Nick on Life, The Universe etc... - 23 Oct 2001

"In the year of the new century and nine months, from the sky will come a great King of Terror... The sky will burn at forty-five degrees. Fire approaches the great new city..."
"In the city of York there will be a great collapse, 2 twin brothers torn apart by chaos while the fortress falls the great leader will succumb third big war will begin when the big city is burning"

Nostradamus' prediction on WW3.

What a load of nonsense! Sorry to shatter any gothic illusions or mystical beliefs Around 100 cites are at 40, 41, 42, 43,44, 45,etc. degree, north or south !! Isn't Moscow also at 41 degrees latitude?

Please also note some say the fortress falls, some say it survives, is the fortress the pentagon or what as to me it is just a glorified office. The word is not always twin as well, if that is not mentioned, why on earth would it mean two buildings and last of all find one person who believes Bush is a great leader. Or rather this remains to be seen! You think that's boring….

Seeing as though it looks like we are all going to die in World War 3; I can look back over the last couple of weeks of my incredibly interesting life and rejoice in the fact that I have lived long enough to spawn children, boil an egg, raise a kitten into a cat, ride an elephant and kill a sparrow (accidentally of course). Hell I even got married last week… it wasn't my choice but you don't live with my wife! Besides, I have two kids so I'm fucked from every angle whichever way you look at it. What the hell is marriage all about anyway?? Do I need some buck toothed wrinkly old wanker in a dog collar telling me how much I'm expected to love my partner in the name of Beelzebub the Son and the Holy Ghost. Who is this Holy Ghost anyway, I'm interested to know if he wears a white bed sheet over his head and is actually the janitor of the local museum? "And it would have worked if it wasn't for you pesky kids!!". Actually I'm not against marriage or any other token gesture that lulls you into a false sense of security, I just object to spending my money on anything other than computer components, golf balls… and sex.

What else, oh I had the pleasure of seeing of Planet of the Apes and Marilyn Manson live in concert at Mera Luna on the same day, can my last few days on planet earth get any better than this??! Whilst I stood with my head out of the bus sky hatch I was told by a gorilla to sit down as Marilyn, fearing for his life, decided anyone watching from the backstage area was sent to kill him and with that I packed my Uzi 9mm back into Greg's cello case and sat down defeated. I don't think Leon has got any worries, my life as a professional hit man was over before it had begun.

What is it about Rock Stars that makes them think they are more important than me? I have £50 in an old sock under my bed I am a fucking superstar get down on your knees. I couldn't care less if it was Marilyn Monroe on that stage, I took my kids to see the Wizard of Oz at my local theatre, no stars there had such paranoia, although the lion seemed a bit edgy. His tail kept getting caught in the Tin Mans suit, I laughed but wasn't asked to leave the building.

If you choose a life on the stage you have to respect the fact that not everybody there thinks you are great. In fact somebody liked me so much they threw an Addis dustbin on my head from a great height, I've had bottles thrown, tomatoes, apples and none of these were organic so you can imagine the size! Condoms (used and unused), Plants, turf and an assortment of boiled sweets including Fruitellas, Starburst and even the occasional Malteaser. Little does anyone in the crowd know this is about the only way we get to eat on tour. Not that I encourage this kind of behaviour you understand, it's just that a copy of private magazine tossed onto the stage would be more suitable than a half eaten pizza, plus it will last much longer. Providing of course our drummer doesn't get his grubby hands on it, he has a pile of crinkly tissues by his bunk, which he uses to climb into bed each night.

Right must dash, I am off now to my local DIY store to buy some nails with which I intend to nail my feet to the floor in my house, thus ensuring that I can't stand in Bradford city centre ranting about the benefits of a firm handshake, AMD chips and proposed changes to the pedestrianisation of Halifax town centre.