200(a) End of Part 1.
This blogging lark.
My first foray into this blogging lark was, indeed, in July 2006 when The Oldies was edited by a chap called Justin Thyme. Neither they nor he survived the year. I have been pounding the Watching keys under my own name ever since and have lately begun to feel that it must be time for another change; or maybe simply time to pack it in; after all, isn't the ether crowded enough? Sometimes it seems to be nothing more than Objection Alley out there.
My Leader and I discussed it.
“If you give up completely,” she said, “you'll be like a fish out of water.”
The cat Shadow concurred.
You can't give up now," he opined. "You're too old to do anything but knock out a blog, feed me, watch tele and take Ellis to school. Anyway, where else would I find someone to publish my bloody poetry?"
"I hadn't really thought of it like that," I said.
Well, matey, it's high time you did. Now get back on that keyboard and thank Kelvin for his last email, Helmut for the on-line Christmas card and all the other good friends who send messages of encouragement and support on a regular basis. Follow that up by printing Index 4, Posts 176 – 199. Then jack it in. But only until the next time."
And of course he was right.
So thanks to the aforesaid good pals and to all the other kindly readers who push the pageviews chart up a tad when we publish. Thanks also to my Leader, my family, my manager, my agent, Google, everybody involved in the production of i newspaper, the cat Shadow, anybody who has never been thanked at a film, stage or television awards ceremony, all those who meant to send us a card and forgot, all those to whom we meant to send a card and forgot and all those who have decided they will not send cards this year but will give the money to their favourite charity off-licence.
N.B. INDEXES: (1) Post 131 (2) Post 151 (3) Post 175
This blogging lark.
My first foray into this blogging lark was, indeed, in July 2006 when The Oldies was edited by a chap called Justin Thyme. Neither they nor he survived the year. I have been pounding the Watching keys under my own name ever since and have lately begun to feel that it must be time for another change; or maybe simply time to pack it in; after all, isn't the ether crowded enough? Sometimes it seems to be nothing more than Objection Alley out there.
My Leader and I discussed it.
“If you give up completely,” she said, “you'll be like a fish out of water.”
The cat Shadow concurred.
You can't give up now," he opined. "You're too old to do anything but knock out a blog, feed me, watch tele and take Ellis to school. Anyway, where else would I find someone to publish my bloody poetry?"
"I hadn't really thought of it like that," I said.
Well, matey, it's high time you did. Now get back on that keyboard and thank Kelvin for his last email, Helmut for the on-line Christmas card and all the other good friends who send messages of encouragement and support on a regular basis. Follow that up by printing Index 4, Posts 176 – 199. Then jack it in. But only until the next time."
And of course he was right.
So thanks to the aforesaid good pals and to all the other kindly readers who push the pageviews chart up a tad when we publish. Thanks also to my Leader, my family, my manager, my agent, Google, everybody involved in the production of i newspaper, the cat Shadow, anybody who has never been thanked at a film, stage or television awards ceremony, all those who meant to send us a card and forgot, all those to whom we meant to send a card and forgot and all those who have decided they will not send cards this year but will give the money to their favourite charity off-licence.
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO YOU.
200(b) Index 4: Posts 176 - 199.
Abby
Sciuto: 182 Alexander, Vassos: 196 Alibhai-Brown, Yasmin: 183,189,194
Allam, Roger: 193 Anne, friend: 183 Annis, Francesca: 189 Appleton,
'Anonymous' John: 181, 182,187, 193, 198 Appleton, Sheila: 182
Armstrong, Alun: 185 Ayres, Pam: 177,194,196 Bacchus, Sgt. 185 Baer,
Robert: 185 Baker, Matt: 176 Baker, Simon: 180 Barenboim, Daniel: 184
