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View My Guestbook Sign My Guestbook Message Board E-Mail Me Site last updated on July 3rd, 2009 I am now on Twitter - You can find me by clicking here Hello and welcome to my personal web site. The object of this site is to introduce myself and act as an outlet for my novels, poetry, music reviews, book reviews and other pieces which I hope will give you some pleasure. I live in the Norfolk village of Hethersett which is in Eastern England. If you enjoy the following pages please visit my other sites. One features the village of Hethersett where I live. They are available by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page. If you are foolish enough to want to know more about me then just click here.
What's On the Site? Music Reviews/Writing The music review section has been re-vamped and re-designed with lots more albums reviewed to make it one of the most important areas of my site. Visit this section by clicking here or going straight to the list of artists reviewed by clicking here. I will be reviewing important new issues of 2009 in a separate section which can be accessed by clicking here. I am also trying to trace many of the concerts/gigs I have attended over the years. To see a comprehensive list with comments click here. I also have many other musical areas to explore. To see them click here. Latest 2009 album reviews: U2, Morrissey, White Lies, Antony and the Johnsons, Franz Ferdinand, Bruce Springsteen, The Rifles, The View, Lily Allen, Pet Shop Boys and The Decemberists. Retro reviews looks at the work of Don McLean, Jethro Tull and Starsailor amongst many others. NEW - The Music Years - albums divided up into specific years. Access by clicking here. NEW - Thanks to a link-up with the legal music site We7.com I can now bring you playlists, starting with some of my favourite tracks of 2009 so far. To hear these just click on the Free Music link above. This will take you to the playlist. No software downloads are needed. John Howard is one of the unsung singer-songwriters this Britain has produced. He also has a fascinating story of a musical journey that has spread over 30 years. You can read reviews of John's work along with two e-interviews by clicking here. Who Am I - All About Me Over the past few years I have delved into my family history and also written an autobiography about my life. Bits and pieces have been scattered about the site, but I am now attempting to put them in order to give a full biography. The family history section is available by clicking here and my autobiography is available by clicking here. Favourite Song and Poetry Links I am building a section of my favourite poetry and song lyrics - poems and songs that have played an important part in my life and making me the person I am. To go to this section click here. Inspirational Speeches Inspirational speeches from across nations and time. Click here for an index. My Own Poetry Although I haven't written any poetry for a long time, I used to spend many hours in grumbling contemplation, pen in hand. Reading through my efforts can be an embarrassing affair. But who am I to judge. I am putting everything on line and you can make up your own mind. To go to the poetry index section click here TV Heaven and Hell Virtually everybody's life is shaped in some way by the television programmes that they grew up with. Here I take a sometimes irreverent look at the programmes I remember from my youth. To read the start of this journey through some good programmes and some pretty grim ones click here A Blog I have tried on a number of occasions to write a weekly blog. You can see them by clicking here. During 2009 I will add to this section whenever I feel I have something worthwhile to say!!!! Propaganda I have been interested in the subject of propaganda for some time and this was particularly fuelled a few years ago when I visited the first world war graveyards and realised the futility of a conflict fired by propaganda. So I decided to take a close look at the subject. You can read about this by clicking here. Oh We Do Like To Be Beside the Seaside If you are of a certain age you will probably remember summer holidays at the seaside - a quaintly British thing. Piers, old time music halls and people shoulder to shoulder in deckchairs on a miniscule piece of beach. Just what was it all about. My tribute to the seaside towns of the post second world war years can be read by clicking here Chris and Lynne's Wedding My son Chris was married to Lynne Phillips in Westham Church, Sussex, on Saturday 15th August, 2008. Photographs of their special day are available on our family site by clicking here.
Film Reviews Reviews of films watched in 2009 - they might be from 2009 or from previous years. To find out click here. Latest reviews - Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Wrestler, Frost/Nixon, Grand Torino and Mamma Mia My Diary I have written a daily diary for the past 36 years and am slowly beginning to put entries onto the site. To visit this click here. Photographic Gallery Over the years I have taken thousands of photographs - particularly in the new digital age. A handful of these have special meaning or memories for me - some just because I like them as an image. I am currently trawling through the pictures to bring you a small selection that I am pleased with. Go to my photographic image index by clicking here. I am also taking photographs of what I consider to be British icons, anything from lighthouses to wheelie bins. Things that sum up our character and our land. To view these click here. A Novel of Sorts I began my working life as a reporter on a weekly newspaper in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Many years ago I decided to write a novel about the life of a cub reporter in a coastal town. Some of the story is based on my own experiences and other parts are simply made up. When sorting through my old papers I came across a rough hand-written draft of the novel. So it is now on my site in rough format ready for some revision and additions. It is accessible by clicking here. Please let me know whether you have enjoyed reading it by leaving a message on my Guestbook or by e-mailing me by clicking here. In addition over the years I have started and aborted numerous stories. I am now putting these scraps on the internet and hope to develop them in the future. To read the stories so far click here. Comments on the Site Writing for the internet is not only highly therapeutic, but has brought me in touch with some wonderful people. Some come into my life and quickly disappear, others have become firm friends. This section includes just some of the comments received on my site and writings. If you have any comments please e-mail me by clicking here. To view some of the comments click here Internet Scams Virtually every week I receive yet another Internet scam telling me I have either won vast sums of money or asking for my help in banking huge sums of money which I will then spectacularly inherit. And lucky old me has been picked out time and time again from the millions and millions of people on the Internet. DO NOT be caught out by these fraudsters. Remember if an offer sounds too good to be true it probably is. So I have decided to start a section where I will re-produce these e-mails and include an explanation where possible about where they come from. To view this page click here.
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