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About Me

Scottish by heritage and spent my formative years as a Northumbrian, I am currently to be found in East Anglia. I am in the privilaged position of being a homedad following years of hard graft and abuse in the hotel industry. There is no greater or more rewarding challenge than raising your own offspring - especially one as lively as mine!! I'm very lucky to have married my best friend and soul mate - every day is a bit better than the one before. I am also a student in IT, so I don't have to go back to a frigging hotel when I do return to the work force! It is quite frustrating for me whilst staying in hotels as I'm very critical of the service received. We are becoming increasingly sloppy in Britain - there is no sadder experience than forking out good money in a restaurant only to be served by a bored teenager that has no interest in the food and drink that they are required to deliver to you. My main interest is the Carry On films and everything to do with them, I am a moderator on the forum of the official Carry On website, Carryonline.com and am active on a forum dedicated to British Comedy, British Comedy Forum and also a new chatty forum dedicated to On The Buses, On The Buses Forum .I attend the functions held in Pinewood and also the location tours that are organised by forum members, who have all become very good friends.I am an avid cricket fan too and follow many other sports although I'm rapidly going off football which is becoming a sport of chavs.
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My Interests

As mentioned, I am a fan of Carry On Films and good British comedy. I also like cooking, and by inference eating. I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of that great British delicacy, Fish and Chips, the finest of which I have tasted come from Whitby, North Yorks. I like to travel and experience other cultures and foods too. And of course Beer. I am a very poor harmonica player but working on it. I have other fads and interests which I will write about on the blog when I get chance!

I'd like to meet:

All my family and friends in one big room!!!The thought of meeting up with friends old and new excites me much more than meeting celebrities.With the exception of Jack Douglas and Peter Rogers, who always make me smile.

Music:

Like anything groovy, man! Preferred bands are Hawkwind, Rush, Gong, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Genesis with Peter Gabriel, Yes, ELP, Supertramp, Pink Floyd,Marillion.I am also enjoying a bit of a personal ska revival. Sounds as fresh today as it ever did. I have at last found a radio station that plays a lot of stuff that I enjoy -

Movies:

I enjoy films. I am a big lover of the Carry On Film series, the highlight being Up The Khyber. I also enjoy the Doctor series, St Trinian series, the Confessions series despite the fact that it has Blair's father in law as one of the stars, and the On The Buses series, which is superior to the telly show. I have recently discovered the delights of Ealing Comedies. I enjoy Sci Fi, especially Star Wars, and also like Bond films, Austin Powers, Some Like It Hot, M*A*S*H, This Is Spinal Tap, Gregory's Girl, The Italian Job (but not the remake!) and The Blues Brothers.

Television:

I have a television. There is usually very little on it these days!However, Balderdash and Piffle was a televisual masterpiece featuring a golf-buggy driving potential superstar cruising around Pinewood.

Books:

The Carry-On Book by Kenneth Easthaugh, A-Z of Carry On by Richard Webber, The Carry On Story by Robert Ross, spot the link? I like Carry On books. I loved Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams for sheer escapism with a hint of the surreal and on a more serious note 1984 by George Orwell is a chilling read. Also a fan of this chap -

Heroes:

A hero is someone who will do something for somebody else for nothing.

My Blog

Time Travel

Time travel has been the focus of two superb programmes on over the last few days - of course the new series of Doctor Who which is going well after two shows in it's third series in this reincar...
Posted by Gremlin on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 03:43:00 PST

Carry On London Exclusive!!!

In the wake of the Ministry of Defence's u-turn regarding the captured sailors being allowed to sell their stories to the media for wads of cash, I can exclusively reveal that the Culture Secretary ha...
Posted by Gremlin on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:57:00 PST

Oscars

Am I the only person in the world who finds the Oscars a crock of shite? I have no problem with people being honoured by their peer group, or Award Ceremonies in general (although the Film and TV indu...
Posted by Gremlin on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:19:00 PST

Going Green

We have resolved here in Gremlin Towers to make a difference and go green for 2007. What started off as a casual improvement to our well being and a bit of cost saving has turned into a major change i...
Posted by Gremlin on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:45:00 PST

Donald Ducked

I've not been on much lately as my sleep pattern has been disrupted by my little boy who's not been all that well recently. This is tougher than when he was a baby - funny how that should be. Whilst ...
Posted by Gremlin on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:23:00 PST

Hallowe'en

So the festival of hallowe'en is almost upon us once again. Is it my cynical mind working overtime once again or is it another opportunity for all and sundry to extract more cash out of my pocket?Firs...
Posted by Gremlin on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:54:00 PST

Damn Predictive

Whilst discussing some films with my good chum Prodders, I learnt a lesson in reading back your texts prior to hitting the 'send' button on your fobile moan whilst using predictive text.Seems I was di...
Posted by Gremlin on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:57:00 PST

Tranquility

Well well well. The Campaign To Protect Rural England have mapped out the most tranquil places in England in conjunction with Newcastle University and the Uni of Northumbria (formally known as the Cit...
Posted by Gremlin on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:44:00 PST

Down and Up

Sadly, as some of you know, my Grandfather passed away yesterday. It was expected, a welcome relief in some respects and he has had a good long life with lots of fun along the way. I received some sym...
Posted by Gremlin on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:18:00 PST

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who's dropped by with birthday greetings - I'm genuinely grateful. I don't feel a day older than yesterday though!
Posted by Gremlin on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:11:00 PST