Tell Me What Happened To You

What I’m about to say here may upset a few people. In fact, I know it will. Some of you may say I’m a selfish so-and-so for posting this here, and a few people on my social media friends list may unfriend me.

You see, what I’m about to say here is aimed at you, the person reading this. You may be related to me in some way, you may consider yourself a friend, or you may be someone I’ve crossed paths with sometime over the years that’s reconnected with me via social media.

I feel let down, in a big way. Why?

Social Media Discoveries 79: The Animal In Me, Vicky Psarakis, The Urban Folk Quartet, Anne Dar and More!

Episode 79 of Social Media Discoveries is here! Plenty of stuff for you here this week with one of the world's best cover bands, and a woman from Russia who may not even exist!

Forty Years Ago This Month

Forty years ago this month, I met these two for the first time.

We adopted Shep and Sam as puppy and kitten on the same day, both of them around six weeks old, on the same day we had to let Micky go because of a spinal issue.

Social Media Discoveries 78: Artificial Fear, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Matt Steady, Kayla King & More!

Episode 78 of Social Media Discoveries is here! There's plenty of the hard stuff for you this week from the US, Canada and Europe, as well as a song that has us asking: AI or not AI?

Rest in Peace Victor

I Don't Believe In God

Before I start this thing, I want to say that I’ve had serious doubts as to whether I should write this piece or not, because I know that someone will be offended, no matter what I say or how I say it. But screw it, here goes anyway.

I’m going to start by saying that there are a lot of things about religion I greatly admire. I admire the architecture. I believe that Cromer Parish Church in Cromer is one of the finest buildings I’ve ever seen, both inside and out. I used to enjoy climbing the steps in the church tower, and the view of the town from the top of the tower is absolutely stunning, especially if you’ve lived in Cromer all of your life.

Social Media Discoveries 77: Ladyva, Retro Game Remix, Stevie Riks, Shock Tea & More!

It's episode 77 of the Social Media Discoveries series, and once again we're giving you music from all around the world, including the lone Spotify song from a guy you may have seen doing a Gary Numan impression.

Social Media Discoveries 76: White Knight Instrumental, Good Terms, Banda Reggaetown, The Curator & More!

Photo Credit: Cromer Museum

Normal service has resumed with episode 76 of Social Media Discoveries, and along with the usual mix of songs culled from the depths of social media we've got one featuring a guy who's very local to me, so local that he works at the Cromer Museum!

My World Is Getting Smaller

The twenty-first century was meant to be good to me.

Sure, it began well enough. I had a brilliant job, and I worked with people who were more like family than friends. I’d also started to travel a little, two trips to France in 1999, a trip to Belgium for my birthday in 2000, a trip to the Eden Project in Cornwall in 2001.

Then a guy from Diss happened. He purchased the business, and instead of having the balls to tell me that I didn’t fit his vision of what he wanted for the business he set about making my life a misery, taking everything I’d worked so hard for away from me before making it impossible for me to stay. He wore me down and abused me mentally with late-night phone drunken phone calls. In the end I said no more, and I resigned on health grounds.

Social Media Discoveries 75: Lewis Floyd Henry Live In York Town Centre

It's time for episode 75 of Social Media Discoveries, and as the show has a "5" at the end of the number it means we're going to do things a little differently this week by going back in time to York this past July to visit with our favourite busker Lewis Floyd Hendry and his set from their town centre.