Thrills at Bill’s?
Everyone Likes a Freebie! After a very lubricated Saturday night with two chums, experiencing the ‘oh dear, we’ve ended up in the After Dark club’ moment, a breakfast of fair substance was required the following morning. There was a unanimous vote for Bill’s as the sun was shining and...
Shifty Guy at Clapham Junction
Now You See Me…Now You Don’t I was taking some general footage at Clapham Junction, when this chappie spotted me filming. I want to know what this guy has been up to? Or is he just playing peek-a-boo? Love the way he peers back through the window and ducks...
Editors – Papillon
So Joy Divisionesque….love it [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq4tyDRhU_4&w=425&h=349]...
War in the Mind
War in the Mind I was contacted through Villas4Veterans about this film released this month highlighting the plight of soldiers returning from conflict and the subsequent battles they have to live with, and thought that I would share it. Details of UK screenings will be available soon. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/22464413...
Côte du Reading
Côte du Reading After a fabulous weekend of serious alcoholic celebration of the Royal Wedding and the Reading Beer Festival, Sunday proved to be an equally chilled day starting with a full Irish breakfast in O’Neill’s and then a wander around the wonderful waterways and landmarks of Reading in...
The Symptoms And Actions Of Having Too Long a Lunch
Not sure where I found this but was floating around in my files and made me smile – thought I’d share The Symptoms And Actions Of Having Too Long a Lunch SYMPTOM: Feet cold and wet. FAULT: Glass being held at incorrect angle. ACTION: Rotate glass so that open...
Restrepo
RESTREPO is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, “Restrepo,” named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the...
Mine’s A Large One
This time of year life seems so much better through the bottom of a glass, miserable weather, everyone is fed-up, hate their jobs, want a holiday……need I go on. But fear not, it could of course be worse, instead of merrily (or not so merrily as the case may...
First (hmm) Great (Trades Descriptions Act) Western (Erm!)
So Long…Farewell…. I have a friend who is off to Gibraltar for two years today. On Wednesday he was going to jump on a train from North Camp (Farborough) to Reading so we could have a few beers and say cheerio. Train was due to leave North Camp at...
One For the Chaps
This is one for chaps who may be thinking…where did it all go wrong???...