Monthly Archives August 2006

The Airfix

If I’m totally honest I don’t know where this has come from, but a some point in the pre-Edinburgh stress of July I had a craving. Somewhere amongst all the panic I had a pang of serenity from my childhood. I can remember, when I was about seven years old I used to sit with [...]

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The Pornographic Breakfast

Back in London, back in Sainsbury’s… happy again. It hasn’t changed a great deal in my absence, there was a big mix-up/refurb but thankfully this was before I left for Edinburgh, if it had happened in the month I was away then I may well have been actually crushed to find it all moved around, I [...]

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The Near Arrest (Part III)

I’ve had a year of not being completely skint, the first time in ages. But now, not back from Edinburgh for a full 24 hours I am skint Very skint, and no income sorted at all for the forseeable. This would be fine if I wasn’t a human being with bills and rent to pay and [...]

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The Arrival

I am now back in London, of my three Edinburgh’s this was by far the bestest, not perfect, but not bad at all. On my two previous jaunts to the festival I’ve come back thoroughly depressed and broken, but this year I’m feeling alright. The journey back was fairly uneventful, I got my bag caught in [...]

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The Radio

I have just been on xfm, This was exciting, I was a guest on the xfm scotland breakfast show thing - well, it was about ten am, I think this is the brunch show maybe. It is odd thinking that the cosy chat you are having on a table in the Pleasance Courtyard is being listened to [...]

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