Posted on September 21, 2011
Have you ever been on stage?
Well those who know me semi-well will know that for about 5 years i played in a band, so was on stage quite a lot then, i have also “guested” with a friends band occasionally, however when i was younger at primary school, i was in the school play, i was in Bugsy Malone, I was one of the random boxers & a down & out – well i actually had a speaking part as a down & out, i was Babyface – wonder why they gave me that part, I think we still have a video copy of it somewhere and want to transfer it onto computer, IF and it’s a big IF, i ever get around to it, I’ll post it as a download for everyone else who was in it… And the year before i was in Bugsy Malone, i was in the Rose Queen at school, i was a Herald, i had to mime a trumpet blast and read a speech, this is also on video. AND when i was a high school, a friend was part of a drama club, i went a few times and ended up playing a giant in a panto, i think i had about 2 lines and 2 weeks to learn them..
Posted on March 7, 2011
If My Pet Could Talk
Even Big Pussy Cats need to Stretch..:O)
Well i don't actually have a pet as such, however my GF's cat, LOVES me… honestly.. 🙂 surprised i don't wake up dead some days… and other days, all she wants to do is cuddle up to me, it's either that or she wants to push me out of the bed….
Posted on February 28, 2011
My Stress Level….
I don't tend to get stressed too much, although my current job has some very strict deadlines, and been doing 10 hour days some days… and while this is going on, i've also been trying to buy a house, you know one of the most stressful things to do… but i've always been pretty laid back… and i think thats helped…
additional – well between originally writting this and it being pubished – my stress level went through the roof, and came back down…
Posted on February 21, 2011
My Hometown
I think the lyrics for Dirty Old Town sum up Wigan as well as Salford about were it was written… although so do the lyrics to My Town by Kermitz Middle Finger – can't believe the site is still there with working MP3's
Actually i'm probably painting a bad impression of the town, i do love it, to a point… and i've lived there for around 30 years… (i say around as i 1/2 moved away due to working away and spending the weekend at my girlfriends) and will be moving away in the next few weeks
but Wigan, home of George Formby, Uncle Joe's Mint Balls, Limahl from Kajagoogoo, Barry from Starsailor, The Tansads, Wigan Pier, the book "The Road to Wigan Pier" by George Orwell (not from Wigan) and of course where The Verve formed, is a very northern town, it's an ex-coal mining town, and has the Leeds to Liverpool Canal running through it.
The part where i grew up is quite nice, there is a woods near by, and lots of places to play were you shouldn't play, basically a run off of water from local factories, and some derelict factories. The town center is your usual McPubs & Shops, and all the interesting little shops are slowly closing down. BUT i did (and do still) love the place, it's the old bollocks, i wouldn't be who i was today without the place (and then people) who i met there…
Wigan, it's shit, but it's MY shit…
Posted on February 14, 2011
Do you prefer to talk or text?
I'm definatly a texter, i absolutly hate ringing people up, i'd much rather send a e-mail, text, tweet, i usually end up stuttering when i'm ringing someone i don't know, i also hate answering the phone… if it's someone i know i'm fine… It does annoy me sometimes that you have to have so many minutes per month, i currently have 600 minutes and have used 100… texts on the other hand, i occasionally used up the 500 i had on my last contract… now i have unlimited, now just need to get the minutes down and the data up…
Posted on February 7, 2011
Why I’m (Never) Going Digital
I've tried reading books on my iphone – i gave up trying, i do occasionally read camera guides and other technical things on a computer but, actually reading a novel, it doesn't quite work right… not sure if i actually got a ipad if it would be better as it's bigger but… until i get one, i won't know…
Posted on January 31, 2011
My Favorite Childhood Movie
Now this is going to make me sound old… but there was a time when, my family couldn't afford a VCR, but our neighbours had one, and when they would go away on holiday we got to borrow their VCR, and almost with out fail, i'd want to watch, Willy Wonka… even to this day it's still one of my all time favourite films, i have the soundtrack on my ipod, I will also say i loved the re-make and have read the book several times…
Posted on December 22, 2010
Winter Reading List
Well i currently have 3 books i'm working my way through….
1) Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
This is a really good book basically a science version of Mythbusters, no explosions but lots of facts
2) A Simples Life by Aleksandr Orlov
What can i say, it's funny… and an advert for Car insurance
3) Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
the follow-up to Wicked, to be honest it's not been that good so far… i'm about 1/2 way through but hoping it will get into it's stride before i finish it…
Posted on December 21, 2010
My Most Non-Traditional Holiday Tradition
well it wasn't intended to be a traditional thing, but for the last 3 years we've been to see "It's a wonderful life" bu Frank Capra at the cornerhouse cinema in Manchester, it's a lovely film, and i'm getting worse each year when i see it…
Posted on December 15, 2010
My Favorite Holiday Film
Now to pick this… i did consider the Star Wars Holiday Special, and then a couple of TV programs – Dear Dad from M*A*S*H but it had to be…
It's gotta be… a really good story, actually sticks with the original source material… and muppets, created by the genius that is Jim Henson… There are other great versions too, i actually liked the Jim Carey version, but also the Patrick Stewart & Richard E Grant version is really good, and i'm sure i have a copy of Partick Stewarts one man show of it in audio only somewhere….