tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19800607522749010182024-03-08T05:10:39.923+00:00Joe BlogsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-53537801850953343632013-02-20T20:38:00.001+00:002013-02-20T20:38:44.144+00:00Brit Awards 2013: Predictions, Preferences and General Ramblings of a LaymanWell I see that the Brit Awards are upon us again, which provides a handy reason for me to return to this blog. That telltale sign that we are all getting older as not only does it seem with each passing year as though we have bought/downloaded barely anything from any of the nominees, but increasingly it seems as though there are a few nominees that I haven't even heard of! With some admittedly Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-46343758952285638612012-02-12T20:29:00.009+00:002012-02-18T21:15:20.618+00:00Brit Awards witterings, ramblings and predictions 2012So, once again the award season is upon us with this weekend the BAFTA film awards following hot on the heels of the British Comedy Awards, the National Television Awards and the National Envelope Openers Awards. But it is on 22 February that the blue riband event so far as the British music industry concerned takes place, the night when record execs come together to slap their counterparts Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-42260677740903533612011-12-05T00:21:00.003+00:002011-12-05T00:25:12.879+00:00A sporting chanceWell, hello readers. I was prompted to return to these parts after recently receiving notification of one of my previous literary masterpieces from two and a half years ago getting some positive feedback. Although the great comedy scriptwriters believe in calling it a day while the audience are still crying for more, I thought this was my calling to return and indulge some more. So much has Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-66941713443846410082011-05-28T14:56:00.003+01:002011-05-28T14:59:45.045+01:00United's five point plan for beating BarcelonaWell, if the turf accountants of this green and pleasant land are to be believed (and on the surface, they seldom make poor calls), then the culmination of the 2010/11 Champions League is a formality. The script is written and it declares that European football's finest exhibitionists will win their third Champions League final in six seasons, each achieved against English opposition in the finalJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-91980976682323912792011-05-21T16:41:00.004+01:002011-05-22T02:41:23.465+01:00The Good Pub Guide - Part 3So, now to continue the great booze fuelled nostalgia trip where I recount my memories of each pub and bar that I have visited in Brighton and Hove in my adult life to date. So far I have taken in the Queens Park and Hanover areas which are rich in said establishments, I have paid a visit to North Laine, Seven Dials and the area surrounding Brighton Station, each being areas providing bountiful Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-9634883318431068502011-05-19T18:22:00.008+01:002011-05-20T10:40:07.384+01:00The Good Pub Guide - Part 2Well, way back in the sands of time, or last October to be precise, I began chronicling my progress in visiting over 180 pubs in Brighton and Hove in my adult life to date so far. In my first instalment, I cast both a critical and whimsical eye over 40 pubs in Brighton's Hanover and Seven Dials areas, the 2 main areas in which I have lived my 32 years to date. However, I never returned to speak Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-90110866901377667782011-04-15T21:58:00.004+01:002011-04-16T02:49:48.016+01:00World Snooker Championships - 1st round previews and predictionsHi everyone.Well, as you probably have gathered by now, I am something of a sporting enthusiast, albeit an enthusiast devoid of any natural talent on that front. But, this weekend sees the start of one of my favourite sporting televisual events of the year, namely the World Snooker Championships. There has always been something magical about the 17 days at the Crucible as far as I am concerned. IJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-18707522830490942852011-04-03T11:30:00.003+01:002011-04-03T12:15:49.015+01:00Playlists 74 to 88 - O, P, Q & RWell, the last time I posted my alphabet inspired playlists from my various travels, I'd got as far as the end of 'N'. So, we move on now to O, P, Q and R. As usual, this experiment means that there's a real mixture of old and new stuff, and also a journey across different genres. This may be the last playlist for a while as I have over 400 tracks on my iPod beginning with 'S' to wade through, byJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-28546585094644113682011-02-27T18:59:00.004+00:002011-02-27T19:33:45.250+00:00Playlists 