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Day 67: India.Arie
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Trance-tipping is a sport analogous to cow tipping. You stealthily sneak up to some mong head dancing to a couple of bleeps and a sample of a squealing constipated man, and then up-end the fool on to the sand. They continue to writhe like some upside[…]

Day 66: Ain’t Going To Goa
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If I remember Jules Verne?s version of 80 Days Around The World Circumnavigating, India was a high point. It was full of gung-ho action and adventure, and also where he picked up the Princess. Thus there were many prospects for me. Action, adventure […]

Our Ovens Not Working (Part Two)
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1) Sorry for not updating you on the rhubarb crumble. In the end, a crumble was a bit of a faff, so I just stewed the rhubarb and then decanted into a mixture of glasses, topped with custard and then let set in the fridge. Nicely fatteningly refreshi[…]

How United 93 Makes Poseidon Better
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Can United 93 be described in terms of Poseidon? Almost certainly not – but it isn’t going to stop me trying. Was it a stroke of genius for both films to be released on the same day in the UK? Almost certainly not. Do they make a good dou[…]

Day 65: Ceylon City
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One Night In Bangkok is all I could take. Ping Pong balls shooting out of the windows of every cheap knocking shop, and all the other stereotypes which suggests the only experience I really had of Thailand was cheap Channel Five documentaries. But I […]

Poptimism – Lesson Zero
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Our first podcast with submissions provided on short order. Thanks for the interest, and remember I want more tunes for next week and I’m relying on you.
I went the extra mile to record the iTunes crossfading this week, but I think i’ll r[…]

Twice In A Lifetime
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Went to see Once In A Lifetime: The Incredible Story Of The New York Cosmos the other day. And a fun football themed documentary it was too, showing the passions of people keen on bringing football to a nation that didn’t care. Or maybe did car[…]

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