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The three rules of vegetarian food

From Neil, I hope he doesn't mind me reproducing this here, it's spot on. We were discussing pies:A veggie one would be possible, were it not for the first of the "foodindustry 3 laws of vegetarian food", i.e. "don't make it any fun", so unfortunatel...

Magic Numbers every bit as good as I predicted

OK my prediction of Morrissey joining them on stage was a complete fabrication, but we did get Bernard Butler appearing with them to perform "Love's a Game", which then medleyed on into "People Get Ready". They did another wacky ending of another of ...
Rated 5.78/10 on Folkestone Gerald

Did you know there was a Windebank on the Titanic?

From Alfred Windebank's biography on www.encyclopedia-titanica.org:Mr Alfred Edgar Windebank, was born in Southampton (?Arlesford), Hampshire on 18th July 1873, the son of Charles Windebank (cab driver) and his wife Georgina.He lived in Bevois Place,...

Back in blog

Reading: The Last Bus Home. Yes, we watched "This Life +10" last night, and it was a bit rubbish. I didn't watch all of This Life the first time round, I'd just moved to London and was really sharing a house on the south bank with some barristers, I ...

I don't have a Matilda Windebank...

Maybe I'm not as up to date as you, I have a Matilda Samways (1888), Matilda Clarke (1851), and Matilda Grant (1853)... Do I have one of them saved under her married name? I see what you mean though:The History of the Jacobs Family From Havant and So...

Best Gigs Ever

Hmm, having no joy tracking down the full 100 of Time Out's best london gigs chart they did last issue, but prompted by a thread on PopExcellent I've had a think about my top five gigs... I'm sure I'll think of more later and strike these out...1. Bl...

Best place to be a parent

The Observer says Stokey is the best place to be a parent, aside from the smack, crack and stabbings I guess. Cheerier news from Folkestone, WiMAX trials in January, from someone called www.telabria.com, yeah Folkestone's where it's at baby! Can't wa...

More for the Fleadh

We already knew about Bob Dylan and Counting Crows playing the Fleadh in Finsbury Park in June, but here are the other acts that were announced at the launch last night:Christy Moore, and his "unique blend of traditional Irish and folk music"The Dela...

Martin Bell

The 6:05 southbound (Bank branch) is fast becoming a sleb-spot-cert following yesterday's excitement. Reporter turned sleaze-free MP Martin Bell sat opposite me on the evening of Tue 2 March in his trademark white suit. Though I have to say his "whit...

Jayne Middlemarch

The booted and gloved ex-ozone presenter sat opposite moi on the southbound Northern Line tube (Bank branch, because the Charing X branch still ain't working) between Chalk Farm and Kings Cross, just after 6pm on Mon 1 March.Edited by (61402), Thu 4...

RE: Squirrel vs Magpie

Hello all, I received this letter through one of our distributors in South Africa. I found that in Estaer Europe it is very easy to pretend to be a legal represenattive of a western company and opern accounts in banks and even get credit. Our sources...

Paul, The Manager of C4 The Salon

Strolling along enjoyin the sunny weekend looking gorgeous.

Goldsmiths College

Reading warmup, got very drunk on vodka red bulls, fell in a bush,and you can see me on the South Bank Show Special that was filmed there. Off to Reading the next day.