Happiness Is……..

Did you know there was a thing called the Movement for Happiness? I learned this the other day when I heard on the radio that they were looking for a National Director at a reputed salary of £80,000 per year. I imagine that will make someone very happy indeed. It set me thinking. What makes [...]

F****ng Beer!

I wrote some time ago about the quaintly named town of Fucking in Austria and how it has the most stolen and replaced road sign in the world. Now an enterprising German company are to name a beer after the town. In southern Austria and Germany light ale is known as “hell”. Using your skill [...]

Radio Silence?

From yesterday’s Guardian “The government intends to switch national and regional radio stations over to digital transmission from FM and AM by 2015. But according to an influential committee of peers, there is “public confusion and industry uncertainty” over the plans. Between 50m and 100m analogue radios will only be able to pick up community [...]

Dumbarton Rock

Another terrific photo of the Rock. This was taken by Robert Beacon and was posted on the Facebook Group Save Dumbarton High Street.

The Daily Mail Song

Thanks to Russell. This is brilliant.

Farewell to Paisley

I caught an interview on BBC radio at the weekend in which John Humphreys interviewed Rev Ian Paisley on the occasion of his retiral as a Westminster MP after 40 years. It can be heard here. One of the most amazing things in the interview is that Paisley claims to have prayed with his deputy [...]

DFC Comedy Dinner

We all needed a tonic for the Peterheid defeat and the Dinner and Comedy show last night was just the ticket. The three comedians Stu Who, Vladimir McTavish and Des Clarke were brilliant. We had a beer or two Hats off to Sonstrust and in particular club director Alan Findlay for all their hard work [...]

Sons 1 Peterhead 3

It was good to meet up with my blogfriend and Aberdeen/Peterhead supporter Ken Fitlike and my friend Stevie who normally samples his fitba’ at a somewhat higher level, for pre match lunch. No complaints from me about the result. The key to it is very simple. The game was played in a gale and Peterhead [...]

Off to Alclutha

Yes looking forward to a day and evening of football, friends, food and fun. First of all to the Sons v Peterhead game where I’ll hopefully meet up with BLFP correspondent and Blue Toon follower, Ken Fitlike. This evening there’s a comedy dinner at Dumbarton FC and amongst the “turns” is another correspondent, the irrepressible [...]

The Weekend Waits – Singapore

We sail tonight for Singapore, We’re all as mad as hatters here I’ve fallen for a tawny Moor, Took off to the land of Nod Drank with all the Chinamen, Walked the sewers of Paris I danced along a colored wind, Dangled from a rope of sand You must say goodbye to me We sail [...]