Today ticks all the boxes for being a good day: West Ham didn’t lose Man Utd did lose – thus keeping the Premier League interesting for a while longer Crawley Town won – keeping them within touching distance of the play-offs Went shopping and came back with what I went out for (new trousers) Went […]
Entries from March 21st, 2009
A great start
March 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments · Life
As any fule no, the best ever first line for a book is Iain Banks’ The Crow Road ((“It was the day my grandmother exploded.”)) , and nothing really comes close to that. Having said that, I started reading Robert Rankin’s latest book, Necrophenia, yesterday and it does start well: It was about a week […]
Tags: Books
Sparks flying
March 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music
Somehow Jonathan Ross’s show has ended up as one of the best places for music on TV these days.  It is not just that he sometimes gets the biggest names on there, but that he often gets people on there giving totally awesome and/or memorable performances.