If I take my shirt off on a sunny day and sit in the back garden the dearest often says “Philip. put your shirt back.. people will think I married you for your money! ” This snip from a forthcoming Simpson’s episode reminded me of her words.. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flsx7ccOCB4[/youtube]

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Went to a superb gig in Bournemouth last night to see Deep Purple who were supported by no less than TWO support bands, Thin Lizzy and Styx. Styx has been around for 4 decades but today’s line up doesn’t fully include any of the original band. Founder member Chuck Panozzo came on stage half way [...]

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Anyone watching the James Bond Movie Casino Royale on board a BA flight will not see the scene where Virgin Atlantic boss Richard Branson is frisked at Miami Airport, it’s been airbrushed out according to a piece in the Telegraph. In the same movie A clip of a Virgin Atlantic tail fin has also been [...]

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  – So, lets’ be honest, it’s not every day a film crew takes over your house, but today was our first time and I think probably not the last. A team of highly talented independent film makers turned up here at Whitewalls complete with ‘real’ actors, sound & lighting engineers, director, assistant director and [...]

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( One of those little life observations…) Not that many years ago I often struggled to find something interesting to ‘watch on the telly‘…. yet today I’m spoilt for choice, seriously! For example, I have a tiny USB stick on my computer which is actually a ‘Freeview‘ digital receiver that delivers 60 odd radio & [...]

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  A nitty little piece on Channel 5′s ‘The Gadget Show‘ a few eve’s ago about Microsoft Live Search which is up there with Google Earth these days. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj0S1eJzYzk[/youtube] Have to say I actually prefer the Microsoft offering probably because the aerial photos of my own house are more detailed. Live Search runs fine in [...]

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I was working away on the cross trainer at the local Gym the other day when a lady leaned over and was curious to spot me watching Columbo on an iPod video (how SAD am I?). She said she too had an iPod video but it hadn’t dawned on her that she could also watch [...]

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 Budget’ car audio has been a subject that always impressed me (and continues to do so). Just over 5 years ago I bought a Kenwood car stereo that could play MP3 encoded CDs, bye-bye boot-mounted CD changer, hello 10+ albums on 1 CD etc. I seem to recall buying it via eBay from a [...]

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