Plugging my friends #1: Pete Ashton
Tom LennonMy good friend Pete Ashton’s excellent Created in Birmingham weblog has been named joint winner in the ‘Independent […]
Can we call him Al?
Tom LennonI received the following text message from my good friend and erstwhile comics collaborator Phil Walsh at 7.11am on 28th January 2008:
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I found a pair of old Docs…
Tom LennonI watched a couple of vintage documentaries about two of my favourite writers on Ye Olde Interwebs this week […]
Blurt at the Curate’s Egg this Thursday
Tom LennonFor the benefit of those who live in and around Birmingham, Al Hutchins and the Courtesy Group are hosting a Curate’s Egg night with […]
Strange New Words Revisited
Tom LennonI’m into neologisms in a big way. When I get bored, I make up new words. I got bored today, so I […]
When Mr Bill came to Birmingham
Tom Lennon"No Soup for You!"
Tom LennonOne of my favourite Christmas presents this year was the Season 7 DVD box set of the classic 90s American comedy series […]
My Top 10 Gigs of 2007
Tom LennonDon’t you just hate those end of year countdown shows? Cheap, schedule-padding fodder consisting of cobbled together clips and witless pundits pontificating witlessly. […]
Expletive Deleted, Deletion Retreated
Tom LennonIt’s a bit late in the day, but I can’t talk about The Pogues without at least mentioning the recent brouhaha over the re-release […]
The Pogues, Birmingham Academy, 16th December 2007
Tom LennonI went to see The Pogues the other week. Really, I did.
I suppose I should write a review or something, but […]