Author Archives: Nige Blog

In 1950, he understudied Richard Burton as Konstantin in a Swansea production of The Seagull. Orson Welles, who directed Williams on stage in London in Moby Dick, tried to persuade him to come to New York to play the Fool … Continue reading →

“I keep telling young people: keep a diary, get a camera, learn to print your own photos. Don’t put it all in your phone, because everything in your phone belongs to someone else. And if you want to write a … Continue reading →

So looking back at the version of this post from last year, I was committed to getting back in to work and foreign travel. I didn’t achieve either. I did get a first grandson, I did walk London corner to … Continue reading →

£11.50 total spend. Ultimate Lessons 2 was good value and a great listen. Saint Germain Des Pres Cafe was right up my street as well – looks like there’s loads in that series. And I love Who’s That Lady by … Continue reading →

I didn’t really know who Danny Kruger was before I read this profile in the Guardian today. It’s pretty wild. Regular readers will know I’m quite interested in socialism and Christianity, and generally speaking a little knowledge of Christianity will … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Lewis played La Belle Angele a couple of weeks ago and I was there, going straight from the Royal Infirmary after seeing my daughter and new grandchild. Jeffrey was manning the merch stall before the show and I picked … Continue reading →

This month’s theme was West, hence Rawhide, Apache, America (from West Side Story), Buffalo Stance, Leroy’s Boots and Devo (West Ham) and Go West. Next month’s theme is Songs You Never Get Bored Listening To…

We only got round to four of my selections on the theme of “really got you excited”, but Grandmaster and Melle Mel did get a rewind (I think that’s what the young people say 😉 ). Silver Dollar Forger and … Continue reading →

I’ve hardly seen any examples of Robson Green’s acting but I think his round Britain travelogue show on the BBC is quite watchable and he recently shot an episode in Longniddry with Mark Benton who I am a big fan … Continue reading →

Monday: breakfast at Club Sandwich in Haymarket (we had been planning on breakfast at Platform 5 but they weren’t doing food that morning) – saw my old pal Danny in the street while killing time before the train – Easter … Continue reading →