Historic Blogs… Buying a Dalek and How This Planet Earth is a Credit to the BBC 13 Oct 202214 Oct 2022 Original was written on 29th November 2015. Last month I took delivery of a full size NSD Dalek after waiting after they made it at their workshop. The director, Ian…
Interests… Superb Gordon Smith Guitar with Fishman Moderns 29 May 202129 May 2021 If you have read previous blogs you may know that I love playing guitar. As described previously, my love of active pickups has gone through stages. Now they are my…
Books… Illustrating Dune and a great fanedit 9 Oct 2020 I am revisiting Dune again. In the book series I am reading Frank Herberts God Emperor of Dune once more. The books are awe-inspiring in there scope. I make no…
Books… David Lynch and Dune. Flawed, yes, but it is a Film of Immense Value 8 Oct 20208 Oct 2020 I am revisiting a previous blog post from my other website regarding David Lynch and his cinematic version of Dune. I am doing so as we approach the Denis Villeneuve…
Interests… Guitar Pickup Heaven 13 Jul 202028 Jul 2020 Well I have finally settled on my preferred guitar tone. I don't mean my 'whole' tone but instead the guitars themselves. Putting this post into perspective is important. I have…
Interests Why Star Wars admirers stay quiet online 3 Feb 20203 Feb 2020 I was born in 1972. The first toys I truly remember were the Kenner/Palitoy Star Wars figures and sets. These became a staple of my childhood and early teenage years.…
Interests… Gordon Smith Guitars are Superb 24 Jan 202029 May 2021 Gordon Smith Guitars are UK guitar manufacturers founded in 1974 by Gordon Whitham and John Smith. This post will not be a potted history of the company. It is my opinion…
Interests The Halloween Movie Show 25 Oct 2019 Halloween is upon us. My wife and I will be heading to Whitby to see the Goth Festival. The festival is perfect for the harbour town of Whitby. It is…
Interests… Harrogate gets its first electric car charge stations 24 Dec 20172 Jan 2018 I am very proud to say that my home town of Harrogate has installed the first 3 charge stations for electric vehicles (EV). This is a mayor step in the…
Interests… Replacing our vehicles to pure electric takes time 14 Dec 201714 Dec 2017 At the moment I am in the process of making sure Julia and I are both in sustainable transport. It has been proving more difficult than it first seemed. The…
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