DougMar 23, 20241 min readIt’s been a while!Well what an interesting few months I've had! I've started acting classes and it's been a very powerful and positive experience! I'm...
DougFeb 19, 20241 min readMusic to soothe …..Back to the small pipes! Whenever I feel my mental health failing it’s to music I turn, principally to the music of my ancestors. There...
DougNov 11, 20231 min readAha!!!My life is complete! At last I got to meet the godfather of lunchtime TV and very early local radio….the irreplaceable and dare I say it...
DougOct 12, 20232 min readTune and some thoughtsWent to see Skippinish last night at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. They are a great modern Scottish folk group and brilliant live. I just...
DougOct 5, 20232 min readA rare bad dayOn the whole my days are relatively normal. I'm passably happy most of the time and I have many things to be happy about. I'm blessed...
DougSep 17, 20231 min readThe Mighty 8thI still come here occasionally when the mood takes me., when I think someone will listen to a song or read what I've got to say. Long...
DougAug 22, 20231 min readThinnerAaahhha got you!! I'm actually getting fatter..... I'm just trying to look thinner in the photo! I'm now at 103kgs...... or 220lbs of...
DougAug 20, 20231 min readTune Du JourI was lucky enough to see Highlander at the Leicester Square odeon in 1986 when it was first released. It remains one of my favourite...
DougAug 12, 20231 min readTune du jourThis is a wonderful cover by the amazing Glen Campbell, my favourite country singer. He seemed to be a genuinely nice person with a...
DougAug 7, 20232 min readTune du jourEyes without a face. Billy Idol from 1983. I was 15 when this was released and I desperately wanted to be just like him. I bleached my...
DougAug 6, 20231 min readA rare visitThings are winding down in here! I'll visit occasionally but I'd like to thank all those that popped in to see how things were going. If...
DougJul 13, 20232 min readQuote du jour!Seems to be winding down in here! I have passed the test, survived and grown and lived to never regret the gift of life. I have so much...
DougJun 27, 20231 min readLatest newsWell it’s been a while hasn’t it dear readers. There’s not many of  you left, you’ve watch me weather the storm and now recede like the...
DougJun 27, 20231 min readTune of the month!https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zABLecsR5UE I'm going under and this time I fear there's no one to save me This all or nothing really got a...
DougMay 1, 20235 min readThe pastI wrote this 'poem', this stream of consciousness, a long time ago it seems. Everything was dark then and I couldn't see a way out of my...
DougApr 30, 20231 min readBecauseThis tune means so much to me and always will https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMalhcGp9g
DougMar 28, 20231 min readAm I the Narcissist?Believe me when I say that this is a question all victims of the narc ask themselves! I did, frequently. This is caused by one of the...
DougMar 18, 20231 min readRuraRura released their new album today and it's a doozy! All great tunes but the first one is my favourite 'Journeys End' I've already...
DougFeb 23, 20231 min readThe Cut OffTHE CUT OFF I know it’s a big ask and would seem almost impossible to do but the cut off is essential for your mental health. You have...