I was such a fussy eater as a kid. Whenever the family went to a Chinese restaurant I would have omelette and chips. The Chinese restaurant on Royston High Street actually did a really good omelette and chips. All I remember about the Chinese food from then was the smell of soy sauce. There isContinue reading “They don’t believe in me”
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Like Celine Dion, Karma Chameleon….
In organisations there always seem to be roles that have a high turnover and others that have stability. I was Finance Manager at NewVIc for 14 years. In that time there were six Estates Managers and periods when the role was empty (yet at Monoux Nigel has filled that role for 20 years and itContinue reading “Like Celine Dion, Karma Chameleon….”
It’s time to burn
Heat, sun, fair skin and blond hair are not a good combination. When I was in my twenties the object was to tan as much as possible. Factor 15 for a day or two and work my way down. I never used intensive bronzing lotion though. Europe is nothing like India with heat. It isContinue reading “It’s time to burn”
Let’s Get Electrified
How many people in entertainment will be revealed as predators on children? Afrika Baambata is the Godfather of Hip-Hop and the father of Electro-Funk. To be fair he has not been convicted of molesting any children, but prosecutions are barred by the New York state statute of limitations which is hardly a ringing endorsement. WhenContinue reading “Let’s Get Electrified”
Can’t you see me here on overload?
I was told that I would like this song. I ignored that, some DJ I had never heard of and one of the women in Destiny’s Child who was not Beyoncé? Of course I was wrong and it is a beautiful track. It is a pattern for me to push back against recommendations just becauseContinue reading “Can’t you see me here on overload?”
Compelled, but not defeated
Compelled, but not defeated Do you know when it became illegal for the British Police to behave in a racist fashion? Answer below. This is the second track by a group recommended by my current boss (there was an earlier entry on The War on Drugs). They are the best group you have probably notContinue reading “Compelled, but not defeated”
History will condemn you
Doctor Who was off the air for 16 years (apart from the McGann movie) but it was not a dead zone. In fact it was a far more creative period for the mythos than the actual TV show. A seems to be the way with any organisation or franchise or society in decline there wasContinue reading “History will condemn you”
And if there’s anybody left in here
By the late 1990s/ early 2000s I had not bought any comics for several years. I had been intrigued by some graphic novel collections I had seen in the newly opened Piccadilly Waterstones, but money was tight. Then in one of the online mailing lists that I was part of Simon Bucher-Jones advertised that heContinue reading “And if there’s anybody left in here”
Now we gonna break this thang down for just a few seconds
I have loved Doctor Who since I was small, at least since I was 5 years old. I will talk about its history up to, and after, its cancellation later. There is a mini publishing industry of books with fans talking about their experience of Who. Most of it is awful and very samey. ThisContinue reading “Now we gonna break this thang down for just a few seconds”
Your magic it surrounds me
This is the track that I saw at the same time as the Offspring’s Pretty Fly (For a White Guy). I saw the video rather than just heard it. The video (see below features two groups riding through the desert to play rock, paper, scissors. One group is a band of Luchadors. Lucha Libre isContinue reading “Your magic it surrounds me”
Five Miles Out 