Can heaven be a radio station?
Those of you that I talk to face-to-face may know that my work moved from the Maryhill area of Glasgow to the Auldhouse area on the Southside of the city. The move meant that I am no longer sharing an office with anyone and so, after some 11 years of listening to Glasgow’s most popular […]
Welcome to 2008
Happy New Year everybody! I hope 2008 is a ton of fun for you and yours. This year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations were, actually, really good fun. Christmas at my Sister’s house – watching the kids rip the wrapping paper off presents like there’s no tomorrow has to be one of the best things […]
“Keith Barry: The Escape – Live”
Hi folks. Just a quick post today. First of all, I hope you all had as good a Christmas as you could and not only that Santa was good to you but also that you were good to Santa. My main reason for posting is to let you all know (in case you didn’t know […]
Dave Robertson
Yesterday, I received news that hit me really, really hard – that of the passing of my friend Dave Robertson. Most of you won’t have heard of Dave, but he was Scotland’s very first Professional Close Up Magician. The one who paved the way for the rest to follow. Dave was one of magic’s “good […]
My birthday weekend
Well, it’s nearly Christmas and that means one thing – I’ve just had yet another birthday. Since when did I have the right to now be 34??? What the…? It’s not fair! I’ve enjoyed my life so far, but there is the odd occasion when I look back and think “if only I had…” Still, […]
Whatever happened to…?
We’ve all done it, we’ve all been there. Wondered whatever happened to people that were friends a long number of years ago but that, for one reason or another, you’ve lost contact with. And the annoying thing is that there’s no real reason for you losing contact, it’s just one of those things that… happens. […]
Crowded House, SECC, 30 November 2007
I’ve been a Crowded House fan since I first heard the Woodface album back in 1991 but, for one lame reason or another, I never got or took the chance to see them live. When Neil Finn decided that it was time for the band to split up, I thought “well, there goes my chance […]
2007 International Magic Convention, London
Last weekend, I was in London for this year’s International Magic Convention run by the MacMillan Family. As ever, on paper, it looked like a cracking weekend and, as ever, it lived up to the hope and hype. My weekend started when I arrived in London on the Friday lunchtime and after leaving (aka dumping) […]
2007 Philippines World Pool Championships
Last week saw this year’s edition of the World Pool Championships taking place in Manilla in The Philippines. What a lot of you may not know is that Pool is HUGE over there. Apparrently it is a close second to Basketball in popularity! As ever Sky Sports were giving live coverage of the event, taking […]
Foo Fighters, SECC, 9 November 2007
I was back at the SECC last Friday to see Foo Fighters in concert for the second time this year. If you are a regular reader of my Blog (and I thank you if you are), you’ll remember that I went to see them at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh during the summer. Now, that was […]