So, the other week Richie, Hilary & I head up to Kentish Town Forum to go see Bauhaus – that'd be one of my least favourite venues (a cavernous dive is probably the best description) to see an 80's goth
2006-08-10 : Those definitely are not Muppets.
One of the key lessons that the Dance (Basic) group learned at the PASSPORT Scouting Arts Conference in 1993 – by way of demonstration of Mr Greg Mant – is that it doesn't really matter what you do on a
2006-08-07 : It’s days like these that make us happy…
Contrary to the hundreds of enquiries and emails of encouragement I received at the time, I did NOT participate in this. Thank you all for your kind words and suggestions, however as it was I already had to be at
2006-08-05 : From peerage and nobility, to beerage and immobility.
Not that one wishes to cast aspersions on the validity of the Houses of Parliament as an enjoyable place to go, but when the other options include a building with 500 different beers inside, the contest is over as far
2006-08-01 : Your highness your highness, your highness your highness!
Something which I now thoroughly recommend if you're in London during summer and have the opportunity is doing a tour of the Houses of Parliament. It's totally tourist of course – in our tour group of about 20 there were
2006-07-29 : Standing in line to see the show tonight and there’s a light of heavy glow
How do ya like that ? I was so busy talking about George Clinton that I nearly forgot to mention that I went to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers the following night… duuuuuuuuuuuuh… It's a weird experience – going
2006-07-25 : Rub some funk on it !
Given that we had Niall and Rob over from Ireland last Monday for work, I figured a good idea would be to take them out to a gig rather than leave them to leave them languishing in some hotel room
2006-07-21 : Baldrick, you owe me a groat.
Last night I went to a pub quiz at Ye Olde White Bear as a bit of a farewell for Jess who I met on the Wales trip, cos she loves a good bit of a quiz, and occasionally I
2006-07-20 : Well *somebody* deserves a kick in the helmet!
Not that Time Out magazine is a great platform for social change, but how's bloody Dr Peter Ward, GP, who's written an article in this week's issue (July 19-26, page 19) entitled “Ditch the helmets”. Among other things (although I'll
2006-07-19 : THE most pointless way to answer a phone, ever.
“Is that you ?”