2006 Scottish 9-Ball Championships, Kirkcaldy

Hi folks Sorry I haven’t posted for so long. Things have been a little on the crazy-busy side once again, but let’s see if I can catch up with the next few posts. First off, the 2006 Scottish 9-Ball Championships held, once again, at Styx in Kirkcaldy. This is always a fun weekend and now […]

Funniest Thing I’ve Seen In Ages!

Last night, I sat and watched the 2006 Secret Policeman’s Ball for Amnesty International on Channel 4. It was pretty good, but the real highlight for me was David Armand’s performance of Natalie Imbruglia’s song “Torn” – all done in mime. I won’t spoil what happened on that show for you – you’ll have to […]

2006 IBM British Ring Convention, Eastbourne

Now that I’ve finally got a wee while to sit down and update the blog, I shall! Things have been really busy of late meaning that I haven’t been able to tell you my thoughts on this year’s IBM convention in Eastbourne, something I intend to change with this entry. Eastbourne (or “God’s Waiting Room!”) […]

2006 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Over the weekend, I went through to Edinburgh to see some of the goings on at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe (aka The Fringe). Now in its 60th year, The Fringe has now become more popular than the actual Edinburgh International Festival itself with hundreds of shows on over the 3-week period that it runs, […]

Funny stuff

Hi folks This is just a random post with a video clip (again from youtube.com) of one of the funniest acceptance speeches ever. It is from the MTV Movie Awards and Gollum from The Lord Of The Rings Movies is accepting the “Best Virtual Character” award. Enjoy! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4vaOL2hiCw&w=425&h=350] Speak soon! The Cardman 🙂

More FISM 2006-related stuff

Right now, I’m in the process of trying to sort out my pictures from my trip to the 2006 FISM World Championships of Magic before I post any more stuff up about my trip. For now, however, I’d like to share a couple of videoclips that have been posted on youtube.com of acts that were […]

FISM 2006 Close Up Competiton

On Monday afternoon, the first day of FISM 2006, I managed to get a seat in the main room for this year’s Close Up Competition. It was the only time in the entire week that I would even attempt to get into the main room. With only 260 seats, space was at a premium. Next […]

FISM 2006, Stockholm, Sweden

I wanted to be able to post up more often, but things have been a bit crazier than I thought they would be this year. Mind you, it’s been a lot of fun. The standard of the Close Up Competition varied from brilliant to downright awful, with only one act being disqualified by the judges […]

Billy Joel, Glasgow SECC, 24 July 2006

Last Monday saw Billy Joel’s first solo concert in Glasgow for about 12 years. I had seen him when he last performed in Glasgow when the Face To Face tour he did with Elton John came to Ibrox Stadium in 1998. That was great, but this one was even better! I had a great seat […]

Guns N’ Roses Concert, Glasgow SECC, 21 July 2006

Last night was a night for nostalgia. A night for letting whatever hair I’ve got left down and enjoying a great night out listening to songs that got me into rock music in the first place. Guns N’ Roses came to Glasgow last night for what I understand was their first ever gig on Scottish […]