On 1st August 2019, I’m leaving the world of employment to set up a freelance sales agency. Combining over thirty years of sales experience with a passion for writing, I also have ambitions to become a copywriter. As part of my master plan, I’m now in the middle of a Copywriting Diploma. I owe a
Goodbye Salary, Hello Freedom! Read More »
After spending nearly a year with Mrs Bridges (and her preserves, marmalades, chutneys, curds, mustards, relishes, and mayonnaise) we are divorcing. Sadly, unlike Bob Marley, we really weren’t jammin’ and therefore, from 1st August, I’ll be back out on the pull. Let me start as I mean to go on. I don’t have a doctorate,
Old Fart For Hire Or Rent Read More »
Prince Harry seems to be a decent chap and Meghan is a very hot fine actress; but these two aside I have little enthusiasm for the Royal Family. Danny Baker also seems to be a decent chap. He’s funny, smart, inventive and a huge music buff. He’s also a football lover, a very readable journalist,
At 9:00 this morning (3rd May 2019), my wife, Rachel, gleefully inserted a long plastic tube into my anus along with what seemed like a vat full of potent, fast-acting fluid. Why? I hear you ask. No, it’s not the weird West Country sex-game some of you are imagining; today is my Bowel Cancer Screening
My Colonoscopy: A Gut-Wrenching Tale Full Of Twists And Turns Read More »
In an annual tradition that’s rapidly taking on as much importance as the Queen’s Christmas Message, remembering to remove the plastic bag containing the turkey giblets, and avoiding Mrs Brown and her Boys until they’ve all been imprisoned on a remote Scottish island without any form of communication, I bring you the first instalment of
2018 – The Acoustic Egg Box Top 20 Albums Of The Year Read More »
Below is an article I originally posted on my Facebook page. Writing it was a cathartic exercise and, due to its intensely personal nature, I thought long and hard about whether I should publish it at all. I’m so glad I did as the response I’ve had has been overwhelming. The most wonderful thing about
Don’t Just Sit There – Say Something! Read More »
So here we are then, the ten best albums of 2017 as decided by the sole judging panel that is The Acoustic Egg Box. It was great to see new acts like Bette Smith and Childhood releasing music that bodes well for their future success, an outfit as hard-working and talented as Stone Foundation FINALLY
2017 – The Acoustic Egg Box Top 20 Albums Of The Year (Part Two: 10-1) Read More »
And so, without further ado and after many hours of turmoil, sleepless nights and long conversations with myself, I present for your delectation (and dismay no doubt), the first half of this year’s prestigious Acoustic Egg Box Album’s Of The Year for 2017. I’ve based the chart on nothing more than my own exceptionally good taste
2017 – The Acoustic Egg Box Top 20 Albums Of The Year (Part One: 20-11) Read More »
Formed in 2001, the American funk and soul label, Daptone Records is, in terms of both recording methods and quality of output, the nearest we now have to classic Stax or Motown. So, when in the space of little over a year, the label lost not only their two biggest stars but two giants of the
ALBUM REVIEW: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Soul Of A Woman (Daptone Records) Read More »
It still gives me a huge buzz when I discover a previously unheard artist, especially when they’ve got a voice and personality as big and bold as New York’s sensational new soul singer, Bette Smith. Ms Smith was born and raised in the tough Brooklyn neighbourhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant and, when you watch the video for
ALBUM REVIEW: Bette Smith – Jetlagger (Big Legal Mess Records) Read More »
