Ginger DJ Rob

What a day! Some luxury birthday presents including a future trip to Minecart Madness near Snowdon. After breakfast I was blindfolded (ooh, kinky) and bundled into the car for a mystery tour by my missus. We drove for about 20 minutes and to my slight disappointment had turned up outside an office. When I got out of the car I realised we were at Shoreham Airport . As we walked towards another office I saw the exciting sign of Helifly ! After being greeted by the pilot and a few moments hanging around watching the seagulls getting moved on from the airfield we were treated to an aerial tour of the south coast past Brighton, turning inland after Rottingdean, over Lewes and headed back to Shoreham over the South Downs. Still with a smile on my face and my head still in the clouds we headed over to Devil's Dyke pub . Within the 7 years I've lived in Brighton, I'd never visited this landmark. Beautiful the scenery and the pub food was delicious. The complimentary bottle ...

No birthday Laurent Garnier this year as he was DJing in London and didn't fancy the horrible train journey home. Instead we braved the strong winds and headed to the Globe for Kinfolk's last resident night then to Digital, Brighton for PleasureKraft. Horrible crowd, slightly skanky club but we prevailed to at least dance for hours. By 2:30am we got bored on the same tech-house and headed back for the last 30 minutes of Kinfolk. This is what I really wanted for my birthday captured in a video.

I must have seen Ghostbusters a dozen times with two and a bit of them at my old hometown cinema when it was first released in 1984. I say 'and a bit' as the third time I tried to see it I had arranged with a school friend to meet outside the cinema. As I was so keen to meet him and get good seats I was at the start of the queue. As the doors opened and everyone crammed in my 11 year old mind told me I would meet my friend inside. Being dropped off by his mother they probably thought I hadn't turned up so called my own mum. Whilst I started to watch the film oblivious to the worry caused, I noticed my mum was talking to the cinema's manager looking very worried but decided to duck my head and try to ignore her. Somehow it worked as my mum and manager went back down the stairs to the foyer. Thinking I'd gotten away I continued to watch the film up to the film's library scene. Unfortunately, instead of hearing Bill Murray's voice it was blanked out by t...

Some deep tech house flavours for your fried brains. Fryday Knight by Gingerdj on Mixcloud

Great couple of DJ set mixes from this German duo Sonar by Day mix Tracklist: Evaporerar ut fran sitt gomstalle (Original Mix) - Minilogue Burnin - Mihai Popoviciu ET2 (Original Mix) - Martin Landsky Emperor feat. Kali (Maceo Plex Last Disco Remix) - Kali, Ali Love Magic Bazar (Original Mix) - Luna City Express A Better Light feat. Dilo (The Martinez Brothers Remix) - Dilo, Santos Resiak The Cave - D-Nox & Beckers Over and Out (Original Mix) - Marc Romboy, KiNK Propeller (Original Mix) - Mathias Kaden The Doppler (Original Mix) - Shlomi Aber Another Earth (Original Mix) - Tale Of Us All the Time (Original Mix) - Tapesh, Maximiljan What is Room 101 (Original Mix) - Martyn Sonar by Night Tracklist:  Aery Canary - Booka Shade True South - Glimpse Black Ball - The Dolphins Trashbend - Gaiser Fraaz - Ron Costa Destination unknown - Green Velvet / C2 Detroit-Chicago Unity Dub Bubbles - Pig & Dan, Mark Reeve 51 Mexicans - Matador (IE) Nighttide Lo...

Unbelievably I've only discovered this track and cannot get enough of it. Looks like there's only vinyl format unless anyone else can point me in the right direction.

Following news that Facebook has released the option to embed the HTML code of a Facebook status here's my attempt with a mixed up result. Post by Sonic Sushi . Looks like the post will be viewable depending on your choice of browser and if you're logged on to Facebook. If you see your Facebook icon like this below then you can simply click on the 'switch' link/image to turn on the missing post. Not seeing the above post? However, if you don't see anything then I'm not sure what needs to happen. Any ideas via commenting would be greatly appreciated (keep it simple as I'm not that technical). How I embedded the post Facebook: click on the \/ arrow at the top right side of the post and click on Embed Post Facebook: right click and copy the code onto your clipboard Blogger: After creating a new post switch the view to HTML and paste in the code

With news that Facebook is offering embedded posts I thought I'd experiment with both Facebook and Twitter. Here's an example of a Twitter embedded post: This is amazing. Genuine comment from Daily Mail reader on 2 girls held on drugs charges in Peru pic.twitter.com/zHDHWSitaG (via @LadyM_McManus ) — Natalie Kate M (@Natalie_KateM) August 21, 2013 Been struggling embedding the code with a previous attempt not showing the content. Couple of screenshots to show you how its done on Twitter and Blogger: Twitter: Click on More then Embed Tweet Twitter: copy the HTML code Blogger: Click on HTML after starting new post then paste in the code

