Monthly Archives: October 2016

The Innocent Days of All Hallows’ Eve –

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

It takes tenacity to hollow out a swede. Was there British trick or treating before 1978? That’s when I remember it beginning. Knocking on the doors of our village neighbours, there was much confusion. Now, we live in candy prepared … Continue reading →

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Even a pragmatic society is an insanely imagined Utopia

Posted on October 31, 2016 by

I’ve never been one to follow fashion, which is a relief, as incoherent hate seems to be all the rage and it doesn’t go well with my glasses and cardigan. Is the experiment over? Has liberalism had its day? It’s … Continue reading →

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“Tasteless, but a Gem” – Joe Orton, Graveyards and jellyfish

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

When I first went to Leicester, it seemed hunched and unhappy, whether it is king’s bones in a car park or football triumph, lately, it seems to have lost its stoop. “Naught for your comfort, Aunt Edna. No rose-tinted memoirs … Continue reading →

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What’s that eating my pancreas again? – is it time for me to depart the Walking Dead

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

There are no Walking Dead spoilers in this post. I don’t get the same kick from disembowelling that I used to. The lust of raw offal seems to fade with age. I am of the Fangoria generation, though I was … Continue reading →

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Idiot Good Samaritan Scammed Again… the rise of spite

Posted on October 25, 2016 by

In the all-new Bible for the 21st century, the good Samaritan is a naive and foolish leftie who falls for a scam. The problem with scepticism is it becomes easier to exercise the further away the evidence is from your … Continue reading →

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The Yin that remains Windswept and Interesting

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

I’ve just been to a screening of Billy Connolly’s High Horse Tour Live. As we now know, mutation, heredity and natural selection are unable to make the best, but they do lead to the least worst. In my mind, Billy … Continue reading →

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I Wish My Left Feet Could Tap – some memories of Jimmy Perry

Posted on October 23, 2016 by

I can’t dance, unfortunately for Jimmy Perry, he never asked if I could. Last night, I was on stage at the New Wimbledon theatre for the first time in 19 years. Yesterday, I was standing next to a physicist who … Continue reading →

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The Contempt Count Rises…

Posted on October 22, 2016 by

I used to think I was my own worst critic, then I went online. It turns out I am merely the most methodical. (below is an exercise in showing the mental processes of someone who doesn’t take criticism well. I … Continue reading →

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And Lucifer Bid them to look at the Walls – Birmingham

Posted on October 21, 2016 by

I love the chutzpah of any municipal gallery that confronts you with a statue of Lucifer as you walk in. Birmingham is another of those under-praised midlands destinations with an oft-derided accent. I have no idea why the Birmingham accent … Continue reading →

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Long Live the New flesh..and the old Flesh…and the tattooed flesh – York Art Gallery

Posted on October 20, 2016 by

I am not happy with my flesh. Who is? One of my earliest stand up routines revolved around my breasts and the hatred of having to go topless in PE lessons. (it had a punchline involving “my sister’s cock” and … Continue reading →

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