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I liked these stickers someone applied to a comms cabinet in the High Street

I don’t really know Rob Beckett’s comedy work, but I was intrigued by this profile in the Observer, particularly the idea of going to bed each night and asking yourself the question “Did I enjoy today, yes or no?” And … Continue reading →

Spotted in B and M last Friday, the first marked down mince pies of the season.

All my wisdom comes from football writing 😉 From this article by Jonathan Lieu in today’s Guardian: There is an old Finnish proverb: onnellisuus on se paikka puuttuvaisuuden ja yltäkylläisyyden välillä, which means “happiness is a place between scarcity and … Continue reading →

I could hardly believe my ears when this Subhumans track started playing in the Blue Blazer the other day. The rest of the playlist had been Elton, Queen etc. I was quite into anarcho as a teen and I own … Continue reading →

Art Brut played an excellent set at the Voodoo Rooms a few weeks ago, 96 minutes including various long mid song monologues. One of those monologues was the story of getting escorted in to the basement of the Van Gogh … Continue reading →

I was very interested in this obituary of Michael Davies, the founder of Parallel Histories, in the Guardian this weekend. It must be very difficult trying to teach the history of any sectarian conflict, so an approach that recognises both … Continue reading →

I’m steppin’ out, I’m looking good, I’m Mr Cool of the neighborhood Steppin’ Out by Lionel Robinson from the excellent Soul Jazz compilation New Orleans Soul

The vinyl listening group I go to had a special guest for its latest meeting — University of Dundee rector and Stevie Wonder’s manager Keith Harris. Keith was a great guy with a whole world of stories, both first and … Continue reading →