X Factor…Watch This

Posted on October 18, 2008

My vitriolic judgement of X factor in an earlier blog may have seemed a bit nasty, but I was only being honest........................just watch these on youtube by the brilliant Peter Kayehttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NpBceQ4toKg&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnVMT1ER3twbrilliant, brilliant, brilliant, so, so, so, so, true!!!!!

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Beacon Hill

Posted on October 18, 2008

We burnt off a cooked breakfast this morning wiith a sprightly stroll to the top of Beacon hill near Highclere, it is one of the few places I can go to where nothing has changed since I was a child visiting there with my Mum 30-35 years ago. In fact at the base of the hill there is still a smashed fence caused by a perspex sledging incident involving myself and Mark Privett in 1991.Not having a sledge, I asked my Dad if he had anything in his ...

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He’s So Fabio………..

Posted on October 17, 2008

What an inspired appointment Fabio Capello has been for England. From being apparent no hopers, posers, and dimwits, England all of a sudden look like a professional outfit, tacticly flexible, and capable of nullifying threat whilst looking dangerous going forward. There is not a Wag in sight, there is no mention of stupid nicknames like Bex, JT or Stevie G, and certainly no favouritism as witnesssed during the McLaren shambles. Capello is the ...

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X Factor….God I hate it!

Posted on October 15, 2008

I hate X factor and every shithead involved in it, it is everything that is wrong with Britain and tantamount to child abuse, it makes me vomit. the people involved in it, Simon Cowell, Danni Minogue and some other non persons know nothing about music.....nothing. What the hell has Danni Minogue done apart from droning on to some Pete Waterman claptrap on the back of her slightly more talented sister, she doesn't know music anymore than two year ...

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Posted on October 13, 2008

This weekend was a throw back to summer. Actually it wasn’t because we did not have a summer, but anyway it was lovely, about 20c and wall to wall sunshine. I had a childless weekend so as much as I miss them I made the most of it.On Friday I went to Broughton (near Stockbridge) and attended a wine tasting evening for Sally and Bryn’s wedding anniversary with Diane, Brian, Lorraine, Ed, Penny, Kevin and Sean. I was a bit apprehensive about ...

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