GOFFA FROM THE BLOCK

Just checked some stats.  Didn't make 100 posts this year but this makes 64 and that smashed 2012's 32. Upwards and onwards!

That's just about it for 2013.  Thinking about my resolutions for 2013 on 31 December 2012 I included the following in my post. So 2013?  Well hopefully better than 2012.  As I said my odd years tend to be better than my even years so fingers crossed.  In today's i they listed the top 10 resolutions according to a seasonal survey (which probably means they did a 5 bar gates poll around the office).  Anyway, it went as follows, 1.  Read more books 2.  Save more money 3.  Lose weight 4.  Re-decorate 5.  Take better photos 6.  I want to go travelling 7.  I want to sell old stuff I don't want on eBay 8.  Buy a tablet 9.  Organise photos - print/delete/save etc. 10.Do something for charity. not bad.  So why not?  I'll give that lot a go.  Maybe I'll even let you know how I get on. Happy New Year So as promised, 1.  No, I'm not sure I'm that bo...

Bloody hell, feeling a bit ropey today, maybe a touch of food poisoning.   I can’t see it being anything to do with drinking alcohol solidly from 3PM until after midnight -anyway we move one .   Loads of people have been posting the Best of 2013 lists and I’m going to join them.   Best Teesside concerts – Runners up - Dark Dark Dark – Georgian Theatre Stockton and   Withered Hand – Westgarth Middlesbrough but best by a country mile   was Simone Felice at The Studio Hartlepool on 28 June.   Inexplicably there were only about 50 people there but make no mistake Simone Felice is a superstar of Americana so tough luck buster if you missed it.    The sound quality isn’t brilliant but here’s my video of the encore. Best concert outside of Teesside – Tempted to make out   I’m all young and hip and say Parquet Courts at EOTR 2013 or go for coolest man on earth Steve Earle at The Sage or even Caitlin Rose but (fellow) old guys Televisi...

We may be poor and it may be grim but we don't have this and I don't remember when we did? Ssshh, keep it quiet.

Do you remember that advert on the television back in the day?  I'm totally relying on your memory here because I can't find a link but it was about an old fellar coming home from a horse show or something, having had a great day.   Everybody else went to bed and he fell asleep smoking a cigarette and it dropped out of his hand and set the house on fire.  Not sure what it was trying to say.  Was it don't smoke or don't leave old people on there own downstairs or was it just don't grow old and become a menace? I don't smoke so I needn't worry but I have had a pretty good day.  I took Sham to her parents, spent an hour or so with them and came home. I cooked my Christmas lunch First course - Mussels in white wine sauce Second course - Fillet steak/peppercorn sauce, chips, mushrooms. veg. Pudding - Strawberry trifle (M&S, sorry Morrison's) Washed down with a bottle of Rioja I got off  Shamila's brother for Christmas.  I alread...

After an unexpected but very welcome plug by Steve Harland on Facebook I feel compelled to post and if more people join me I will post more often.  To be honest, I'm sceptical that people will be interested and I've never courted popularity but  I love the idea people of Teesside reading my blog. By 2 January I will have been posting here and on Livejournal for 8 years.  Often about Music but also about football, cricket, politics and anything that crosses my mind.  I'm no writer but I tell stories, I have opinions and pretty much everything I write is about Teesside or written from a Teesside perspective. Feel free to join me, I will keep an eye on my stats and if............. We are the Boro!

Just been catching up with comments.  I'm too humble to expect any and I don't look out for them. Needless to say, thanks a lot for interest .  Have replied to all the ones I spotted.

So this is Ch------s. Always nice to dust off the Christmas dec's.  This tree's from my old Live Journal days with a little bit of twinkle from my Internet partners Google  .  Strange thoughts - feel quite sad but only happy memories (December 2007). The new year will be upon us before we know it and I'm starting to form plans in my mind for 2014.  More later (maybe).  My 2013 social life has again revolved around live music and I've seen some great shows.  The last week hasn't been too shabby with 3 Teesside shows, a fitting end to my year. Saturday 14 December Any addition to the Middlesbrough Music scene is welcome but the monthly Saturday event at the MIMA has been brilliant.   I love the MIMA?  It's a great building, it showcases prestigious modern art and plays host to other events such as the bi-annual AV festival, lest we forget AV08.  Btw,  thanks again to the much maligned Google you can still f...