I've seen the inside of a few pubs. (The Shark Dentists didn't get where they are today without seeing the inside of a few pubs.) In the end, they all become much a of a muchness.
But last night I think I found the perfect pub. It's the Nag's Head, in Reading, which bills itself as a 365-days-a-year beer festival. With its wide range of eccentric ales, it's certainly that. But it's so much more.
It's beautifully done out. It's clean. It plays great classic pop and rock music at a volume that makes conversation a possibility rather than an ordeal. It serves great food. The bar staff are genuinely friendly and funny. And the regulars are softly spoken and polite.
The only down side is there is no live music to breach the peace— so no chance for the Sharks to put it on their gig list. Maybe it's time to unplug...
Monday 28 May 2012
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Oz The Great And Powerful
I've been away. Now I'm back. From the land where beer does flow and men chunder...
I've been dodging kangaroos and snakes, climbing mountains, hiking rainforests, exploring caves and swimming in the Southern Ocean... all part of just one working week.
There was a time when I thought Australia was the last place on earth I wanted to visit. Now, having been there twice, I've totally fallen in love with it. Put very simply, here's why...
I've been dodging kangaroos and snakes, climbing mountains, hiking rainforests, exploring caves and swimming in the Southern Ocean... all part of just one working week.
There was a time when I thought Australia was the last place on earth I wanted to visit. Now, having been there twice, I've totally fallen in love with it. Put very simply, here's why...
Thursday 10 May 2012
Good News, Very Bad News
Well, the laptop is back... thanks to help from the Apple Doctor in London and Mac Ambulance in Brighton.
But its revival coincided with the demise of the car. The starter motor has had it, and now it's a £900, 10-hour job, apparently, to replace it. Meanwhile, I have no idea when it will be useable or how I am going to get to Shark Dentists gigs this weekend.
What do you call a drummer without a car? Unemployed is the traditional answer.
But its revival coincided with the demise of the car. The starter motor has had it, and now it's a £900, 10-hour job, apparently, to replace it. Meanwhile, I have no idea when it will be useable or how I am going to get to Shark Dentists gigs this weekend.
What do you call a drummer without a car? Unemployed is the traditional answer.
Tuesday 8 May 2012
A Tablet For Emergencies
I've been using an amazing tablet device. It has multiple wafer-thin "screens" stacked one on top of the other. You can write onto these with a hand-held device which gives you the possibility of producing both words and images with boundless flexibility.
And when you've finished your file, you can strip it off and hand it to anyone, and they can read it anywhere, anytime.
I experimented with this "notepad and pen", as it is known, when my laptop went into a coma and had to be taken for surgery. It was a remarkable process and the writing went well. But when the laptop comes back, I fear I will have to revert to old Apple Mac technology if I want to file the article.
And when you've finished your file, you can strip it off and hand it to anyone, and they can read it anywhere, anytime.
I experimented with this "notepad and pen", as it is known, when my laptop went into a coma and had to be taken for surgery. It was a remarkable process and the writing went well. But when the laptop comes back, I fear I will have to revert to old Apple Mac technology if I want to file the article.
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