Some illustrious/infamous forebears


(page last updated 24/02/05)

Sigghhh, Whatever became of this attractive young man ?


I only ask because when I met him he was a depraved and deranged nut, with the most impossibly unrealistic self esteem and ludicrous ideas about what he was going to get in exchange for his input.

I had it in mind to keep this page for a few perhaps interesting if unimportant thoughts about various matters that people who already know me might be more interested in! It occurred to me that it would be particularly interesting to speak with anyone I went to school with in the North prior to 1976. I can't help thinking just how fascinating it might be and I hope I won't regret saying that. Just to try and pad out my experimental page a little I thought I would make a small list of my current and long term interests.

Up to date film releases, especially science fiction (very trendy) Star Trek, Blakes Seven, Doctor Who etc and classic film and documentaries. I still read a lot though not as many Novels and quality textbooks as I'd like: I've been addicted to reading newspapers of all things since I did a media related College course in 91-2. I paint 15mm Dungeons and dragons miniatures and am constantly nursing a couple of aged and modest sized motorcycles. I like to do a spot of gardening now and then, and used to do a fair bit of swimming. There's computer games nowadays of course : Doom ; Quake ; Wipeout ; Command and Conquer & Red Alert2 at which I have wasted many days and nights. I suppose if I had to make a choice my favourite film would be Planet of the Apes 2 but there are so many great films about nowadays and it's cheaper than providing children with homes and facilities haha (the one with the Statue of Liberty in it) for it's chillingly realistic portrayal of a future? World!

Film Reviews

(this bit is for my pompous comments on other peoples' attempts to entertain)

Another one of my very favourite film exerpts has got to be the bit from Rob Roy where John Hurt is playing the part of the Earl of Montrose whom I always confuse with the civil war Royalist Marquis of the same name where he poisonously rants on about how he will not be mocked.

The Lord of the Rings
Is the big talking point for film buffs, wargamers and critics and will be for some time to come I daresay, especially since I just bought the accompanying wargame ' The Battle for Middle Earth ' and will no doubt be chuntering on about the authors' works, woffling away in endless fond reminiscences of enthralled reading and telling everyone how they should be deploying various units....

The film was always going to be disappointing in some respects given the sheer immensity of the Book and even when put into nine hours or so of film it still seems I suppose less than half done for many purist literary fans, which will no doubt be likely to irritate those who worked on the film but there it is, One cannot have everything.

I think it strikingly important that that the event of the film adaptation of one of the major works if not the major literary work of fiction in the English Language should be properly appraised and all the messages for various role models and would be heroes correctly understood in the manner in which the author intended.(more about this soon)

More About My Interests

I did once like to play Cricket but all the poisonous louts and yokel areseholes ('scuse the Irish pronunciation) hereabouts, don't invite me to play unless they are trying to make up numbers even though I have practised for a whole season before now on the basis that I would be playing in the leagues; a whole year without a game despite practising every week. Since then I've been habitually threatened by some of our more inadequate 'gentleman' players and I can only I hope it gets last year's Mayor into trouble (and next years) for his non existent (except as far as the papers are concerned) sport in the community initiatives. As for the complaints about from senior Officials in the press about the same sort of thing; they could start by asking Martin White and a few others to write me a grovelling letter of apology. This Official in the County set up actually went so far as to start my last season off at his club Browns with a third team game half way through June, after making me practise since March and then joined in a gang who gave me a load of abuse. Though I did get the money refunded on this occasion I really think it would be a big step forward if clubs were compelled to outline principles of selection procedure prior to taking money from people on the basis that they are going to get a fair chance to play competitive league cricket on the basis of ability and make it plain as to whether or not it is considered 'fair play' to respond to threatening and aggressive behaviour by this, that or the other means.

As far as I'm concerned they can shovel the lot of 'em into one of these foot and mouth pits along with all the other useless fat carcasses: at least they wouldn't be able to add to the infamy their utterances have thus far besmirched the national image with. Though I must admit the thought of one of them actually standing up to face me from a batsman's crease with even the vaguest hope of retaining any dignity or reputation always has me pissing myself with laughter: as a matter of fact I think I'd collapse with hysterics about half way through my run up, as a matter of fact I'm sure, and besides that, they probably haven't had heart check ups done lately, perhaps I should insist on this for safety's sake........ Or offer to bowl underarm if I can find a club that isn't anywhere near my stepfather's sphere of influence which I might blame for most of this sort of trouble ! Anyhow suffice it to say that the matter is sufficiently risible as to detract from lucid typing but I reckon that if I ever hear anything again as 'funny' as the last couple of attempts I have witnessed to organise league cricket in Suffolk I shall count myself a fortunate man. It's one of those 'this has got to be a joke' situations.

Hello People :)

Poor old Kevin (Gollum)

That the Gentleman in the article on the left has had severe trouble getting Suffolk County's corpulent louts, wannabe insurance execs and chip on the shoulder immigrants to behave like like decent fictional characters I know only too well as I had to abandon him to the unedifying ordeal of having to send out letters full of lies about how the 'chaps' at St Margarets had not been abusive, getting drunk, and cheating was what the manner of one sycophant Umpire's decision making was called, some five or six years ago now it was.

My dying Granny was none too amused I definitely remember that.............