I think the best way to get your head around the current wave of pan-European protests about football ticket prices is to first view the phenomenon of ‘the Testimonial Match’. To put things in their correct perspective. This is what happened; back in the day. Kids would leave school at 14, they were grubby, grimy, – Read More-
Gwyneth Paltrow has been stalked for 17 years. The man wanted to marry her, also to kill her, blow her up, cleanse her of sin. He bought her clothes, earrings and stuff. Oh, that’s not a stalker, Gwynnie, that’s called ‘a husband’. They love ya, they hate ya; its all part of the game (the – Read More-
“WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT ON YOUR COMPUTER???” “OPEN THIS DOOR!!!” “I’m just looking at porn, honest”. “SHOW ME YOUR SCREEN NOW!!!” “Look, I told you, its just lesbian anal threesomes with baseball bats and engine oil” “WHAT’S ON THAT OTHER SCREEN; THAT ONE THERE!!!” “Its nuffink; Kazakhstani choir boys with Catholic priests and donkeys, – Read More-
A few years back a parcel arrived at home for me. Addressed to me; my name, my address. Ooooohhh, I thought, must be my birthday!!! Even though it was in November and my birthday’s in June. So I opened ‘my’ package and in it was delighted to find half a dozen puke yellow polo shirts, – Read More-
I have a cold. A stinking, rotten, bacteriarised, virus-laden, snotty, bunged-up fucking cold. A man-cold. Women don’t get them. They have no idea quite how severe such a condition is. Man-colds are medically proven to be very severe, incredibly life-threatening and rather miserable. But they only affect men. Clinically tested. The only functions that remain – Read More-
Every few years events happen that are massive. That are memorable. That are simply out of the ordinary. A total eclipse. A pod of whales swimming down the Thames. Meteorite storms. The Queen turns 120. Or Spurs find themselves ahead of Arsenal in the league. After August. Such an event occurred last night. Astronomers are – Read More-
Ever read any Harlen Coban? American writer. Thrillers. Well, he writes really cool, twisty, never-guess-the-who/what/why books, like Tell No-one, which was made into a French film many years ago, and he writes the Myron Bolitar series (his world is just full of bizarrely named people) about a detective, albeit a rather unusual one. I’ve read – Read More-
Will there ever be another? Almost impossible to believe so. Taken from us in his prime, after decades of loyal service and reaching almost god-like status to his legion of devoted followers, its over. That shining career, that charm, wit, poise and all that talent and the incredible love of his many, many fans. All – Read More-
Its not a reference to the travelling cricket fans, currently in South Africa, but a minor reminiscence about the old tv show ‘Dad’s Army’ which graced our screens back in the 70s and has just been given the tribute of a full length movie, released very soon. Dad’s Army was the nickname given to the – Read More-
I keep thinking about the Google thing. The tax avoidance. They cynical use of Euro rules and regulations to pass intellectual property (cos they don’t own or sell anything physical) through to Ireland for tax purposes, even though my clicking takes place in London rather than Dublin. And as much as I think about it, – Read More-