603 Followers
346 Following
Freelance journalist, reluctantly freed cat slave. Sport/music obsessive - 30 years-plus hackery, from local papers to FourFourTwo, FA, ECB, LTW, WSC, Manchester United, Wisden, Guardian, Observer. Got a record played on Radio One twice, won an award once.
28
5
1
0
4.6
0.6
0.2
0
It’s 39 years, give or take a couple of weeks, since I packed my suitcase and headed for Sheffield, or the People’s Republic of South Yorkshire, as it is fondly known.
I spent a lot of time at The Leadmill, but never got round to making my own. Seems fitting to do it now it has so sadly gone.
Budgie’s memoir is a wonderfully honest and poignant read, all light and shade. Just as you’d expect given his perennially inventive, thoughtful drumming. A real musical hero for me, this chap. Even better on audiobook. He reads with real feeling.
Paddington’s been let go
No fan of Labour in 2025, but the BBC coverage and scrutiny of this government compared with the antics of the last seems about as well balanced as a rhino and a small child at either end of a seesaw. It’s certainly not bound by any NUJ code of conduct I understood when I trained.
Summer is not yet done!
