Nosey Neighbours, And Not Afraid To Admit It.
My Grandma had a massive and profound influence on my life, and I owe her a lot. She died shortly after my 18th birthday, and now I’m 30 I still miss her. She lives on in memories, though, and in turns...
View ArticleDubious Claims To Fame – 8
I don’t generally consider meetings in my line of work as claims to fame, as I’m sure I’ve explained here previously. It’s something of a given, working in theatre, film, and television, that you are...
View ArticleDubious Claims To Fame – 16
It is a shame that I termed these stretched anecdotes about minor brushes with celebrity as dubious – in hindsight, this one would be better classed as notorious. I grew up just outside Glasgow, but...
View ArticlePubs, Offensive Shirts, And Invisible Children.
A letter to a national pub chain, after I was asked to remove a particular item of clothing in one of their bars. Nobody has previously complained about the garment in question, and so I curiously...
View ArticleAverse To Adverts
I despise advertising, and take what steps I can to avoid it. It is not exactly easy. I think Bill Hicks said it best, or at least most succinctly, when he advocated “if you are in Advertising or...
View ArticleMP3 Does Not Impress Me.
Despite having close to thirty-five-thousand of them, I have no real affinity with MP3s. I consider them largely valueless. My first single was bought on vinyl, my first albums were on cassette. I was...
View ArticleBanking On The Wrong Name.
Above: Correspondence received, click to see it in more detail. Dear Bank of Scotland, Or, to address you in the same manner you addressed your latest letter to me, Dear Bank o Scotland outdated suffix...
View ArticleA Nice Meal And An Unwanted Free Gift.
I went to a local restaurant last week, and managed to get a skelf (depending on your location, also known as a splinter, spelk, or sliver) in the bend of my thumb. It came from the chair I was sitting...
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