Rugby Union World Cup in Lego
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Ken Bates and his Slow Arousal
By gareth, August 22, 2011 10:24 pm
Ken Bates - aroused
In one of the most disturbing things ever written about sport, Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has compared his rebuilding of the club to sex. In his program notes, the 79 year old Captain Birdseye lookalike wrote:
“The rebuilding of Leeds United is a bit like sex. In an age of instant gratification, Leeds United is having a long, drawn-out affair with plenty of foreplay and slow arousal.”
Which is enough to put you off Leeds, sex and fish fingers (in that order).
The rest of his article was devoted to calling protesting Leeds fans “morons”.
Packing my bags for the misty mountains
By gareth, August 21, 2011 10:32 pm
Newlands Valley in the Lake District - Photo by Ann Bowker
Actually I’m not – but I wish I was.
More “blog neglect” going on I’m afraid, life is very busy at the moment and I have some “paying jobs” to attend to so the new content has been few and far between. I have been meaning to post a link to this site for a while though. Beautiful photos of some of the best countryside in the world (the Lake District in the UK) – certainly responsible for me pining to visit another one of my adopted homes!
Click here to visit Ann’s website.
Middle Age Dread – Appreciating Rod Stewart
By gareth, August 14, 2011 5:30 am
Rod Stewart - before his cultural implosion
I started to take an interest in music in the late 70′s – about the same time that Rod Stewart was taking bad taste to previously un-dreamed of extremes. Rod’s satin, leopard print, peroxide and “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” excesses had ruled him out of any serious consideration from me. Strange then to appreciate so much later just how monstrously talented he used to be… Continue reading 'Middle Age Dread – Appreciating Rod Stewart'»
London – Mob Rule
By gareth, August 9, 2011 11:05 pm
My only comment on the depressing and worrying scenes in London and across the UK at the moment.
Wakeypedia Stan Barstow 1928 – 2011
By gareth, August 2, 2011 10:10 am
Photo credit http://hipteens.blogspot.com/
I was saddened to read that Stan Barstow died yesterday. Fittingly enough for someone who’s work was so firmly rooted in his hometown of Wakefield, he died on ‘Yorkshire Day’. Continue reading 'Wakeypedia Stan Barstow 1928 – 2011'»
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