So here I am, sat in the lobby of a Best Western in central Minneapolis, reflecting on the week we've just spent in New York. It's the first time either Sinead or I have been and we were both pretty impressed - photos are accumulating on Facebook  as we go along. Simply living in America for a few days has been fascinating - so many stereotypes (of ( Read more... )

Hmm - it's been a while since I posted to say the least. Rest assured I've been lurking about, occasionally responding to other people's posts but have otherwise been Otherwise Engaged. Sadly for LJ, FaceBook seems to fulfil my relatively modest blogging needs.

Life on the whole has been pretty marvellous. Since I last posted we've completed a few ( Read more... )

Just in case I haven't managed to spam inform you on a different forum to this, or spoken to you in person - tonight sees the continuation (or season 2, depending on your point of view) of our 1930's Sci-Fi podcast Squadron Leader Jack Steel and the Starblade. This second batch of episodes has worked out rather well (if you'll accept my admittedly ( Read more... )

It makes one realise how quickly life passes these days when an anniversary like this arrives. On the one hand, lots of good things have happened over the course of the last twelve months to counteract the bad - far more good than bad in fact. I'm in a great relationship, career is pottering upwards, have had a Big Monster Role at LT and have been ( Read more... )

Declan has put me onto this bunch: www.clockworkquartet.com, who seem rather good - if anyone's interested I'm considering going to see one of their London shows next month, although I'm slightly concerned that as of last Sunday they've claimed on their Facebook page to only have two finished songs!

1. Can you cook ( Read more... )

We have,

fairly accurate:-
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6011830.ece - he walked, wasn't "wheeled" as far as I know, but otherwise seems to fit the facts.

Local, most accurate (AFAIK):-
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4248858.BOURNEMOUTH_WOMAN_FOUND_GUILTY_OF_OBSTRUCTING_AMBULANCE/

Completely speculative:-
http://www. ( Read more... )

Mum's next door neighbour is back in court on the ambulance blocking charge today. No result as yet apparenty, but Mum's already had one reporter on the doorstep asking for a photo of Dad. Currently she's taking everyone's (including her own) advice and declining to comment or offer any sort of opinion (or photo...) After all, the case is about ( Read more... )

Well, we've come to the unanimous decision that Series 2 of Squadron Leader Jack Steel and the Starblade will be done, looking to start writing now-ish, recording and editing around June for a release in September this year. We'll probably be doing more "Unsheathed" episodes through the work-in-progress (mainly to let people know how we're getting ( Read more... )

Not that I suspect anyone doubted my word, but here...

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