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Hello,

I've been meaning to blog for quite some time now. For over two months actually, but this will have to do :>

Two months ago i went to blackstump (a christian music festival in Horsley Park, Sydney) by myself and had an absolute blast (www.blackstump.org.au - check it out). There were heaps of awesome bands there and the atmosphere was pretty rad....I enjoyed heaps of bands but my favourite was easily San Salvador.

The main point of this blog post, however, was to post the link to a video I just watched. It emulates a heap of thoughts that I'm going through coming towards christmas time. I hope you all enjoy it and start to think about what you buy :>..he he...



Have a Merry Christmas everyone and keep it JAZZTASTIC!

Neil -

number three.

Hey all,

My super idea to make a wicked blog kind've took a backwards step...it still is a super idea tho. Other things have been happening, such as SilverStakes (www.myspace.com/silverstakesmusic), Uni, NCYC (ncyc.org.au), Family stuff, Work, Quicksound Productions (www.myfs.org.au) and a whole range of other things. So sorry for making you all itch and wait to see what it was that i said that I was going to do that was really cool on this blog. It shall come!

In other news, i saw this quote and thought it to be quite amusing:

“We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”

Anyhoo, intepret that how you want!

Cheers all you large number of fans :p

Stay Jazztastic!

Neil -

the second blog.

Thankyou to everyone who commented on my first blog!

Hello again, and welcome to this mystical space :)

So, this week I will be talking about something hot on anyone's mind..who currently holds their P's licence (and is not limited to Victoria - my friend had some mailed to him in Perth!)....THE NEW P PLATES!

As of the 1st of July 2008, anyone who gets their Probationary licence receives their Red P plates as a "P1" license. They hold this for a year, and then change to a Green P plate - a "P2" license, which needs to be held for three years.

The P1 has a few limits, notably only being able to carry one passenger. Other interesting limits include not being able to use any handsfree device with a mobile phone or tow any sort of trailer (unless it is for business use). You can check the specifics here: http://gls.arrivealive.vic.gov.au/index.php?option=com_easyfaq&task=cat&catid=27&Itemid=113

And it is obviously pretty exciting stuff:

So..while I have been contemplating this much-needed extreme change in Victoria, I have also been doing some homework while listening to music.

Which then made me think and realise how different music helps me in different times/moods.

What music do you guys like to listen to and when/why do you listen to it?

I hope some of you answer this question and start to get a discussion going!

Thanks for reading and keep it jazztastic,

Neil -

the first blog.

Well.

Well well well.

I have conformed to blogging. Well, for the time being. Lets see how long it lasts!

So hello, the wide world of the internet. My name is Neil Skilton.

I'm not sure what will happen here, or if anything interesting will ever appear on this page..but if it does, cool.

Its the end of the Queens Birthday long weekend - the weekend of the legendary SYG.

State Youth Games is what I attend each year with my church (and a neighboring one) for a whole weekend. We set up tents, tell stupid stories around campfires, abuse our parents cooking skills with good warm meals each night and pretend we can play sport properly during the day.

It is quite positively one of the most enjoyable camps that i've been to - and I have been to lots. The atmosphere is casual and really gives you a weekend full of good times. Like the time when one of the dogs decided to mark his territory on a girls leg. He learnt after that it wasn't a tree.

Well, if anyone reads this who went to SYG '08 - thanks for a great year. For those who didn't...make sure you come next!

Will blog soon.

Keep it jazztastic,

Neil -