A Tale of Two Cities, or one city and one village
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedAt this stage of my career, for lack of a better word, it’s nice to just have a full weekend of work, for as it stands right now, the next time I have that guaranteed will be in San Francisco the la…
California’s Pissing Match
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedOn Christmas Day, 2005, my then-wife, who was primarily an atheist, decided it might be interesting to go to a Christian church service for something out of the ordinary. I had b…
Good luck to all you! No really!
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedIn 2001, my first full year of working in UK
, my agent and I conferred on a variety of “things I could/should be doing now that I’m here.” One of my suggestions was Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which I’d heard…
Stacey Solomon “Live”
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This should be an easy one to criticize, and I won’t disappoint for those expecting it. I was really caught up in the whole atmosphere of this past weekend’s annual Dagenham T…
Not reMoatly interested
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedIt was fun working in Newcastle over the weekend. The Hyena Club, at which I’ve seen good comics die and great comics struggle, has somehow always been wonderful to me. Not sure what i…
I’m a bad ex-stepdad
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I’m one of the most honest people on earth, and if you don’t believe me, just read my Facebook posts. My over-honesty there has put me in two awkward situations within a…
We can take the flags down now
Published by Rick on Tagged UncategorizedIt has not been a happy sports weekend for me, as not only did my native country and my adopted country bow out of the World Cup Football Tournament in inglorious fashion, but The San Francisc…
1966, the year in review
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!966 — A year of cultural upheaval, of political awareness, of war, destruction, and an emerging generation gap. A house in America cost $14,000, a car about $2600, a gallon of gas 32¢…
Saddest Record Ever Made
Published by Rick on Tagged Uncategorized “Little Rosa” by RED SOVINE & WEBB PIERCE Decca 29876
Written by Red Sovine & Webb Pierce Produced by Owen Bradley
Released July, 1956  …
“Football’s coming home”
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So sings the UK hit song, “Three Lions,” which receives either a remake or reissue every four years, and usually charts until England loses the World Cup Football (or soccer to…