Ex-agency ECD in creative comms. Dad and whippet owner. Into QPR, history, repetitive beats, buildings, cricket and vintage films.
Joined October 2008
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Jun 12
David Hockney took his old mum to meet Michael Caine at his film star L.A home, and Caine asked Mrs Hockney what she thought of Beverley Hills.
'I can't make head nor tail of it' she replied, 'All this lovely sunshine and no one has got their washing out'.
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Jun 10
Still reeling that Scholes only listens to Talksport. At funeral his coffin will probably come in to 3 minutes of Dean Saunders and Gabby Agbonlahor talking about a VAR decision at Brentford.
Paul Scholes NEVER listens to music! 😳🎶
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Jun 10
'It were one of his favourites' says his wife as the service closes with an excerpt of a phone-in with Simon Jordan and Jim White.
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Jun 10
'This funeral was brought to you by our good friends at Checkateade, it's where the trade go'
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Sorting through my late parent's stacks of possessions at their home. Dad was a runner at Hammer films in 1957 and got an autograph from Marilyn Monroe at Pinewood, when she was filming The Prince And The Showgirl.
Kept in a cigarette case, we thought this had been lost long ago
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I'm proud to say I was served by Norman Ballon on numerous occasions. Although 'served' was never really the operative word.
Norman Balon, legendary landlord of Soho's Coach & Horses and self-styled rudest landlord in London, has left the stage at 99. A fixture of Soho life for six decades and forever woven into the mythos of Jeff Bernard via Keith Waterhouse and Peter O'Toole. A long life, well lived.
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Been looking forward to the 1st day of the 1st test since December. Spent the past week worrying about rain ruining play and now I'm here want it to rain to stop England from playing. What a life.
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So sad to read this. The first footballer I'd had heard of even before I was interested in the sport, the superstar England player of his day. My first football was a plastic Kevin Keegan one, with his signature printed on it.
Jun 1
Kevin Keegan: I've got stage four cancer. It's been a really tough time - I need to say goodbye to Newcastle United properly... just promise not to build a statue of me at St James' Park until I'm gone trib.al/36z7vsa
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May 30
Saw a house in that seemed ideal until we did the maths. Given the comatose housing market could probably get the price down more, close to the value of my house.
But then Stamp Duty, Fuck me. An additional punitive six figure tax simply to make a purchase. So we aren't moving.
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May 29
Just seen a bloke in M&S wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with MARCH 1974 - 50 YEARS OF BEING AWESOME!
Was tempted to say to him that I was also born in March 1974, then realised anyone wearing that t-shirt out in public might be a bit weird.
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May 25
You can choose ANY song, moments after the club is relegated, and the supporters are fuming. So what is the first tune they blast over the PA at West Ham?
Read the room.
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May 24
Leading the family on a cottagecore, bucolic existence in the Lincolnshire countryside (until I turn my back on nature at 4pm to tune into Sky Sports at to see which one of Spurs or Wsst Ham goes down).
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May 22
The England World Cup squad annoucement seems like an opportune time to share my first ever album purchase. "We're on our way, We are Ron's 22..."
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May 16
Watching Celtic v Hearts today, in the hope of an upset.
An FA Cup with Man City - Chelsea is a non-event. Media trying to make the City 'third time lucky' narrative compelling as if 24 Wembley appearances under Pep, fuelled by oil money and 115 charges is a moment of joy.
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May 13
Overheard some bloke at the gym saying how much he was looking forward to the Man City - Chelsea cup final, and in the next breath how great the Michael Jackson biopic was.
Tells you all you need to know.
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Man City capable of scoring two goals from behind in the last minutes of added time. As a QPR fan, I know this from personal experience.
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Another QPR season ends, finishing 15th, the same position as the prevous one, again exiting both cups at the first hurdle in ignomy.
The trauma of losing 3-2 to Wrexham when 2-1 up with 1 minute left lingers
It's a form of madness to return full of hope in August, yet I shall.
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I'd forgotten how the early light of mornings now means the cat will now wake me up at 5am for months. She refuses to start her daily routine until she's been served natural Greek yogurt. Cat food won't cut it. FFS.
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Apr 28
After watching a season of QPR, I may well have a seizure by the time this PSG - Munich game ends.
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Apr 27
Six weeks after buying two new pairs of reading glasses back in Specsavers for a repeat order as my numbnuts whippet has destroyed them both. Glasses and shoes are his favourite.
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