Alarm for 7am and on the road early to get to Mont St Michel which appeared like a floating castle. As we approached the mount the roads were covered in Tour de France graffiti from the recent race. The park and ride buses were very cool. As there was no turning area the buses were designed to drive forward and backward so the driver simply swapped ends with the steering wheel, lights and wing mirrors at both ends. The Mont itself was divided into two distinct areas: the first like a tacky Diagon Alley winding up to the second part: the abbey at the very top. We had an audio tour then reached the top courtyard to the amazing views of the bay which with the tide out looked like it stretched out for miles. Being a Sunday morning the bell was ringing for worship so nipped inside to see the service. Stayed to listen to the slightly rusty organ playing but still quite effective with the huge ceiling echoes. Otherwise the tour was quite ordinary explaining the history rather than the luxur...

Despite having packed everything the night before getting off Ile de Re island took alot longer than we'd expected. Traffic started queuing about 3 kms from the toll bridge (the toll we paid covered both ways so not too expensive really). It took nearly a hour more than we'd hoped to reach La Rochelle plus the satnav was sending us around the houses but eventually got on the right road for Nantes. However the traffic approaching Nantes was pretty crap too but it was due to everyone going via its bypass to another motorway. We were heading to Les Machines where the huge mechanical elephant was built. Easily found a carpark but had to take off the cycles as the barrier was too low. As we arrived and got in the queue a British family in front were asking about the elephant ride to which they said there was only two places available - we'd arrived too late! Instead we took the workshop tour, all in French so took some patience to wait and see the demo they were explaining othe...

Despite our ideas of driving and camping elsewhere we decided to just rest and be lazy. Pretty crap sleep last night and camping as a full sightseeing holiday can take its toll so feet up and reading/blogging for most of the morning. After fixing a puncture we cycled north towards Les Portes which along the way was busy again with cycle traffic. I was actually glad to have the bell to get slower bikers out the way. Ended up on a good beach called Plage du Gros Jonc - wading through the shallow sea felt like walking in salad with the seaweed around my feet. Back at camp we cooked and packed the tent away ready for a quick getaway with the plan to see Les Machines at Nantes.

With a good night's rest, the pre-lunch grumpiness was swept away by some cycling east to find a decent beach. We were grateful that the weather was kinder and cooler than yesterday's scorching hell. Il de Re is an island full of cycle paths criss-crossing to all destinations and the French embrace it with their family and pets. Along the way kids and dogs were towed in their wheeled baskets. After passing through Ars (yes, really), we stopped for lunch in La Couarde, a small quaint town at a hotel restaurant. The menu was a little restrictive for me but in the end had a combination of garlic bread and Spanish ham. Panache beer was served and Kerry had a mojito which went down very well. The service didn't have the same quality unfortunately. The first beach we came across was still a bit poor in the sense of seaweed everywhere so continued through the salt pan flats and rows of vineyards getting slightly lost by the lack of signs. Eventually we came across a lov...

We set the alarm for 6:45am to make sure we got through the campsite barrier for a 2 hour kip. After packing up the awning etc. we headed over to Il de Re crossing the toll bridge paying 16 Euro which was a little more than expected.  Driving through the island looked very much like Ibiza and got more excited passing some gorgeous beaches along the way. When we arrived at the campsite at Saint Clement des Baleines I set on the satnav and checked into the reception it was only then I realised I had booked the wrong site online though it turned out to be the one we wanted in the first place. Cancelled the other and booked 3 nights though later felt we'd made a huge mistake. At least the receptionist spoke excellent English.   Having arrived at possibly the hottest part of the hottest day ever our pitch had zero shade. I begged for different pitch and ended up choosing one right next to the entrance/exit barrier. We also had no proper food or drinks and after last night's...

With the previous night's advice from a Southampton couple we headed straight over to Futuroscope early arriving after 10am. Futuroscope is an alternative type of theme park based more on cinema experiences. As soon as we got into the park we made a b-line to the newest attraction, Dances with Robots with French DJ Martin Solveig providing some cheesy endorsement. There was already a long queue but a fun clap along interactive game to keep the teenagers happy. The main ride itself was a robot arm with 2 seats hurling us into different directions for about a minute all with Martin Solvieg visuals of him putting on headphones and taking them off. A very short experience but a good laugh. We'd been given a translator radio so used it on the next experience for Arthur 4D , a Luc Besson film theme ride - again good but short. By now it was about lunchtime and being a bit thirsty we tried out the Sky bar, a modern balloon raised us whilst sat at a bar drinking champagn...

