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The Magnificent Twelve

The Magnificent Twelve
“THE YEAR IS 1978 AND PALITOY BRINGS YOU STAR WARS!” Many things have changed in my life, some for better and some not so, but some things have pretty much stayed the same. The main thing that has remained a constant is my love of Star Wars. I’ve already recounted my first experience of going…
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Life’s a Blur

Life’s a Blur
Blur’s eponymous album hits twenty years Twenty years ago in January 1997 I had seasonal depression, much like 2017. But don’t let that stop you reading because in the midst of all the gloom I found Blur. I’d not been a huge Blur fan throughout the Britpop era. They came to my attention after winning…
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Jason Donovan Concert Review

Jason Donovan Concert Review
The age range of the women was 35 to 50 year olds. I can only liken the atmosphere to what I suspect would be a Tom Jones concert, I expect underwear to be thrown on the stage at any moment. I am a 39 year old man at a Jason Donovan concert. Not by choice…
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Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Review – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
"Rebellions are built on hope." Since reading the official synopsis from Disney earlier in the year my expectations were high, as were my hopes: "Following the foundation of the Galactic Empire, a wayward band of Rebel fighters comes together to carry out a desperate mission: to steal the plans for the Death Star before it…
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Collapsed Lung Review

Collapsed Lung Review
Do you remember the band Collapsed Lung? Now I’m sure there will be a divide between the people who will say: “They were great and never got the praise they deserved in the saturated indie market of the 90s, and should have done a lot more.” Then there will be the people who will say:…
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How come you do me like you do do do?

How come you do me like you do do do?
Or Son of Ambush Bug hits 30 Years Old I write a lot of blogs about films I love and then talk about the related toys and when I got into these films. This blog is different: it’s about comics. In fact, it’s about one specific life changing comic for me; that came out between…
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Steven Spielberg Presents

Steven Spielberg Presents
The first thing I will say is even though I love the films directed by Steven Spielberg I probably love the films he produced and/or wrote, through Amblin Entertainment, a lot more. I shouldn’t say love more; but I love Spielberg for having this extra-curricular activity of producing films he wanted to see, it just…
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“In The Beginning It Was All Black and White.”

“In The Beginning It Was All Black and White.”
A few years ago I had a rather strange experience in my classroom. I taught year 4 (8 and 9 year olds) at the time and we were involved in a topic on World War II. As part of the topic we looked at wartime entertainment and so I decided to give them a 1940’s…
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Indiana Jones and the Geek Force

Indiana Jones and the Geek Force
When I wrote my blog on Spielberg and Me I soon realised that there was way too much about his films that I love to write in one bite sized chunk, otherwise it would have been too long. It dawned on me, half way through writing Spielberg and Me, that Indiana Jones was really special…
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