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Front Row For History

My last few posts have made references to attending rugby games – a little out of character, given that I’ve been a staunch supporter of Sunderland AFC for my whole life. This past weekend, I was at the Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs match to see the Sarries’ final match at Vicarage Road.
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The awkward moment when your front page has a 404

Just a quick posting – I got an e-mail in the past few days from someone who used to listen to Ringside/Ringside Live, asking why the link on the front page for the archives is broken.

I still have the domain, but I need to rebuild the holding page for the site. For the moment, anyone who wants to listen to the old shows should go to our “secret” page on Podbean for the short run we had on recorded shows, as well as the highlights of the days back when we were live. Just excuse the broken image links!

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Time To Vote, Tweet and Debate

Last week, Sky broadcast a debate involving the three main challengers for the post of Mayor of London… and for the first time I can remember, I engaged in the “new way” of watching television. By not actually watching it. (more…)

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Chasing Eggs

In my last post, I wrote a little bit about how I was looking forward to watching some egg chasing… well, a little over a week on, the pros and cons of following rugby have been weighing on my mind. (more…)

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…that awkward moment when you realise you’ve not updated in two months

Okay, I’m guilty – no blog updates in two months. You’d think I’m slacking off, again! Well, a lot has been going on, with my second book nearing completion, there’s actually something to talk about! (more…)

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Impact Wrestling – tapings notes and thoughts from Wembley (many spoilers ahead!)

Saturday, January 28 2012 saw TNA return to Wembley Arena for their fourth “Maximum Impact” show… a show that was switched to a TV taping about three weeks beforehand. Two episodes of Impact, which will air in the first two weeks of February on Spike TV in the US and on Challenge TV in the UK. Spoilers – albeit badly-written, done on a phone as the show went on – lie after the break… (more…)

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Somebody Call Their Momma – They Need A-Changin’

Sometimes, you just can’t win. Even when something happens that, in the bigger picture, is actually for the best, there’s always those who like to nitpick.

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Happy New Year, Happy New Shill

Hope everyone had a safe and happy new year’s celebrations… for those of you who have sobered up sufficiently at this point, there’s some good news… (more…)

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End of Year Rants

So, we’re nearly at the end of 2011 – hope everyone had a great Christmas/Holidays period (even if you’ve lost a day – Samoa, I’m looking at you), as we get set for 2012, there’s a few things that I wanted to put to paper… okay, keyboard! (more…)

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Late Gift Idea – Wrestling’s Sinking Ship

Apologies for the shameless plug, but if you haven’t gotten your copy of Wrestling’s Sinking Ship yet, now’s the perfect time to grab it! (more…)

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