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Rhodri

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About Me

Curmudgeonly, anxiety-ridden bloke approaching mid-life crisis.

I write things for newspapers and mags, mainly about technology, telly and the internet , and I play two keyboards - one red, one black - in Scritti Politti .

I keep trying write books, but keep getting distracted by things like updating Myspace profiles to say that I'm trying to write books. Doing this blog doesn't help, either.

I'm kind of trying to avoid adding bands to this profile, but have made an exception for bands I'm actually in, or have been in, and of course bIG*fLAME and Bogshed , because they made teenage years almost thrilling, or as thrilling as they could get in Dunstable.

My Interests

I'm fleetingly interested in just about everything, except horoscopes. And dreams. And space. Especially space. I might pretend to like space, but deep down I think it's pointless to even consider it. If you try and talk to me about space, I'll nod politely, but none of it will be sinking in. I'm never going to go into space, and nor are you, and you'll never grab a handful of dark matter, you know that, don't you, space-lovers.

I love "Baby On Board" stickers on the back of cars, they're brilliant, aren't they.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who can sort out my anxiety using neuro-linguistic programming techniques for less than £250, which I imagine rules out Paul McKenna, expensive bastard.

Music:

Bogshed, Prefab Sprout, The Scaramanga Six, Desalvo, Keith John Adams, Stars In Battledress, Magma, Hatfield and the North, Spearmint, Big Flame, The Free Design, 5th Dimension, Pere Ubu, 15-60-75, A Witness, The Ex, Gang of Four, Age Of Chance, Art Of Noise, Hall and Oates, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Bob Hund, The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Bunty Chunks, Kenny Process Team, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, Stretchheads, Scritti Politti, Do Me Bad Things, XTC, The Fall, Field Music, Host, Kev Hopper, Stump, Mackenzies, Jackdaw With Crowbar, Joni Mitchell, Laibach, Kampec Dolores, The Shrubs, Shudder To Think, Stitched Back Foot Airman, Sudden Sway, Todd Rundgren, Ultra Bra, Zuno Men

Movies:

W C Fields, Mike Leigh, Woody Allen, yes I know they're not films, but they've been in films, or made films, or something, haven't they. I saw a great film once set in the midst of the Yugoslav civil war, but I can't remember what it's called, now.

Television:

The News, Great Food Live with Jeni Barnett, Curb Your Enthusiasm, little else.

Books:

Confedaracy Of Dunces, Teach Yourself Cricket, Delia Smith's Book Of Cakes.

Heroes:

Danny Baker, Fanny Cradock, Paddy McAloon, Stephen Fry, Ian Botham, W C Fields.

My Blog

No, not here, rhodri.livejournal.com, ok?

I bollocks on at length on both Livejournal and my "proper" website. So I can't start bollocksing on here as well, there's not enough hours in the day....
Posted by Rhodri on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:02:00 PST