A second first for me this evening when I attend a 60th birthday party. Where do the years go. Huh? Indeed. “Our lives might be getting longer – but they will always be too short.” This is a good line and a much better way of saying the same thing; worthy of the inverted commas…
To Amsterdam in Holland I go and from where I write this post. Did you know that the Dutch are the tallest people on earth and so I imagine that my forebears must have fled Holland for England many years ago, for fear of being trampled on I imagine. I flew here (sorry, Greta but…
A theme of my life and one which forms the spine of Eclipsed is that I am frequently wrong – and particularly so regarding all things show business which er… is purportedly my area of expertise. But good news. Because, maybe I have finally turned the corner and reversed this losing streak I find myself…
When I was a kid growing up, being a celebrity meant a whole different thing to what it means now. Back then it meant being famous. Being on TV as an actor or as a comedian or as a sportsman. Or on the silver screen as a movie star; perhaps still the ultimate rank of…
I write this blog with mixed emotions; a little pride, a degree of fury and frustration but ultimately, with resignation. Long term and regular readers of this blog are to blame but not at fault. It is popular you see, this blog of mine, now almost a decade old. Frequently, I meet people who read…
Something way more important than the usual guff that I write about and report on this site is about go down on the brothers trust instagram @thebrotherstrust Head over there about now for the announcement of a new venture that will make a lot of people smile (we hope) as well as make some pooches…
Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a man who struggles with life and is often at odds with the world. What I mean by this, is that it feels as though things conspire against me. Technology is a good example. As wonderful and liberating as it is, it just doesn’t work…
A busy and expensive time of year for me with Nikki’s birthday and her (our) 25th wedding anniversary in quick succession and part of the celebrations, we are set take in a West End musical and this holds some trepidation for me. You see, not really my thing, musicals. Too formulaic. Big opening number (usually,…
Stand-up comedy is often used as a route to more glamorous realms. Most talk show hosts in the US and some in the UK are or have been stand ups. Many actors too and even movie stars herald from stand-up. Michael Keaton. Eddie Murphy. Woody Allen. Tim Allen. Steve Martin. John Candy. Kevin Hart… But…
You will probably be aware of the clever ‘free coffee’ thing that Pret-a-Manger employ; whereby an employee can hand out a coffee for nix to anyone of their choosing – and no doubt, mostly customers who are easy-on-the-eye are on the receiving end of such charity. This is a neat ploy. Customers being made to…