Puppetry , Theatre , Radio plays , Ethics and the discussion there of , Candlemaking , British Icehockey . Bonsai , Gardening , Fish Keeping , Comedy (especially radio) , and some Knitting . Amnesty International , Greenpeace ,Landmine Action
Music
A taste too wide too be slaked easily . When it is the song it has to be the lyrics above everything . When its music the tune has to be brave . When the music has to evoke an animal responce its KODO, Yamato , Carl Orff , Aaron Coupland , Beethoven . When it is the lyrics Kirsty MacColl , Tom Lehrer , Bowling for Soup , Jake Thakray , Gilbert and Sullivan , When it has to be the voice Elkie Brooks , Callas , Matt Munroe , Kate Rusby , Julie Ann Kay ,The Mammas and The Papas .When you just have to rock Thin lizzy , Dropkick Murphys , Stray Cats , Dr Feelgood , Big Country , The Rolling Stones , The Who , Tull , Horslips , Tripdash . Feeling folky Stocktons Wing , Runrig , Moving Hearts ,
Movies
Swimming to Cambodia , Monter in a box , Grays anatomy (all Spalding ) The L shaped Room , Saturday Night Sunday Morning , Brief Encounter , A Matter of Life and Death , Breaking the Waves , Withnail and I , Being John Malkovitch , Strings , Goodbye porkpie , Blue Velvet , The Caine Mutiny , The Field , Cathy come Home , The Dish . The Ghost in the Shell , Raintree County , West Side Story , All about Eve , The Dresser ,The Weeping Camel , The Servant , Sin City, The Spanish Prisoner ,13 Days,Bagdad Cafe , Rosalie goes shopping, Being There , Torch Song Trilogy, Crossing Delancy , The Killing of Sister George , Ace in the Hole , Sullivan's Travels
Moulin Rouge , The Castle , Sideways ,
Television
won't have one in the house
Books
To the zoo in a plastic box John and George Newmark . Steinbeck before the vastly overated Hemingway . C cos Cowards get cancer too John Diamond . Bodley head collection Saki . The books of JB Keane . Letters to Daniel + Seasons of Blood by Fergal Keane . The lords of poverty Graham Hancock . The Political Animal by Jeremy Paxman .
Saki a biography by AJ Langguth . Puppets Yorkshire and Puppets in Lancs by Walter Wilkinson . Authors:- Julian Barnes , Garrison Keillor , Nick Hornby , Peter Carey, Julia Darling,Saki , Chekhov ,
Heroes
Is a strange concept . There are people whose actions I respect .
About me: Have always hated having my photo taken , even as a kid .The photo show is Loch Lomond because that is were J took me for my 45th Birthday just after I was told I was in remission from leukaemia . Presently I continue in remission . This means in betting terms I have a 70/30 chance of being alive in 12months . In real terms if it returns I hope to access a shit load of painkillers, cos it really hurts . I wish for no sorrow but feel too much that silence about it doesn't help .
Flatulent and old covers my better atributes . Warped humour .
Think Macs are the dogs testes .Feel lucky to have a Bug and therefore able to indulge my passion for radio plays .The Ipod then allows me to do the shopping listening to plays / audiobooks therby escaping my fellow human beings pain as they also stuggle through the experience .
Having been born in London ,at thirteen I found myself living in Ireland , as my Irish Catholic parents decided to be farmers . Hated being there (1974 was a miserable time to be English and not impressed with the Roman Catholic Church , whilst educated in a small village school , ) but did not escape back to London til 25 years old . Moved North at 26 and loved it. Married at 32 however J thinks our recent experiences have sent us down differing paths so she wants a divorce . I have met only 2 real fully fledged arseholes in my life whereas I have met an amazing number of great people.
Who I'd like to meet: Godot , Failing that Jim Henson . Anyone with an interesting story , where they do not require to be the hero and it tells of the human condition .
Hi Dan, wasn't at Croft Park on Saturday as was unfortunatley at Newcastle match. Haven't been for a few weeks. Maybe I have clones walking about Blyth. Beware & be merry-Jeff
I've not been doing much painting lately, i'm writing a novel at the moment. I went on a website called paintingsilove.com and just got very depressed about the whole painting malarky, some of the stuff on there is amazing, put me to shame a little.
Sweet---ARe you around Monday or Tuersday???? I need that Gossip AND I need to ask you a favour and give you some really exciting news (NO babies involved before you get the needles out:))))
Hey there, I've finished your painting, i've just got to put the varnish finish on it to protect it then I will contact you...I always thought the Cheshire Cat was pink so I thought I would fully morphaise into my character, but i'm just waiting for someone to call me bagpus, such is life :)
Bless you....If Wendy was still working at Ultralase we could have got your eyes fixed lol....Now all we can hope for is cut price care in our dotage...BAH!!!!
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Your blog comment had me in stitches, as I could visualise you choking on your sandwich as the uninvited image of my fallopians as rollercoaters filled your horrified head xxxx
That girl under here is a dreadful typist... I will be there Thursday, absolute Brownies honour, and I hope you are too, otherwise I'll get scared and I'll have to go home :))
Hiya Dan, Just read both messages one after the other, don't worry! Probly the best bet is to give it to the Silky one when you see him next as I see him pretty regularly!
I ended up waffling on for ages and then chucking half the script away, as usual I overwrote. So hopefully they turned 15 minutes of rambling into something that nearly made sense
Thanks for the birthday wishes. It was lovely to hear from you...hope things are going well for you!
I know exactly what you mean about getting confused. 57 this b/d!! Roll on retirement. Was down in Pembroke last two days at a meeting with Chevron Oil, so loads of work to do now! No rest for the wickes, as they say hahaha.
Hi Dan, KingBathmat has a new song "Nobody Steals My Girl" up on myspace and it's free to download for the month of May, there will be a new song every month afterwards until the album is released near the end of the year.
You can also download "Nobody Steals My Girl" MP3 from our website at http://www.kingbathmat.com muchas gracias from all at KingBathmat
