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| That all sounds very grand…. | April 30, 2011 | Yesterday afternoon I “launched” my book. That sounds all very grand doesn’t it. It wasn’t really. I was determined it wouldn’t be. I don’t really like being the centre of attention and didn’t want any of my kind friends and colleagues who attended to feel obliged to buy a copy. Instead, I decided to chat […] |
| Gould | April 20, 2011 | On Sunday afternoon I had the absolute joy of watching a documentary about the Canadian pianist, Glenn Gould. To my shame, despite actually studying classical piano at university some years ago, I had not engaged with Gould’s recordings much before. I was aware of his star power, the legends of his Bach recordings, but apart […] |
| Gould | On Sunday afternoon I had the absolute joy of watching a documentary about the Canadian pianist, Glenn Gould. To my shame, despite actually studying classical piano at university some years ago, I had not engaged with Gould’s recordings much before. I was aware of his star power, the legends of his Bach recordings, but apart […] |
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| tonight at Wendy’s | April 9, 2011 | Did I tell you how much I enjoyed Tony Martin’s A Quiet Word with Alan Davies last Saturday night? Probably not. Well, anyway, I really did. Mr Martin’s interviewing skills were lovely, in an easy-going chit chat kind of way, without the slight smuggishness that so characterised Andrew Denton’s more recent work. He was always […] |
| tonight at Wendy’s | Did I tell you how much I enjoyed Tony Martin’s A Quiet Word with Alan Davies last Saturday night? Probably not. Well, anyway, I really did. Mr Martin’s interviewing skills were lovely, in an easy-going chit chat kind of way, without the slight smuggishness that so characterised Andrew Denton’s more recent work. He was always […] |
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| the dreaded double u-turn | April 2, 2011 | I caught up on last week’s Amazing Race just in time for the next episode tomorrow night. I was not particularly sad to cheerleaders Jamie and Cara eliminated. However, it was the shocking behaviour at the double u-turn that was most delightful. My favourite dating goths, Kent and Vyxsin u-turned Jamie and Cara right in […] |
| We need some dreamers | March 27, 2011 | For the first time in weeks I have not had to do “work” on a weekend (unless we count replying to email) so I have been able to do some TV watching catchup from my DVD recorder. Last night I went retro with Pie in the Sky which I will never cease to adore. I […] |
| We need some dreamers | For the first time in weeks I have not had to do “work” on a weekend (unless we count replying to email) so I have been able to do some TV watching catchup from my DVD recorder. Last night I went retro with Pie in the Sky which I will never cease to adore. I […] |
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| Go dating goths…GO! | March 22, 2011 | It was my usual Tuesday evening slothed in front of the TV catching up on things I had recorded. Watching a repeat of Bones for the want of anything better on the real television, I was delighted to catch a cameo from Kent and Vyxsin, the “Dating Goths” from The Amazing Race. Kent had even […] |
| Whites….sorry | March 17, 2011 | I see from my twitter feed that Whites only made it through one series before being canned. Now it looks like there is a movement to get it renewed again. After accidentally watching last night’s episode on the ABC I’m not sure why, because it just wasn’t really that funny. This is a shame because […] |