Barnden, Jac: 176 Barnden, Maureen:
177,179,182,186,187,188,191,192,197,198 Barnden, Neil: 176,180,
181,186,187,192,193,195,199 Barnden, Pauline: 176,186,187 Barnden,
Roz: 178,179,182,186,187,192,197 Bassett, Linda: 187 Bean, Sean: 183
Beaton, M.C. 197 Beckham, David: 194 Beeching, Richard: 180 Biffy
Clyro: 182 Blackburn, Tony: 177 Bob, the cat: 182,183 Bodnia, Kim:
179 Bolam, James: 185 Bolt, Usain: 184 Bolton, Michael: 177
Boothroyd, Betty: 192 Boulez, Pierre: 184 Bowen, James: 182,183
Bowles, Lynn: 196 Bradbury, Julia: 176 Bradley, David: 199 Brady,
Orla: 185 Brand, Jo: 177 Bretton, Sally:179 Brodie, Nick: 179
Brookmyre, Christopher: 189, 191 Brown, Father: 190 Brown, Joe: 187
Brown, Mrs: 176,189 Bryson, Bill: 176 Buckland, Patrick: 180
Bullmore, Amelia: 194 Burton, Amanda: 179 Caine, Horatio: 182 Caine,
Michael: 187 Cake, Jonathan: 196 Cameron, Julia Margaret: 183 Candace
(Flynn): 180 Capello, Fabio: 176 Carter, Peter: 180 Caruso, David:
182 Cassidy, Eva: 177 Castle, Rick: 179 Caviezel, Jim: 193 Cersei,
Queen: 183 Chapman, Kevin: 193 Chesterton, G.K. 190 Christie, Agatha:
198 Coates, Eric: 184 Coltrane, Robbie: 178 Corlett, Marama: 185
Cowan. Elliot: 185 Cromwell, Oliver: 196 Cumberbatch, Benedict: 187
Dalton, Prof. Leo: 179 Dan the Man: 197 Danson, Ted: 179, 198
Darvill, Arthur: 185 Davis, Phil: 176, 177 Davis (jnr.), Sammy: 196
Dawn, niece: 193 Dee, M&S first aider: 197 Delaney, Dana: 176
Dench, Judy: 177 Dennis, Hugh: 176 DiCaprio, Leonardo: 179 Dickens,
Charles: 187 DiDonato, Joyce: 198 Dillow, Ian: 176,195,198
Dimbleby, Richard: 191 Dinklage, Peter: 183 Douglas, Jennifer: 197
Doyle, Arthur Conan: 187,190 Dr. Who: 199 Dunbar, Adrian:187 Dyer,
Reg: 197 Eastwood, Clint: 190 Edwards, David Innes: 187 Elba, Idris:
196 Ellis, Mary: 184 Els, Ernie: 183 Emerson, Michael: 193 Evans,
Chris: 187,196 Evans, Noah: 196 Evans, Shaun: 193 Fay, Kelvin: 196
Federer, Roger: 183 Fellowes, Julian: 179,.189 Felton, Tom: 179 Ferb
(Fletcher): 180 Ferguson, Alex: 194 Filch, Argus: 199 Fillion,
Nathan: 179 Fishburne, Laurence: 179 Fisher, Miss: 194
Flynn-Fletcher, Lynda: 180 Ford, Ford Madox: 187 Foyle, Chief Supt.
Christopher: 191 Fraser, Hugh: 198 Freeman, Morgan: 195 Frost, David:
177 Fry, Stephen: 181 Gaghan, Stephen: 185 Galbraith, Robert: 196
Gaminara, William: 179 Gates, Bill: 191 Gates, Melinda: 191 Gatiss,
Mark: 199 Gently, George: 182, 184,185 Gibbs, Leroy Jethro: 182,190
Gilbert, Olive: 184 Gillan, Karen: 185 “Ginger”: 189 Glaser,
Paul Michael: 197 Golding, William: 192 Goodman, Len: 179 Google:
183,187 Granddaughter Jess: 179, 182,187,197 Grandson Ellis: 178,179,
180,182,187,191,193,197,198 Green & Forster: 184 Griffiths, Jaye:
179 Griffiths, Richard: 192 Grimm, Bros: 189 Guinness, Alec: 190
Harmon, Mark: 196,198 Harrison, Ellie: 176 Hart, Miranda: 176
Hartnell, William: 199 Hatfield, Holly: 178 Hatfield, Stefano:
178,189,190,192 Headley, Heather: 188 Heath, Ted: 176 Helin, Sofia:
179 Henson, Taraji P. 193 Hernia, the cat: 187 Hitler, Adolf: 193
Hodgson, Roy: 181 Holland, Dominic: 181 Holland, Jools: 191 Holmes,
Sherlock: 187,190 Horwood, Clive Revel: 197 Hoyle. Lindsay: 192
Hucknall, Mick: 184 Huhne, Chris: 176 Hunt, Megan: 176 Hunter, Alan:
182, 184, 185 Hurley, Graham: 185,194,195 Hurt, John: 194 Imrie,
Celia: 177 Ingleby, Lee: 185 Irons, Jeremy: 185,195 Jackson, Philip:
198 Jacobi, Derek: 190 Jake, Ellis’s friend: 191 James. Bradley:
189 Jane, Patrick: 180 Jansons, Mariss: 198 Jardine, Douglas: 199
John, Anonymous: (see Appleton). Johnson, Dr.Samuel: 196 Jones, Alyd:
187 Jones, Suranne: 194 Jones, Trefor: 184 Jong-un, Kim: 193 Kay,
Peter: 194 Kanakaredes, Melina: 198 Kennedy, Nigel: 198 Kitchen,
Michael: 191 Knight, Elliot: 185 Kyle, Jeremy: 177,192 Lancashire,
Sarah: 190 Lannister, Tyrion: 183 Lansley, Andrew: 180 Larwood,
Harold: 199 Laurel and Hardy: 192 Lea, Ruth: 190 Lederer, Helen: 183
Lee, Vanessa: 184 Leigh, Mike: 177 Lewis, Damian: 179,187 Little Boo:
180,194 Littlewood, Joan: 177 Liu, Lucy: 190 McCallum, David: 182
McCormack, John: 184 MacGregor, Ian: 180 Mack, Lee: 179 McKinnon,
Gary: 177 Madden, John: 177 Madness: 182 Malik, Art: 177 Mallard, Dr.
