Stopped in and watched the tellybox last night. The Winter Olympic opening ceremony in Turin (where the shroud, the fiat and the invention of solid chocolate are from) was superbly done. Top bombing from the…
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- Stopped in and watched the tellybox last night
- Kafka on the Shore
Finished reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (translated into English form Japanese) this morning. Like " Norwegian Wood " - one of the things I liked about Kafka on the Shore was the character development.…
Watched a great film last nightWatched a great film last night. I know some folk hate the idea of subtitles, but I think restricting oneself to English only films is a shame. Set in Patagonia, Argentina the film lives in wide-open-space landscapes…
Bamboo RotherhamI went to take photos at the launch of a new club in Rotherham last night called Blu Bamboo. They had that bloke off the telly Fran 'I'm a celebrity, get me out of here' Cosgrove. Big club, quite busy for a Sunday. I…
- Gig at Coombe Abbey
Did a gig at an amazing place on Friday night - Coombe Abbey . Medieval style caste type place, very George and the Dragon. The staff wore period costume and all the fixtures and fittings, carvings and furniture made it…
- STOMP Alhambra Bradford
We went to see STOMP "The international percussion experience" last night at the Alhambra in Bradford. That has got to be not only one of the best things I’ve ever seen at the theatre, but one of the best live music…
- Felix is 7
It's Felix's 7th Birthday today. Happy birthday my boy :) He got loads of goodies - I think the one he liked best was a remote control submarine which, if the truth be known is a lot smaller than we thought it would be…
- Watched Layer Cake last night
Watched Layer Cake last night.. good film, edge of the seat stuff. An insight into the hierarchy of what the layers of management may look like in the drug industry. Good solid acting, especially from Colm Meaney (DS9 /…
We went to a wedding on FridayWe went to a wedding on Friday. Loads of people that I've not seen for ages. The had a professional fire act. This was quite interesting to watch, - a structured 'show'. He had double fire staff on the go, a fire sword…
- NiN
Thursday already! this week has flown. Been solo dad for a couple of days - Eirene went to London to see Nine Inch Nails at Brixton Academy. Last night me and the boys went down to the Valley Gardens boating pond to…
Been up to all sorts this weekendBeen up to all sorts this weekend. Friday night I played at Community at Bar Med. Great night . There was me on't percussion, Nick on Keys, Tim on guitar jamming along to 3 dj's : Graham Douglas, Mark Holland and John…
Just got inJust got in. That was an experience. Getting to be on the judge bench for something like a battle of the bands final was a right privilege. I have to say that the winners didn't get my #1 vote. The 4 bands, Mulholand up…
Baysdale AbbeyFriday Came out of a proper chilled week in the the middle of nowhere that was Baysdale Abbey into The sprawling metropolis that is Leeds city centre for a gig at Cocoon in Millenium Square. Fun gig. Saturday - set up…
av1[ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragondrop/8282878/) av1 Originally uploaded by DragonDrop . We're over in Gatley, Manchester staying at me cousins. Superb day yesterday. Visited The Imperial War Museum North Superb…
This morning I finished reading Small Island by Andrea LevyThis morning I finished reading Small Island by Andrea Levy. Superb read. In utter contrast to some of the stuff that I've been reading lately. Andrea's writing is great, the stories are very believable and it's a…