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Manky Scotland
Image: Flickr A manky day, truly manky. It was below freezing for most of it, the overnight snow (yes, snow!) had iced up hard, and I nearly skidded onto my arse at least twice on my way into the day … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Leith, Music, Poetry, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged freezing, gig review, Kilmarnock, Leith, Living Leith, Music, planning, Poetry, preparations, Scotland, Scottish weather, Shed Seven, SKY Project, sleet, snow, Travel, Weather
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Book Sales and Rising
Image: Blogspot Get Over It I felt absolutely downtrodden going to the day job yesterday and it was all down to the thought of missing that blasted Arab Strab gig. It got stupid when people were tweeting they had a … Continue reading
Posted in eBooks, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Glasgow, Music, Poetry, Video, Writing
Tagged Arab Strap, Baccara Burning, crime, dining out, dinner, drinks, ebook, eBooks, Editing, Family, Fiction, Friday Vid, friends, gig, Glasgow, Leith, meal, Music, Nice n Sleazy, paranormal, Poetry, revising, royalties, sales, Shed Seven, The First Big Weekend, Twitter, Video, Writing
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A Right Pain In The Neck
Image: Chiropractic Life In my last blog entry (From Fireballs To Snowballs – Dec 9th), I was quoted as saying the following: I’m as bored talking about the snow and ice as I am having to walk about in it … Continue reading
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged Blogging, concussion, Dunfermlime, falling, gig, Glen Pavilion, Headache, ice, indie band, live music, Pitncrieff Park, Shed Seven, snow, Video, whiplash, Writing
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Maximum High
Image: Lucidnap.com There’s been a flurry of activity on the gig ticket purchasing scene in the last 24 hours. Suddenly I can look forward to the last ever Supergrass gig (Barrowlands), Gorillaz (SECC), Limp Bizkit (Academy) and Biffy Clyro (SECC); … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Interviews, Music, Poetry, Writing
Tagged Biffy Clyro, Edinburgh, Fiction, gigs, Glasgow, Gorillaz, Interview, life, Limp Bizkit, London, Music, rewriting, rock concert, Shed Seven, sunshine, Supergrass, Weather, Writing, Writing New Year
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Chasing Rainbows
Image: Thor I think one of the best albums to listen to on a Friday morning on the way to work is Shed Seven’s 1994 album, Change Giver. It’s a work of art. It’s the kind of album that uplifts … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Day Job, Editorial Comment, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Politics, Reading
Tagged Albert Camus, Books, Change Giver, David Cameron, Day Job, Edinburgh, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Gordon Brown, indie, iPod, live TV debate, Music, Nick Clegg, Politics, Reading, rock, Shed Seven
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No Commitments
Image: Life of Red I could make a promise that I intend to start blogging daily again, but that would be not so much a lie as rather a promise I would be unable to keep. Such are the way … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial Comment, Music, Reading, Writing
Tagged gigs, Glasgow, life, live music, Madness, O2 Academy, Reading, Shed Seven, Writing
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Leith School of Art Turns up Trumps
Image: FindHow.com Scottish Election Day I voted. I walked through the pissing rain and cast my vote, making sure to use my right to take part in our democratic process. It wasn’t as exhilarating as it sounds. Normally the party … Continue reading →