February 2012
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Stone me.
It took me three years but tonight I finally finished the first draft of the novel I’ve been working on. Feels good. Extensive rewrites await.
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Is it just me, or am I turning square?
I went to see a friend of a friend in Backbeat this week, the musical based on the film based on what the Beatles said happened to them before they were famous (I think five per cent of it might have actually happened). I like the Beatles and I like live music so it was an easy sell. Towards the end, as the Beatles are recording Please Please Me and getting ready to roshambo popular culture for...
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January 2012
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Jim Clark. Proper style.
This is Jim Clark, the late, great Scottish racing driver. Often heralded as the most gifted driver of a generation that produced many exceptional drivers, he died at the peak of his powers in 1968 in a crash at Hockenheim. He’s remembered today for his natural gifts; his ability to coax winning performances from any car he drove, his mastery at controlling a race from the front and his...
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WatchWatch
Heaven.
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Oct 3rd
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7 Bit Arcade: Free Music: Locomotives! →
7bitarcade: We love getting new music into 7BitTowers, so when we were sent the lovely press release below referring to a new Brighton band, we got very excited. If you fancy some fresh new tunes, then why not check out the links below: ——————————— London based 4-piece Locomotives release their…
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August 2011
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Birmingham Riots 2011: A few words. →
birminghamriots2011: It’s easy to dismiss the rioters as “scum with nothing better to do” but there are much deeper problems here. As a young, male, ethnic minority in the inner city myself, chances are, I probably know some of these people. I can relate to the feelings of helplessness. I’ve been fortunate enough to…
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July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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May 26th
My housemate is probably the worst drug user known...
Really, though. Not in the sense that she’s a Keith Richards-esque opiate guzzler but she’s just so bad at the whole process of getting high. Observe: (Knocking on another housemate’s door) Her: xxx, do you have a Rizla I could borrow? xxx (through the door): A long one or a short one? Her (aside to friend): A long one or a short one? (Inaudible conversation) Her: A long...
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Can I just mention...
We’ve got new mixes back. Oh. Fuck. Yes.
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“Mr. Montville refers to Kneivel as a ‘bold scamp,’ a phrase that...”
– Dwight Garner in the New York Times reviewing a biography of Evel Kneivel.
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