Enjoyed this drama about art and its power to change lives with Trevor Eve and Eve Myles.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Me in a minute: Adam Clayton: U2 bassist
This South African Times piece on Adam Clayton came through on this week's Google Search Alert for "U2".
Bank Holiday Monday in York
Good to have a long weekend with the last bank holiday before Christmas. The family went over to York for coffee at Philippa’s (Abigail is back home now after graduating from Sheffield Uni) and then lunch at Mum and Dad’s. Mum made meat roll to Nana’s recipe – delicious as ever.
Dad took us to the National Railway Museum in the city centre while Mum stayed at home. Highlights included seeing a Western diesel and sitting in a Japanese bullet train. The girls enjoyed a miniature railway trip.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Film: Sahara
Another unplanned film watch. Isobel watched this with us. A comedy action adventure I believe would be the summary. One of the actors was from Daddy Day Care.
All Age Worship planning
Ben and the Egans round for lunch as we planned the first All Age Worship session since the summer hols. The mark of the disciple we are doing next is “Ordinary”. Ben will be in Turkey doing The Burn when that session takes place so we will be on the CDs etc.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Saturday stuff
Tesco shopping first thing – couple of books for Rachael (“The Girl Who Played with Fire” and “American Wife”).
Went with Isaac to see Night at the Museum 2. Enjoyable film.
Isaac went with Will to see Bradford beat Torquay 2-0.
Finally went through the wardrobe to clear space for Rachael and got rid of loads of old clothes with more that could have been chucked.
Family watched X Factor – some good acts again.
Rachael and I watched Miami Vice. Unplanned but Rachael got hooked.
Film: Frost/NIxon
Reviewed by Damaris in the January/February 2009 issue of IDEA Magazine:
FROST/NIXON (15) is a Hollywood adaptation of Peter Morgan's award-winning play about the clash of egos when David Frost (Michael Sheen) landed the first post-resignation interview with Richard Nixon Frank Langella). Fortunately, Morgan's engagingly intelligent dialogue and insight survive the big-budget approach. And the acting is first rate, really digging beneath the skin to examine the point where each man realises his whole future is at stake (23 Jan).
Trailer:
Film: Role Models
Reviewed by Damaris in the January/February 2009 issue of IDEA Magazine:
ROLE MODELS (15) targets its vulgar comedy at adults while subtly making a strong point about how children need us to find creative ways to reach them where they are. On the surface, it's an hilariously gross-out romp about two slackers (likeable duo Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott) court-ordered to work in a mentoring programme with two troubled kids. But it's also a remarkably sensitive story of two young men who finally sort out their priorities (9 Jan).
Trailer
Film: Che
Reviewed by Damaris in the January/February 2009 issue of IDEA Magazine:
CHE (15) is an ambitious two-part biopic about the iconic revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro). Part 1 intercuts his involvement in Castro's Cuban revolution with his time meeting the press and the UN in New York, while Part 2 is a more straightforward account of his final year as he tried to raise the same rebel forces in Bolivia. The riveting filmmaking quietly shows how even the noblest ideologies wither in the face of human ambition.
Trailer
Friday, August 28, 2009
Family Friday Evening
Chinese takeaway while we watched The Devil Wears Prada. Isobel loved it with the all clothes and fashion etc.
In praise of… Ricky Ponting
Despite the recent loss of The Ashes, Ricky Ponting is one of the great cricketers.
See this latest in the “In praise of” series from The Guardian.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Book: “ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church”. Frost and Hirsch
A new book by these 2 church leaders who I heard speak in Sheffield many years ago. Stumbled over this while blogging about “Exiles”. Another one for the list!
Book: “Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture”, Michael Frost
I have had this book for quite a while now. This is one for me to read this Autumn season.
Publisher page
Wikipedia entry for Michael Frost
Michael Frost speaks about his book:
Michael Frost on Being the Missional Church:
Recipe (from Gordon Ramsay): Macaroni and Cauliflower Bake with Three Cheeses
A recipe from a 2006 issue of the Times Saturday magazine.
Words: Yomp
Yomp got a mention today before my regular lunchtime walk round the block at work. Tabbing was a new one on me.
TV: Fiona Bruce profile
An insight into one of the BBC’s most professional presenters and newsreaders in this Guardian piece.
