Lecture at Forth Valley Magic Circle – 18 February 2008
Hi folks I know I haven’t posted for a wee bit, but I’ve not been up to anything much that is Blogg-able (if that is, indeed, a word!). However, the Blackpool Convention is not too far away, so I’ll make up for lack of posts then. Anyway, I wanted to mention that I am presenting […]
Northern Magic Circle Spring Parade – 5 and 6 April 2007
This is just a quick post to let you know that I’ve been booked to present the one-hour version of my lecture at the Northern Magic Circle’s “Spring Parade” taking place in Scarborough on 5th and 6th April. I’m scheduled to lecture some time on the Saturday. The Northern Magic Circle’s convention is normally held […]
Dwight Slade’s coming to Glasgow
This March sees the 2008 edition of the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, sponsored by Magners, and it seems to be fast becoming a well respected and very popular Comedy Festival. Each year sees a whole host of performers coming from around the world to grace the stages of a whole manner of different venues around […]
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 […]