Wha? Start of something... maybe.

Its a funny old thing, the Swindon music scene. It took me years to settle into it when I moved from Birmingham (long story, maybe for another time?). Things are definateley differnt down here, being used to the Midlands way of doing things, lets give an expample: In Birmingham if you are new to a place you will go to a local club where people play your kind of music, do your kind of thing. You go to the bar, you turn to the guy/gal next you and and just engage in chit chat. They will more than likly smile, tell you the club is a great place and they would wish you a good time. Fast forward to Swindon... do this and that very person standing next to you just stares at you like you just laid a fresh turd on their doorstep and then turn away and ignore you. I went to several clubs when I first moved into Swindon, Level 3, Brunel Rooms, Po nah nahs etc the same attitude was everywhere, every place had its clique where if nobody knows you then you automatically must be treated as a threat their thin bubble of existence so you must be discouraged at all costs. OK over-dramatisation but I felt so out of place in these first formative months in Swindon that I went back 'home' on a very regular basis at an alarming cost to my bank balance. After a while I just persevered, found like minded souls and steadily eased my way into the 'inside' of this clique.
Why write this blog? I don't know, maybe I feel like a story needs to be told? Maybe my pearls of wisdom can be used by others? Or maybe it just a release for the things that clang round my brain like the last penny in the bottom of a huge whisky bottle?
My comments on Swindon are my opinion from my point of view, I'm not here to upset or annoy but maybe some of the commentary will cut, if it does I'm truly sorry and always get in contact if you want further explanation or to correct something that is inaccurate.
Anyway have a read and hopefully enjoy my musings, if not tough there is about million other of these blogs out there so go and read them instead!