The One with the Podcasts
I have a 30 minute each way commute and took to listening to podcasts over radio a while ago. I have some favourites that I’ve listened to over a long … Continue reading →
Beer and Vinyl for a Sunday
Wherein I have a decent beer and a spin of some 1976 vinyl that I’ve never listened to before. What could go wrong?
Beer – The BBC, Sparks, Duran Duran and the Indie Wit
Classic original vinyl album music and a classic style of beer on a Sunday, with cheese and other things on the side..
Beer – Epic, Sparks, Stouts and Steely Dan
It’s Sunday, I washed the car, and I went for some exercise with MrsDubyah at the beach, and the name back to settle into to Camembert and some Vinyl Music … Continue reading →
Album – 9 of 10 – Dire Straits – Dire Straits
It would have been impossible to go past the Dire Straits first Album for this list. Even if my favourite song is on the second album 🙂 Dire Straits also … Continue reading →
Album – 8 of 10 – The National – Trouble Will Find Me
This should be no surprise, I listened to this as I drank, and thoroughly enjoyed, beer number #1001, a Behemoth Triple IPA. The National. A band that I’ve been to … Continue reading →
Album – 7 of 10 – Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
2008 – Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid This was their 4th Album, and the first one I listened to, and if I remember one that I played on an almost … Continue reading →
Album – 6 of 10 – Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here. Back in 1975 when this was released I wasn’t interested, it’s hard to know exactly when I did listen to this, so there’s not a lot of historical … Continue reading →
Album – 5 of 10 – Fat Freddys Drop – Dr Boondigga and the Big BW
2009 and we have Fat Freddys Drop and their album Dr Boondigga and the Big BW. Fat Freddy’s Drop is a New Zealand seven-piece band from Wellington, whose musical style … Continue reading →
Album – 3 of 10 – Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head
ColdPlay – A Rush of Blood to the Head. It’s just a good album. Although from memory this is an album that didn’t initially ‘grab’ me, but ended up as one … Continue reading →
Album – 2 of 10 – Donald Fagen – The nightfly
By no means in any order of preference the next album that came to mind is the one from Donald Fagen – The Nightfly I got to this album around 1986, … Continue reading →
The Obligatory 2017 year in review post that you’ve been looking forward to
I made reviews on 105 beers in 2017, a bit of a drop from the 169 the year before, as I got closer to 4 digits I began to panic … Continue reading →
Beer – #(1)883 – Carlsberg – The Grandfather
I have the privilege and pleasure to have been at the launch and tasting of the Carlsberg Rebrew project – The Father of Lagers, and so this post is all … Continue reading →
Milestones
699 unique and different beers. 698 selfies, because for #26 I was shy. I’ve even posted them on Pinterest, because that seemed like a good idea at the time, where you … Continue reading →
Another big movie night in
The Second big night in for films then Get Carter – 1971 – Michael Caine as Jack Carter in a stark portal of 70’s northern living. Tried to portray a … Continue reading →
The one where you confuse Columbo for Banacek
One of the tv channels has been showing Columbo re-runs, or perhaps they’re premiers on this particular channel, recently. This and “The Sweeney” have been my recent tv addiction, but … Continue reading →
On the Occasion of the 25th Wedding Anniversary
Eventually we were going to get there, MrsPdubyah and me. 5th November 1988, Paeroa Presbyterian Church. A date I chose, it’s a long story and I’ll scan some photo’s and … Continue reading →
It’s not where you’re at it’s where you’re from.
Part of being where you are is knowing where you came from. I’m from a family that has a chequered history, not unusual. and the family tree is a journey, … Continue reading →
Star Trek – Into the darkness – oh dear.
Star Trek – Into the darkness I just saw the movie. There are a few things that I have questions about. Underwater ? Can fly in an atmosphere? ‘short’ distance … Continue reading →