Standing on a beach

Pretending to be... well, I'm not really sure but it's clearly supposed to be some kind of radiation monitoring gear, right?

During a period of unemployment in Aberystwyth (I was chucked out of uni after the first year and spent about nine months working locally and living with my now-sophomore mates in a big house on Trinity Road), I had to think of things to do each day.

Me and Rich (chum and guitarist in The Rhythm Method) set about drawing radioactive signs on the back of some paper boiler suits, chucked on some Marigolds and wellies and walked up and down the seafront in Aber.

Our "measuring equipment" was bits of guitar tech and the rubber bit off of my bass guitar stand. It seemed to go down well with the sunbathing locals until one fella got a bit concerned as to why we were drawing a big graph on a clipboard and came over to give us a right telling off. We left the beach a bit sulky and abashed.

Happy days.