The Plastic Mancunian

 I was in Liverpool with my eldest lad and I walked past a pub that I used to pop into back in the early 1980’s. Outside there was a sign th...

Welcome to a bright but cold winter day in South Manchester. The UK has been battered by a storm called Storm Goretti (named by the French M...

Today’s song is called Space-Dye Vest by the brilliant progressive metal band Dream Theater. Again, this is a mellow slow burning song ...

One of the more common phrases I’ve started using in the past few years is “You’re a child” I am not talking to children when I say ...

Recently I have been struggling with the English language. Certain groups of people have taken it upon themselves to make me look lik...

The art of conversation is slowly dying. The only people who are currently keeping it active are those above a certain age, like me, ...

I’ve been watching a great program on TV that chronicles the evolution of what is known as Heavy Metal music. It got me thinking (a...

In the past, on this blog, I have tried to give you the impression that I am an intelligent guy. That is true – but at the same time I ca...