Monthly Archives: March 2008

World of Wist

One of the things I really miss about Gideon Coe’s daytime BBC 6Music show is his ‘Wednesday Wist Wagon’. So, in homage to it I invite you all to climb aboard my Sunday Sadness Stagecoach. Here are four songs to … Continue reading

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Against wind chimes

Wind chimes. Why? Why why why why why? Our garden has many other gardens backing on to it, and now a second neighbour has decided that the tree at the bottom of their garden wasn’t quite cutting it as a … Continue reading

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Reproduction

Inspired by Wardy, I’ve cranked up Garage Band for the first time – it says here – in two years. Now I have rather less than no musical talent, though I can just about play the gramophone. But that hasn’t … Continue reading

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Bugger Bognor

Flickr is down, so I’m forced to blog. Ashes to Ashes is getting better and better. Two highlights this week: Gene Hunt looking at one point exactly like Martin Fry out of ABC (memo to self – get screengrab off … Continue reading

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I Don’t Even Like the Aphex Twin

I’ve had ‘Nannou’ by the Aphex Twin stuck in my head all day. And I don’t even like the Aphex Twin. I think I heard one of his tracks once and hated it, and I used to snigger when the … Continue reading

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