Sport & Leisure
The Men They Should Never Hang!
I went down to The Joiners in Southampton last night to watch The Men They Couldn't Hang for the third time in the last eighteen months and as usual, they did not disappoint. Southampton as a city is relatively alien territory to me, a North Hampshire boy brought up out in the sticks of Baughurst and now living in semi-surburban safety just south of Basingstoke. I didn’t realise what a tough old place it is; parts Southampton makes Popley ...
Grey Days, Sport & Pubs…
I often wonder how a country where the weather can be so grey and unforgiving could possibly have been responsible for so many exports around the world. This island, cut off in the North Sea, has been responsible for the most recognised spoken language on the planet, it has produced scientists such as Alexander Fleming and Isaac Newton, explorers like Cook and Walter Raleigh, writers, Shakespeare and Dickens, musical culture from The Beatles and ...
Mumford & Sons and all That…
I have to say that I only saw a few clips from the Brits on Wednesday night as I was out for much of the evening, though from what I did see, it all seemed all a bit tepid. This had me wondering whether this was a case of me getting old, or simply that music has become dull, over produced and easy to consume, a bit like a McDonalds Happy Meal. Reading various blogs and online press reports, it seems that opinion is very much divided as to ...
Kettles & Blues Bands
I had an interesting night yesterday evening, managing to do two hours coaching with the Oakley Colts along with burning out a kettle and going to The Dove in Micheldever to watch a blues band with my friends Steve and Jilly. Not a bad effort that, even if I do say so myself. I have had a dodgy on/off switch on my kettle for some time now, so I guess it was only a matter time before I turned it on and proceeded to go upstairs for a shower. ...
One Night in Colchester…
When I go to Colchester to visit my friend Stuart, it is like walking outside on a frosty morning and taking a huge lungful of fresh air. This is because like me, Stuart is single, and also like me, Stuart has the words "Epic Fail" printed next to his relationship status. Yet again, like me, Stuart has tried things like online dating agencies and discovered that they can be, if not approached carefully, a heady cocktail of heartache, disappoin...