Many of the social networks and forum sites ask you to populate some kind of profile and those often include a question on what music you like. I always have a lot of trouble with this. I like a vast vast range of music ranging from classical to some of the latest pop ditties (snigger), …
It is no great confession to say that I a fan of Doctor Who. I have been looking forward to the start of a new series with a new actor in the lead role. Today was that day. Much as I loved the work of David Tennant (both prior to Doctor Who, and on stage …
We saw a performance by Traces at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry last night. An acrobatic dance show described on their site thus: TRACES combines high-level circus skills with an electric urban street energy. With disciplines as varied as Chinese poles, basketball, skateboards, classical piano, dance, comedy and illustration, these five acrobats move quickly from …
I was saddened to see Borders in Birmingham this weekend selling off everything including store fittings. Borders has been my favorite book store for a while, especially their out-of-town stores on retail parks. I preferred the style of their stores to those of Waterstones. It also removes one of the more interesting options for ebook …
will so called celebrities go to any lengths to promote their wares? Incest Revelations Will Be Nothing in the Future of Celebrity Biographies [Predictions] via Gawker by Brian Moylan on 9/23/09 Mackenzie Phillips is setting the media ablaze with her revelation that she had sex with her father. Having come this far, just what will …
I have just watched something amazing. Sand artist Kseniya Simonova, winner of Ukraine’s Got Talent who, in this YouTube clip drew a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. [youtube 518XP8prwZo] The Daily Telegraph had an article on the performance …
We had a family outing to The Priory Theatre in Kenilworth last night to see an amateur production of Tom, Dick and Harry (by Ray and Michael Cooney). Neither I nor my eldest daughter were very well, in fact I had been off sick the previous day with general lurgyness and my daughter had stayed …
For our youngest daughter’s 16th birthday, my wife and I arranged for her to see Phantom of the Opera in London with three of her friends with time for shopping as well. Obviously, we were not keen on just sending them off to London on their own to fend for themselves so my wife and …
I have been reading ebooks for years. As I have posted previoiusly, my main source has been from ereader.com (now owned by fictionwise.com itself owned by Barnes & Noble). There is an ereader format reader available for most capable mobile phones, PDAs and PCs. For years I used various models of the IPAQ PDA but …
For years, my youngest daughter has been keen on musical drama. She has trodden the board hundreds of times in many many shows. She also used to be in a dance troupe but these days sticks to just drama. The latest show by the Muscial Theatre Academy was Thoroughly Modern Millie which ran at the …
