Them Crooked Vultures

Could have been a disaster, these supergroup things usually are.( Asia anyone? ). However, Dave Grohl (FooFighters, Nicest Man In Rock, Greatest Living Rock Drummer), Josh Homme (QOTSA, Desert Sessions, General Rock God and Imposing Dutch Person) and John Paul Jones (C’mon, it’s JPJ!) have got together to form Them Crooked Vultures. The [...]

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JoCo

A couple of years ago I happened upon the frankly geeky music of Jonathan Coulton. Well, so did my middle boy Alex and in 2008 we had a fantastic trip together to London to see JoCo’s first gig outwith the US. Now, I’ve seen Zep, The Who, Thin Lizzy, The Foos etc etc but that [...]

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We Care? Errmmm…Yep…

So, postie shit again. Sorry!
Postie phoned in sick today. No questions asked, other postmen took up the slack, working anything up to an eleven hour day. I’m sure there are offices where folk are slacking and modernisation isn’t happening, but Peebles isn’t one of them. We care.
 

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Institutional Everything-ism

Spent a valuable 15 minutes yesterday morning watching a soap opera commissioned by the Royal Mail. A two parter, it features him off Eastenders who shagged his son’s bird, somebody off an advert, a fat bloke and an asian. Now, it actually presented a very serious aspect of bullying and harassment. It tried to hammer [...]

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Nosh n’ Chat

Had a fine evening with the O’Raws yesterday. Scott doesn’t only write good tunes and try to harness my tangential mind in Velocast. He can cook as well! (What a lamb shank!)
Also in attendance was Al, fresh back from France and bearing a gift of Krema Batna (Leopard sweeties) for me. (the worlds’ most [...]

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Postie Humour…You Couldn’t Make It Up!

I was in West Linton this afternoon and a DHL driver asked me for directions to a house.
As background I need to explain how posties differentiate between houses with the same name. It’s a real problem since there are many houses with the same name. There are so many Rivendells that you feel like asking [...]

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Moral dilemma

OK, I’m a postman….I deliver post. Whether it’s a lottery winners cheque or a Sheriff Officers notice of a baliff visit I deliver it. I’m legally obliged to.
Today though I’m struggling with a delivery for the first time ever.
The European elections mean that there’s material being sent out by all of the political parties…and I [...]

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Weird Stuff

A wee while ago I was pestered into starting a cycling podcast by chum/web 2.0 guru/annoyingly good musician/wee weejie Scott O’Raw.
Download some of his music and make a donation if you enjoy it.
So, we decided to call it The Velocast
First few were frankly crap, yet somehow it’s become something I enjoy and has proven [...]

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Hmmmmmm

Hokay, I’m back. Not sure why, folk said they missed my rants and drivel. I’m just weak………and also opinionated,,,,,,,,, with no real outlets for my opinions! ;o)
Anyhoo, go and see Coraline in 3D. Incredible film and what’s not to love when Neil Gaiman is involved.
Hello again…….

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Women, Jimi and Depression

On the way to do the weekly shop this morning I was listening to Janice Forsyth interview Wilbur Smith on Radio Scotland. His description of women was probably the best I’ve ever heard. “Strange, warm, soft little things that smell good.”
Contrasts almost perfectly with how I define myself, just insert the antonyms (other than the [...]

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