to set alight

well these last few days of my job are a bit mental as i try and tie up loose ends (i.e. finish off all those jobs i've been avoiding for months) whilst playing host to yet another auditor, but i'm taking a pause to catch my breath...

roll on 5pm thursday and a week of intensive collaging... last night i sorted through two massive boxes of stuff i'd been collecting (hoarding), which felt more like filing than craftmaking but it had to be done... there's a whole lotta work to go but i'm not panicking. i'm so looking forward to friday, when i'll be able to focus on the installation and pretty much nothing else for an entire week, which is more than enough time and feels kinda like i'm going on holiday for the soul.. all going well the pieces will be mounted on fri 6th or sat 7th, and there's a plan in the making to have a bit of an "opening" in the cafe's back room with performances from three of my most beloved beloveds... i really hope that gathering can happen cause i'd love to see how their ::voices:: and my own weave together... if you still think there's value in interventionist prayer please feel free to throw out a word to grease the necessary wheels, i.e. get me and the appropriate city church staff on the same phone line at the same time, or even in the same room, to book the venue. it's proving difficult to get hold of anyone to sort it all out. if like me you've come to doubt such supernatural influence, then maybe you could just cross a couple of toes, or close your eyes and wish like mad for a moment. thanx.

oh and if someone can remind me i need to buy several hundred small headed push pins i'd be most appreciative.

so. here's to 5pm thursday.

in the meantime, i'm getting in as many listens as i can to ::the cost:: before the annual frames fest in the ulster hall next week... these lyrics posted with a big hello to Sean (Mir's wonderful bro) out there in Vancouver... my own wee bro tells me this is a favourite of his...

so Sean, look fwd to seeing you at Christmas man... have fun meeting the Willow (what some of us belfast crew call Sarah) - glad you folks will get to share in some chat and laughter...

if the lads play this next week, i'll sing along for you...

People Get Ready

People all get ready
'Cos we're tearing down the stand
Rebuild what's gone unsteady
And see it through with newer hands
And what has gone between us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to clean us
If you're not, if you're not

People all get ready
'Cos we're breaking down again
Rebuild what's gone unsteady
And see it through with wiser hands
And what has gone between us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to ignore us
When you're not, when you're not

We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
We have all the time in the world
To set alight, to set alight

People all get ready
'Cos we're breaking down the band
Rewrite what's gone already
And see it through with wiser hands
And what has gone between us
Is a lot, is a lot
And who'll be there to ignore us
When you're not, when you're not

And we have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
And we have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight
Just look up, just look up

We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
And we have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight
Just look up, just look up

We have all the time in the world
To get it right, to get it right
And we have all the love in the world
To set alight, to set alight

People all get ready
'Cause we're coming to a stop

(p) + (c) plateau records 2006.

LB,x