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Inventions that changed music – Part 1: The Piano

21st January 2024 Northern Man 0

[This is part one of a short and sproadic series of articles exploring a number of inventions/creations that I think of as being instrumental (hah!) in changing how music is made and/or or how music [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighteen

21st January 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Hi folks, I’m back! Now my scribe has returned from his cruise it’s back to business for your favourite cat diarist. I have had a very pleasant Christmas and New Year break in a [more…]

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Postcard From Oman

20th January 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Bob? Remember when I told you despite all the tall tales of derring-do in exotic locations, I work in a supermarket and don’t actually have a passport? Tempted the fates. Something’s cropped up. The sort [more…]

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Farmhouse cooking

20th January 2024 Going Postal 0

Gran toils on In the foreman’s house The old black range is always lit Her foreman husband, live in hands With horses plough and reap and sow. Flour comes in half stone sacks Making bread [more…]

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Iggy Pop – The Idiot (1977)

19th January 2024 Going Postal 0

Listening for the first time to a bone fide legend of music comes with more than a small amount of trepidation and expectation. One expects to be immediately impressed, wowed, surprised and entertained; one expects [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

19th January 2024 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 18th January 2024 The Panel: Bim Afolami (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Hashi Mohamed (Barrister and Author) Kate McCann (Political Journalist) Venue: Peterborough Emily Thornberry, not her real name, Lieutenant Colonel (temporary) The Right [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Thirteen

18th January 2024 Going Postal 0

In the car park outside the KFC site, Freeholders Lawyers, Jinnie said, “I think that went well, let’s go and talk to the staff at KFC.” “Right oh,” said Brian, “While you drive, I want [more…]

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Total knee replacement

18th January 2024 Going Postal 0

The NHS will be playing no part whatsoever in this article Background or “Why should anyone care about your bloody knee?” A few weeks ago I asked the question on GP whether anyone had any [more…]

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Caribbean Christmas 2023/24, Part One

17th January 2024 Going Postal 0

This year I’m only off for two weeks, but as I’m flying to pick up the ship in Barbados, so it is a full two weeks in the sun. As a single passenger I must [more…]

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