Archive for March, 2007
I do like you Steve, but…….
So another fairly dismal performance from England tonight, McClaren still in line for the sack. But does it really change anything?
In short, no. It was virtually unthinkable that we would fail to beat the Andorrans and McClaren was never likely to lose his job following a win. However I have to admit to feeling [...]
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Tags: england, football, steve mcclaren
Unbelievably it is almost ten years since this photo was taken. Tony Blair had just arrived in Downing Street and Noel Gallagher was the leading cultural icon in Britain. In many ways it was genius for Tony to invite Noel and other pro-New Labour celebrities round for a drink as it summed up everything that [...]
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Tags: indie, noel gallagher, oasis, tony blair
Cheating Never Pays
Here’s a good moral tale for the kids. Last night, myself, my house-mate Dave and our friends Alex and Dan took part in a pub quiz. However, it was no regular pub quiz trip. Such was our desire to find a pub quiz that we travelled quite a distance to reach a pub at which [...]
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Tags: pubs, quiz
Gareth Hunt
It was really bizarre to hear that Gareth Hunt had died this week. When I was younger I always used to watch a lot of the ancient repeats they used to show on BBC2. I think there was often stuff on in the slot after Thunderbirds or Captain Scarlet or something and I was a [...]
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Tags: bbc, gareth hunt, the new avengers, tv
52 Week CD Challenge – February
Two months into the challenge and I have already fallen behind. I just couldn’t find anything I wanted to buy so was limited to only a couple of records for the last four weeks. Nevertheless they have both been worthwhile listens and I have reviewed them for your critical pleasure below.
Week 5/6/7: Hurricane #1 [...]
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Tags: album, charlatans, hurricane #1, indie
Deal or No Deal – Foot in Mouth
Thanks to Mr David Bugg for this one. Just to prove that there’s a little bit of David Brent in us all here is a clip of Noel Edmonds from a recent episode of Deal or No Deal. Disappointingly he covers his gaff rather well, but even so I bet some researcher got a hiding [...]
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Tags: deal or no deal, noel edmonds, tv
Lunar Eclipse
Is it just me or is space the most boring thing ever?
Maybe my expectations were too high, but when I was told there was going to be a lunar eclipse on Saturday night I expected something dramatic. At 23.45 I went dutifully outside to take a look. It was wet, it was windy, but [...]
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Tags: bbc, lunar ecilpse, moon, space
