Tag Archives: Comedy

Ryan Dunn – A Short Tribue

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Today’s blog post has been set aside in order to pay tribute Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash last week aged only 34 years. Dunn and his cohorts at Jackass gave me many, many gut wrenching laughs over … Continue reading →

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A Glass A Day

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The Daily Mail Not a bad weekend all things considered. Despite the culmination of what I think may have been the flu – or something like it, on Friday – by Saturday I was feeling a lot better. I … Continue reading →

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Publication Extravaganza

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: tctechcrunch I’ve got quite a lot of publication news concerning myself to pass on today. It’s not often I get a day like today so I’m going to make the very most of it! My poem, THE FINAL NAIL, … Continue reading →

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Three Cheers For Spike Milligan

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: art247 I spent yesterday working on BACCARA BURNING. I hit another sticky patch with it early on but I think I was just missing the obvious. I put it down to being rusty having had so long away from … Continue reading →

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Birthday Weekend Part 2

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: wikimedia.org As I stretch my neck up and look back, I peer fondly over what was my birthday weekend. If you remember, my actual birthday was in September, but the gifts bought for me by my two sisters had … Continue reading →

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River Passions Of A Welshman

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Colin Galbraith

Image: thisislondon.co.uk Another half-day at work and another afternoon spent at the Edinburgh Book Festival; life is tough! Today, a man whom I last saw perform was back in 1992. Smith and Jones were on a national tour of their … Continue reading →

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Back To The Grind Stone, Briefly

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

I had a very weary start to the day. All the way in to the day job my heels felt like they were dragging, I was lethargic, and my eyes sagged like rotten olives on a branch. My brain felt … Continue reading →

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A Weekend To Remember

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Colin Galbraith

Saturday Well, well, well! For those of you who don’t already know, on Saturday Scotland beat the mighty bulldogs of England by 15 points to 9, sending them scampering back down south with their tails between their legs. For the … Continue reading →

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