August 2011
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Aug 30th
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Aug 28th
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Aug 27th
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Pay Wall Was Down: Caitlin Moran: why I love... →
paywallwasdown: There was noisy sex in a caravan and rain but our writer fell in love with Aber at 13 and still loves it today We first went to Aberystwyth when I was 13, at the height of my parents’ hippydom. We had no TV, we lived on huge pans of lentil soup and I ran barefoot across fields so much that…
Aug 24th
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Aug 23rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-21) →
John Morris (46) Jerry Goldsmith (26) John Barry (15) Pizzicato Five (13) Same Difference (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 23rd
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Closing the Circle →
With the ferry crossing over with I could head back onto the Subway. Govan station was partly responsible for the three year closure back in 1977; cracks in the roof caused it to be closed quickly,…
Aug 21st
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Aug 21st
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Aug 20th
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Aug 19th
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Aug 19th
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Aug 19th
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On the Waterfront →
I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to visit Glasgow’s new Riverside Museum. On the one hand, it’s a transport museum so - duh. On the other hand, a brand new museum on a Saturday? I could hear the…
Aug 18th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-14) →
David Arnold (23) Michael Jackson (19) John Barry (19) Scissor Sisters (18) Armando Iannucci (16) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 18th
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Putting The Scott in Scotland →
I’m going to apologise to Fort William in advance. I probably didn’t give you the attention you deserved, for two very good reasons: a) I spent only two hours in the town, and b) I had one…
Aug 17th
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Aug 16th
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Sleep Your Way To The Top →
It’s gone midnight. The sodium glare of the lights on the station are bursting through the glass ceiling, giving the roof its own halo. There’s the rattling of diesel engines coming to an end for the…
Aug 15th
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Aug 14th
Lovely Stuff Preferred →
After my whinge, I thought it would be nice to write something pleasant and wholesome and positive. So I went to Liverpool South Parkway. It’s a couple of years since I last…
Aug 11th
Map Rant: The 2011 Edition →
It’s been a very long time since I ranted about the Merseyrail map, for one good reason: it’s not been fiddled with in ages. One day it’ll be changed again, but until that time, I’ll keep my powder…
Aug 10th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 7th
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What Have You Done Today To Make You Feel Proud?
I’m glad you asked me, Miss Heather Small. I’m off to Liverpool Pride today.  I’m not over keen but I was browbeaten into it by my friends. It wasn’t bad last year but this year they’re holding it on the Pier Head, away from the gay bit of town, which I think is wrong.  It’s turning your back on the people who form part of the gay community 365 days a year....
Aug 6th
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Aug 4th
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Aug 4th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-31) →
Shirley Bassey (41) David Arnold (38) John Barry (36) R.E.M. (30) Kylie Minogue (25) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Aug 3rd
Terminus →
I went to Whitby over the weekend. It was my friend Mike’s birthday, so we joined him and his wife and his gorgeous little girls for an afternoon by the sea. Obviously I didn’t take…
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
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Aug 1st
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