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)[…]
My obsession with the young Miss Kylie Minogue is a twenty year one, and the first time I ever saw her was on TV on an old Australian Soap Opera called “Neighbours.” Kylie played a mechanic called Charlene and wore dungarees, hooking up with Scott Robinson on the show. Scott Robinson was played by Jason Read more about “Everyday is all there is”: My obsessions with Kylie Minogue[…]
I have always been a massive George Best (and football) fan. This is one story which happened by chance and I simply could not have contemplated would happen. The mistakes we make in life and the way fate falls makes life so interesting. One Monday in Los Angeles during July 2007 I found myself in Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Bestie’s Bar!! Hermosa Avenue, Los Angeles, USA[…]
“It feels just like we just got started” – Sleeper and Louise Wener. I love delving back into my mid 1990s record collection and did so recently with my Sleeper albums. Sleeper were a girl fronted rock/Britpop band who had three albums between 1994 and 1997. I got into them in early 1996, mainly due Read more about “It feels just like we just got started” – Sleeper and Louise Wener[…]
Reminiscing on previous jobs and previous experiences recently brought up this memory of not working, but being in A1 Car Hire, watching my Mum work. What’s the story? Well my kid brother was born in 1994, so my Mum, Muriel Blair, hadn’t been working but looking after young Daniel! Then my Mum got back into Read more about A1 Car Hire! (1995 – 1997)[…]
I spent manys a day in Castlerock during the 1990s. Castlerock is an excellent little seaside town on Northern Ireland’s north coast. A number of reasons influenced the fact that I spent Summer and Easter days there. One was with my old school, Bangor Grammar who made a habit of holding summer camp at Guysmere Read more about Castlerock, Northern Ireland, The 1990s[…]
* This is a very old post, I cleared things up a bit better on the Great Exam Heist and the Aftermath on those articles. This story also appears in my book, Backpacking Centurion Volume 1 – Don’t Look Back In Bangor! It was June 1997 and I said my farewells to a school Read more about “I threw a brick through a window” – ending things appropriately in Bangor Grammar School[…]
When I booked my world tour in 2007, I knew I would not be missing too much of the UK football season, as I would be away for July, August and September. However as part of the tour, I found myself in Los Angeles, my first time in California. I had always been a Read more about Watching The First David Beckham Training Session: LA Galaxy, California, USA🇺🇸[…]