Hehehe

When you're googling for "Nine Inch Nails" and "Guns 'n' Roses", you get adverts for nailguns. ;o)

Unfortunately, I didn't find a review of the NIN/Skid Row/GnR gig in Mannheim in '91 (it having been before the widespread use of the internet), but I did find a quote by Trent Reznor on a forum ("after two minutes of playing, I realized what a terrible, terrible mistake I had made").
I wasn't really impressed, either (the sound was crap and at that time I was pretty much a hair rock enthusiast and had little love for industrial) but the rest of the audience were far less enthused and threw bottles and other crap (the bloke next to us lobbed a squashed banana all the way onto the stage, barely missing Trent, very impressive)

Later that day, Skid Row were drunk (or at least Sebastian Bach who fell of the stage at one point) but GnR played one hell of a blinding gig, that is still in my top ten ever list.

Anyway, so yay for Modulate doing better as support for VNV. ;o)

[Cambridge] Cellar Bar 8

Has anyone been there when there was a gig? How big is it? Do they have stage lights?

Saving energy/reducing CO2 emissions

This article lists 15 easy ways of doing it and I'm already doing most of them.
I don't have influence on the boiler or electricity supplier as I'm renting; I have a lot of synthetic microfibre (polyamide/elasthane mix) shirts, tshirts and underwear because they aren't sweaty (natural fibres get soaked, these stay dry).

That reminds me, I need to place another order at ebulbshop.com soon. Anyone want anything? They do discounts when you buy more. I need some that fit into my fittings and the one in the kitchen just blew.

They have Penguin saving lightbulbs!

Public Waste of Energy

So the government and councils want us to save energy where we can and encourage us by offering cheap cavity wall and loft insulation and double glazing.
Why on Earth, then, is the frigging Crown Court building lit up like a Christmas tree (all the offices empty but all lights on) on a Friday night? There won't be anyone over the weekend, either so it's going to be on for 60 hours without anyone actually using the building.
They should set a good example, not put on such a blatant display of ignorance.

If I were inclined to complain, who would I write to?