The Well-Tempered Clavier

A picture of wee Geordie … but who could that be in the background?
Well he’s a very well known Disney character; Geordie fell in love with him; and he’s got a penchant for crocodiles … but no more clues.
I spent two hours last night filling out Waterstones’ author questionnaire - with about 20 probing questions […]

Yes - since I had to go to Eurodisney, I thought I might as well treat you to a pic of my elder son with Minnie.

Why is it, by the way, that the Disney villains are always FAR more preferable to the heroes.

You can keep your Minnie and your Mickey and your mealy-mouthed […]

Apologies for the lack of tasty gems these past four days - got waylaid by Eurodisney. Two days travelling there and back, and one day at the show itself.You will be able to read my full match report in the Mail this week, probably Wednesday.However, just between you and me, it’s got to be a […]

Now, naturally, being such sophisticated blog-readers, I’m sure you don’t fritter away your time reading the Red-tops - least of all some obstreperous, bolshy paper like my old tabloid, The Sun.
However, it is rather uplifting to see that - just occasionally - I can call in the odd favour.
Little item in today’s […]

A few weeks back, Tom the publisher asked me what my favourite word was. I replied something like, “Sumptuous” - and then, naturally, asked him the same question.
“I don’t know why,” he said. “But I just love the word, “bitter-sweet”.”
It’s an all right word, I suppose. Definitely a bit cheesey, a bit flowery.
Though most definitely […]

I am positively incapable of doing anything until the very last minute.
And so it is that although I have had more than a month to prepare for my first book talk at Havering, I have done precisely nothing about it.
So, with just the correct degree of buttock-clenching tension, I set to work this afternoon. […]

A number of have friends have inquired why I chose to illustrate my last posting about Maguire with a picture of a rather wizened grey monkey.

I can assure you, however, that it was NOT a monkey. This is genuinely what Maguire looks like.

But a very understandable mistake to make, nonetheless. No apology required.
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You know how in your life, you’re sometimes lucky enough to meet one of the good guys; one of the troupers - one of the guys, who, when the going gets tough, you just really know that they’re going to be hanging in there for you.

Well I guess I might have a few mates […]