The other day I finished a proof copy of a book called The Return Man by V.M.Zigo. It is due to be published in March and I can wholeheartedly recommend it. It is a book set in a future where a mystery virus has created zombies, but the outbreak has been containe, albeit to a […]
Entries from January 31st, 2012
Scotland for the Scottish?
January 26th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Politics
I popped home at lunchtime today, put the news on TV and saw Salmond doing his speech live. I realised that I don’t really have an opinion on Scottish independence. I don’t know if it would be a good thing for Scotland or if it would be a good thing for the rest of the […]
Tags: Scotland
The name’s Bond. James Bond
January 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on The name’s Bond. James Bond · Life
I have been on a bit of a DVD binge recently, and over the last week or so have watched all the Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig Bond films. I wasn’t in the mood for anything too challenging and just wanted to be entertained. It has been a while since I watched some […]
Tags: DVD
Yes live at Montreux
January 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on Yes live at Montreux · Music
This afternoon I watched the Yes Live at Montreux DVD, to remind myself why I like them after watching the 9012Live DVD the other day. After watching the 1985 concert I was left wondering why I had been listening to the band for nearly 35 years and still lappingup new releases. Afterf watching the 2003 […]
9012Live
January 14th, 2012 · Comments Off on 9012Live · Music
This evening I decided, on a whim, to watch the DVD of 9012Live, the film of a yes concert in 1985, directed by Steven Soderbergh. I have had the DVD for quite a while but can’t remember watching it before, though I’m sure I must have done. It is possible I only watched a bit […]
Crawlé
January 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Life
Last week there was a report in the local paper about Nestlé moving their HQ from Croydon to Crawley. I was quite stunned by this for several reasons. One is that the local papers have been full of ‘jam tomorrow’ stories about businesses moving into the area lately. These stories herald everything as a done […]
In the present: live from Lyon
January 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on In the present: live from Lyon · Music
The year is ten days old already and I haven’t written a thing about prog rock. How did that happen? Perhaps I should mention the latest Yes CD: In the Present: Live from Lyon, which I treated myself to as a belated crimbo present to myself.
Betta Bilda
January 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Life
In one of those strange coincidences I had some thoughts about toy building blocks this morning, specifically Betta Bilda bricks, and then in the afternoon a colleague raised the topic of Lego in a conversation, giving me the opportunity to voice my recently-formed theory about Betta Bilda.
Tags: Nostalgia·Schooldays
Tokyo Gore Police
January 8th, 2012 · Comments Off on Tokyo Gore Police · Life
Sometimes a film comes along where just the title makes you think that at least it won’t be boring. Many of these are Japanese and one of them is Tokyo Gore Police. How’s this for a summary? From the people who gave you The Machine Girl comes the even crazier Tokyo Gore Police! The makeup […]
Tags: DVD
The Hawth: under new management
January 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Politics
There is something just a little bit worrying about the way the deal for outsourcing the management of the Hawth theatre has been rushed through. I know that not everybody shares the objections in principle (the principle being that any savings will end up coming at the expense of staff and by ramping up prices) […]
Tags: Hawth