. . . and in a lighter moment . . .
Monday, August 24, 2009
U2 gigs on mp3
Spent a happy few hours listening to a number of old U2 gigs at a new site on me - www.u2start.com/. I decided to download the best gig from each of the major tours, in some cases for completeness that meant songs from more than one gig for completeness.
Also got more than one from the current 360 tour.
Football: Liverpool 1-3 Aston Villa (Premiership)
After this 3rd game of the season, Liverpool have already lost 2 games, the same number as they lost in the whole of the last season. Not a good start.
In the hot seat: Alice Roberts
Alice Roberts is a presenter on a number of BBC programmes including Coast. Good answers to the questions in this profile.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Family Sunday
After church, lunch at the Egans with the Harrisons. Good to catch up after the hols and to share holiday stories.
Straight from there to the Kings for Emma’s 18th birthday party/BBQ. Lots of family there. Rained nearly from the off. Enjoyed the food.
Watched the final part of Jam and Jerusalem that had been taped.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Cricket: Lily Allen on Test Match Special
Lily Allen was interviewed during the day on TMS.
BBC article (including sound)
Guardian article: Singer's enchantment with the longer format is a refreshing reminder of the game's qualities
Football: Cheltenham 4-5 Bradford City (Division 2)
A bizarre score line but great result from Bradford City. Isaac was ecstatic. This was after the last match when Will said he didn’t think Bradford would score all season!
TV: Martha Kearney, presenter
Profile in a recent edition of The Guardian. Usually see her when she presents Newsnight Review.
Insight for Living is 30
Not listened to much of Chuck Swindoll in the recent past but he is one of the main teaching inputs I have had over the years.
Taken from a recent Trans World Radio mailing:
Insight for Living, the radio Bible teaching ministry of Chuck Swindoll, began broadcasting in the summer when Bjorn Borg beat Roscoe Tanner at Wimbledon and when Saturday Night Fever won a Grammy for the Bee Gees. During the summer of ‘79 Chuck spoke about what the book of Job had to say concerning trials and how they refine us like gold. He talked from Proverbs and 2 Timothy about being a mum in a day when biblical motherhood was being challenged by the hard-line feminist movement. He talked from 1 Thessalonians about how crucial it was for men to take up their calling to be men of strength and integrity.
Chuck has always talked from what the Bible says about how we should live in real terms and without hiding behind jargon or showmanship. He was, and still is, a preacher with a gracious approach, a ready wit, and a keen eye for truth and how it plays out in real life.
As the saying goes, the more things change the more they stay the same. Insight for Living is still committed to the idea that the Bible is a divinely inspire book, and after thirty years Chuck Swindoll still speaks into our lives from its timeless truths. Fashions and fads may come and go – you might be too young to remember Kevin Keegan’s huge bubble-perm when he played for Hamburg that year - “but the Word of the Lord abides forever.” It’s reassuring to know that the Bible’s message of hope and redemption continues to be clearly broadcast, It will not return empty, without achieving God’s purpose. Please join us in celebrating Chuck Swindoll’s thirty-year milestone in radio ministry.
Remembering secondary school
I was reminded of Loughborough Grammar School when reading this Guardian piece about a pupil – Helena Dean - from Loughborough High School who has successfully gone through university clearing on “A” Level results day. LHS was all girls and LGS was all boys on the same campus in Loughborough. Memories . . . .
Friday, August 21, 2009
OD-ing on U2’s Magnificent
A few videos of this song being played on the 360 tour.
Glasgow
Amsterdam 1
Amsterdam 2
London 2
Milan 1
Zagreb
Obituary: Riccardo Cassin: Italian climber
Tough Italian climber who created routes up some of the world's most difficult peaks
Gig: U2, 360 Tour, Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
I originally wasn’t planning to go to this gig when the tickets first went on sale. I had seen U2 four times previously. The first time was at Loughborough Uni (for £1) on the Boy tour back in 1981. That and the next 2 times at Glasgow Tiffanys in 82/83 (War tour) were great nights. The fourth time was on the Joshua Tree tour at Elland Road in Leeds in 1987. That was OK but being sat in a stand far far away from the stage meant that you were quite detached from what was going on. Still great to see them though.