My free satnav took us on some strange diversions twice: once saying we should have turned around even though it suggested the right way in the first place making us go a very long scenic loop; the second through some town away from the motorway we should've been on. Next time I'll check the route. Château de Chenonceau was a little further than expected but at least in the right direction for tomorrow's Futuroscope visit near Poityers. Unfortunately for us it tipped it down with rain as we arrived then warmed up quickly to hot. A pretty chateaux like a bridge across the Loire and some quaint gardens. Over an hour's drive we make it to Saint Cyr campsite next to a lake - a very well laid out site set up for families plus the lake water was warm enough even for me to swim. Some free wifi in the main building.

First decent sleep of the holiday with a very cool night. Collected our bread but none for Monday :( After some debate whether to drive or cycle around for the chateaus we got our bikes for the 20 km ride to Chambord, the daddy of them all. It was sort of a scenic route, perhaps I was expecting French countryside perfection but nothing outstanding. Lots of vineyards, a few villages but no reasons to stop cycling and take photos. There were one or two times where you'd either got confused or realise the route took you on a small, useless loop. Towards the end were secluded wooded areas then the impressive driveway to the Chateau. That picture postcard feeling didn't last long as getting a sense where cyclists should go disappeared and the 100's of tourist buses and cars being parked brought you back to earth. Also, with all the promotion of cycling there was nowhere to park the bikes so used a tree. The first view really does blow you away at how grand it is. to lo...

Another almost sleepless night thanks to thunderstorms waking us at 4am and continuing for a couple of hours. Got up about 9 and went to the reception hoping to catch the breadman but what the lady didn't tell us yesterday was that we had to pre-order. After the normal amount of camping faffing around and cycle prepare we actually set off the short journey to Blois along the Loire and over a very old bridge. We headed towards the Chateau de Blois straight into the Saturday bussle of the local market. We locked the bikes just below the entrance and bought the 3 x entry for the daytime chateau, the magic show over the road at the museum of magic and the luminere performance at 10:30pm. Inside the chateau was rich in history with Joan of Arc involved, old French kings and especially from Henri the 3rd, a right royal villain with his minions who murdered a local duke and refused to talk to anyone who wasn't his minions. The other side of the courtyard was the Maison de ...

4am it woke us with a loud crack of thunder and the rain hitting the van's roof. Kerry reminded me that the tea towels and camping chairs were getting wet whilst I was more concerned about the bikes and lack of sleep. It kept thundering for the next 4 hours so only grabbed the odd wink before getting up at about 9am. Our Blois campsite confirmed by email so headed over for a 300k drive south-west along the peage. Costing 45 euros. Approaching Orleans got the busiest we'd seen on the road with the local service station looking like the M4 at rush hour. Blois was just as hot and sweaty. Setting up the awning was hot work.  Across the campsite was a huge group of British cyclists which later had a bit of sing song in a Christian type of way. The other side of the site was a restaurant and a swimming pool which in the extreme heat every monsieur and his chien was swimming to cool down. For our evening nosh we fired up the barbie and had mergeuz and herb chipolatas, mushroom...

Van was super hot like dripping sweat at every turn so didn't really sleep that well. Moved into an actual pitch rather than the siding we'd been kindly given but didn't have a long enough electric cable to reach it. No bother as we used the gas on the fridge. Kerry bought some bread and croissants.  After lunch we headed out into Epernay town centre towards the Champagne Avenue where all the houses like Moet and Chandon are located. Like most French businesses it was shut for lunch so hung around the local park until 2pm. Unfortunately when we did enter the building for a guided tour they were fully booked for the day - something that the guide book didn't explain. Instead we headed down the road to another famous brand called Mercier though one I've not heard of. According to the guidebook it had a laser guided train for travelling through the 'caves' or cellars but there was a technical problem so this was out of order. Kerry bought an Adult and ...

Van packed in perfect time and ready for the Eurotunnel journey. Despite some M25 slowness from an earlier accident we made with almost an hour to spare. As soon as we parked up another campervan driver came over to smooze us over the van and kept chatting for a good 20 minutes! Eurotunnel facilities weren't quite airport standard but liked the 'walkies' area for holidaying dogs to get a last stretch and pre-travel poop. All went very well until we came off the train when a couple of warning lights showed up on the dashboard - service and airbag - but had to put it down to a loose wire. Bloody attention-seeking van! Our first toll road was 21 Euros and was a great, unstressful drive to Epernay. Stopped a couple of times to change driver but couldn't handle the heat too long outside. The satnav on the tablet worked well despite the bright, reflective conditions but our cigarette charger didn't work so luckily I downloaded the same app on to my phone. When we arri...

Photos of my Glastonbury festival this year. Started with drama and stress as my campervan broke down with the gear shift cable snapping leaving me with just second gear. Then having to move away from noisy Irish campers (drinking shots outside at 6am Thursday morning). Otherwise a great festival.  

