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July 2, 2010

A half of Hospital Porter please…

Howdy folks. A couple of World Cup-free days to recharge the batteries and reflect that…well, maybe it was time I posted something that is not about football. I mean, the second round games were pretty entertaining, and there is still a lot to look forward to, plus away from the World Cup my beloved Liverpool have a new manager in Roy Hodgson, which is an encouraging appointment (although I’m reserving judgement), and can pre-season training really have started already, but wasn’t this meant to be a blog post about something, anything, other than football? Well, how about beer, then? Read the rest of this entry »

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June 21, 2010

We interrupt this programme to bring you an important announcement

Hi folks. A brief break from the World Cup frenzy, as I bring you some ‘real life’ news of a non-sporting nature. Late Saturday afternoon my Significant Other made me the happiest man in the world, when she accepted my proposal of marriage. We’re really very, very happy. Read the rest of this entry »

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May 11, 2010

Lies and betrayals, fruit-covered nails, electricity (Pavement at Brixton, 10 May 2010)

Yesterday I covered Stockton’s finest pitcher. Today, it’s Stockton’s finest band, Pavement. Last night I saw the first of their four gigs at London’s Brixton Academy. I’d write a straight review, but that somehow doesn’t seem appropriate for a band that has offered such a skewed, distorted and fuzzy take on rock music. Plus, y’know, it’s just easier to spew out some sort of stream of conciousness. Readers, welcome to my brain on Pavement… Read the rest of this entry »

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May 7, 2010

The Not Knowing

So, parliament is hung, the three major parties are negotiating (or not, as the case may be), and we’re really none the wiser on what is going to happen in terms of the next government and next Prime Minister (of course, this post could be out-of-date any second!). Read the rest of this entry »

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May 6, 2010

None of the above?

I commented today on the ever-excellent Planet Harris blog that: “I think there should be a ‘None of the above’ option. If that wins, then there should be a re-election in that constituency, with all new candidates.” It seems like someone has taken this idea rather literally… Read the rest of this entry »

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