52 to 73 - J to NFound below are my latest batch of playlists listened to when I have been on my travels. This latest collection of 22 alphabetically sequenced playlists covers approximately a 2 month period and 5 different letters of the alphabet. As ever, there is an eclectic mix of mainstream and less well known artists to be found amongst the lists.A few points of note. Playlists 68 to 70 were listened to Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-82932865519600173762011-02-13T19:49:00.003+00:002011-02-13T20:12:44.400+00:00The Brit Awards 2011 - predictions and general ramblingsFriends, Romans, countrymen and fans of Chris Moyles. Once again the Brit Awards are upon us, being televised later this week, hosted by the ubiquitous yet strangely unfunny James Corden, who is apparently donating his entire fee for hosting the event to Comic Relief. Well, he'd have only spent it on pies otherwise. Here's my predictions for this year's categories, along with who my personal Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-36443954284806969922010-12-18T17:45:00.003+00:002010-12-19T10:29:43.186+00:00Playlists 47 to 51 - IThese are the latest sets of alphabet influenced playlists that I have listened to on my travels in the past couple of weeks. These last 5 playlists have completed the letter I, which resulted in 123 songs beginning with that letter being played, the most of any letter so far. As ever, each playlist has conjured up a diverse mixture of old and new songs and tracks from mainstream and less Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-54504336873509417762010-12-04T19:29:00.008+00:002010-12-20T00:51:04.771+00:00A winter warmerHello everyone.I trust you have been enjoying the snow and ice of the past couple of weeks, either indulging in some well earned duvet days or guiding the most reliable method of transport during the cold snap, namely the sledge. Unfortunately some of us live close enough to our employer that we were not excused work on the grounds of inclemency. And I hope that none you experienced the kind of Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-76219124218460840482010-11-29T12:34:00.003+00:002010-11-29T12:57:00.355+00:00Playlists 27 to 46I realised that it has been around 2 months since I last updated my playlist pleasures on this blogspace. Since then, I have had occasion on assorted journeys to listen to another 20 alphabetically influenced playlists via my iPod. When I last provided an update, the musical journey had got as far as the letter E. As you will see below, the journey has swiftly moved on now to the letter I, with aJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-33955250983595807062010-10-10T17:49:00.004+01:002010-10-11T00:31:04.750+01:00The good pub guide - Part 1Whilst engaging in an exchange of bar-room musings with a friend of mine, we got into talking about pubs. During the conversation, my friend asked me how many pubs and bars within Brighton and Hove I had ventured into in my life on this planet up to now. This prompted me to go away and raid the old memory bank and see if I could hit upon something like a definitive ball park figure. I hope that Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-63825580710215117322010-10-10T16:19:00.002+01:002010-10-10T16:33:55.345+01:00Playlists 23 to 26 - D & EPLAYLIST #23Moby - Dream About MeNewton Faulkner - Dream Catch MeBlondie - DreamingThe Coral - Dreaming Of YouThe Cranberries - DreamsFleetwood Mac - DreamsTravis - DriftwoodThe Cars - DriveREM - DriveThe Beatles - Drive My CarGarbage - Drive You HomeMadness - Driving In My CarMadonna - Drowned WorldThe Verve - The Drugs Don't WorkPLAYLIST #24Garbage - DumbLadyhawke - Dusk Till DawnMumford & SonsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-79050904572151551682010-10-03T22:52:00.002+01:002010-10-03T23:23:32.778+01:00Playlists 19 to 22PLAYLIST #19The Kinks - DaysThe Beatles - Day TripperCherry Ghost - Dead Man's SuitTravis - Dear DiaryWhite Lies - DeathColdplay - Death and All His FriendsThe Thrills - Deckchairs & CigarettesThe Kinks - Dedicated Follower of FashionJamiroquai - Deeper UndergroundFatboy Slim & Macy Gray - DemonsBlondie - DenisManic Street Preachers - A Design For LifeU2 - DesireThe Eagles - DesperadoJames - Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-31567877799635025872010-09-26T20:31:00.002+01:002010-09-26T20:50:33.963+01:00Playlist update - playlists 15 to 18Continuing my alphabetically themed playlists, I have now made it as far as D. Here are my recent musical listening pleasures for your delectation.PLAYLIST #15David Bowie - China GirlNerina Pallot - CigaretteOasis - Cigarettes & AlcoholU2 - City Of Blinding