DIY

As someone who prides himself on self reliance, I often undertake tasks which would be better done by someone who actually knew wtf they were doing! When my kids got their Nintendo Wii at Christmas, it necessitated the purchase of another tv. We set it up in our spare room which it turns out is [...]

Magners Comedy Festival

A great night last night in the intimate surroundings of the State Bar (downstairs).

Pat Rolink was funny as ever. He described how his grandfather, Anton Rolink who was Dutch, came to Airdrie as a young man and supported the local team until he died. Pat says they scattered his ashes on Broomfield’s playing surface, only [...]

Current Events

So Gretna have survived at least until they face Celtic for a big payday next week. For the third time in a row Rangers have been drawn against a team who wear green and white in the UEFA Cup. Sporting Lisbon’s strip is identical to Celtic’s. You have to fancy the Ibrox mens’ chances of [...]

Castle Rocks

Brilliant event last night. Well organised, wonderfully supported (I doubt if many more folk could have squeezed in). Most importantly over £4000 was raised for Bobath Scotland.
The “headline” band were Cortez and it was a little bit of a shock to learn that two of Cortez line up are sons of an old friend of [...]

Great Wedding Reception

Well done to Graeme and Anne for hosting such a wonderful wedding reception at Airth Castle (a converted medieval castle now a posh hotel between Stirling and Falkirk) . Graeme has obviously been to a style coach to learn about kilts (see picture below) and Anne of course radiated beauty and happiness.

And what about this [...]

Gosforth Trip

This weekend saw the other 3 members of Harmonica Lewinsky and myself, along with a coach load of other musicians of varying abilities, take to the road for a weekend “jam session” in Gosforth, Cumbria. The location of the village is a few miles from Winscale/Sellafield Nuclear Power Station. As I had mentioned, the fee [...]