Category Archives: Manchester

Who’s bored of me talking about Christmas yet? No-one? OK great. Emma keeps trying to insist that we need to make the decorations classy or whatever, so I’ve taken to waiting until she goes to bed then sticking fairy lights … Continue reading →

Well as advent continues, my Top Gear chocolate advent calendar continues to provide a healthy and nutritious start to each and every day.

Remember when I saw a TV program being filmed in my building a few weeks back? Well it’s on the box this Monday. Come Dine With Me- Coronation Street special. Coronation Street has been on for 50 years, so they’re … Continue reading →

I’ve had a lot of emails about where to buy skull shaped Christmas decorations which are all sparkly and that. The answer is Paperchase, Market Street, Manchester. £7.50 each right now, but if you wait a few weeks, you can … Continue reading →

I love Christmas and I will not apologise for it. Society dictates that a grown man can’t get too excited about Santa, so I’ve pretty much kept a lid on things during November. There was the odd slip up: making … Continue reading →

Two things written on the backs of vans today: If I had a van, I’d have a Martin Amis quote on the back of it Money doesn’t mind if we say it’s evil, it goes from strength to strength. It’s … Continue reading →

Emma’s parents were visiting this weekend. They’re big fans of watching old people smoke, so we took them to “The Famous Bury Market”* It’s a grand place Bury Market, you can buy all your bits there: mobile phone chargers, formal … Continue reading →

T-shirt / hoodie / monstrosity store in the Arndale centre. “What percentage of their sales do you think are ironic?” asked Emma. Not enough say I.

Every week on Market Street there seem to be a new bunch of crazy people spouting radical political ideas / nonsense. I wonder if you have to book the slot, there’s probably someone sat in the town hall with a … Continue reading →

We took the steam train from Bury to Ramsbottom; a nice little town with fancy dress shops, and fancy people. We were a few weeks late for the Black Pudding throwing, which seems like a bit of a waste of … Continue reading →