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Paranormal Sequel to ‘Stella’ is Complete

Image: Eternal Press A lot of things came together at once yesterday, and huge strides forward are being made on everything I’ve got going at the moment. Everything is very good at the moment! Baccara Burning I finished the final … Continue reading

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Cookin’ on the Costa Del Sol

Image: Jess Conrad On Friday I left Scotland and flew south to the sunny el paradiso that is the Spanish Blackpool, Benidorm! My fellow Diners and I jumped on board a morning plane from Glasgow, and after a raucous flight … Continue reading

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Making an Arse of It, Part 2

I’ve written before about how great the recently re-released debut album from Kid Canaveral Shouting at Wildlife is, and I’ve also mentioned how much I enjoy listening to singer/songwriter King Creosote. As luck would have it, both of them kicked … Continue reading

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November, and Why It Rocks

November I love November. I love the shift from the unsettled weather of October, which can often have Scotland shivering under a bitter sky one minute then basking in warm sunshine the next. Technically, it’s classed as autumn, but it’s … Continue reading

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Live Poetry from John Cooper Clarke

Image: NewManchesterWalks Okay, so yesterday I announced that I’ll go live with the new website tomorrow at 3pm. Suddenly, I’m nervous and rather excited. There’s always that moment when you stop and wonder to yourself: am I doing the right … Continue reading

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A Day in Glasgow

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

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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A Weekend at West Port

Image: WPBF All things considered, it was a pretty good weekend. Smashing a plate as I dropped my Sunday dinner on the floor face down last night, wasn’t perhaps the ideal way to end a week-full of blunders, but nevertheless, … Continue reading

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A Trip to Porty

Image: Undiscovered Scotland Two Halves On the weather front, it was a weekend of two halves: on Saturday, Edinburgh was enshrouded with cloud apart for a brief part of the afternoon when the sun came out. It was warm and … Continue reading

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Four and a Bit Decades

Image: Wikimedia Anniversary My parents, Dave and Ena, were married 41 years ago today. Yes, that’s two score and one years ago – four decades and a bit – they took their vows in Mount Florida Parish on the south … Continue reading

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