Been waiting for this for awhile. The World's End film trailer won't be uploaded onto YouTube for awhile and those MSN hosted adverts do my head in. So here's Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz trio Simon Pegg , Nick Frost and Edgar Wright reunited for their final installment in their 'Three Flavours Cornetto' trilogy. Look carefully and you'll see some very familiar faces from British comedy. Was that Dave Gorman perhaps sipping a pint? Film is released in the UK on 19th July 2013 Video: Exclusive The World’s End Trailer

The beatboxing, multi-instrument playing music supremo was on top form. Loved his intro as he surprised the up-for-it crowd walking down past the audience and inviting interaction with the mic. He was joined with 3 guys doing visuals who mixed up searched for Google Images which worked well. I had expected to hear him mimic well-known dance tracks in his own beatbox style. Instead the show encouraged the crowd to shout out ideas of made-up song titles and musical styles to make up songs. This worked well up to a point but I sensed either the crowd were more used to his past shows of get-up-and-dance or were getting too drunk and leery with predictable suggestions. Don't get me wrong, his performance was excellent. I felt the show's format needed some variation and perhaps a standing room-only venue so people could dance. It might have been the wookie reggae song that was my favourite.

This YouTube video of Season 5 of Venture Bros looks amazing. Its described as a sneak peek but offers more than just a quick clip show that makes you consider taking a long holiday to the USA just to see it. I bet the 19th May 2013 can't come quick enough for our cousins over the pond - lucky gits. Here's the slideshow of images from the Venture Bros blog . Related articles Occult Swim Things We Saw Today: A Chewbacca Cameo

Thanks to friend Sukey for nagging us to buy tickets and go to this audio\visual splendor. Turned up way too early though and could have avoided bunking off work an hour early. The support DJ Ital Tek played a sort of drum and bass set which didn't really interest the crowd. Although I was aware of Tobin's performances I'd never actually listened to his music so did some YouTube listening. Good to see some video game soundtrack on his CV via Splinter Cell but it was certainly music that you would listen to rather than dance to. His set started with a massive black curtain unveiling his white cubic set with projected visuals. I was reminded of Etienne De Crecy's cube visuals we'd seen years ago but Amon Tobin had taken it to the next level.  His first half was the money-shot with a spaceship theme and cinematic electronic music. Tobin could be seen in the centre of the cubed wall with a clever switchable see-through screen whenever he wanted to show himse...

Narvik was our destination today, a road trip of 200km into another country, Norway . Last night we researched what Narvik offered and there seemed to be some impressive views, a couple of museums, in case we didn't find the views plus a couple of random sights to see in case all of the above failed. There were hardly any cars on the road, those that were driving were towing snowmobiles for off-road adventures. We'd already experienced the E10 road going to Abisko and Narvik was twice the distance. As we got nearer to the border the landscape changed from the flat, frozen lakes with the temperature dropping to minus 30 degrees C to more twisty roads passing entrances to ski resorts. For a mile we had to slow down as the signs instructed to prevent road/wheel noise that couldn't set off an avalanche. The 4wd of the Skoda Yeti also felt the ice of the road below so made the progress slow. To the side of the roads were frozen waterfalls with even one of them being c...

Up early for both trying to sort out a hire car and for our dog sledding experience . Slightly stressful sorting out the car. Went to the tourist centre and saw/heard a couple already on the Europcar free phone to say that they were busy at the time and would have to call back. The tourist desk recommended I call Hertz from the Scandic hotel. They were fully booked. Took a third phone number for a hire car company and they were fully booked. It took another call to Europcar to get a double the price 4WD Skoda Yeti. With the car booked we headed over to the Kiruna Guide Tor office. Again they seemed a little disorganised as they were expecting another couple but eventually left without them. We'd been warned that the temperature where the dog sledding was taking place was a very chilly minus 30. It was this point when I discovered that the locals drop the 'minus' when stating the temperature as it seldom gets over freezing. Met another English couple called Big...

Our hotel room was like an oven when we woke up so motivated us to go downstairs to the pub's bar for the breakfast buffet. It was a good choice of food but like most hotels, the coffee was bland and watery. Whilst getting ready I flicked through the ten TV channels. Most of them were Swedish with one Finnish, one Norwegian and one Russian. It was a mix of politics, skiing, US imports, fashion and women's chat programmes at that time of the morning. With our first booked tour starting at 5:45pm we had quite a bit time on our hands and Kiruna town centre had very little to offer. After a decent coffee in Cafe Safari we headed to the tourist office and found out the bus timetable which had a coach heading to the Ice Hotel . For about £7 each for a return we caught the bus taking us direct to the Ice Hotel within 30 minutes. The bus even took credit cards so no need for cash. Along th...