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Eye wish
Am currently shopping around for a new pair of spectacles now that my prescription has changed. I cannot believe how much variance there is between shops. At no time did I ever believe the “get a pair for £50” signs in the window but when you come out of the shop with a quote for…
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Wedding Preparations
Crikey, another long day at work. Why does it always crank up so during the middle months of the year? Anyway, your correspondent was the only one who could do the plank at Pilates tonight. God knows why, but my back, long the scourge of my existence, seems to have taken on a new life…
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Happy Easter
Sitting quietly after an epic day at work, and after a big rehearsal last night. Wishing you all a happy Easter, hope that everyone has the opportunity to have some me time, along with any family celebrations. Go quietly into that good night. Possibly not the most appposite quote, but that’s the way I am…
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Shows
Went to see Jennifer Batten on Friday, at the Inn at Lathones, great wee set up they have there, you can stay in the Inn and walk the 10 yards to the gig. Admittedly it was 10 yards through the wind and snow, but that just made it all the nicer to arrive. Word of…
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Busy week
Been a busy old week, we were at a wedding in Blair Castle last weekend, at which we saw many of the family. Torchwood has been running at 9 p.m. each week night, and miraculously I was only five minutes behind the curve by the end. Anyone who knows my complete and total failure to…
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John Martyn
Link to one of my favourite John Martyn songs, which has Eddi Reader on backing vocals. She waves about a bit, but you just have to imagine me on the 07:46, listening to this while I read the Hootsmon, and fulminate at the writing therein. Oh, and they can’t spell whisky on YouTube. RIP big…
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Work, Music
Back in the harness at work, and having weird dreams. I am into quoting Bare Naked Ladies just now, so it’s “La, la, la, I can’t hear you,” if you have found me from another dimension. It’s been a long week.
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Elbow
For some intelligent, rocking, lyric-led music that doesn’t sound like a load of rubbish … and who just happened to win the Mercury Music prize for 2008!!!!!!!! Ha. Look on my works ye mighty and despair. Umm, perhaps not.