Author Archives: Shades

A journey to the Empire of Makemland*

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Shades

I haven’t really been to Sunderland very much. My Mum worked there for about a year in the late 1960s, in a shop on Fawcett Street, the main retail street of the town. (It was still a town then, it … Continue reading →

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So as the festive season approaches…

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Shades

A quick opinion from the Office Grinch.  (Hat tip to George for the anti-festive hat, also Pickaxe Pete for the photo. Pete says he has a hat like that as well somewhere).

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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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