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I see Les Mis So You Don't Have To 19 Jan 2013 | 07:34 pm
Let me first of all start with an apology to the patrons of Screen One in the Belmont Cinema last night; it was me who loudly guffawed the moment Russell Crowe started to sing two minutes into Les Mis...
Rules of Submergement 13 Jan 2013 | 06:49 pm
For a metaphor for noughties Britain one need look no further than our local swimming pool. It’s our Nanny State in microcosm except that instead of The Authorities we are governed by barely post adol...
Whistling in the Wind 16 Oct 2012 | 12:19 am
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 857 4889 Turriff Academy 40 9 6004 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Following the allegations bout Jimmy Savile, the floodgates have been opened on ...
My Granda's a Zombie! 21 Jun 2012 | 04:56 pm
I've not blogged for so long, you'd be forgiven for thinking I'd had my fingers cut off in a bizarre gardening accident, but today I re-open the Misssives front door. We've been busy, us Flying Marti...
Shameless Self Congratulation 13 Feb 2012 | 05:01 am
Got some nice news last night. The video I shot and directed for The Lorelei won the Fudge for Best Video 2012 last night. I am very chuffed. The band also won Best Punk Band ( I know, me neither) so ...
Worried Of Aberdeen 9 Feb 2012 | 02:35 am
"What me, worried?"* A bit, yes, if I'm honest. I am worried about my city. And I am worried about my country because of what has happened in my city. Sometimes I think we in the Scotland get compla...
You've Been Trumped Hits the US 23 Jan 2012 | 02:46 am
I am too busy to blog- that's evident, but last year when I wasn't so busy I wrote a review about a film that is very close to my heart and indeed my house. That film is You've Been Trumped which is d...
Hack Yourself 25 Dec 2011 | 03:46 am
Photo courtesy of Stuart Walker The blogging and the writing has taken a back seat this year as I've gone back to doing the creative thing I started doing first, making videos. It seems only fair to...
Disasterdly Dawg 10 Oct 2011 | 03:37 am
Sonny The Black Menace had an accident today. The full details of which are only just emerging. It started with a phonecall from the backroad, "Dad Sonny's not moving". As opening lines go, it's a cl...
Help! My Granda's a Zombie! 27 Sep 2011 | 06:00 am
For the past few weeks my kids and my nieces have been secretly filming my Dad, their Granda, also known as Frazzlegranda. This is why. Don't ever miss a Misssive, subscribe! Visit my other blog ww...
