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Fluteboy

And now for something completely else!

About Me

I was born in Chav Central - AKA Croydon - in 1972. Grew up in many parts of London, including the one and only Peckham. The North Peckham Estate, in fact. Settled in Finchley in 1980, and have been largely unable to leave here, despite numerous attempts at moving elsewhere.
My father was born in Hattersley, Greater Manchester, while my mother was born in Alava, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. I am therefore half-Spanish, though somehow I manage to speak very little of it. Despite this, I manage to speak two languages - English and Rubbish.
As the username may suggest, I play the flute. I have a clarinet too, though this seems to sit in a drawer, feeling neglected. And not for want of reeds, either. My taste in music is comprehensive, though I do lean towards the easier styles.
My purpose, above all else, is to help people. I am a healer - like Savlon. There are no pets at home as I have trouble enough keeping houseplants alive. If you need to know more about me, then you will find details aplenty below. While you're at it, leave me a massage.... er.... a message below. Go on - I'll buy you some chocolate. And an elephant.

My Interests

Long distance walking, weightlifting, yoga, meditation, Hinduism, flute, clarinet, singing, line dancing, talk radio, web design

I'd like to meet:

Nick Abbot fans, LBC listeners, karaoke fanatics, flute lovers, ELO anoraks, former pupils at Finchley Manorhill, and er.... etcetera. Come and dip yer toe in - while it is still legal, of course.
Who I'd not like to meet:
Chris from Crouch End. If you've heard her, then you'll know why. The silly old baggage wants Hallowe'en to carry a health warning . Where do we even begin? A prize fruitbat if ever we needed one.

Also, if you are a pornmonger, then please do not bother me. Some people may like viewing it, but I prefer the real thing. What's more, MySpace is not really here for your benefit. If I want porn, I'll listen to this lady
Listening post
Give that play button a push and, like a magic carpet, away it'll go.

the small print
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Music:

Abdoujaparov/iDou, Assassinators Of Jass/hodge-SAN, Barenaked Ladies, Bee Gees, Brand New Heavies, Bread, Vashti Bunyan, Donald Byrd, Carpenters, Paul Carrack, Eliza Carthy, Casino, Eva Cassidy, Phil Collins/Genesis, John Coltrane, Jamie Cullum, Buddy Curtess and The Grasshoppers, Desperate Bicycles, Neil Diamond, Siobhan Donaghy, Doobie Brothers, Lisa Ekdahl, Electric Light Orchestra, Electric Light Orchestra Part II/The Orchestra, Fivepenny Piece, Ebba Forsberg, Frantic Elevators, Dean Friedman, Stan Getz, Green On Red, Half Man Half Biscuit, Albert Hammond, Sophie B Hawkins, Gemma Hayes, Parthenon Huxley/P Hux, Idle Race/Nightriders, Incognito, Isley Brothers, Bob James, Jamie Wednesday/Carter USM, Norah Jones, Kane Gang, Carole King, Charlie Kunz, Leisureland, Level 42, Jeff Lynne, Eleanor McEvoy, Katie Melua, Mike And The Mechanics, Mother Earth/Matt Deighton, Gilbert O'Sullivan, People Like Us, Pop Will Eat Itself, Serena Ryder, Scritti Politti, Shakatak, Shirehorses, Simon and Garfunkel, Simply Red, Soapbox Story, Squeeze/Chris Difford/Glenn Tilbrook, Starsailor, Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, Summer Holiday, Swimmer One, The Bible/Boo Hewerdine, The Boy Least Likely To, The Energies, The JAM's/The KLF, The Move, Tanita Tikaram, Toploader, Traveling Wilburys, Travis, Eric Troyer, Twintwelve, Violinski, Clifford T Ward, Geraint Watkins, Hayley Westenra, Wilco, Steve Winwood

Movies:

A Fish Called Wanda, Borat, Drop Dead Fred, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Guest House Paradiso, Inside I'm Dancing, Johnny English, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Shirley Valentine, The Hole, Under the Tuscan Sun

Television:

Bottom, Jasper Carrott, Billy Connolly, The Detectives, The Fast Show, The Goodies, Lenny Henry, News, Rab C Nesbitt, South Park, The Young Ones

Books:

Axed Between The Ears, By Tube Beyond Edgware, Death By Spaghetti, Mrs Slocombe's Pussy, What's In A Name

Heroes:

Nick Abbot, Tommy Boyd, Difford and Tilbrook, Lysa Harris, Rod Lucas, Jeff Lynne

My Blog

Faceache

Lord, I wish I could do this!  ...
Posted by Fluteboy on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:05:00 PST

Making myself f*cking lovely!

A genuine clothing shop in Seoul, South Korea:I can honestly imagine such a shop in Wood Green! ...
Posted by Fluteboy on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:24:00 PST

A kick in the teeth

No, it’s not a negative blog post!   There is a point to that title.... Being as I am, a serious Bee Gees fan, I am aware of the fact that there is a ’lost’ album in existence.&...
Posted by Fluteboy on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:40:00 PST

Liam and Noel

Liam and Noel sing "I Once Knew A Lady" ...
Posted by Fluteboy on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:33:00 PST

ATTN: UK residents

Don’t forget to put your clocks and watches forward by an hour tomorrow.  Yes, we lose an hour in bed, but the evenings stay lighter longer!   Summer is coming, and I seriously hope it...
Posted by Fluteboy on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:40:00 PST

New layout

It’s taken me a few hours, but this is how I spend my time off of work! Quite proud of it!   I may not be much use as a partner, but at least I can spin a MySpace layout! Going back to...
Posted by Fluteboy on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:00:00 PST

Sorry

Today I lost a friend thanks to my own stupidity.  I know I suffer from depression, but that is no reason for me to go inflicting my instability on other people.  Unfortunately, it has been...
Posted by Fluteboy on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:57:00 PST

I will try

Apologies for my recent behaviour and the resulting blog posts.  Unfortunately, people who suffer depression are more prone to making mountains out of molehills - with me firmly included.  W...
Posted by Fluteboy on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:06:00 PST

Flippin’ ’eck!

Yesterday, while on the way home from work, I managed to injure my right foot while on an escalator.  The rest of the journey home was performed with a serious limp. Today, I find myself with a ...
Posted by Fluteboy on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:21:00 PST

Simply Red

Despite the recent announcement that Mick was disbanding Simply Red (but wasn't he actually Simply Red?!), here's something for his fans to be happy about!  Their classic 1991 album Stars has bee...
Posted by Fluteboy on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:57:00 PST