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Archive for the ‘Mistakes’ Category

Posted by admin On February - 9 - 2010

Another day another self obsessed ‘role model’ taken to the cleaners by the media. This time our very own England soccer team captain, John Terry. Great preparation for the World Cup Tel, no sooner than he was voted dad of the year he’s off trying to prove it. More like dog of the year. You’ve [...]

categories: Events, Mistakes, People, Places
Posted by admin On December - 6 - 2009

As the cult of celebrity thickens, it’s fast becoming an epidemic. I’m sitting in Orlando just down the road from the once squeeky clean Tiger Woods who’s now looking like he was a tiger after all. He only ever popped out for a round of golf but now he’s got to be feeling a little [...]

Posted by admin On November - 7 - 2009

Good job Rhianna spat out that plonker from under her Um ber rella. All week ABC TV had been trailing her appearance on last night’s 20/20 program. Every morning on ‘This Morning’ they were showing clips and building up to the climax. The first time SHE had spoken about it.( In case anyone has slept [...]

Posted by admin On February - 2 - 2009

Bruce and the E -Street band really tore things up at the Superbowl half time show and I think he inspired both teams because they came out and treated us to a spectacular second half. A few of those players genuinely Born to Run with some amazing sprints. I can’t use the correct jargon because [...]

Posted by admin On December - 31 - 2008

When I was a salesman reaching targets were never a problem, people buying music loved music and the people selling music loved music. Customers would go to their favorite store and talk to the people behind the counter before they bought anything, they’d compare notes and ask their advice on what they thought was worth [...]

Posted by admin On November - 28 - 2008

I pulled up and into a meter bay right outside the front door of Granada, banged in a couple of coins and marched my band The Plastics, or two Plasticos to be exact up to reception.’Tony Michaelides and The Plastics here to see Tony Wilson.Thanks.’ The lady buzzed through to the studio and within a [...]

Posted by admin On November - 6 - 2008

The BBC,with their flagship show Top of the Pops were just putting on groups and artists who were already in the charts but not doing anything new. Juke Box Jury did that many years before when they had a panel of celebrities commenting on new releases and predicting if they thought they’d be hits or [...]

Posted by admin On October - 21 - 2008

I’m sure my ‘Mistakes and the hole getting bigger’ blogs brought upon the death of my laptop. I am currently borrowing what I think is the world’s first computer and if I type too quick, which is hardly a possibility with me.then it just stops in digust. I have a theory that the woman from [...]