Ducky: 182 Mandela, Nelson: 183 Marg, sister-in-law: 197 Matthew,
Brian: 177 May, Theresa: 180 Mena, Juanjo: 198 Merkel. Angela: 198
Merlin: 189 Michelle, 196 Mike, brother-in-law: 197 Miller, Jonny
Lee: 190 Molina, Alfred: 189 Moran, Pauline: 198 More, Kenneth: 190
Morgan, Colin: 189 Murphy, Dr. Kate: 176 Murray, Andy: 183,195 Nadal,
Rafael: 182 Nick:182,197 Nickleby, Nick: 187 Nighy, Bill: 177 Nixon,
Richard: 177 Noren, Saga: 179 Novello, Ivor: 184 Obama, Barack: 188,
193,198 O’Carroll, Brendan: 189 Ochida, Mitsuki: 198 O'Dwyer,
Eamonn: 197 O’Dwyer, Richard 177 O’Hagan, Ellie Mae: 191 O’Hara,
Mary: 187 Orbison, Roy: 183 Pan, Peter: 193 Patel, Dev: 177 Patinkin,
Mandy: 179 Patterson, James: 195 Paxman, Jeremy: 183 Peak, Daniel:
179 Pemberton, Steve: 176 Penry-Jones, Rupert: 176, 177 Perry the
Platypus: 180 Petersen, William: 198 Phineas (Flynn): 180 Pickup,
Ronald: 177 Poirot, Hercule: 190,198 Polizzi, Alex: 176 Potter,
Harry: 177, 178,187,192, 197 Powell. Enoch: 194 Pratchett, Terry: 197
Pugh, David: 188 Pullman, Philip: 189 Quinn, Molly: 179 Raine,
Jessica: 176 Raisin, Agatha: 185 Rampling, Charlotte: 189 Redknapp,
Harry: 176, 181 Reid, Anne: 190 Richard, Martin: 193,194 Rigby, Lee:
194 Rohde, Martin: 179 Robinson, Anne: 177 Rosol, Lukas: 182
Rowling, J.K. 178,187,189, 197 Ruisshaert, Jimmy: 177 Runnicles,
Donald: 198 Ryan, Jeri: 176 Santa Claus: 190 Schofield, Philip: 187
Scott, Adam: 183 Selleck, Tom: 196 Shadow, The cat: 176, 181, 182,
183, 184, 186.187,191,194 Sharp, Lesley: 194 Simpson. Andrew: 187
Sinbad: 185 Shaw, Martin: 182, 184 Skeeter, Rita: 177 Smith, Maggie:
177,187 Smith, Matt:194 Springsteen, Bruce: 182 Stark, Ned: 183
Stein, Rick: 188 Sting: 184 Stoppard, Tom: 187 Stuart, Moira: 196
Suchet, David: 190,198 Sullivan, Susan: 179 Sutcliffe, Tom: 189
Tappin, Christopher: 177 Tauber, Richard: 184 Tennant, David: 192
Terry, John: 176 Thatcher, Margaret: 193 Toksvig, Sandi: 184, 185
Topol: 197 Tsujii, Nobuyuki: 198 Vance, Director Leon: 182 Vine, Tim:
179 Wainwright, Rufus: 184 Wainwright, Sally: 190 Walker, Nicola: 190
Walsh, Bradley: 187,198 Warhol, Andy: 187 Watson, Dr. 190 Watson,
Emma: 196 Wedge, Chris: 194 Weeks, Honeysuckle: 191 Whitehead,
Geoffrey: 179 Wiggins, Bradley: 183 Wilkinson, Tom: 177 Williams,
Mark: 190 Wilshaw, Michael: 180 Wilson, Ruth: 196 Wilton, Penelope:
177 Wix, Katie: 179 Wogan, Terry: 196 Wood, Victoria: 189 Wooderson,
Sydney: 180 Woods, Hannah: 176 Woods, Mike: 176 Worth, Jennifer: 176
Wright, Matthew: 177,183 Yates, Paula: 191
