Daily Archives: 01/11/2016

We’re still alive

We’re home now; well, we’re in our local. After last night’s singing along, there was a compulsory Spotify request: Are we alive:

Well lay me, lay me down

Rip my fucking clothes off she said

I may be disappointed that Augustines are no more, but at least we were there from the beginning. They’re not mainstream, and that’s what probably attracted us to We Are Augustines in a little tent at a festival in 2011. 

They could have been huge, but I’ll keep my theories to myself. Hopefully, though, they’ll branch off into three different directions. 

I shall go all quiet about such things now, apart from wishing them good luck for the future. I look forward to hearing them in their future projects and shall continue to enjoy their past. Although I hope their past extends to their future. 

Best live band I’ve ever seen.

As long as my heart keeps pumping blood

My second in command are now having our first beer of the day. 

After a lovely breakfast in Egg cafe. 

After a good night’s sleep in the Crowne Plaza (staff discount). 

After an amazing gig last night at the Academy. 

That picture was actually taken over a decade ago, by my youngest child, at the same venue. It’s possibly the best ever Eels related photo. 

Anyway, last night was reputedly the final Augustines performance. And it was one hell of a performance. 

I took no pictures though, it felt right not to. So you’ll have to take my word that this was a loud, emotional evening. The auudience’s we are Augustines chant is still in my head.

The event was streamed live on the internet, hopefully there’ll be recordings. While I do understand why this is the end of their road, I can only hope that’s not the case.