It was a quiet Monday evening in mid-August 2004. I was living with Neil, Jody and Austin on the Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth. It was quite rare that we would all have the same night off, so when we did we normally would go into town, go to the football or go to the pub Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Poole Pub Crawl, England, August 2004[…]
It all reached a very very surreal peak when I led the troops of the South of England Northern Ireland Supporters Club all the way to the Isle of Wight in the first year of my chairmanship of the club. It may just sound like we fancied a party on the island, but the story Read more about The Isle of Wight was The Isle of GREEN – Taking Over The Island (November 2006)[…]
I was aware that the kid’s toy Lego was 50 earlier this year. 1958 – 2008 for what is and will always be my favourite toy in the world. I read it in The Sun and for some reason didn’t actually pay that much attention to it, even though while growing up in Northern Ireland Read more about Bricking it – Lego Turns Fifty!!! *[…]
Actually I didn’t, I’ve never met Noel Gallagher. Not only is Noel one of my heroes, but he also happens to be the funniest man in the world. I got into Oasis, his band big time in 1995. But last year my Dad, Joe Blair actually met Noel Gallagher! Now how jealous was I on Read more about The Day I…Met Noel Gallagher (by my Dad)[…]
Well in a way, it has taken me well over three years to condense this amazing trip into words for a weblog, so here goes, and bear with me, we bunged a hell of a lot in here. This post is basically the third out of a four part 25th birthday celebration for me during Read more about Every Night I’ve Been Eating My Coleslaw! – Warsaw, Easter 2005[…]
At this point you’ll be asking what the fuck is a “MySac”, and even if you knew what it was, you’d be wondering why it was once a phenomenon. Well read on and all shall be revealed…It was early August 2006 and I was working for the busy PR Agency Bite Communications in London, and Read more about The “MySac” Phenomenon: Bite Summer Party August 2006[…]
It is amazing and incredible how little things influence your day and your life, and how the people you meet have a particular bearing on something that happens to you. On my 2007 World Tour, the first night I turned up at the Planet Traveler Hostel on my own, in search of wisdom, people and Read more about Milestone Method – Maybe I’m On My Own Still (But At Least I’m Happy)[…]
I had never lived in any form of official student accomodation before, despite having studied at Belvoir Training Centre (1997 – 1998) and Ards Tech (2002 – 2003), and even when I moved to Bournemouth, England in 2003, I didn’t move into the student halls of residence. 2003 is when I started studying at Bournemouth Read more about One Month In Cranborne House, Bournemouth (August 2005)[…]