I hate myself. I finally succumbed and bought a copy of The Order of The Phoenix. But only because it was on special offer at Woolworths. You can get it for £7.99 if you spend £15 on other stuff. This gave me the perfect excuse to buy Hail To The Thief and the DVD of… Continue reading Harry Bleedin’ Potter
Sporting Patriotism
My mobile phone company have just sent me a text message encouraging me to sign up for a service where they will send me more text messages that tell me how the British tennis player Tim Henman is doing at Wimbledon. They obviously realise that the vast majority of the UK population are keen to… Continue reading Sporting Patriotism
Geekiness
Yay, blogging from the train! I’m such a geek. 6310i + Clie + Avantgo + Bluetooth = shiny goodness.
Blast From The Past
Going thru some old stuff today I came across this photo. In case it’s not entirely clear what’s going on here, here’s a blow-up of the central section. Yes it’s me. Taken in September 1982. All is not quite how it seems however. I wasn’t in a heavy metal band. Maybe one day I’ll take… Continue reading Blast From The Past
Solstice
Summer Solstice and my thoughts turn to the Glastonbury Festival. I’m not going this year. Actually I haven’t gone for many years. The last time I went was in 1994. I was seriously considering going back this year, but tickets sold out before I got organised. Why haven’t I gone for such a long time?… Continue reading Solstice
Ticket Prices
Been a while since I went to see someone I really like live in concert. So I was very interested to see that David Bowie has announced a world tour that will take place this November. I’ve seen him four times (Serious Moonlight 1983, Plastic Spider 1987, Sound+Vision 1990, Outside 1995) and whilst he can… Continue reading Ticket Prices
Slayers
When I woke up this morning, I had the most brilliant idea for a TV show whizzing round my head. It’s a Buffy spin-off. Called something like Slayer Juniors Instead of a group of teenagers who go round fighting the evil undead, this will feature a group of pre-teens who go round fighting the evil… Continue reading Slayers
Seaside Special
Interesting article in the Guardian today about the Great British Seaside Resort. Well, interesting to those of us (like me) who grew up in such a place. It seems that far from dying off quietly as everyone thought they doing, these towns have been enjoying a quiet resurgence over the last few years. In fact… Continue reading Seaside Special
Poi?
So this “Poi” thing that everyone seems to be talking about. What’s that then? Seems to me to be like juggling for people who can’t juggle. Or am I missing something?
Busking
Busking has always been illegal on the tube. Until recently London Underground hav taken a very dim view of people playing music in their stations. It’s only a few years since they ran a poster campaign that portrayed buskers as sinister criminals who should be avoided at all costs. But all that has changed. They’ve… Continue reading Busking