11-11-11: from Kings Heath to Cotteridge
Tom Lennon1.25pm: Kick off.
1.26pm: Boost bars are unwrapped.
We make our way down Vicarage Road onto Fordhouse Lane – from Kings […]
Roadkill
Tom LennonI was sitting at my desk today, doing some work and trying to mind my own business. Some colleagues sitting across from […]
The sound of a pin dropping…
Tom LennonOkay, for the last couple of weeks I’ve been as quiet as Marcel Marceau and prolific as Peter Gabriel. I have reasons for this. I […]
444 Club on Friday
Tom LennonFor the benefit of all those Birmingham-based, gig-going, uplifting gormandizers out there (Heyyy now, Daddy-O…), The Courtesy Group – Al Hutchins’ awesome […]
Because I’m Fickle
Tom LennonWell whaddaya know: I’ve changed my mind already.
Since watching Rocky Balboa last week with Clare I’ve decided that it deserves a place in […]
James Joyce’s Digbethers
Tom LennonThe great Irish writer James Joyce and his lover Nora Barnacle briefly lived in Birmingham's Digbeth area, apparently.
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 […]
When Mr Bill came to Birmingham
Tom LennonMy workpal Kuz has a second job working weekends on the front desk of the 4-star Marriott Hotel in Birmingham’s city centre. […]
Brummie of the Year 2007 is….
Tom Lennon(Sustained drumroll. Collective gasp of anticipation. Vigorous wrestling with a glitzy-looking envelope.)
…John Tighe, the Landlord of the mighty Spotted Dog pub […]
Voix pour Pete.
Tom LennonAs I mentioned in a previous post, my good friend and erstwhile gig pimp Pete Ashton is in the shortlist for Brummie […]