I'm packing up to move to a new home in a week and a half ( Read more... )

Ok I've had a bit of manflu, so I'm exhausted ( Read more... )

Sadly this morning was taken up with work and meetings with two organisations with whom I seek to do business with in the near future. Watch this space for the world's first Investigator of Bribery and Corruption in the World of heritage ( Read more... )

The morning started bright and early with me popping along to the Counting House at 10.50 am to take part in the podcast show 'Guns Don't Kill People, Rabbits With Batteries Do'. Here is a link to the podcast below. Beware the crazed genius that it Matt Francis. A massive thank you to Russ Haynes for asking me if I'd like to take part ( Read more... )

Following a fine breakfast including potato scones I set out for an early (11 am) show, in this case, Bridget Christie. I saw Ms Christie last year with her show 'A Bic for Her' and declared (via facebook) that I am a feminist. This year I had my feminist batteries recharged by her new show 'An Ungrateful Woman ( Read more... )

Day four was the longest day for me with a number of open mic slots lined up. Today's theme is going to be 'time', yes, 'time ( Read more... )

Abandoning the chronological format for the typological I shall present to you, dear friends, some talk here of the methods of delivering classic literature / or litchritcher depend upon your view point ( Read more... )

Dear gods but I slept well. There is something about sofa beds, even the ones without memory foam toppers, that make me sleep incredibly well. Though my detective brain says, to me, that this is largely down to the fact I only sleep on such beds when I am on holiday and therefore happen to be exhausted ( Read more... )

Bold and brave-hearted we caught the early train from King's Cross, (We = Team Edinburgh, the lovely Helena, the lovely Maisie and me) with sandwiches and pop for sustenance as we ventured north of the wall. It's always a pleasant journey and word games quickly filled the time. For those interested I can post the results of our A-Z of Superheroes ( Read more... )

In October of last year I found myself at a comedy night at the Miller Pub near London Bridge. This was a night of improvised comedy by the Impro Punks led by the very clever Elliot Stewart. I'd been to a few of these before and had the terrible joy of being the guy in the crowd who wanted to be on the stage. Any musician or performer gets this ( Read more... )