Comics, Ice cream, Battle metal and, of course, Sharks.
Well, I made it down to BICS but only had a quick look about. Said hello to some old friends ('old' as in I've known them quite a while, not a comment on their age), picked up some....um...interesting comics and that's about it. There was an excellent programme of events on, but I didn't get to any of them.
I did however, get to have an exquisite ice cream at Selfridges. The most expensive ice cream I have had to date, but worth every penny. Sorry, every pound.
This is the impressive sundae I had from Morellos Gellato at Selfridges in Birmingham. Cream, vanilla, chocolate and hazlenut ice-cream, whole hazlenuts, chocolate sauce, chocolate flakes, hot chocolate and nut fudge sauce in a chocolate cup. And a wafer.
Andy had a smaller wuss version:
Another highlight of my week was attending the Dragonforce gig at the Carling Academy in Newcastle.
I was very pleased when I found out that the supporting group was Turisas (pictured above in all their bloody glory), a band whose antics had amused me greatly on the awful station 'Rockworld' (teenagers who post mobile content on youtube have better production values than that station). I enjoyed their set even more than Dragonforce, although Dragonforce did have an insane and entertaining keyboard guy.
Apparently European Shark Week begins on saturday. To mark this week I shall probably attempt some fund raising venture for the shark trust. Please give generously. Oh, and Sharks in Venice is now out on DVD, so expect a full review here soon.
If the title seems familiar it might be because I complained ages ago that they stole my awesome idea. My version would have been better. I can tell that without even seeing it. For a start I wouldn't have a Baldwin in it. I probably would have cast Johnny Chase in that role.