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Entries from January 2008

A Yorkshire River - 1915

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

A Yorkshire River (wonder which one?), sent in 1915 to Cleethorpe Road in Grimsby.
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Super Superbowl ad

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

I am posting this for four reasons; 1. Its a great ad, 2. Its a brilliant way to spend your advertising budget, 3. Its bloody funny, 4. It reminds me that i will be in the US for Superbowl Sunday which means I get to enjoy the fun.
In the meantime - check out this commercial [...]

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MacBook Air Case - for real…

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

A few people have found this site whilst searching for MacBook Air cases - only to find I have a spoof…well the fine people at Waterfield Designs have a real MacBook Air case - I use one of their cases already for my laptop, so their Air case would be really nice.

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I. Drink. Your. Milkshake!

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

There Will Be Blood is the real deal, a bona fide genuine classic of a movie. A complete epic that will win Oscars and all sorts of other awards, and end up in top-tens, best-ofs and end of year lists.
Daniel Day-Lewis plays Daniel Plainview, an oil prospecting roughneck in California in the late 1800’s - [...]

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Tags: movies

5 days on - still stupid

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

On Monday I went back to Woolworths, to see if anything had changed, it hadn’t. There were still 4 ‘Golden Compass’ cases on the shelf. So I caved in and ordered the game using Manu’s gift cards to pay and we’re promised that the game will arrive ‘by Thursday or Friday’. When it arrives, apparently [...]

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Quantum of Solace

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The new Bond Film (so far known as ‘22′) has a name - Quantum of Solace (blimey!)

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Was busted, is fixed now…

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I managed to break my website a bit - but its fixed now…welcome to all the visitors looking for info on the Morrissey gig on Monday night…its here.

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Harrogate, Winter Gardens

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Winter Gardens, Harrogate -  sent to British Forces Overseas (G.B. Poole) in 1915
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Morrissey - Camden Roundhouse 21st Jan

January 22nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Walking towards the Roundhouse in Camden last night there was a real sense of excitement ahead of Morrisseys first live shows in London since his sold out tour of 2006. A real mixed bunch in the audience, but all linked by a certain buzz ahead of the first of 6 sold out nights.
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Tags: music

In safe hands

January 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I was a bit worried about watching Messiah last night, I really was not sure if anyone could take over from the marvelous Ken Stott - but Marc Warren (who I hated in Hustle, but really liked in Doctor Who)  is playing it really well, as the dark, brooding and haunted DCI Joseph Walker.
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Tags: TV