So... here we are again, New Years Eve. Not sure where that year went. I did my music review last week, so what else did I get up in 2012? Well in truth not much really. Me and Sham went to Egypt and Jordan (fantastic) and Sunny Beach, Bulgaria (disastrous). It goes without saying I haven't blogged much. I've got no excuse, I've thought about posting a few times but then lost the moment. You know what it's like. Watched far too much television which made a big contribution to my inertia. Watched some mainly credible (in my eyes) TV box sets and some real garbage. Not sure whether The Big Bang Theory is credible or not to be honest but it's definitely been my guilty pleasure this year. The science is great and Sheldon and Amy are wonderfully eccentric and funny but there's an unpleasant undertone/nastiness to some of the humour that leaves me feeling a little uncomfortable. I still watch though so by my...
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So this is Christmas?
Seasons Greetings all. It's certainly been a while and I'm not expecting any views for a while but somebody may eventually stumble along. It's not been a good year to be honest but then again my even years never are. Here's hoping for 2013. It hasn't all been bad though . Lot's of music which has been patchy to say the least but Beirut were immense, as were Explosions In The Sky. No Direction Home was great without any individual act really standing out and part 2 of Wagner's The Ring was a wonderful spectacle. I enjoyed a rousing performance by Elliott Brood at The Cluny 2 and BJH at The Westgarth and NDH. Joshua James came along at the right time to raise my spirits but the best of all was saved till last and North Carolina's Crooked Fingers at the The Kids Are Solid Gold Christmas Party . They were the stand out band on a memorable Westgarth night and for me the best band I saw al...