Details of the now 5 U2 gigs I have been to here.
Lynsey, a friend from church, had a friend, Julia, with a couple of spare tickets for Sheffield and offered them to me so I and Ben snapped her hand off.
Set off from Bradford at 3pm and got in to the stadium shortly after the doors opened. Rained a bit on the way in and was then glorious for the rest of the day (thankfully as I decided to leave waterproof jacket in the car). Great to see a rainbow before the action started!
Lynsey persuaded us to go inside “The Claw” (inside the outer circle of the structure in the pic (not of Sheffield) below). I was a bit reluctant but it turned out great. They only let in 2,500 into that part of the stadium. “How close were we?” (a phrase used all night by Lynsey).
To get specific as to where we were, see the in the pic below (X marks the spot).
(layouts for all venues on the tour in Dates/venues section of this page)
Support acts were The Hours (who I had heard the name of but wouldn’t be able to name any tracks) and Elbow (who I had heard of and heard some of their music). Both were OK and I enjoyed Elbow more.
And then U2 . . .
Sound quality was much better than I was expecting after some of the things said in reviews of earlier gigs on the tour. Great to be so close. Fave songs continue to be I Still Haven’t Found What I Am Looking For with Magnificent already pushing it for #1 status on my list. Unknown Caller is another fave. Great to hear these songs live. The Claw, video screens, bridges etc were all amazing. Good to hear MLK too. I’ll Go Crazy was a much different version than the one on the new album – good party tune.
Really glad I was able to go. Great U2 experience and much better than my last time at Elland Road.
Took a few pics and videos on the mobile so the quality is not great but gives some indication of the gig experience. See the full set.
and videos:
Unbelievably, while hunting about for links for this post, I found this download of the first of the Glasgow Tiffany's gigs that I saw back in 1982. I'm in heaven.
This is someone else’s video of Still Haven't Found (includes comments about A level results!):
Teeth worries
Day off work today after the U2 gig yesterday evening. Lazy start and then a trip to the dentist which led to worrying news about running out of teeth and the need to consider next steps re false teeth, dentures, dental implants etc. Nightmare . . .
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Words: transom
transom:
1. a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
2. Also called transom light, transom window. a window above such a crosspiece.
3. a crossbar of wood or stone, dividing a window horizontally.
4. a window so divided.
5. Nautical.
a. a flat termination to a stern, above the water line.
b. framework running athwartships in way of the sternpost of a steel or iron vessel, used as a support for the frames of the counter.
6. Artillery. a metal piece connecting the sidepieces of the tail or the cheeks of a gun carriage.
Words: hokey
This word was used in an Anthony Hopkins ad for Sky.
Rocky Moments in Hig.. hokey
1. cloyingly sentimental; mawkish.
2. obviously contrived, esp. to win popular appeal or support; phony.
Words: listless
Bizarrely only twigged on the drive home from hols that “listless” could be thought of as list-less – as someone who often does lists!
listless
having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
TV: Economy Gastronomy
Top chefs Allegra McEvedy and Paul Merrett introduce their system to save time and slash our food bills while eating better than we've ever done before.
Caught part of one of these programmes last week where a family of 5 saved loads (scaling up would have been £6.5k for a year!).
Book: “The Gutenberg Revolution”, John Man
Saw this book in the Ullapool bookshop. Stephen Fry presented a programme on Gutenberg some months ago.
Wikipedia entry for Gutenberg
Book: “God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain”, Rosemary Hill
Saw this book in the Ullapool bookshop. Never heard of Pugin before then.
(taken from the publisher’s book page)
Pugin was one of Britain’s greatest architects and his short career one of the most dramatic in architectural history. Born in 1812, the son of the soi-disant Comte de Pugin, at 15 Pugin was working for King George IV at Windsor Castle. By the time he was 21 he had been shipwrecked, bankrupted and widowed. Nineteen years later he died, insane and disillusioned, having changed the face and the mind of British architecture.
God’s Architect is the first full modern biography of this extraordinary figure. It draws on thousands of unpublished letters and drawings to recreate his life and work as architect, propagandist and romantic artist as well as the turbulent story of his three marriages, the bitterness of his last years and his sudden death at 40. It is the debut of a remarkable historian and biographer.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Football: Liverpool 4-0 Stoke (Premier League)
A better 2nd game from Liverpool. Isaac will be pleased.
