Is this a Knife I see before me?

Posted on Tue 15 November 2005 in general

Yesterday we watched the next in the ShakespeaRe-told series: Macbeth. It was more of a transposition than a re-telling but still enjoyable. As far as I could tell all the classic aspects of Macbeth where kept in (Witches, Bloody Hands, Mad People). Yet again there where bits of the original …


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Plays, Pies and Parenthood

Posted on Mon 14 November 2005 in general

I was collared by the market research people on the way back from a lunch with Jo this lunchtime. Apparently I looked like someone who could have been a parent. Obviously the weekend has taken more toll that I thought!

Saturday night saw me heading down to see TJ's performance …


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Rome

Posted on Sat 12 November 2005 in general

After the beer festival last night we decided to catch up on the latest HBO/BBC co-production Rome. Anne had already seen it when it first aired on the BBC and it transpired that the version I had (I assume the HBO one) was subtly different. It seems that the …


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Music be the food of drunks

Posted on Sat 12 November 2005 in general

Well day two of the Beer festival went well after I we were joined by Mark and co. I only spent ?15 on getting Bohemian Rhapsody on the charity request list (someone had paid ?10 to get it off just as we where getting into our full operatic roar). There …


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Latest Salvo

Posted on Fri 11 November 2005 in general

Music lovers may be interested in the latest activity surrounding the Sony CD "root kits". Its even more enlightening when you read the EULA that comes with them. Thats right kids, you no longer buy CD's, your just a licensee.