I’ve done some tough gigs in my time. Speaking in front of a crowd is never easy. Spare a though then for the husband of home secretary Jacqui Smith, who had to face the nation’s press at the weekend and apologise for purchasing “jazz” movies on his wifes expense account, presumably for the purpose of [...]
Posts under ‘TV’
Bogston and Bully’s special prize
Yesterday morning I travelled to Glasgow. Alighting at Queen Street I thought I should pay a visit to the gents prior to leaving the station. The ‘Superloos’ as they are known. 20p to get in. That’s posh. Anyway (and stop reading now if you don’t appreciate toilet humour), in I go and find a free [...]
Paul Daniels is my mate
Well, not really. But I am registered as a subscriber on his blog. I visited his blog after reading the ‘top blogs’ list in last weekends Sunday Times Culture magazine. I thought, “Hey ho, Paul Daniels has a blog?” and gave it a read. I used to be a huge Paul Daniels fan as a [...]
A momentous, if slightly worrying moment of child development
Yesterday evening we were sitting in the living room with Sam when he strolled over to the TV, pressed the button – and turned it on!!! Part of me was proud at his ability to watch and learn. For weeks he has been trying to turn it on but he has either not had the [...]
What are adverts teaching our kids?
I was sitting, bleary eyed, watching old re-runs of “Last of the Summer Wine” on UK Gold yesterday morning when an advert came on which just blew me away. I actually can’t remember the product now, but the basic premise is that a large, female penguin (I should add that this ad is animated) is [...]
A new year, a concerned citizen and the shitey wee dugs of doom
My first post of 2009. I’m all Leeds United about posting. Excited that is for those who don’t do rhyming slang. I’ve not felt inspired to post this year. I’d love to get all deep and say that the prospect of 2009 and the credit crunch became too much for me and I couldn’t bring [...]
Got any cheese?
I’ve recently been watching some old “Grange Hill” episodes on You Tube. The stuff from the 1980′s was definitely the classic period. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve enjoyed the delights of Zammo shooting up in the back room of the amusements and Gonch running his toast bar under the very nose of Mrs [...]
Sport Billy and the perception of Marky punter
Remember Sport Billy. I just dug out that picture of him from t’interweb. Don’t remember him looking so smug, camp or indeed, so American. Then again, when can you rely on memories from your youth being reliable. I used to think that ‘Derby Day’ on the ZX Spectrum was magnificent. It wasn’t. It was shite. [...]
Spongebob’s Progress/Mikey for teh win
Thought it was about time I posted an update on Sam or ‘Spongebob’ as we often refer to him. He’s coming along great. He’s ten and a half months old now and has started to take his first faltering steps. His walking style is reminiscent of me when I’ve had a few pints to be [...]
Your urethra needs a slight tightening
Of all the post titles I’ve written, the one above may rank as possibly the most obscure. What inspired it was watching ‘Embarrassing Illnesses’ on TV last night. What I can’t understand is what inspires people to appear on TV, drop their drawers and display their wart ridden genitalia to the British viewing public. I [...]