Who Do You Think You Are: David Mitchell
Watched this programme which included parts on Skye when we were on holiday there.
(From the BBC programme information page)
In this episode of the series, comedian David Mitchell goes in search of his Scottish roots. David knows that the Mitchells were wealthy sheep farmers in Sutherland. For almost a hundred years, three generations of the family held Ribigill farm, but mysteriously gave up the lease in 1933. David wants to know why they abandoned a sheep farming tradition that went back so many years. He also wants to find out whether his family were involved in the notorious Highland Clearances.
In addition, David is keen to discover more about another branch of his Scottish family - the Forbes. Using a book written by his great-great-grandfather Alexander Forbes as the starting point for his investigation, David travels to the Isle of Skye. The trail leads to Alexander's father, John Forbes, a Church of Scotland minister on the island in the nineteenth century. David is delighted to discover that his ancestor was something of a local hero. Not only did John Forbes work tirelessly on behalf of his parishioners, he also became involved in helping to rescue some girls from his parish who had been trafficked to work in a mill in Manchester.
However, the story takes an unexpected turn when David discovers some old church papers and John Forbes's will. These documents reveal another, more disturbing side to his ancestor's character...
Who Do You Think You Are: Kate Humble
Watched this episode of the current series while on the recent summer holiday. Great stories again. This time of coal mining in the north east of England, test pilots in the second world war and a POW in the same war.
(from the BBC programme info)
TV presenter Kate Humble knows little about her family history. What she does know is that her paternal grandfather was a test pilot, and she believes her maternal grandfather ended up in Colditz. On the trail of her grandfather Bill Humble, who was a test pilot during the Second World War, Kate visits the RAF Museum. She is astonished to discover what a legend Bill was in flying circles, and is amazed to see his daredevil flying for herself in archive film held there.
Pushing back further on the paternal side of her family tree, Kate finds out that her great, great, great grandfather Joseph Humble was a colliery manager in Northumberland, but mysteriously changed career in his 60s to become a grocer. As Kate delves further into the past, she discovers that Joseph was involved in the worst disaster in the history of English coal mining. Was Joseph in any way responsible for the tragedy? Is that why he left the coal mining industry?
Kate also wants to find out more about her maternal grandfather Stanley Carter, and what happened to him as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. At the National Archives, she discovers Stanley's POW liberation report, which reveals that he was at several POW camps but not at Colditz, as she had originally thought. However, she's excited to discover that Stanley was at Stalag Luft III, the scene of an audacious escape attempt immortalised in the Hollywood blockbuster The Great Escape.
Who Do You Think You Are: Davina McCall
Caught the second half of this programme in the current series. Was hooked immediately with the story of her French connections.
(from the BBC programme info page)
Davina McCall makes some intriguing and shocking discoveries as she delves into her family's past. As a child of divorced parents, Davina, who is half-French, was brought up by her paternal grandmother in England and knows very little about her maternal French heritage. She also wants to find out if there is any truth behind the story that has been passed down for generations, claiming that the English side of her family is descended illegitimately from royal blood.
Davina's grandmother reveals that she believes Davina's great great, great, great-grandfather, James Thomas Bedborough, is the illegitimate son of George IV. The trail does indeed lead to Windsor but not quite in the way Davina expected.
On her French side, Davina wants to find out more about her great-grandfather Celestin Hennion. Her starting point is a medal that was given to Hennion by George V in gratitude for organising security for the monarch's trip to France in 1914. Davina knows her great grandfather was Head of the French police at the time, and decides to head to Paris to find out more.
In Paris, Davina is amazed to discover that her ancestor was famous throughout France and responsible for revolutionising the French police service. She also finds out that he was at the centre of a case that rocked France politically and divided the nation bitterly.
Food: Vicky Bhogal
A new cook on me. Read about her and her new book “Flavour” in a Tesco customer mag over the summer holiday.
If Cooking Like Mummyji was a warm taste of Vicky’s upbringing and Punjabi home cooking, A Year of Cooking Like Mummyji tender morsels of the heritage of other British Asian communities, and A Fair Feast a mezze of delights in humble contribution to those less fortunate, then FLAVOUR is a generous, mouth-watering slice of Vicky’s own unique culinary life and eclectic style.
Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey
Rick Stein takes an epic culinary journey by sea, down rivers and overland to explore the Far East's diverse food cultures
Watched 2 episodes of this series whilst on holiday a couple of weeks ago. Love his enthusiasm and the Thailand programme was mouth-watering.
Rick’s page for the series and book
BBC page
BBC recipes from the series
Daily Mail review (includes recipes)
Interview: Halle Berry
The first black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar, a mother at 41, voted the ‘sexiest woman alive’ at 42 – we salute
Halle Berry, who has defied all prejudices to become a major Hollywood player. Now, to seal her superstar status, she has had a fragrance named after her. But life hasn’t always been so rosy for this human comet
Read this interview in the Mail on Sunday on the recent Skye holiday.
Film: 35 Shots of Rum
A father and daughter's tender relationship is strained by the arrival of a handsome neighbour in Claire Denis' sublime new film.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Isobel has a new bedroom
The kids now have their own bedrooms after Rachael did a great job of converting the PC/boxes room into an ace bedroom for Isobel. Rachael did a great job.
Football: Bradford City 0-2 Lincoln City
Isaac went with Will to this match. Still no goals for Bradford this season. Isaac still enjoying the matches though.
Prayer meetings for The Edge project
Attended this week’s prayer meeting for The Edge in The Edge shop. Each Tuesday in August we are praying for the next steps for the project as Chris leaves us to go into training for the ministry and as we advertise for new workers. Good session with Chris leading, Hilary, Tracy, Ben, Carmen and Margaret.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Song: Little Boots, “Remedy”
Stumbled over this track on one of the Sky music channels over the weekend - Remedy by Little Boots.
Magazine clearout
Did manage to actually get rid of loads of magazines as part of the “convert Simon’s box room to a bedroom for Isobel”, It was a huge challenge – hate chucking things – but loads of Christianity mags and Leadership Journals went this evening.
MoSCoW Method
The MoSCoW Method for prioritising business requirements for project delivery was mentioned again last week in a work context.
Wikipedia entry
Thos is the first time I have formally looked at it.
Wikipedia entry
Thos is the first time I have formally looked at it.
Sport: YE Yang's stunning victory over Tiger Woods at the US PGA Championship.
From the Guardian’s In praise of . . . piece:
On Sunday, Yang did two big things. First, he did what no other golfer has ever done – by defeating Tiger Woods in a major in which the world No 1 was the overnight leader going into the final round. Fourteen times before, Woods had led a major after 54 holes, and 14 times he had gone on to win after 72. This time, however, Yang took him on with thrilling audacity, starting two strokes behind Woods and finishing three ahead. The second achievement will resonate far further. By becoming the first Asian man ever to win a major, Yang has changed the face of a sport long dominated by Americans, Europeans and their descendants.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Family Sunday
Lunch after church and then took the kids to Lister Park for the fresh air before taking Isaac to the cricket club to watch the Liverpool v Spurs match. Not Isaac’s favourite Liverpool match – they lost away 1-2. Will be interesting to see how much they really do miss Alonso. More room decorating from Rachael before we watched Jam and Jerusalem.
Sport: Andrew Murray now world #2
From a Guardian report
Andy Murray became the first British man ever to become world No2, with a cunningly crafted but ultimately rather edgy victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga which carried him to the final of the Canada Masters for the first time.
Murray also became the first man in more than four years other than Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal to hold that ranking, and he did it with a 6-4, 7-6 victory in which the world No7 from France twice had set point to take an increasingly tense match to a third set. At that stage Murray had to thank one or two moments of madness from Tsonga, counter-balancing much brilliance from him, too. Overall, though, the Scot just about deserved his win for his intelligence, patience, fitness and tactical variety.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
17th Wedding Anniversary
Time flying but today was our 17th Wedding Anniversary.
Rachael continued the room decorating while I kept the kids occupied.
Kids and I went to see Monsters vs Aliens at the Movies for Juniors. Good to see the film again – 2D this time. McDonald’s after.
Watched a recorded Football Focus from earlier today with Isaac.