LightsMuse - City Of DelusionArcade Fire - City With No ChildrenDelphic - Clarion CallColdplay - ClocksCorinne Bailey Rae - CloserDirty VegasJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-78822279535973215732010-09-12T22:16:00.007+01:002010-09-18T19:55:49.119+01:00No pets have been harmed in the writing of this blog!Greetings.I trust the summer recess has been good to you all. The summer was good while it lasted, which as usual, was for all of a fortnight. And plenty has happened while I have abstained from rambling in these parts. We have a new coalition Government which largely led to condemnation (did you see what I did there?). Staying on the political scene, a former premier decided to release his Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-75982607991727608802010-09-11T00:48:00.003+01:002010-09-12T19:34:54.895+01:00Playlist updateFollowing on from my last blog post, here is another instalment of the alphabetically influenced playlists I have been listening to on my travels. I am now ploughing through the 'C' tracks.PLAYLIST #11Simon & Garfunkel - The BoxerThin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In TownDon Henley - The Boys Of SummerMelee - Built To LastU2 - Bullet The Blue SkyRazorlight - Burberry Blue EyesAsh - Burn Baby Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-89810591071064172022010-08-30T12:44:00.003+01:002010-08-30T15:07:04.318+01:00Playlist funAs I am someone who often spends time travelling on trains as part of getting to and from work, I spend a lot of my journey time listening to music on my iPod and am always looking for inventive ways of selecting the music that I listen to. I have found that one of the best ways is to play songs alphabetically from the song index, as it means that you get to listen to quite a diverse range of Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-69781323307374065932010-07-04T21:55:00.003+01:002010-07-04T23:38:42.252+01:00World Cup dream squadWell, we are now at the stage where there are just 4 teams left in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. All of the teams that have made it that far have got there through playing some good, attractive football along the way, as well as showing tenacity and commitment at key times and of course, each of have had some lucky breaks. None more so than Uruguay, whose place in the last 4 owed everything to Luis Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-7600267726078935982010-04-11T21:23:00.003+01:002010-04-12T00:46:48.670+01:00The big EGreetings, blog readers. Well, it looks as though spring is here at last with the smell of cut grass, the tulips in full bloom and ah yes, that funny light in the sky. Nothing like a few rays of sunshine to see the beautiful people of this fair isle home into view and discard a layer of clothing. Then again, it is probably that fatalistic British attitude of making hay while, you know the rest, Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-32951470009303854952010-03-14T21:25:00.006+00:002010-03-20T02:33:34.328+00:00Serving up a treatHello again, cyber friends. As usual, I find myself apologising for an extended absence from subjecting you to my occasionally well thought out prose musing on the finer points of life. And for the most part, my idle ramblings on whatever enters my head. As much as I would like to inform you that my latest hiatus has been due to a hectic work schedule or a spell of globe trotting, the reality is Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-65012511457566327602010-02-21T22:45:00.003+00:002010-02-21T23:00:23.758+00:00Champions League last 16 previews - week commencing 22 February 2010Another batch of 2nd round 1st leg Champions League matches are taking place this midweek. Here's my take on affairs:Stuttgart v BarcelonaThe holders have been in imperious form in La Liga this season, although their unbeaten domestic campaign was ended by Atletico Madrid last weekend. They have continued to be the free scoring force that they were in winning this competition last season, with Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1980060752274901018.post-62086724664641577592010-02-14T22:26:00.003+00:002010-02-14T22:34:01.879+00:00Champions League last 16 previews and predictionsThis week sees the return of the Champions League after its mid-season break and there are four quite interesting match-ups, with two ties involving English teams. Here is my take on how these matches will shape up:AC Milan v Manchester UnitedI think that the key to this tie is going to be the ability of Manchester United to dictate the tempo against Milan. If you look at their recent matches, Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358784102507651183noreply@blogger.com0