This will be my last post for a couple of weeks. We are off to Ireland for a couple of weeks on holiday and interweb access will be limited to checking my Xperteleven team. See you all when I get back……
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Posts from ‘July, 2008’
Thursday Thirteen
Today’s Thursday Thirteen features thirteen albums from my collection which I just love. As always, in no particular order:-
Somewhere in Time - Iron Maiden. The album which introduced me to Maiden in 1986. Just a spotty faced young schoolboy at the time, this is the album which made me a metalhead. For life. Adrian Smith’s [...]
Square go
Just had an odd encounter with a huge Brian Blessed look-a-like. I got out of the car and became immediately aware of this gigantic behemoth of a man stumbling towards me with his eyes fixed squarely on mine.
As he got closer there was a subtle shift in the feeling in the pit of my stomach [...]
Anything for a Scotsman
I arrived in London on Tuesday for a meeting with Auntie Beeb. A British institution. Like a cup of tea or Winston Churchill but available on demand. For the next seven days. Thirty if you download.
After a delayed flight and cramped train journey in from Stansted, I arrived at Liverpool Street station at around 12.30, [...]
Frozen. With time.
So, I stood there on The Strand. Music in my ears. Watching the world go by. I seemed to be the only person in the whole of London who had time to spare for people watching. And - It. Felt. Magic.
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A wee lie down
On Saturday we went to Bamburgh Castle, just south of Berwick-Upon-Tweed. My son’s first trip to England. He was non-plussed as always and slept through the whole journey. No interest in historical borders whatsoever.
Upon returning from Bamburgh, I hit a tiredness dip and needed a wee lie down. That’s age for you. Ten years ago [...]
Thursday Thirteen
Ok, so I wrote this yesterday, am posting it today and have timestamped it with yesterdays date. Confused? So am I. This weeks Thursday Thirteen is my 13 favourite Scottish expressions. As always, in no particular order:-
“How no?” or “What for no?” - Brilliant. Makes no sense whatsoever but at the same time making loads [...]
Nostalgia / Life flashes before my eyes
It’s been a while since I did one of these dual title posts. I felt this latest post warranted the resurrection of the twin title medium.
I’m awash with nostalgia today. Big time.
Yesterday, an old mate from my schooldays posted some pics on Facebook of us when we played together in a band when we were [...]
Frosty Beard
Last night saw me make the journey through to Glasgow to see Spock’s Beard at The Arches. Support was provided by one of my favourite bands, Frost*.
The asterisk is important.
Misled by the girl on the reception desk, we sauntered into the main hall at 8pm, only to find that Frost* had been onstage for a [...]
D-Day
It’s the big one today. The day that the SFL vote on whether to accept Spartans into the Scottish Football League. The step up from non-league to league football.
I just recently finished their site, and I’ve been going along to many of their matches over the last few years. Nice friendly people. A great wee [...]
