Well, I suppose the first thing I should point out is that she didn’t actually eat my hamster.  Ok, she may have, but that would’ve meant her coming to a remote field in the Wye Valley, searching for the spot where he was buried, exhuming him and then chowing down HARD.  It seems unlikely.

What she did do, however, was die unexpectedly.  I wasn’t expecting that.  So much was I not expecting it that only a week before she selfishly decided to go down in a blaze of glory/gin, I began planning a remix of “I wanna dance with somebody”.  In the wake of the staggering success of my Phil Collins remix*, taking on The Houston Challenge™ seemed inevitable.  But alas, it was not to be.  Selfish, selfish Whitney died along with any thoughts of remixing her seminal works (for the next 3 months at least).  We’re not really the sort to cash in on the death of any celebrity (unless they were a despot – I for one am pretty pumped for a Robert Mugabe themed album in the next few years).

So what next?  We at Neon Highwire Inc. are looking for your suggestions for the next remix.  What do YOU want to hear?  Please post any suggestions to our Facebook page and if we like them, we’ll chuffing do it.

Things to bear in mind when making your suggestions include:

1. I like 80s pop.
2. Jim likes German techno.
3. Steve likes the sound of kittens drowning in a washing machine.

Fire up your suggestokannons, PRONTO.

*57% more shimmering radiance than the original, as forcibly agreed by 7 readers of ‘Koi Carp weekly’ magazine.

Not much to say that hasn’t been said in the title really. I suppose I could link to the Facebook event page, yes I’ll link to the Facebook event page. Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/events/220315564723953/ That’s nice, isn’t it? Yes, that’s nice.

Come, it’ll be FAB. Here’s a photo from a previous event, yeah:

I recall going to see Liars at All Tomorrows Parties a few years ago, playing late on the Friday night. They opened with Scissor and its haunting intro of delicately vocal harmonies. There was a sizable crowd ready for the chorus explosion which everyone knew was imminent. As the song progressed I overheard a couple behind me talking about how confused they were that a crowd like this would be interested in gentle music like what they were hearing. Confused, I turned around to see a couple who must have been at least fifty years of age and I’m guessing from the conversation had never heard of Liars before. I explained to them that appearances can be deceptive and calmly told them that mere seconds from now, this crowd of people were about to become a blur of animated movement. Skeptically, they looked around the audience at the static crowd beholding the angelic singing. As the moment approached, I casually started counting down for them from a count of 8. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..

BOOM! The crowd didn’t disappoint.

I shit you not.  I don’t want to waste your time with words, distract you with prose, alarm you with diatribe.  Turn your speakers RIGHT UP and play this again and again and again.

You know where he’s going?  Camden.

You know how he got free entry before 21:00?  He put himself as ATTENDING here: https://www.facebook.com/events/220315564723953/

So just to reiterate:

RIDE with Neon Highwire (live) Broken Jam, Filthy Few & Friends + Stripes Burlesque…!

“A sexy, equestrian vibe full of breathtaking surprises and twists in which you can expect a hotspot for all of London’s music lovers. Including unique live performances, fetish, burlesque, stilt walkers, angle grinders and acrobatics alongside a residency from Filthy Few and celebrity-filled guest DJ’s, you will never fail to be entertained.”
Saturday 11/02/12 19.30 – 02.30

Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, NW1 8AH

£10 if you don’t flag as attending here: https://www.facebook.com/events/220315564723953.

Some things that have come up lately:

• You can hear Bear At The Bus Stop on the podcast Capt Jelly Bean & His Wacky Astro Pals.  No idea which episode though, but recent.  Recent, yes.
• Neon Blink used on some Rockstar Wrestling vids.  Seemed only a matter of time before that collaboration happened in some form.
• An Xmas remix of our track FantasyLand by Novelty Music Scene which you can listen to here: http://soundcloud.com/noveltymusicscene/terrorzone-novelty
• Our ten fav albums of 2011 and our ten fav songs of 2011.
• A Fat White Family (name of a band) are a bunch of tossers who stole a keyboard stand and a guitar strap from us.  If you ever see them on a bill, please go ahead and glass them in the face*.
• Loads of stuff I wrote on http://www.neonhighwire.com.

If you don’t wanna flag yourself as attending on Facebook, send us an email to email@neonhighwire.com and we’ll get you added to the free entry list.  That’s right, you’ve got options.

Here it is on last.fm too: http://www.last.fm/event/3159018+Ride

Steve.

 *Not really, violence is never the answer.  Though it would be nice to get our stuff back

This man may be part of the burlesque troupe.  You have been warned: