carl@zeus:~/.vnc$ more xstartup 
#!/bin/sh

xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
#x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
#x-window-manager &
# Fix to make GNOME work
export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1
/etc/X11/Xsession
lxterminal &
/usr/bin/lxsession -s LXDE &
carl@zeus:~/.vnc$ more *.log
29/10/15 06:56:30 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.9
29/10/15 06:56:30 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 TightVNC Group
29/10/15 06:56:30 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge
29/10/15 06:56:30 All Rights Reserved.
29/10/15 06:56:30 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC
29/10/15 06:56:30 Desktop name 'X' (zeus:1)
29/10/15 06:56:30 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t
29/10/15 06:56:30 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901
Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/' not found - ignoring
xrdb: No such file or directory
xrdb: can't open file '/home/carl/.Xresources'