The Time Bubble

Well, that was that then. The "Once In A Lifetime" chance to see the Olympic flame, as it deigned to visit us here in humble Bicester. Blink and you miss it. I guess it was fun for the kids and an opportunity to hang out with a few friends in Sheep Street, but the trouble is with once in a lifetime experiences is they rarely live up to the hype. This was rather good fun though as I was with my bestie and we had a bit of a giggle. As we always do. Daryl was also there and kindly lifted Ollie up into his shoulders - he's much taller than me, so that got him a better view. I was holding Jamie up, but like most 1 year olds he was completely oblivious to what was going on or why. I imagine there are quite a lot of other "once in a lifetime" experiences one can have in life that may well possible disappoint. I imagine reaching the summit of Everest is great but then you've only got to climb all the way back down again so what's the point. Likewise, having ...

A source of great amusement! Today's entry isn't on any one major topic, just a collection of mini topics that have arisen over the last few days. Firstly - vans. Now as you know, from previous reading, my old Mondeo has been in the wars somewhat but continues to battle on. It's really not large enough - once all my DJ gear is crammed in there is precious little room for anything else - including children unless they want to carry speaker poles on their laps. I have often thought about upgrading to a larger form of transport but haven't had the inclination to thus far. The options are endless. But the criteria is pretty straightforward. Must be able to fit in all family members, plus all DJ equipment and anything else we need. And following my trip to Calais (from which stocks have run dangerously low), it should have enough room to house a year's supply of wine. Now not wanting to appear an alcoholic I shall not divulge exactly how many bottles that is, ...

Having a party this weekend and want to celebrate the Jubilee? Not sure what music to play. Well Bicester Blogger has done all the hard work for you - today I am proud to unveil my "JUBILEE PLAYLIST". This has been the result of many hours of work and research by myself to come up with the ultimate list. Here are the criteria I used. Here are the goals I set myself, and how I went about achieving them. 1) To showcase music from across the Queen's reign. 2) To include as many different types of music as possible. 3) To include only British artists. 4) To provide appeal to all ages and tastes. 5) To have a running time around 5 hours. 6) To be useable as a party playlist, or for personal listening. So how did I get on? Let's see. 1) My original plan was to include hits from every year since 1952, which was conveniently also the year that the charts started. However, I soon ran into a problem with this. The problem being that in the 1950s the charts ...