Author Archives: Shades

Movember Update

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Shades

Day sixteen in the big bruiser house. I had a vague fear that my hairy lip would be more white than black but fortunately that isn’t the case. I’m looking forward to Friday… By the way, you can sponsor me … Continue reading →

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RIP the King of Bling

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Shades

(For the background to this Photo, see an earlier blogpost here) For all his faults, he was very sincere in his charity work, as confirmed by my Auntie who was a Nurse; he wasn’t precious about emptying bedpans. He actually … Continue reading →

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Under the Spell

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Shades

I became enthralled by the musical Godspell back in the early 1970s. I regularly used to go to the Newcastle Theatres to see all sorts of shows, by myself or with my Mum. (I was still a teenager back then!) … Continue reading →

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The Town Hall Clock

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Shades

This is a song that I wrote to be performed at Morley Folk club, where I am a regular floor singer. It has had one public outing, after which I subsequently revised it to make the verses longer and to … Continue reading →

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Cash for… err…the war on terror

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Shades

(Pay no attention to that rude word near the curtain). These guys crack me up. More over at IndieGogo. (A couple of years back I bought Karen the War on Terror board game for Christmas. We have yet to play it…)

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