Monthly Archives: March 2008

One hit wonders- The Look

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Shades

This was an interesting Single in that the playout groove continued the record endlessly. I can only assume that they had worked out that 45RPM gave them a 1.333 second repeating opportunity at the end of the song so if … Continue reading →

Posted in Showbiz | Leave a comment

Web roundup

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Shades

Here are a few bits and pieces that have caught my eye recently: Bradford Odeon Rescue Group have announced plans for a scheme that refurbishes rather than removes the building: (click to enlarge) Vanity Fair do a feature on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Memes | 1 Comment

Get your eggs quickly…

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Shades

As of this morning, ASDA Morley still had a couple of thousand Cadburys Smarties Easter Eggs at 50p each. (They were £1 each last Tuesday and £2 each before Easter). They are going fast though, I reckon they’ll all be … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | 3 Comments

Sleeping Beauty suffocated

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Shades

I love theatres, old and new. Once Britain had thousands of them, the building of a new theatre being the equivalent of the developer cash cow in the Victorian age. As time went on and the silver screen took over … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Showbiz | 2 Comments

Taking photos in public

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Shades

I take a lot of photos, so sooner or later I’m going to have a run-in with some obnoxious, ill-informed knobhead like this one: There is currently an Early Day Motion on the topic Tabled in Parliament which already has … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, troughing | 3 Comments