Let’s make some noise
When we were in Barcelona a couple of weeks ago, a demo by striking Metro workers passed our hotel. In Spain, the term ‘Peaceful protest’ means only that they do not throw things at the police. It...
View ArticleHappy Christmas in Ventallo
We had the great pleasure of attending the ‘Caga Tió’ event at our Mia’s nursery on Friday. I could put subtitles on the following video, but I won’t. Suffice it to say that as they hit the logs, the...
View ArticleDancing the night away
This is pretty genteel as New Year discos go, but given that the average age must have been high fifties . . .
View ArticleMessy
Commenting on ‘Lunch in the Sun’, Diana P asks how I cook calçots. I don’t, but this is how a chef does. This is an American lady showing how to eat them; she’s not very good at it.
View ArticleCaught on camera
I don’t reckon this linesman will be back at the Emirates in a hurry. Before yesterday’s match, Manchester City were reported to have returned 900 tickets, unsold because of the high prices charged by...
View ArticleEdgy drama
Around a month ago, I was in a production room at BBC Scotland, waiting to be a guest in Fred Macaulay’s radio programme. The show was on air and I was able to listen to Stephen Poliakoff promoting his...
View ArticleMajor Chris
This will become one of the most shared videos ever, so I may as well join in. It’s amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo
View ArticleBoston soul
In conversation with the lovely and very talented Barbara Nadel this morning, this came up: If you like the Troggs, and were around at the time of Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy, you may enjoy
View ArticleBrand X
Like many people of my generation who’ve actually heard of Russell Brand (probably a minority) I’ve always considered him to be an irrelevance, a complete prat. Until now....
View ArticleVictimless crime, surely
Sometimes CCTV has a lot to answer for. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10419266/Women-sentenced-for-stripping-at-Manchester-airport.html This story is pure comedy, I know, but it...
View ArticleLegend
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10488059/Manchester-United-legend-Paul-Scholes-scores-in-charity-football-match-from-own-half-video.html Man U could still use him.
View ArticleImportant!!!
http://bigdinner.co.uk/blog Click on this link and it will take you to . . . Ah what the hell, click it and find out; it’s a mystery, but you won’t be disappointed. Hopefully you’ll be a few quid less...
View ArticleUp yours, Tony
i’m slightly narked with my Australian friends. None of them thought to share this diamond with me; the left me to come across it by chance.
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