If you were suddenly injured or died, are your bedside table drawers ready for someone else to go through them? If you care to share, what’s the most unusual item someone might find, that might be potentially embarrassing? Yes, I don't have any embarrassing items in my bedside draws. The only slightly embarrassing thing is … Continue reading Share Your World 17th June
Is it better to suspect something (bad or hurtful) and not know or to have your worst fears confirmed by sure knowledge? Knowledge is power, so it is better to know. Suspicion can destroy something honest because once the the shadow of a doubt is cast it is hard to remove completely. What makes you … Continue reading Share Your World 20th May 2019
If you could interview anyone from your life living or dead, but not a celebrity, who would it be and why? I have answered this question or variations of countless times. So this occasion I will say drummer Art Blakey, it would be interesting to speak to a man who saw through so many new … Continue reading Share Your World 29th April 2019
I had a nice week off in which I visited my pal Alan down in Gloucestershire. He lives in Cinderford which is in the centre of the Forest of Dean (Dennis Potter country) and while the surrounding area is nice, the town itself is a bit run down. Alan and I have been corresponding with … Continue reading Mission to the Cinderford Unknown
Remember how on Friday I mentioned how there had been a change in the plans and Heather was able to meet for a bonus day before she went to London? Well I planned to go just after lunchtime and spend a few hours with her, but just as I was about to set off she … Continue reading Of Mice and Sandmen
My second real social attempts at karaoke took place in London in November 2015 when I went down to the big Smoke to visit my old friend Amy Cherry, we hadn't seen each other in person since previous when she visited me a for a few days. We met up twice and on the first … Continue reading A Night at the Opera (ii)
It's only been a week or so since my holiday and already it seems a long time ago. I haven't seen Heather as she has been down in London, so it's been a bit of a week twiddling my thumbs in my spare time. Bookwise I was full of Jubilation to find that "The Revenant … Continue reading Will Sandman Go Septic Despite Listening to Classical Music?
Last week was a late booked few days off work, it was a nice little recharge and some needed time doing naff all. Sunday I did the double and went to both the Sunday Lunch time gig at Albrighton, which was the new band "Frog and Henry", and the Evening gig at the Wild … Continue reading A Holiday for the Sandman
If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? I would like to say that I would put the extra time into a practical and profitable manner but more likely I'd just use the extra time to come up with more and more ingenious ways of procrastinating. I'd probably spend … Continue reading Share Your World 18th February 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdDKuhSIPKI It has been a fairly decent week I guess. Sunday was a good day and a rare one which I had off, so naturally I went done to Jazz Club 90 of the lunchtime to see the band which was the new to the club Alex Clarke Hot Five which showcased a young … Continue reading Last Week
