Family Affairs and other matters

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN REVIEW

OK. I have decided to go on strike. It’s not fair. Here I am blog-blog-blogging away religiously every day for two years and I have NEVER had the number of hits my brother got yesterday when I posted his first ever review on Bruce Springsteen playing in Hyde Park. I mean he got about 10 times more hits than usual and has caused a massive peak in an otherwise virtually straight line. Bollocks.

His review even surpassed my “hairy nipple” post that STILL sits at No.1 in my top 10 list of most read topics. This is at least one good thing, because I would prefer that post to drop off the Top 10 list altogether. I mean can you believe people actually Google that subject (let alone write about it)?

My teenage son has come back from his long weekend away with 11 mates (6 boys and 6 girls). Unsurprisingly he had “the best time ever”, whatever that means. He has now taken to becoming a Playstation zombie with his mate. Here was his list of things he needed to pack for his trip away:-

“Wifebeaters” seems to be another term for vests and should I be worried about the large font saved exclusively for “alcohol”?

His report arrived yesterday. They all seem to feel that he managed to sort himself out at the last minute and should hopefully have secured himself an impressive number of GCSE’s. His headmaster wrote:’

“The problem with those who successfully pull the rabbit out of the hat for GCSE frequently try the same trick for AS-level, and find themselves looking with some consternation at a dead lump of fur”.

Interesting analogy.

MINI COOPER S CONVERTIBLE 1.6 REVIEW

OK. Quite a few of you guessed the make of my new car. I spent months thinking about it and owe my decision to Builder Bloke who decided that this was the only obvious choice for me and bollocks to the fact that I can’t fit any shopping and/or children into the car at the [...]

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ROCKS AGAIN! – "HARD ROCK CALLING" FESTIVAL HYDE PARK REVIEW

Don’t worry, I haven’t taken to reviewing every single band that plays in London – it’s just that my brother is the biggest Bruce Springsteen fan ever and I knew he’d do a better job of writing about his performance yesterday than I did when I wrote about him after playing at the Emirates Concert [...]

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OOPS!

My friend and her boyfriend had a party last night at his house. He owns a HUGE house with a swimming pool about 45 minutes away from here. It was fab, all twinkly lights and lovely food and champagne flowing and lots of grown-up children mixing with the adults, which I love. My beautiful god-daughter [...]

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THE KILLERS AT HYDE PARK "HARD ROCK CALLING" REVIEW

I couldn’t be at The Killers et al concert because I was doing a soul thing with Seal. Therefore I asked my lovely friend to write a review because she loved it so much:- Last night we had a fabulous time at “Hard Rock Calling” in Hyde Park. We didn’t get there until about 6.30 [...]

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BBQ RULES

Tis’ the season for BBQ’s – was sent this the other day:- Standard Operating Procedures For BBQ This Summer BBQ RULES We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the [...]

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SEAL REVIEW AT HAMMERSMITH APOLLO

I’ve just got back from seeing Seal at the Apollo theatre in Hammersmith. What a joy to behold that man is. He is absolutely gorgeous with a body that left me speechless – my one complaint was that he was wearing far too many clothes – he appeared at the beginning wearing a three piece [...]

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