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December 10, 2012

A Side/B Side – The Flirtations

I was just going to post one of my favourite Christmas songs today, because I’m too lazy/busy to actually write anything, and if nothing else this place is a handy vessel to inflict my tastes on the five to ten people who flock to the site each day. Then I found out via the wonders of Google that said song, Christmas Time Is Here Again by The Flirtations, was in fact the B side of Nothing But A Heartache, and so Christmas Time Is Here Again is not only one of the great Christmas songs, but is quite possible one half of one of the great singles – Northern soul brilliance and classy Christmas soul, all on one piece of vinyl. Read the rest of this entry »

November 27, 2012

Working Sounds

I’m not sure how I feel about noise in a working environment. This morning, for instance, I have been disrupted and distracted by a colleague playing Michael Bublé’s Christmas hits at high volume, another colleague’s mobile phone squawking out a rather tinny rendition of something by Led Zeppelin, the constant chug of the photocopier, the initial sniffs of someone’s winter cold, plus your usual conversational hubbub/general non-specific office noise. I’m grateful that there haven’t been any especially loud phone calls, nor the bizarre, inexplicable exclamations to nobody in particular that sometimes emanate from certain staff. Read the rest of this entry »

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January 10, 2012

Oh no it isn’t. Oh yes it is.

I’ve been involved in amateur dramatics for many years now, generally veering more towards the amateur than the dramatic. And for about ten years or so, with the odd break, every January I can be found acting (at least in a sense) in one of the truly British theatrical forms, pantomime. Read the rest of this entry »

December 15, 2011

300 not out…and an early Christmas present

Well, somehow I’ve reached the 300 post mark. I believe this to be a triumph of quantity over quality, but thought I’d mark it anyway. And as this blogging lark wouldn’t be nearly as much fun without my small-but-perfectly-formed band of readers and commenters, I thought I’d offer you all an early Christmas present. So, clickity-click the link below for access to a little Christmas music mix. I hope you enjoy it. And thanks for hanging around!

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December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas!

A very merry Christmas to one and all.

I guess this is as good a time as any to thank everyone who has stopped by here over the past year, and in particular those who took the time to leave comments. I’m extremely lucky to have a core of great readers. Thank you.

And a huge thank you to my ever-patient Significant Other for not merely tolerating my writing, but actively encouraging it. This is but one of a billion reasons why you’re the best!

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