Skuds’ Sister’s Brother

We rented this film over the weekend.
Despite having read the book a couple of years ago, I had my reservations about whether it would make a good film, being a little concerned that ‘worthy’ films don’t always make for good entertainment.
I now realise I was being a fool. The film is brilliant and Forrest Whittaker […]

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Two headlines from the Argus this week:
Tuesday 29th May:
Brighton among most secure places in Britain
Wednesday 30th May:
Police officer’s car stolen - from police station
Slightly spoiled by the fact that, when you actually read the second story it is not about Brighton but Arundel. Even so, the first story does have Sussex Police boasting that […]

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There seems to be a conspiracy to never let anything positive about Crawley Hospital be published. It is only ever mentioned in connection with horror stories, or general doom and gloom.
In fact there is a sizeable minority in the town who think that the hospital closed down completely. We have used the place […]

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I have been having some fun with a new toy this weekend.
We have had Jayne's oldest daughter staying with us and she is expecting a child in a couple of months.  In anticipation of there being hundreds if not thousands of baby photos, I treated her to one of those digital photo frames.
There was an […]

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After the National Gallery I hopped on a tube to South Kensington and then went along the foot tunnel to the museums. Despite the temptations of the Science and Natural History museums I went into the V&A.
Previously my perception of the V&A was very similar to my sister’s (see an earlier comment). I […]

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I did my tourist thing yesterday, returning to a few old haunts and trying out a new one.
The first port of call was obviously breakfast in Lower Marsh and then popping in to say hello to my ex-boss, but after that I went over the river to see the newly turfed Trafalgar Square.
It is hard […]

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If there is anyone out there who likes Genesis but does not have A Trick of the Tail on CD I have a copy which I will send to the first commenter who wants it (make sure there is a valid email so I can get a postal address off you)
If there is such a […]

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I am looking forward to tomorrow.  I am going up to London on the train.
While it was a pain in the neck to have to travel up there every day to work for years, it should be different doing it for pleasure.  Some ex-colleagues from London Underground are having a joint birthday celebration in the […]

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My newly-remastered SACD of A Trick of the Tail arrived today.  Bad timing really as the UAF meeting did not give me much time to appreciate it.  I don't think I will really be able to give it a good listen until tomorrow afternoon when Jayne is running people up to the hospital, leaving me […]

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This evening we held our meeting to get the Crawley & Horsham UAF established, and I am so glad it is out of the way.   It seemed like a good idea at the time - to hold an open meeting and get some sort of body of officers elected/selected - but as it got closer […]

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