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2 May 2012
2 May 2012
Lord, let it rain...or so goes the song. Here in England we have a drought with the wettest April for 100 years. Kind of fun though, hanging around at home playing games with the kids and trying to keep the house clean. I've just got the new Archie Married comic book too, something to read during the long breezy rainy nights...
On Saturday 19th May, Open Hands is having a jumble sale. 10am - 12pm at Christ Church in Crowborough (map below). Come along, buy some rad jumble, drink a fair trade coffee in the cafe and eat a home made cake! There's also a kid's play area, and all money raised goes towards our projects in Romania.
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Newspaper tycoon Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit and proper person" to run a company. Kind of hard to do much about it, he's been at the top for so long. I got strangely into the Leverson enquiry, and Murdoch doesn't shock me. I hate to say it but during Journalism school I saw a lot of this kind of stuff going on, all the so-called "experts" saying it's common practice to pretty much spy on people and to "do anything for a story". It's why I got so disillusioned on the course. I don't agree with walking all over people just to get a good story, and from my experience if you want to be a succusfull newspaper journalist, you've got to have that attitude...Unless of course your name is Clark Kent.
i got a few books for my birthday, big one's but fun too. Bill Clinton's "my life" which is a kind of swooping tale of highs, lows, romance, and ambition. And Harold MacMillian's book, which makes me nostalgic for a past I never knew.
Interesting to read in the newspaper that the singer from Carter USM is now a novelist. He was a singer in a indie pop band back that I remember jitterbugging to at the school disco back in the 1930's...ok it was the 1990's. Will be intersting to read what the guy who wrote "Sherif Fatman" writes about now....
Interesting to read in the newspaper that the singer from Carter USM is now a novelist. He was a singer in a indie pop band back that I remember jitterbugging to at the school disco back in the 1930's...ok it was the 1990's. Will be intersting to read what the guy who wrote "Sherif Fatman" writes about now....
Around this time of year there's usually a dozen or so great albums, and this year is no exception. To name a few I'd reccommend (I don't review cd's anymore, so please indulge me...) Spirtualized,Norah Jones, Sun Kil Moon, Taylor Hollingsworth, and Shannon Stephens. I think that could well be my top 5 albums of the year so far too....
....The Turner and the elements show is still on down at Margate, I'm hoping to get down to that later this month. If you've only seen Turner in little post cards and prints, it's a good chance to see his huge beautiful drawings of sun sets and lights, it will blow your mind I promise...
...Last of all, I'm sure everbody knows but John Peel's record collection is now up online to browse...
....The Turner and the elements show is still on down at Margate, I'm hoping to get down to that later this month. If you've only seen Turner in little post cards and prints, it's a good chance to see his huge beautiful drawings of sun sets and lights, it will blow your mind I promise...
...Last of all, I'm sure everbody knows but John Peel's record collection is now up online to browse...
STEPHEN MAUGHAN is a freelance writer living in Hadlow Down, England. His work has appeared in many magazines and websites, including Readers' Digest, Fine Books, Piano, Church Times, Book Man, and living & loving. Click here to find out more about him.
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Stephen is a Trustee of Open Hands Charity, a UK registered charity which aims to support neglected and vulnerable children in Romania. Please see the Open Hands website for more details.