August 2010
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Aug 29th
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Aug 29th
I'm Going Slightly Mad →
I am so BORED. This broken foot thing is no fun. At first it had a sort of charm to it: I never broke anything as a child, so I’d always felt I’d missed out on a rites of passage experience. And…
Aug 24th
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Aug 24th
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Aug 21st
And the Winner Is... →
It is one of my life’s ambitions to win an Oscar. And a proper Oscar, not Best Sound Editing or something. A real Academy Award, which will be presented to me by a tearful Halle Berry,…
Aug 20th
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Aug 20th
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Aug 20th
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Things I Do When I'm Drunk
#3: Go through my friends’ handbags, looking for panty pads.
Aug 20th
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Aug 19th
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Aug 19th
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Sarah Jane Adventures or Torchwood?
Torchwood. SJA is fun but it’s, you know, for kids. Also I don’t like Luke. Torchwood has Martha Jones, Ianto and Rhys (or rather it did) and it’s got a good sense of how ludicrous it is. Ask me anything
Aug 17th
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What's the last item of clothing you bought? And...
It was a red and grey jumper which I haven’t yet worn. I do like it though. Ask me anything
Aug 17th
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Who actually killed JFK?
Joe Pesci in a bad wig, if I remember the film correctly. Ask me anything
Aug 17th
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Who was Prime Minister when you were born?
James Callaghan. FACT: my brother was born the day Margaret Thatcher became PM. It’s sort of like the heralding of the arrival of the anti-christ. Ask me anything
Aug 17th
Crocked →
Oh dear. Followers of my Twitterfeed will be aware that I’ve had an accident. Thursday morning, I went to take out the bins. I took one step out my front door and my foot went over on itself. I…
Aug 14th
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Aug 13th
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Can you list the top three Bond film theme songs...
1st: Moonraker - so laid back and beautiful. And of course, it’s the Bass. 2nd: Nobody Does It Better - a classic tune with some incredibly smutty lyrics. 3rd: The Man With The Golden Gun - ridiculously over the top, ridiculously written, and ridiculously filthy. Love it. Worst: 3rd: All Time High - it’s just a bit dull. And how did Rita Coolidge end up singing a Bond theme? ...
Aug 13th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 12th
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Aug 11th
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Aug 11th
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In The Pink →
So: it was Liverpool Pride at the weekend, an excuse for the city’s homosexuals to get together and bond. I’m not really one for Pride festivals, normally. I went to Manchester Pride…
Aug 10th
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Aug 9th
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Aug 8th
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Aug 8th
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Aug 8th
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But Who Will Be Chandler? →
Ellesmere Port. It’s the unloved terminus of the Wirral Line. West Kirby and New Brighton have that glamorous seaside ambience. Chester is a hub with a historic past. Ellesmere Port’s got…
Aug 6th
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Are you going to Liverpool Pride?
Yes! I’m parading and drinking. Not for La Rickett, but because I believe it should be supported. Wave if you see me. Ask me anything
Aug 4th
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How do you rate On Her Majesty's Secret Service?
OHMSS is the greatest Bond novel, and the greatest Bond film. My full run down is here: http://merseytart.tumblr.com/post/418113248/why-i-love-on-her-majestys-secret-service Ask me anything
Aug 4th
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Aug 4th
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Aug 4th
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Industrial Strength →
I’m sorry to say this but: Widnes stinks. I’m not passing judgement on the town here, just stating a fact. We’d barely stepped off the bridge when our nostrils were assaulted by a nasty, greasy…
Aug 3rd
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Aug 2nd
A Bridge Too Far →
Having conquered Runcorn station, the next stage for the Bf and I was to cross the river to get two stations on the north bank: Sankey and Widnes. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? After all, the…
Aug 2nd
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Aug 1st
July 2010
26 posts
Curveball →
The Halton Curve is one of those little bits of railway that gets trainspotters very steamed up while the rest of the public carry on regardless. Explanation required. You see this bit of the…
Jul 31st