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- RT @The7Line: Our passports are ready, @MLB. Make it happen! @The7LineArmy with bells on. 1 week ago
- RT @LondonMarathon: #OTD in 2016, @EliudKipchoge won the #LondonMarathon in a time of 2:03:05, just eight seconds off the WR! Since then… 3 weeks ago
- RT @BallySportsCLE: Fans at Yankee Stadium throw things at Guardians players after the game ends. https://t.co/1LIv66LfBW 3 weeks ago
- RT @BallySportsCLE: Moments before the final scene in the outfield in the bottom of the ninth, Myles Straw went right back at fans at Yanke… 3 weeks ago
- RT @BallySportsCLE: "If I were to do it again I probably would've said the same thing." Myles Straw doesn't regret defending his teammates… 3 weeks ago
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- RT @EdinburghCityFC: YAAAASSSSSSSSS!!! It’s a massive three points for the playoff-chasing Citizens tonight. Thank you to everyone who cam… 3 weeks ago
- RT @EdinburghCityFC: ⚫️⚪️ IT'S MATCHDAY ⚪️⚫️ Get yourself down to Ainslie Park and throw your support behind the team for this crucial gam… 3 weeks ago
Tag Archives: live gigs
Another Belter
Image: MIT I noticed out of my office window yesterday that I’d still to pick up the bird table that got blown over on Friday night. It’s still to attract the attention of any little feathered friends, so I repositioned … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Edinburgh, Fiction, I.T., Music, Poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Amsterdam, Animals, bird table, birds, Bluegate Poets, chapbooks, creative energy, Day Job, European tour, Facebook, Fiction, Fringe Fantastic, live gigs, Madness, Music, nature, novella, paranormal, Paris, Poetry, Poolside Poetry, Stella, Writing
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A Day Of Absolute Madness
Image: Me! It was a weekend to remember; a weekend never to forget. From St. Mirren Park on Saturday (arguably forgettable) to Depeche Mode on Saturday night (definitely forgettable), and from the ska party in Glasgow on Sunday to the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Music, Photography, Sport
Tagged 1980s, bevy, booze, Clockwork Pub, Depeche Mode, friends, Glasgow, live gigs, Madness, Mount Florida, Music, O2 Academy, Paisley, Pivo Pivo, ska, skinheads, St Mirren
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Zigging and Zagging
Image: lady_lbrty I’ve been having a think about when I blog: is it the right time? Does it make sense? Should I change it? Is blogging at the end of each day better than blogging in the morning about the … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Music, Politics
Tagged bands, Blogging, e-petition, Edinburgh trams, Leith Walk, live gigs, Music, Prime Minister
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Turn Up The Noise
Image: Elward Photography The British Government is considering making it a legal requirement in the new tax year to introduce a law that forces anyone applying or re-applying for an entertainment license to have a noise control device fitted to … Continue reading
Supergrass And An Evening with Yann Martel
Image: Leap in the Dark It was back to work for me yesterday after a couple of hell-raising days off work. I was through in Glasgow on Tuesday and got back late on Wednesday afternoon, my mood one of cheery … Continue reading →