Following the Effelumps and Duckies...
Well we didn't get to the 'Exposed' exhibition at the Tate Modern, opting instead to go in search of the Elephants from The Elephants Parade, http://www.elephantparadelondon.org/ , it would have been...
View ArticlePsychological barriers!
I'll make no bones about it, since moving to London my lifestyle has become lax, very, very, very lax indeed, to the point where I've lost my old physique and have ballooned to 18 stones I kid ye not!...
View ArticleSpam, Football and Jake Gyllenhaal!
..."...Ni-Ni, Ni Ni Ni-Ni-Ni, Ni.."....Quite a weekend I admit! Phil and me sped up the motorway to Nottingham with Madonna's 'Celebration' blaring out amongst other fab pop tracks meeting friends up...
View ArticleOh yes, the gym!
Flat out busy at the end of last week, my apologies. Had my induction at the gym on Wednesday, it was delayed a tad whilst the instructor flirted with the girls on the training mats.Anyway, prior to...
View ArticleSlow Burners!
This is just a brief note cos I'm shattered from the gym and slumped on the sofa.I have been really enjoying some 'slow burner' music as of late, you know the tracks that take a few 'listens' and they...
View ArticleScissor Sisters - Brixton 23rd June 2010
Thank god the day at work went quickly, shot across to Brixton as fast as my Etnies would carry me, stopping off at Boots for some sun tan lotion. It was absolutely scorching and on arriving at the...
View ArticleCircus Summer Ball with Jodie Harsh - 3rd July 2010
Both me and Phil were really excited about this, having never been to 'Circus' before and having heard so much about it. I have personally admired Jay Clarke's alter ego Jodie Harsh for quite some time...
View ArticleGross Indecency - The Annual Duckie Ball, Camden Town Hall
I don't know where to start?! We had the time of our lives with this! I believe most of you are aware that both me and Phil are proud Duckie fans?! We absolutely love that club night.OK, best to start...
View ArticleSoho Theatre - Dandy in the Underworld 08/07/2010
....‘I have invested ninety percent of my money on prostitutes, the rest on Class A Drugs, the remains I squandered’.....I had, after arriving at the very last minute in a completely sweaty mess,...
View ArticleJools Holland's Picnic in the Park - Eastnor Castle 10/07/2010
"What a civilised way of doing an evening of live music": Phil.Just a short and sweet blog update as I'm feeling tired. Travelled up to Eastnor Castle in The Malverns for Jools Holland's Picnic in the...
View ArticleThe Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre, 24/07/2010
Here's Phil to take the reins:Another theatre-luvvy day today, this time it’s The Phantom of the Opera. We decided to see the show again, partly because it’s visually quite stunning and also in...
View ArticleI gotta get outta here...!!
"...Lines form on my face and my hands, lines form from the ups and the downs, I'm in the middle, without any plans..."'I'm Eighteen' - Alice Cooper.I guess a good few of you know how it feels,...
View ArticleHair - Gielgud Theatre, London 14th August 2010
"THANK YOU STAGETEXT!"Lissy Lovett and the Stagetext posse came up trumps when they persuaded the Gielgud Theatre to show one of the Hair performances with captions. We'd been dying to see this before...
View ArticleSpace Age - Museum of Childhood, Leicester
Just a quick photo montage here, we dropped by on Sunday re-lived our youth and I took a few phone-cam photos.....Admit it, you want the glasses:Fashion always comes full circle, things are tweaked and...
View ArticleDamn Fine Coffee Y'hear!
Oh yes, there are many independent coffee houses in London it has to be said, and indeed a lot of good ones. However every now and again you come across one that puts the others to shame, step forward...
View ArticleRefurbishing an old Kona Lava Dome frame.
ALERT - This may prove a bit boring for the non-cyclists out there, sorry!It has been on my mind for a good few years now to refurbish an older bike frame, ideally I would have loved to have worked on...
View ArticleBad Subtitling On The TV - What the Hell's Going On?
This blog update has been on my mind for a very long time now. It is in regards to the rife lack lustre subtitling on the television today where it seems all channels are pushing for quantity over...
View ArticleAre you listening to me....?!
Many apologies about the lack of blog posting as of late, have been busy busy busy, still that's no proper excuse for not updating in wee dribs and drabs! With this blog update I'm going to have a...
View ArticlePlagiarisation and pulling your pants up!
I've been working voluntarily as a mountain bike racing team manager since the early 90's, Development Racing, it's something I thoroughly enjoy, it's challenging, emotive, rewarding and I still hold...
View ArticleThat Sideways Glance.....
That sideways glance that always gets you and triggers the old memory box.Driving around the countryside, sat in the passenger seat of the car and each time when passing a cyclist, wham……..Suddenly...
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