Author Archives: adrian
Blasts from the past on Myspace
My ability to dig out, rebrand and re-pimp old recordings is starting to amaze even me. Looking to refresh the musical selection on my Myspace page, I delved back to 2002 and found a couple of tunes that I’d almost … Continue reading
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Cigars, everyone?
Ha! When I wrote that last football post, I had no idea quite how effective the England team would be in sealing McClaren’s fate. England 2 – 3 Croatia They were absolutely bloody woeful. Out of the starting eleven, Joe … Continue reading
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Nu-Wispa
Today, I ate a Wispa for the first time in… ooh, years. I had no idea that the original incarnation had been around until 2003, though. I always associate Wispas with the 80s and 90s, and thereby lies a slight … Continue reading
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Time to go!
Steve McClaren’s comedy tenure as England coach is slowly approaching the punchline. He now insists both that England will qualify for Euro 2008 and that he’ll keep his job. Well, well. A bit of bullish confidence on behalf of his … Continue reading
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Don’t pack the kettle!
I’m about to transfer this site (including custom-transcription.com) to a different hosting company, so don’t be alarmed if things go pear-shaped over the next couple of days. All will be back to normal soon. I hope. (Edit 08/11/07… it seems … Continue reading
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Winter Thames Sunset… revisited
Yes, in a poor attempt to hide the fact that I haven’t written any new music since 1974, I have once more plunged into the back catalogue in search of another “yes, very nice, but…” tune. The latest victim is … Continue reading
New (-ly reworked old) music
I’ve been re-evaluating some old recordings recently. I find that some of the tunes I’ve made for the Guitarist Collective can sound a bit uncomfortably contrived; not surprisingly, as they were all made to fit the monthly challenges. I quite … Continue reading
GNER vs. The Trainline
If, like me, you use the train as your main form of transport, especially for cross-country journeys, you probably book your tickets from The Trainline, right? You get that clear interface, showing the prices of all available tickets, easy credit … Continue reading
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Tom’s Nine Lives
Any Tom Waits fans reading this? Browsing in Waterstones the other day, I noticed this new biography… The Many Lives of Tom Waits A book of collected interviews has been around for a while, but even the thought of reading … Continue reading
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A promise of future happiness
… is the fact that Stephen Fry, the thoroughly splendid fellow, now has a blog. Everyone buy a cake to celebrate! http://www.stephenfry.com/blog/
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