin,Angel and Davis.

The film goes on to set about life in the borstal and how certain lads are "big" and are refered to as the "Daddy", The film portraies casual racisim and also a disturbing scene of rape in a green house which leads to a shocking and demise of a young boy.

The film was orginally made for " BBC Play For Today" but was not shown in time,It was remade into a film by Roy Minton.

The film itself has some memorible quotes and scenes.

"Vegetarians? I've shit 'em..."

"Right Banks, you bastard! I'm the daddy now, next time, I'll fucking kill ya!"

"Rules: no punching in the face, no kicking in the goolies, and no biting. "

Always look on the bright side of life,

8-0 to Chelsea FC what do you expect? Well the fact that they are cheating twits is one, Drogba doing his " holding head crying then when he gets a decision i will go and run" trick.
Two penalties and a sending off - All to Chelsea, I actually stopped caring and lost count of how many goals went it, Had a good sing song and I loved how the Chelsea muppets could not understand why we where still singing even though we where losing, We follow our team because we are proud to do so we may be not successful but we did not buy the title.

Had a good day in t'smoke as well, Cenataph,Pubs,Houses of Parliment and we couldnt find a pub to drink in Chelsea itself because well we are a "risk" because my 71 year old grandad has a Wigan Athletic jacket on.Bollocks.

Here are some pictures from the day:

Cenotaph at Whitehall

The pub we where in on Whitehall - Decent pint of Greene Kings Royal London.

Stamford Bridge

"Tunes of the day"

Rise Against - Paper Wings



Only just given this a listen, Quite a good remix.



Tek Ones remix of Bring Me The Horizon, Dirty dirty Dubstep.



Bit of Oldham-inspired guitar indie music from the Twisted Wheel boys.

"Last thing purchased"

Casual Connoisseur members pin badge, Will look good on a light weight jacket or polo

Let it Rain.

Let It Rain.

Paris,1965.
A rainy day.
Leon-Claud Duhamel observes attentivley as people rush by in
Soaking wet clothes.
It is on this day that K-Way is born:
A light weight completely waterproof jacket folded in a small bag.
Soon eveyone begins to look to the pratical jacket in nylon with
Enthusiasm, Happy to leave the old umbrella at home, In the firwst year
alone more than 250,000 pieces are sold.
Perfected with time in terms of practicality and breathability,
In 1970 the presentation of the new seasonal collection is met with great success.

"Pack a Mac"

Cagoule

So thats it then....

Last home game of the season over, 2-2 draw with Hull City which has sent them down to the championship and with talks of the club in crippling debt, Its not looking good for the Tigers.

Wigan started off well with a goal from Victor Moses in the 30th minute and then just before half time Hull equalised ( I missed it since I was waiting for food, then to find out that they has sold out of all hot-food!)
So I presume the Hull fans in the away end where optimistic on there chances of staying up in the Premier League, But with Steve Gohouri's last grasp equaliser in the 90th minute meant that Hull would be going down, At some point I was in tears laughing because they did that cringe-worthy chant - "Getting Mauled by the tigers" .


Within the last few minutes to go, The stewards stopped the Hull fans by going on the pitch by forming a line - But forgot about the home support, Quite a few ran on with people booing them from the stands ( Cant see why, Bit of end of season fun!) they came off the pitch and there is talk of getting people banned and somebody I know has been taken off the Latics database for 3 years because off it.Pathetic.

Steve Gohouri's 90th minute equaliser

Kilbane after final whistle, Knowing Hull's fate

Eagle and Child 15th annual beer festival

Went to the beer festival at the Eagle and Child pub, In Bispham Green which is a lovely country pub - Although last night it was heaving around 200-500 people where there and it was a good night, The beer festival was in a marquee and had around 50 beers on, You paid £10 to get in which gave you a Pint Glass a booklet and 6.50 worth of tokens. The Ale I supped was fantastic and some had some really interesting flavours.


Sam Smiths Strawberry beer
Southport Brewery's - Sandgrounder 3.8%
Bank Top - Flat Cap 4.0%
Conwy Welsh Pride 4.0% - Rich Malt orangy feel, Copper Colour
North Yorkshire Fools Gold 4.6% - Refreshing Complex Bitter - Looked more like a porter than a bitter.
Tripple FFF - Alton Pride 3.8% - Clean Tasting, Session Beer


And to finish off had Orkney's Skull-splitter which was 8.5% Strong Fruity intense bitter which finished me off!





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