Category Archives: Music

So this is Christmas…

Posted on December 21, 2014 by janh1

Well it isn’t yet… but it soon will be so I thought I’d try a Spotify Christmas play list. Big mistake. What are they thnking of? They have some of the good songs, but not necessarily sung by the right … Continue reading →

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Deeply dippy – the perfect egg

Posted on November 16, 2014 by janh1

Multi-Michelin star chef Heston Blumenthal knows his stuff, right? So his allegedly fool-proof way of perfect soft-boiled eggs the Heston way must work? Reluctant, though I am to give any credence to a man with the same name as a … Continue reading →

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Orchestral manouevres

Posted on November 16, 2014 by janh1

I’m not sure how many people go along and support local orchestras but more people should try it. The musicians may be amateur but they are excellent and it’s a very affordable way to enjoy live classical music. The price … Continue reading →

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Great Balls of Fire

Posted on February 26, 2013 by janh1

“Let’s all get up and dance to a song which was a hit before your mother was born” sang the Beatles. And it came to pass yesterday that Great Balls of Fire exploded from my car radio with that rat-tat-tat … Continue reading →

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Mainly fair with occasional rain blog – 2012 in review

Posted on January 3, 2013 by janh1

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Kingsholm

Posted on June 23, 2012 by janh1

There was a kind of miracle at Kingsholm, Gloucester last night. The rugby ground, scene of many hard and sometimes-bloody clashes between England and Wales, morphed into joyous chunk of Wales. As 11,000 or so jubilant people poured out of … Continue reading →

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Steve Winwood

Posted on May 5, 2012 by janh1

When I first heard Steve Winwood’s voice, I thought it was a great voice; distinctive flexible and powerful but I didn’t think it was the sort of voice that would last. In a different way, I thought Andy Fairweather Lowe’s … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of Hong Kong

Posted on April 7, 2012 by janh1

I suppose it was when we’d nipped out for a break from watching the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament and two guys strolled past dressed as bananas, that it struck me that I’m warming to Hong Kong. I was with … Continue reading →

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Iconic

Posted on February 9, 2012 by janh1

You know how it is. You’re doing stuff and the radio is on and you’re listening with five percent awareness, then something in your brain says “Hey, reckon you know that voice…    oh yes,  you definitely do.  Listen, won’t … Continue reading →

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Hijacked by nostalgia

Posted on October 25, 2011 by janh1

It’s weird when your own brain takes you by surprise. You might be moseying routinely along answering a letter, tidying the desk, removing a cat from a printer tray, when out of the blue something happens which, without so much … Continue reading →

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