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Glasgow PodcArt @ The Classic Grand

November 2, 2009 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Since getting rid of my TV I have been listening to more music than ever however for reasons unknown to me I can’t remember the last gig I was at! Where better to break this pattern than the Glasgow PodcArt Showcase at The Classic Grand.

For those who are unfamiliar with Glasgow PodcArt you can check them out here: Glasgow PodcArt. Basically an awesome mixture of music, art and photography from up and coming (and established) artists in Scotland, topped off with a fabulous and entertaining PodCast.

Anyway, the line up went a little something like this:

Debutant

http://www.myspace.com/musicbydebutant

Panda Su

http://www.myspace.com/thepandasu

Esperi

http://www.myspace.com/esperi

Yahweh

http://www.myspace.com/thisisyahweh

Waves Below

http://www.myspace.com/beneathusthewaves

Jim Gellatly

http://www.myspace.com/jimgellatly

Jim popped by to catch some new bands and also to show off his method of protecting himself against Swine Flu.

Panda Su wasn’t entirely sure of Jim’s method…

AND…last but not least I managed to capture the lovely Halina from Glasgow PodcArt on camera! Posing with Panda Su and her crew…

Thanks to all involved, I had a very pleasant evening.

Neil Thomas

Ghost Walk

November 1, 2009 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

It is Halloween, and Glasgow goes mental! With so many club nights, parties and gigs at my disposal I was really looking forward to dressing up and having a mad one however I woke up this morning and decided against dressing up and going out. I have no idea why, must be getting old or something! So me and Jen (Betty Rubble) were sitting eating pizza when we thought it would be an excellent idea to walk through Kelvingrove park in the cover of darkness. So I gave Disco Stew a shout and we started on our journey. With the moon full in the sky we continued through Kelvingrove Park, right along the Clyde walkway, under the many bridges and dark paths before finishing our walk around Queen Margaret Drive. It was spookier than you think!

Happy Halloween!

Neil Thomas

For the love of photography…

October 19, 2009 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Sometimes I have to remind myself why I chose the path of photography, it certainly was not for the money! It was because I love it. I love the way that you can capture a moment in time, a time that people missed or a time that people would like to be reminded of. Sharing the way I see the world. I was looking through my recent work and released that I had not took a photo for the love of photography in a very long time! Don’t get me wrong, I love shooting weddings and cute wee kids however something has been missing of late so I went for a walk this evening with my camera in my hand. I felt inspired again. I felt the love, I felt alive, I feel proud of the end products. It is amazing how carrying a camera around with you changes your perspective on your surroundings. You start seeing little things that would normally pass by you; unnoticed. You look at the world in patterns, curves and light. You seek opportunities, you’re aware of everything around you, you notice beauty, you paint pictures in your mind, you then transfer this into a frame.

Peace,

Neil Thomas

A Stranger View from Russia…

October 17, 2009 in Uncategorized | 1 comment

Hi,

Please find ‘A Stranger View’ from Kaliningrad, Russia.

A disposable camera was tied to a bench with a sign (in Russian) asking people to take a photography with it.

Big thanks to my wee star on the continent for doing this for me…

Coming soon…A Stranger View is unleashed in Germany!

Meet Melvin: The IT Professional

September 19, 2009 in Uncategorized | 3 comments

Melvin is a 32 year old IT professional…

From an early age Melvin’s diet mainly consisted of coffee, beer and biscuits, and for this reason he never grew much…

But one day Melvin was watching a YouTube video about how to get a lovely lady…

It told him to ditch the Peanut Butter…

And replace it with with broccoli…

And plenty of water…

And to improve his personal hygiene…

So Melvin spent 3 weeks swimming and drinking in water and eating only broccoli…

Before long, Melvin began to see the benefits of his new lifestyle as he finally started growing into a big strong IT professional…

And we he thought he could not get any bigger…

Melvin finally grew to his desired sized as seen in his latest Facebook photo…

Surprisingly Melvin is still single despite his dashing new looks and high paid job in the city…

So girls, Melvin asked me to post this to generate some interest. If you have any messages for him please leave them below…

Interview by Portis Wasp

September 13, 2009 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The lovely and talented Portis Wasp interviewed me, and you can read it here:

http://portiswaspsays.blogspot.com/2009/09/neil-thomas-douglas.html

Take it easy,

Neil Thomas

Just Pictures

September 7, 2009 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Ray Summers

The Cinnamons

Evi T

Nap time for Niall

Evi T

Glasgow

Troon Troon Troon

Jeffrey Lewis

Ice Cream Dribbles

July 22, 2009 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Well the sun has been beating down on the City of Glasgow and I have been a busy wee sun burnt man so I thought I would do a wee blog about what I have been up to in-between dribbling ice cream down my chin…

In photos of course…and in no particular order…without any real description on what is going on…

Sun

Where am i?

R.I.P Jacko

Who lives in a house like this?

bird

Don't Panic

Cloud

Breakfast

Reception

Superchild

Couch Surfing

6am Sunday

We Sink Ships (click image for stunning photos)

Peep Show

Curtain Call

Dance

Broken Records

Boogie

Sit

Kiss

Smoke

Man

A Copenhagen Hope

Shake

Drum

Guitar

Kiss

New projects coming very soon including, “Where the hell is Dougie?”

Peace,

Neil Thomas

Something a little saucy…

May 28, 2009 in Uncategorized | Tags: balaie, burlesque, Club Noir, glasgow, O2 Academy, performance art, stockings | 1 comment

If I never had a wedding this Saturday I would most definitely be joining the most fabulous Club Noir at the O2 Academy on Saturday to celebrate their 5th Birthday Party. If you have never been before here is a little tastier…

**Disclaimer: I respect your privacy so if I have published a picture here and you don’t want it displayed then please message me and I will remove it, however I explained at the time it was for The Evening Times and my blog has a much smaller client base!

And, there was me…

Seriously, check it out!

Love,

Neil Thomas

Stag & Dagger

May 27, 2009 in Uncategorized | Tags: Black Lips, Frightened Rabbit, glasgow, Stag & Dagger, The Twilight Sad, White Denim | 1 comment

With Hinterland a distant, but very pleasant memory it was time for the next installment in this new-wave multi-venue festival which seems to be sweeping the nation faster than swine flu.

Stag & Dagger

With bands such as White Demin, Frightened Rabbit, Phantom Band, Dananananaykroyd (I fucking hate typing that), The Twilight Sad, The Mae Shi and of course the awesome Black Lips I was eagerly anticipating a crazy sweaty beer ridden rock ‘n’ roll roller-coaster…