Author Archives: adrian
Seasonal
If I don’t remember to write anything else before Thursday, Merry Christmas! Or just enjoy whatever you celebrate…
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Blame Amazon
I’m going to rant now. The subject of my rant is, in the grand scheme of things, fairly trivial. But I’m annoyed, and I feel like I’m getting flu, so I need to whine about something… Last year, we ordered … Continue reading
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It was me! I found Santa!
And while I’m in something of a photo satire mood, it’s only fair that I should feature the opposition. George, you might want to be gentle to the bearded old fool in the previous picture… after all, he’s probably just … Continue reading
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Old man found living on farm
Why didn’t they tell us he looked like this? I’ve seen this man almost every day during the last couple of weeks, whenever I’ve walked through our local indoor shopping mall. There’s always a load of kids queuing up to … Continue reading
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I guess I’ll be moving out, then…
Dear Mr Blunkett, I’ve been reading about your plans for new citizenship ceremonies involving singing the national anthem and swearing an oath of allegiance to the Queen and the Union Flag. I assume this is only for new immigrants, and … Continue reading
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Christmas presents for all the family!
In all the rush to get the Zappa tribute done, I completely forgot to mention another cool musical project I’ve been involved with over the past couple of weeks. Regular readers will know all about the
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Remembering Frank
21 December 1940 — 4 December 1993 Frank Zappa has probably had more impact on my approach and attitude towards music than anyone else. I tentatively popped a copy of ‘Tinseltown Rebellion’ into my cheesy teenage tape machine at the … Continue reading
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Tony and George out on the piss
Fish and chips and mushy peas? A fine English tradition, and something I’d recommend (as long as it’s done properly) to anyone. But in a pub? Wrong, wrong, all wrong – get a meat pie down you, man. Scampi and … Continue reading
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The stupid, idle rich
Yesterday’s Independent had a feature entitled ’50 things you never thought you’d know about the Royal Family’. I don’t know whether it was intended to read like a comprehensive justification for instant revolution, or even whether any of it is … Continue reading
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Too good for Tony
In the government’s proposed review of the BBC, the huge BBCi website is sure to be one of the main areas for consideration. The main complaint, it seems, is not that BBCi is too big; it’s actually seen as being … Continue reading
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