Can I have an R.I.P. Bob?
If, like me, you grew up in the 80s, then the wonderful Bob Holness was probably part of your every day life – children (and adults!) of all ages would be glued to the TV before dinner, watching the fantastic Blockbusters. From the opening credits and the silly audience dance, through to the nailbiting Gold [...]
Jimmy Savile RIP
Jimmy Savile aka Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) Jimmy Savile was a legend in his lifetime. Now then, now then, now then; guys and gals … What did he mean to you? My early memories of Jimmy Saville were on Top of the Pops. His eccentric [...]
Gift of grand-parenting.
“I will survive” Gloria sang, an anthem for so many for so many different reasons. For me, it was a week looking after the grandchildren. 8 sleeps and 9 days being in loco parentis. What a responsibility. Preparation was key. Not only a detailed diary list of what, where and with whom for the little [...]
Work for the Dragons’ Den
AKA how to recruit a Dragon I couldn’t believe it when the boss gave me a new project. Just up my street I thought. I knew that there was a vacancy as I had heard through the media of a resignation and that it would be opportune to review the post. Yes, recruitment of a [...]
Meh … whatever: Should urban slang sling its hook
t’s only quite recently that the word “meh” came to my notice, which shows how slow on the uptake I am on urban slang considering that the word was first coined by the writers of The Simpsons back in 1994. People love “meh,” because it’s so useful. Depending on whether you whisper it, growl it, [...]
All that jazz – All in A Day
If I sat down and really thought about what I could achieve in a single day, I might be able to come up with some interesting challenges that I think might be possible…. but record a whole album? Well that would probably not be one of them, even if I had the requisite talents. But [...]
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