Category Archives: Entertainment

Of (Arm)Pits and Pendulum

A private resolve, to refrain from further postings until I felt more upbeat (on the health / well-being front), has now dissolved; I’m afraid that you’ll just have to take me as I am!  I have no particular desire to … Continue reading

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time to relax

Saturday 16 April As the week went on, my body cried out for an increasing amount of attention. Alongside the all too familiar muscular aches and spasms in upper and lower limbs, the spasms in the calves now accompanied by … Continue reading

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drifting with the flow

When not overwhelmingly, or indeed any degree beyond negligibly, distracted by the sundry aches and pains that head, chest, abdomen and limbs, are heir to, relaxation comes quite easily (providing guilt doesn’t rear its head). In these circumstances, it’s really … Continue reading

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What’s Entertainment

X-Factor semi-final(O5/12/09 – itv1): to watch this show is to be bored with life, I wasn’t fully aware of this when the show began but, by the time it had finished I was totally convinced. APPALLINGLY BORING PERFORMANCES ALL ROUND! … Continue reading

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The X-Factor

I don’t quite understand why it is that even a banal T.V. programme can be so destructive of one’s morale. This is especially the case with X-Factor.   The whole show is just so dispiriting and, generally, totally demeaning of … Continue reading

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just messin’ abaht – Owd John Bradleum

just messin’ abaht http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=63866575,t=1,mt=video I was just messing about on with a webcam and this is the result. The song is one that I performed in a concert at Topcliffe CofE school circa 1954. As you can tell, the words may … Continue reading

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Talking about YouTube – Danelle Harvey – Only Human

  Quite simply one of my favourite people – singer, songwriter, campaigner – all that and still ONLY HUMAN! YouTube – Danelle Harvey – Only Human 

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Alexandra Burke

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X-Factor – first live show

The first live show of the new series of X-Factor and, I’ve already seen two real stars! Alexandra and Laura stood head and shoulders above the rest of the field although I was, surprisingly, impressed by Eoghan’s performance of “Imagine”; … Continue reading

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(Michael) Palin For President!

  

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