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Month: November 2021

20th Century

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Twenty – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music

26th November 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3214 Comments

If get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands. I shall try and link live versions if they exist from the tellybox or a film, the sound quality may not be [more…]

Fiction

Jinne’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twenty Three

26th November 2021 Going Postal 2383 Comments

Jinnie put the pet carrier down on the kitchen floor and she could see that Larry was itching to get out, but first she wanted to get his familiar things in place. Nigel and Camilla [more…]

Arts

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

26th November 2021 Always Worth Saying 2197 Comments

Question Time 25th November 2021 The Panel: Robert Buckland (Conservative) Eluned Morgan (Labour) Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) Timandra Harkness (Broadcaster) Guto Harri (Broadcaster) Venue: Cardiff The first question referenced the loss of life near [more…]

20th Century

Postcard From Summer 1954, Part Five – Llandudno

25th November 2021 Going Postal 3813 Comments

In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]

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21st Century

Return to the Inferno

25th November 2021 Tachybaptus 4246 Comments

Set thirty years in the future As I reclined upon a heavenly cloud, Imbibing a celestial Chianti, I heard a voice crying my name aloud; ‘Twas Virgil in his toga, calling, ‘Dante, There’s work to [more…]

19th Century

Not Just a Walk in the Park

24th November 2021 SharpieType301 3752 Comments

It has been a challenging couple of years for us all, and I suspect that our trials and tribulations are a long way from over. Thus, as the autumn temperatures drop away to winter’s chills, [more…]

America

The Most Dangerous Organization on the Planet

24th November 2021 Patrick Barron 4045 Comments

If asked to name the most dangerous organization on the planet, I doubt that few outside of the Austrian economic community would respond “America’s central bank–The Federal Reserve Bank (The Fed)”. Nevertheless, there is no [more…]

Biography

Sailing my life away, part 28

23rd November 2021 Ancient Mariner 3455 Comments

I’m glad this series of articles has evolved to include an interactive dialogue between other puffins and myself. I think that helps keep all our feet on the ground (or deck) and remain relevant to [more…]

America

Where have all the CEOs gone?

23rd November 2021 Rookwood 3948 Comments

“Boardroom” by TChapman9 is licensed under CC BY 2.0 According to NBC News, if you choose to place any faith whatsoever in the corrupt and corporatised media, over 1300 CEOs left their post just before the outbreak of the [more…]

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