Isaac went with Will to see Bradford City draw 0-0 with Port Vale. Season not starting too well.
I made a special family dinner with Nigella Lawson’s aromatic spiced ham and spiced peaches with new potatoes. Caramel shortcake and ice cream for dessert.
Then watched Dan in Real Life on DVD. Enjoyed the film and glad it had a happy ending. Great to see a film where a key scene is in a bookshop . . .
Watched the first Match of the Day of the new football season with Isaac. Some great goals.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Obituary: Lt Gen Sir David Willison: military commander and intelligence expert
David Willison was a defence intelligence professional of the first rank. Steeped in that discipline for many years, he became an acknowledged master of his craft with a remarkable ability to make complex issues plain.
(from the Times obituary)
Creativity: Neri Oxman, Presidential Fellow, MIT Media Lab
Article on one of Fast Company’s Top 100 Creative People in Business.
"The boundaries separating architecture, product design, and art are fuzzy at the best of times, and Neri's work fuzzes them some more," says MIT professor Bill Mitchell. "She doesn't really fit neatly into any of the standard professional categories -- and it's one of her strengths that she doesn't."
Film: My Sister’s Keeper
Saw this film advertised in the Guardian. Has had rave reviews from some Facebook friends. Lots of tears apparently. Sounds like my kind of film.
In praise of ... Kiva
Kiva specialises in micro-lending, the disbursement of small amounts to the world's poor for specific purpose.
Guardian article in this ongoing series"
Kiva site
Guardian article in this ongoing series"
Kiva site
Stephen Fry's iPhone 3GS review
The new 3GS version of Apple's must-have phone is a triumph for a company already at the top of its game. One self-confessed fan is suitably smitten
Guardian article
Apple site
Guardian article
Apple site
Film: White Wedding
Looks good. Set in Africa. Big fan of Jodie Whittaker after her performance in “Venus”.
Official site (includes trailer)
Guardian article
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Obituary: Michael Goaman: postage stamp designer
A graphic designer who created classic postage stamps with his wife for 30 years
Guardian obituary
Michael Goaman, who has died aged 88, was one of the leading British graphic designers of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Although his designs for typography, logos, posters and book illustrations were much sought after, he will be remembered principally as a designer of postage stamps. Often working with his wife, Sylvia Priestley (daughter of the author and playwright JB Priestley), who was also exceptionally talented, he produced stamps that were models of functional and aesthetic efficiency. In doing so, he established standards of philatelic composition that enhanced the high standing of British design.
The defining quality of Goaman designs was their integral nature, whereby the iconic function (the image, clarity and impact) and the indexical function (the relevant information about the country or event commemorated) were seamlessly unified.
Guardian obituary
Michael Goaman, who has died aged 88, was one of the leading British graphic designers of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Although his designs for typography, logos, posters and book illustrations were much sought after, he will be remembered principally as a designer of postage stamps. Often working with his wife, Sylvia Priestley (daughter of the author and playwright JB Priestley), who was also exceptionally talented, he produced stamps that were models of functional and aesthetic efficiency. In doing so, he established standards of philatelic composition that enhanced the high standing of British design.
The defining quality of Goaman designs was their integral nature, whereby the iconic function (the image, clarity and impact) and the indexical function (the relevant information about the country or event commemorated) were seamlessly unified.
The internet at sort-of-40. How did we get here?
We're looking to compile a history of the internet, by the internet. Want to help?
Article from The Guardian
Article from The Guardian
Wikipedia enters a new chapter
The online encyclopedia is about to hit 3m articles in English – but growth is stalling as 'inclusionists' and 'deletionists' fight for control
Article from today's Guardian
Wikipedia entry on . . . Wikipedoa
Article from today's Guardian
Wikipedia entry on . . . Wikipedoa
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Football: Holland 2-2 England (Friendly)
The classic example of a game of 2 halves as England made up a 2 goal deficit. Watched the game with Isaac.
Jermain Defoe struck twice as England came from two goals down at the interval against the Netherlands to earn a creditable draw in Amsterdam
TV: The Street
Drama series following the individual stories of the residents of an ordinary street.
An amazing series of dramas written by Jimmy McGovern. This is series 3, sorry I missed the first 2. Great, challenging storylines.
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