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Tubular Bells 16/03/2023 pics
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So, the Dropkick Murphy’s gig. It was good. I misread the times on the ticket, so I missed most of the opening act, Jesse Ahern, but what I saw was good. The second act, The Rumjacks, were al...
Frank Turner 30/01/23 pics
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The annual (duh) birthday entry
I am now 45. Will
Dropkick Murphys 16/01/23 pics
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No class
Full pic: Still one of my favourite pics of me and my oldest nephew. Got a phone call on Monday about a job I applied for. They took some details and told me they’d email with a link for a m...
All the days you get to have are big
The gig on Saturday was a bust. After walking an hour in drizzle to get there, because all of the busses had stopped running by 7pm for some fucking reason. The first act was a rapper who was ...
Happy New Year! Lang may your lum reek
Had a decent night last night. Got Dr Pepper ribs going in the slow cooker. Hope you and yours have an excellent 2023. Will
Less push, more flow
So, yeah, Sunday was a pretty chill day. I got drunk, watched It’s a Wonderful Life, The Snowman and the latest series of Letterkenny, the stir fry was pretty good, the broth tasted too much of...
Merry Christmas folks!
The gym was open today, so I went for a swim. Everything is set up for cooking. The parents have been called. The lager is being drunk and I’m watching It’s a Wonderful life. Hope you and yo...
One more gig
Remember when I said a couple of entries ago that my gig going for this year was over? Well, not so much as it turns out. There’s a gig at a local venue on Hogmanay, all local bands, and I’ve ...
One soul’s epiphany’s, Another soul’s madness
Two entries in a week from me? What fresh insanity is this? No, there’s nowt wrong, just felt like writing again. I’m as ready for Christmas as I can be at this point. Cards sent to Aberdeen...
It’ll be lonely this Christmas
I’m kicking it old school with my laptop. For some reason, the wifi card isn’t working, so I’ve got my modem in the middle of the floor and a wired connection to the laptop. So, yeah, I’m goin...
Paul Heaton 03/12/22 pics
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Geek camp
Full pic: Wookie cushion! Thursday was the trip there. And, as is becoming usual, there was a delay. We were stuck for half an hour because there was a problem with the power line. It didn’t...
Sci-fi Weekender days 3 + 4 pics
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Sci-fi Weekender days 1 + 2 pics
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The devil’s squeezebox
Why yes, yes I am watching the Weird Al film. I had fun on Saturday. I finally convinced the electricity company that my flat is not the shop. Which meant that I had to find a new electricity...
Sod it, why not
Do you put ketchup on hot dogs? Yes, with raw onion Choice of soda pop? Dr Pepper or root beer mostly Do you put salt on your watermelon? Huh? Really? Can you swim? Yes, and I do so twice a w...
Time curves and twirls, shattering one’s ego
And that’s about all I care to say about the shitshow that British politics currently is here. I had a job interview on Saturday. It went OK, I thought. I was near Hobbycraft though, which me...
Travelling Blues
So, my weekend back home… Thursday, I travelled up. Got to the train station, went to activate my ticket on the app, only to discover they had cancelled the Edinburgh – Aberdeen leg of the jou...
Frank Turner 9/10/22 pics
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Aberdeen pics 8/10/22
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Grace Petrie 7/10/22 pics
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Catchup
Update to my last entry: my younger brother and his family won’t be going to Aberdeen at the weekend. A couple of weeks ago, there was the Middlesbrough Art Weekender. It was interesting, I fou...
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