Eeyore’s Gloomy Place

How fab are The Blow Monkeys?
Over 18 years since their last studio album was released, and they’re back. And playing a few, small gigs to promote the new one, including last night at The Leadmill in Sheffield, which is where I was with Chris & Sam.
Totally outstanding from start to finish, lots of singles, an [...]

Not literally, obviously, but having paid £450 plus VAT to get my car fixed, it’s as bad as it ever was.
The garage who picked it up for repair did their test and reckoned it was a simple matter of replacing some solenoids, not replacing the whole gearbox. But then, as soon as I approached 40 mph [...]

Far back in the mists of time, when I was a student on the MA European Studies, I took my first trip to Brussels with some of my coursemates. Enthused by this, I created a web site called Acquis, my first ever personal web site.
Of course, it never got off the ground, and only ever [...]

It’s looking fairly terminal for my car, as it won’t change smoothly between 3rd and 4th gears. It’s fine when in 3rd or 4th, but the change-up and kick-down are very rough.
My local Richard Alexander, who gave me the diagnosis, have offered my £1,000 as a trade-in on another car, suggesting a very nice 5-door [...]

Well… that wasn’t so bad, was it?
Actually, I think I might have got off lucky with my first Camp; Marham is quite a big, busy place, so there was a packed programme for the kids. And the accommodation wasn’t bad. And the food was fan-flipping-tastic. Mind you, I was sequestered in the Warrant Officers’ and [...]