So the Daily Prompt is no more. A shame really as it was often (not always) a good starting point for writing "off topic" from the main body of the Sandman's page. While I will admit that the single word Prompt for me were less fun then the previous set up which would give a … Continue reading This is the End…
We all have items that disappear seemingly without trace. There are a number of CD cases in my home where the disc is missing, presumed broken. I did have a few disc folders but then too seem.to have vanished into thin air. They're probably in a box in the loft somewhere. I purchased a 4CD … Continue reading Missing in Action
People in relationships often turn out the cliché of "their song", a song which often is supposed to define and/or reflect the blossoming of the relationship or an expression of the relationship as it stands. Unfortunately from my perspective from the outside looking in it does seem that a large number of people show are … Continue reading The Song is You
It was going to be a long day. That much had been clear the minute that woman had turned up on the door. He'd briefly met her several months ago when Arthur had got him roped into conducting a medical assessment on that Saudi prince who wasn't. "Well she knocked on the door and asked … Continue reading All That Glitters.
"It's not my face!!!!" A cry uttered by John Steed in the opening scene of the Avengers Season 6 (there are six seasons, I am not getting into that debate) episode They Keep Killing Steed. Or more accurately an unnamed character played by John Steed actor Patrick Macnee screams that as he looks in a … Continue reading The Faceless Ones
As you might of guessed the focus of my post is going to be HG Wells's The Invisible Man, more specifically the 1933 Universal movie starring veteran actor Claude Rains. Over the years the Invisible Man has been adapted to screen and TV many times, with the 1959 HG Wells Invisible Man being a fondly … Continue reading The Curious Incident of Dr. Jack Griffin
"After John Coltrane came noise." - This quote is attributed to Philip Larkin. Yes, that is Philip Larkin as in the Poet Philip Larkin who wrote "they f**k you up, your mum and dad." Larkin was a big Jazz fan since the age of 12 and his first record was the Tiger Rag by the … Continue reading A Joyful Noise
No, sorry to disappoint you- or possibly relieve you, this is not going to be a retrospective look back on childhood memories of annoyingly twee coming of age series The Wonder Years. No what I call the Wonder Years are the moments which, I am sure we all do at some point, is when you … Continue reading The Wonder Years
Back in my University Days one of my subjects while studying my degree was Radio Documentaries and as part of the course for my final project I had to pitch three documentary ideas. The three which I pitched were The Nat Gonella Story, which as the name suggests would have been a documentary on the … Continue reading Radio Times
My favourite prompt you come across in Job Interviews and various questionnaires is "Describe your typical day". But that begs the question what exactly is typical? Can you define it, especially in a trade based on the ever changing mood and tastes of the great British public. Weekend days are always very different from week days and … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Typical
