Ever since I was a little boy I used to watch The World’s Strongest Man (WSM) with my Dad as an annual tradition around Christmas/New Year. I started as a Geoff Capes fan and cheered him in his battles against the mighty Bill Kazmaier and Jon Pall Sigmarsson (Viking Power!). In the mid 90s I [...]
Archive for August, 2011
30 Day Song Challenge Day 26: A song you can play on an instrument
August 23rd, 2011
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The obvious choice would be Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi as it’s the first song I learned when I started guitar lessons a few years ago. However, we’ve had a few Bon Jovi songs already in this series of posts, so instead I am going for Snow Patrol. This is a song that [...]
A blast from the past: World Cup ’98 poem
August 23rd, 2011
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I love reading books but I’ve never been that keen on poetry, though I’ve probably not read any poetry for 20 years, so it might be more accurate to say that as a child I wasn’t keen on poetry. At school I did have one favourite poem, that being The Rime of the Ancient Mariner [...]
Review: Iron Maiden at The O2, London – Saturday 6th August 2011
August 11th, 2011
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I’ve been a fan of Iron Maiden for over 24 years but never managed to catch them live. A combination of being in the wrong place at the right time or not having anyone to go with has meant that seeing one of the greatest shows in rock has eluded me, until now. If there [...]
