Albert Tatlock

The hotel that inspired Fawlty Towers reopens Also, if your family comes from the UK and you have an out of the ordinary name, this may give you an idea what part of the country your family came from (alternative searches for recently and 1881):- http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/default.aspx Mine seems spot on - our branch of the Dowdalls moved from Ireland to Cardiff, and South Wales is shown as an area of concentration. The others are also generally areas where there were alot of ports or sea traffic, and we've always had a history of merchant sailoring. http://www.spatial-lite

I've just put one of these in the post to you. That should do the trick.

And a certain someone else ... I will be monitoring your blog for an appraisal.

Sidestep like Phil Bennett, unfortunately.

This is more my style

I thought of you when I was at Tower Bridge again, watching while Tom posed for some Wilco holiday pics competion entries (Is is still summer? Is it still going?). I was artistic director for a later one on the theme of I'm A Wheel (any ideas?), and there's a good one of Donna and Tom separated by a Life Guard.

Sorry, but black and orange means only one thing to me, and it's not good when you come from Cardiff: http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/ P.S. Enjoyed the Dirty Pretty Things piece.

Done. Wander round Tower Hill, boat to Embankment, wander up Whitehall to Trafalgar Square. Back to work - but meeting for meal this evening. Kidsmoke taking many many photos. Tom is a top man.

Under the moonlight, The serious moonlight. Kidsmoke rendezvous: T - 29 mins

In a moment of submission to VC mind-control, I did buy the Midlake album last week. It was the only CD I had with my for a week and a half on holiday - so constant repeat for a hours at a time in the car, and was most appropriate for the scenery I was experiencing. Great stuff. I was even growing a beard. So, thanks for the recommendation. (Sorry Welsh Rich )

Naah, he's just resting. (I knew you'd get that one immediately ) I'm going to try to take the day off (but may be tricky as I've been away 2 weeks and stuff has happened that I need to check on), but at the very least I'll see them in the evening. More classic comedy. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson - writers of true genius. Love Harry H Corbett too - I saw him in a deckchair on the beach at Bournemouth once when I was a kid.

Two things. I did think of the Western Isles alot when in some parts of Norway. I have been to Skye, but had wanted to visit some of the more remote places. I think I can save myself that now - Norway is equally remote in those beautiful parts, but seems to have better infrastructure to enable easier travelling, as they are a whole nation geared up to sustaining small communities. Second - waterfalls. This is actually one of the dullest I saw. I only took it because it was the single day of mist & rain on the holiday and I wanted to take something that would trigger memories of that day's

Good news - Norway is so close and I never fully appreciated the magnitude of it's scenery. Bad news - for that reason I might never need to go to the USA again (except Norway has no deserts, and I do like a desert). My ears were burning - and I thought it was just the wind whistlling through the fjords (which I am already pining for).

Great set of programmes on BBC4 last night. Loads of memories. I think it continues tonight. What I enjoyed most was how outrageously amateur everything looked on the TOTP performances - bad lip synching etc., no slick PR grooming, but there were some great characters around then. Wreckless Eric, Edmunds/Lowe/Rockpile, early Madness, Elvis Costello, Tenpole Tudor, Ian Dury, The Pogues etc. etc. etc. Even Lena Lovitch raised a smile - who I never thought I'd ever see or hear again. Bit of an interview relating to the TV event here: http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/f...icle1587921.

Interview: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1871523,00.html

Chin chin

Well, if he's not yet complaining about a sore arse I'd say you've come out of that little episode of revelry ahead.

I'll try the links to the pages rather than the pictures then http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_lindin/...jpg&.src=ph http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_lindin/...jpg&.src=ph http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_lindin/...jpg&.src=ph http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_lindin/...jpg&.src=ph http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_lindin/...jpg&.src=ph The're all a bit darker than the reality, and don't do it justice, so I'm a bit disappointed, but I definitely found 2 of my current favourite 10 places on the planet there. My battery ran out for the best 4 days at the end when

"Oy! Did you spill my pint? Yes you, you lanky git!"

You must have a very good camera - it's captured your legs frozen in time even though I know they were just a whirling blur of Riverdance frenzy. Meanwhile I tick the no publicity box (but you can just look in my profile if you really want to). http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/a_lindin/...jpg&.src=ph Twice as high as the Eiffel tower, and straight down over the edge.

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Now you're making me salivate ...

"Needs must when the devil drives" Have you tried a sprinkling of hundreds and thousands all over them to take the edge off?