Tag Archives: ska

A Day in Glasgow

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Fawndoo The Specials Tuesday was brilliant! Despite my many doubts that The Specials gig at Glasgow’s SECC (Hall 3) would be a flop—the venue is like a warehouse with about as much thought put into the acoustics as a … Continue reading →

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A ‘Special’ Day’s Work

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: KGB Clothing A decent day’s work. My final two blog posts from the West Port Book Festival went live over at my (Unofficial) Edinburgh Book Festival Blog: Click here to read David Gaffney & Hannah McGill. Click here to … Continue reading →

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New Characters and Old Friends

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: MensMeditation I cannot believe how long this week is turning out. I’m sleeping again—always good when that happens—but I nearly tripped over my eye lids on my way to the day job yesterday morning—not so good—hate it when that … Continue reading →

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Day 10 at the Edinburgh Book Festival

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: EdBookFest I was really quite tired yesterday after such an intensely enjoyable weekend at the Edinburgh Book Festival. It was back to the day job for 8am, clutching a bacon roll and black coffee and wishing I was up … Continue reading →

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Adam Ant and the Scottish Gales

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: MusicFeeds.com Short Story Success There was one awesome piece of news that came through last week while I was off recuperating from my wisdom teeth extraction: 11 months after it was first submitted, my short story, REGRETS, was picked … Continue reading →

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A Weekend for Moi

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: http://www.visualphotos.com I must have had a good weekend because it seemed to last for ages. Last Friday already seems so far off in my mind that I have no doubt it was because of the amount I managed to … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Teeth…

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The Telegraph Bad day’s writing and it was all down to my teeth. I’d felt smashing when I got up yesterday: fresh, alert and renewed as though I’d slept the perfect sleep. Basically, I went to work feeling brilliant … Continue reading →

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Talking Ska with Phill Jupitus

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Amazon There’s been a few blog posts missing of late, which is mainly  down to my departmental Christmas celebration on Thursday. Following that event, I’ve been very busy with my writing, preparing my Christmas newsletter, and getting Ranfurly Review … Continue reading →

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Catch Up Pt. 2 – The McMadmeet: Madness in Glasgow

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Prince Street: Me, Binny and Rob at O2 Academy, Glasgow Yesterday I covered Friday; today is all about the day that followed. Saturday was all about the band mega-band Madness, and the associated meet-up of all my nutty friends … Continue reading →

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Bloody Vista

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: MS Vista Thanks for all your birthday wishes posted on the blog yesterday—I passed them all on. Perhaps the most scary comment left was: “A teenage female in the house, good luck mate.” Cheers Stevie—just when I needed a … Continue reading →

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