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My Summary…
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It's been too long
I haven't written a blog in ages..some part due to laziness, but mostly due to being so busy that i forget what we have been doing. Here's a quick run down of what we have done. 1. Tour with My Passion. Amazing guys, i love them dearly and would happily spend a year cooped up on a bus with those …
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New year '08
Happy new year everyone! So much has happened already i feel this is going to be a good year for the toys! So far this year (all 15 days of it) i got out of my shitty job which is great coz it gives me loads of time to do more band stuff and dont have to get up early any more!Then we …
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Thank You Toni & Guy in Winchester
It is Wednesday night and I have just finished packing for Italy. We are heading off early tomorrow morning to Gatwick. I have to say I am so excited that I don't think I will be sleeping tonight. It has taken me 4 hours to pack and repack, I am s …
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I have butterflies
I have butterflies swirling around in my stomach and as a result I am not sleeping very well and when I do I constantly dream of being on stage, which isn't a bad thing. We are counting down the days until we go to Italy, 3 now. There is still so much to do, like sorting out what clothes and shoes …
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Happy New Year
2007 has gone and what a year it was for us. Highlights for Plastic Toys included loads of gigs all over the country and going to PopKomm in Germany, where we met and played with Hanoi Rocks. We also managed to get our first single "Let Me Feel the Love" into the top 30 singles chart, al …
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What goes on in YOUR toilet?
Being indie (that means indepedndant, not sounding like Oasis) means we do ALL our own business dealings. Most bands releasing records can just focus on gigging and what they will wear onstage, but we deal with PR, booking shows, arrangeing pressing for the CD's, printing posters, meeting distributo …
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All the gigs
Have you seen we're playing with My Ruin? And have you seen the Italian shows we have booked? It's going to be awesome and i can't wait to get out there. Only decision is what do i wear?
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MSI support slot last week.
Hey there people! Last week we did a show supporting Mindless Self Indulgence at the Brook in Southampton. We sold shit loads of tickets to this one so thanks to everyone who came down to show us their support. I think we played better that night than we have done in a while, it all just came tog …
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Back from Berlin
Hello Plastic People (: We've been very busy recently. Done a bunch more gigs all about the place, had another BBQ, drank a lot more, partied hard, the usual! We have an acoustic gig coming up on the 12th in Southampton, come along for fun and acoustic frolics with some surprise songs thrown in. Pro …
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Pirate adventure
So who has been to one of our gigs and seen a long haired Jesus look-a-like setting up our gear? Well for those who don't know this is Mr Richard Reeves, our roadie extraordinaire, New Forest ranger and a very good friend of mine and the rest of the band. He is totally mad, but that's why we love …
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Jon's car dies
Today my car died. Too many trips up the M3 crammed with band equipment i think. So im broke and car-less. If anyone feels the need to give me money/a new car/a private helicopter please feel free. 1st pinky the mic stand dies, now this. What's next? Getting hit by a falling light onstage? …
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**Gigs n stuff**
Hello, Ben again! Hope everyone is well. We've been gigging about the place, had some really cool shows recently. How cool is that about Let Me Feel The Love going in at number 30?! We're all really excited about it, thanks so much to everyone who bought it! My family saw it in HMV on Oxford Str …
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number 30
Wowour 1st single is just 2 weeks old and already we're in the charts! This is all down to you guys getting out there and showing your support. We're not a huge band on a major label with millions of pounds pumped into advertising. We're a small independant band that relies on word of mouth an …
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Stand up and be counted
Show your support at our London show next week @ The Metro. we have a MASSIVELY important gig next tuesday @ The metro in London. We need our most hardcore, energetic fans there cheering us on. If you're from Southampton we can get you there, in and back for just 8 quid!!!!!!!!! Get y …
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Barnstock
For the last few years a guy who lives near me has put on a totally free music festival called Barnstock and so far we've played every event. It's a low key show but hats off to him as its amazingly well run and is as much fun as any of the bigger festivals. I managed to fall offstage before we'd …
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Mike years
Most of you know that Mike left the band earlier this year, we had some amazing times, some shitty times and loads of laughs. I was scouring our video back log and found a load of clips that i wanted to put together to remind me and the guys of those days...so click here to go see it. Jon x
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Ben - First Blog
I joined the band like 3 months ago and have loved every minute since. We've been all over the place playing shows, made a video, released a single and had lots of fun. The Portsmouth gig the other day realised one of my ambitions to play the Wedgewood Rooms I've been trying to do that for year …
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Shiny Toy Guns
that was one of the best shows ever. We had an incredible time. The crowd had so much energy we couldn't help but feed of it. Midas were great as were the Shinys. I want to thank Ian @ The Wedgewood Rooms for letting us play the show and all our fans who turned up, get sweaty and partied with us …
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Pinky Dies
Pinky, my mic stand that i have been used at every PT gig since we started died after the Blissfields show. Go look at his glory years on the gallery page. Jon x
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