Happy Fieldmice Day!

We aren't big on holidays at my house. We do a Thanksgiving meal because food, and we do Christmas because we like it. But really, that's it. We aren't religious, so we don't do any other religion-based observances. We basically skip birthdays and Mother's Day and Father's Day. So, a few years ago, I decided to declare May 21 as my holiday-- a day to reflect and celebrate.

It all started in 2012 with this:

My husband saw Richmond on Tumblr and looked him up out of curiosity. That led to these videos:

Which led to:

At which point I was hooked. I started digging, trying to find out more about these two and I bought these: 

I want to take a moment here and say that Noel's "Scribblings" was a revelation for me. I'd majored in Art my first year of College, but I lost sight of what art is--emotion and sharing-- and concentrated on what it shouldn't be--it's not photo perfect representation. I started drawing and painting again:

Then I stumbled upon Mint Royale's Blue Song:

I started listening to new music. 

I rediscovered FanFiction! [X]  [X] [X] 

And I discovered the greatness that is Tumblr! Ah, so many like-minded souls. Thru them, I found this:

And this:

And I was inspired to write my first fanfictions. [X] [X] [X]

My new Tumblr friends kept talking about Stockholm Syndrome with pictures from Blue Song featuring Noel and Julian in starring roles. And I searched, and my book collection grew.

And I started writing something more than fanfiction. [X] 

I watched these and thought about how great it would have been to be in the audience:

And then a dream came true--something I never expected. Noel toured North America and spent a couple of nights in Chicago! Even a gallbladder attack didn't stop me from having the best night of my life. We got to spend time with our Tribe. Yay for general seating because we got there early and grabbed seats in the second row, right in front of where he came out on the stage. I screamed like a teen girl when the Beatles stepped off the plane!

And even though Julian and Noel perform together only occasionally now, we still have "bageling", an invented but aptly named concept for those times when they're spotted together. (I love the internet.)

And still, even though they've been working on separate projects, they create things that entertain and make us think:

There is so much more that I could include, but it's all there if you want to find it. Really, part of the fun is discovering it for yourself. For those who've never even heard of The Mighty Boosh, I want you to know it's much bigger than what I've put here. It's this state of mind that has given me more confidence in my own abilities, expanded my knowledge of the world, things I'd never paid much attention to before. Through Tumblr and Instagram and Twitter, I've discovered new authors and new anime and new bands that I'd have never stumbled on otherwise. And I find that to be a reason to celebrate! Happy Fieldmice Day, everyone!

Oh, and think I need to mention two more things--the love these two have for each other:

And Noel's undeniable style:

 (The end--I mean it this time!)

Throw Back Thursday

I'm pretty sure I posted this back when it first came out, but I was rewatching it and I chuckled when Noel talked about bringing An Evening With Noel Fielding to America and how he wasn't sure how it would go, if Americans would get it. Maybe we surprised him with out enthusiasm! (I hope so, anyway!)

Vinyl!

So this is a thing. Did I know this was a thing? Not sure. But hey, Noel, Live on vinyl! Find it at the Luxury Comedy Store here!

New Music!

Loose Tapestries' new album is available now at Amazon and on iTunes! The album is full of Lux Com Painted Hawaii tunes, as well as some from An Evening With Noel Fielding. When I say available, I mean they are taking pre-orders for the vinyl, which will release on June 24th.  ($23.99 for the album, $9.99 for the mp3)

Happy Birthday, Noel!

So it's our boy's 43 birthday! I hope his day is shiny! Should I write here how much of an inspiration he and Julian have been in my life, reminding me that art and music and humor are important? And that I can grow older without growing old? Because that's what they have been to me. As weird as it sounds, my life is better because of them. So, thank you, Noel, and have a wonderful day! (picture from Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago)

Favorite Pictures

Another picture from The Velvet Onion's article.  I just really like the picture.

Mike describes his role in An Evening With… as a lot more developed than the role he played on the Boosh tours, which is something he enjoys. I ask him how the working relationship between Noel, Tom and himself differs from that of the Boosh gang. “Its very different working as a trio,” he says. “Noel, Tom and I get on very well, we never fall out – even when we’re living in each others’ pockets on the road. When you have a bigger group, like the Boosh tour did, there’s too many egos in the pot; always someone trying to outshine the others or be the loudest. There’s great camaraderie in our trio; we call ourselves the Peloton, as we all have each others backs equally.”

The Power of Three

An article from The Velvet Onion posted in November of last year, it talks about "Evening" pre-America, when Tom was touring as part of the trio. This article centers around Tom and Mike, giving it a different perspective. It's interesting to see what other projects the two are involved in. 

Favorite Pictures

From Noel's Twitter at the end of the tour while he was still in Canada. 

Favorite Pictures

From Noel's Instagram while at the Jim Henson creature workshop. I love that he got to take time and do some site-seeing in the different cities. Made me kind of reappreciate my own country!

Favorite Pictures

Another picture from Noel's Twitter, this one from while he was in Seattle. Have I mentioned how skinny he is? He could probably join The Black Tubes now. 

Favorite Pictures

Going to try and catch up this week with some of my favorite pictures from the An Evening With Noel Fielding Tour, starting with this one from Noel's Twitter  while he was in Toronto.

Noel Fielding Does America

So, I'm going back to An Evening With Noel Fielding. Again, there was just too much to get it posted and then there was Flowers, and I couldn't ignore it! So this article is from The Stranger [X]. Again, it's one of those "introductory" articles, aimed at an audience who doesn't know who Noel is. But the journalist did interview him (via telephone), so there is some quotes. Which is always welcome!

Noel Fielding’s Endless Journey Through Time And Space

Beatroute: This is what I think of as an "introductory" article--an article for people who have no idea who he is. What I find particularly  interesting about this one is the fact that is about Noel's history, not The Boosh's history. So it starts out with him in college and goes through Luxury Comedy. Now I know there have been plenty that have done that, but somehow this one feels like it is centered on him a bit more. Usually they are about his career in relationship with The Mighty Boosh. This one is just his career. I like that.

"Challenging reality is a strange job, but somebody has to do it."

Has It Really Been A Month?

It was a month ago today (altho on a Friday, not a Monday!) that we were packing to head to Chicago for An Evening With Noel Fielding. Still not over it!

The Interro Bang

An interview that was done after the tour instead of during it, which is nice because we see Noel's reflections on it. He compares it to the European and Australian tours. And he likes us, he really likes us! My hope from the beginning was that we as a country would make a good impression, and it sounds like we did. So that's a relief. I know the venues were small, but I almost get the feeling he was surprised that they were all sold out.  He doesn't realize how dedicated his fans are, apparently!

Favorite Pictures

I'm so behind on posting Noel's selfies from the time he was in North America. I think this is one of my favorites. From Noel's Twitter.

Noel Fielding at the Vogue Theatre

Another write-up about AEWNF, I wasn't sure at first if the author was familiar with Noel, but apparently is,  at least his television work, although he admits he isn't familiar with his stand-up. The writer saw the last show of the tour, in Vancouver. Nice run-down of the show. Read the Concert Addicts article here.

Much of the show seemed pretty off-the-cuff, though I am not too sure if that is because he came up with unique material on the fly or if he just has such an easygoing canter to his speech that it comes across as winging it.

Pictures from The Fonda

The Fonda's Facebook has a whole host of pictures from when Noel was there. Check them out here.

Noel In Chicago

Off Noel's Twitter after Chicago. Yes, I'm just getting around to posting it. I can't believe it's already been two weeks ago. It just proves that old women can still have adventures!