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Hear Tom Waits Gig.
Posted on July 31, 2008 by bigrab
Click Here to hear Tom’s gig in Atlanta on 5th July. It’s from the official website.
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More Politics
Posted on July 31, 2008 by bigrab
If one needs any indication of the current status of the Labour Party, one need only note that after Cathy Jamieson declaring herself as a candidate for the Scottish leadership, Harriet Harman is now being mentioned as a possible replacement for Gordon Brown.
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Did the Trains Really Run on Time?
Posted on July 30, 2008 by bigrab
In the dying embers of his wonderful blog, my friend Alastair has a piece about Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism. Mosley was the British equivalent of Hitler and Mussolini and had widespread support. At one stage he held the biggest ever indoor meeting in the world at Earls Court in London. His populist themes [...]
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Holiday Snaps
Posted on July 29, 2008 by bigrab
What a beautiful place Speyside and Moray is. Below are a few snaps I took. The first three were from the steam fair and railway at Boat of Garten. Then there’s a view of the Cairngorms from Dulnain Bridge and two views from the top of Cairngorm at the funicular railway. The next three are [...]
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30,000
Posted on July 29, 2008 by bigrab
Just a quick mention for the fact that a mere six months down the line from my switch to WordPress, this blog will today welcome its 30,000th hit. Thanks everyone for looking in.
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Separated at Birth
Posted on July 28, 2008 by bigrab
I have unashamedly blagged this from my friend Fleet who in turn quotes from a Telegraph blog. “One of them is a muppet. The other appears to be some sort of scary, orange-haired toy”
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The Waits Was Worth It!
Posted on July 28, 2008 by bigrab
It is so difficult to know where to begin a review of someone like Tom Waits. ‘Someone like Tom Waits’? it’s a little bit like saying someone like Bob Dylan or Nelson Mandela or the Buddha so individual, so great is his persona and charisma. My friend Smiler and I had decided to go for [...]
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The Waitsing is Nearly Over!
Posted on July 27, 2008 by bigrab
This evening Smiler and I will be going to Edinburgh Playhouse to see Tom Waits. As a highly civilized precursor to that we’ll hopefully catch some of the Edinburgh jazz festival at the Ross Theatre (outdoor and free!) in Princes Street. Expect a report tomorrow.
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