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Enjoy the Silence
A while ago I contemplated the worst covers of all time (holy crap that was almost 5 years ago) ... and recently I thought I had a contender for the number two slot. (I think the number one slot is unchallengeable.)
My ex good friend Gareth informed me yesterday that SuBo had covered Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" - one of my favourite songs. I ( Read more... ) -
"Golf" holiday: Marbella 2013
My first golf holiday with the boys ( Read more... ) -
Vacation = useless music stats
I'm on a forced vacation. I have to be away from the office for 10 consecutive working days to somehow prove I am not doing something fraudulent.
I have spent the last couple days doing things I just never normally get around to; like laundry! (I have washed everything this week.) and tidying, and stuff. I have also spent a bit of time sorting ( Read more... ) -
Things
It was an interesting extra long weekend.
Dora had an urge to go somewhere - so on Saturday we visited Bodian Castle via a trip on the The Kent & East Sussex Railway which runs a steam train service between Tenterden and Bodiam, making that part of the journey very much part of the day out!
The castle, to quote the national trust, is a perfect ( Read more... ) -
Excel - it's good for everything!
There are, perhaps, a couple things you might not know about me: I have a deep and lasting love of Karaoke, and Microsoft Excel. Rarely do these loves meet... until now ( Read more... ) -
Trailwalker 2011 - training walk five.
Yesterday; Big Adie and I put in our longest (and last) training walk before the big event this coming Saturday. This meant being at Romford Station before 8 o'clock... and that ended up being the least of my pains for the day ( Read more... ) -
Directly to the heart.
Sometimes I hear a song and it goes straight to a part of my brain that invokes strong emotions.
After link hopping a couple of days ago I came across a band called Thermostatic who are a Swedish electronic band I misread as falling within the genre categories of "Britpop" and "Synthpop" (it was Bitpop, not Britpop). Intrigued as to how a ( Read more... ) -
Trailwalker 2011 - training walk four.
In a bid to get a few more miles training in, Adrian, Bradley and I decided on a jaunt around London town, following the Thames for the most part ( Read more... ) -
Trailwalker 2011 - training walk three.
On the 16th June (I know it's a bit late) Adrian, Claire, Khan, Peter and I planned to walk stages 5 and 6. Things did not go smoothly ( Read more... )
