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- My review of another great Hanwell Hootie yesterday, despite the rain. tfw5.com/2018/05/13/the… 1 week ago
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- The latest return of lovelondonscenes. No 143, from an unexpected encounter with Notting Hill Gate station. tfw5.com/2018/05/12/lov… 1 week ago
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The Hanwell Hootie 2018
Saturday 12 May. Hanwell Hootie 2018 already! This is the music festival in West London where a lot of the local pubs open their doors to a variety of bands, some local, some quite young, others much-travelled and well-established. It … Continue reading
Posted in London, Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Fizzy Blood, Hanwell Hootie 2018, Hollowstar, London, music, My First Moustache, Rews, The Tuts
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lovelondonscenes 144 – The London Eye from the Tattershall Castle
Like the proverbial London bus, you wait for ages for a lovelondonscenes – I’m sure you’ve been getting desperate – and then two turn up at once. This one is from Thursday evening. Taken through a window at the Tattershall … Continue reading
Posted in Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged London, London Eye, Photography, photos, River Thames, Tattershall Castle pub
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lovelondonscenes 143 – Notting Hill Gate station
Ended up here by accident here a couple of weeks ago. Heading to Victoria on the District Line. They changed the destination to Edgware Road, but I was too engrossed in my book and music to notice! Until I looked … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Notting Hill Gate, Photography, photos
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Catherine McGrath at Bush Hall, Gengahr at Koko: 2/3 May 2018
I went to a couple of concerts last week. Two of my favourite artists of recent years; both making their way, and getting better all the time. First, on Wednesday 2 May, was Catherine McGrath at Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush. … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Bush Hall, Catherine McGrath, concerts, Gengahr, Koko, London, music
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Girl Ray at Heaven, Charing Cross, 18 April 2018
The week before last I went to Heaven, under the railway arches at Charing Cross station, to see Girl Ray. Heaven is best known for being a gay club, but it also hosts music gigs – Idles were playing there … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Girl Ray, Heaven Charing Cross, London, music
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My novel: “The Decision”
I’ve written a novel. It’s called “The Decision”. It’s now available for sale – direct from me at the moment. Like to know what it’s about? Here’s a summary; “The Decision” is a novel about politics, the environment, relationships and … Continue reading
Belfast Part Three: To the Coast
In this third part of my Belfast blog, I’d like to share some of the photos I took on the stunning North East coast, Co Antrim. The location for many a “Games of Thrones” scene and (a bit further west … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Bushmills, Carnlough, Carrick-a-Rede, Carrickfergus, Dunluce castle, Game of Thrones, Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland, Photography, photos
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