Nirvana live at the London Astoria Lame Fest, Sunday 3 December 1989: Gig ticket-inspired memories from my first ever grunge gig… plus my surprise discovery 36 years later that there exists a photograph with both Kurt Cobain and me in the same frame.
To be alive is never to stop changing. How do you feel about change?
What is the least that you can say to make your point?
BASIL! When was Basil Fawlty created? The first episode of Fawlty Towers was broadcast 50 years ago this week. We can also pinpoint the day on which Basil was conceived, via Michael Palin’s The Python Years: Diaries 1968-1979.
The true beauty of places and things is revealed in the pattern of shadows, the interplay of light and dark.
The idea is the most important thing, not the equipment you use to execute it. You can build something new or create your career with next to nothing.
How close is the life that you are living now to the life that you always wanted?
If you’re reading these words, you have the privilege to be alive right now. To be alive and in the present moment is always a gift, no matter how challenging or chaotic that present moment might seem.
Batman, frost and a Valentine’s moon. A few personal highlights from February 2025, captured in tiny wee snapshots.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reminds us that when making a decision, we should consider not only the possibilities, but also the impossibilities.
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