Not so much a series of short stories, as a collection of recollections between 1 and 4 pages long – from the author the then-slightly-successful South London comedian, Mark Steel. In the nearly 30 years since the book’s publication he’s
There's another 3 for the recycling box… One an unexpected boon from a whisky festival, one a fruity trip back through time, and the last drops of the Port Ellen I opened for my 40th birthday (and probably the last one I'll ever open). #lovescotch #somanymemories #whiskyismadebypeople
One chapter finishes, another begins…Farewell lovely whisky shelves (built by the magnificent @whiskyrepublic) – there's no space for you in the nursery.
Recycling crate is looking a bit rarefied this week… #packinguptobuildthenursery
Funny, this bloke says he's an author, but it's the first time I've ever seen him in a bookshop… (I think that says more about me than him)Fascinating and impassioned talk to accompany his wonderful new book, "A Sense Of Place".Whisky is made by people.
Butterfly Brain
This book of memoirs felt like Barry Cryer didn’t really want to write it – but I’m really glad he did, and loved every moment of it. It’s a bit biased – I’d read a shopping list if I knew
Whatever next?Our child will be born in December, and I'm struggling with the idea that they will grow up assuming that all this sort of thing is perfectly normal.
Him Off the Viz
As autobiographies go, it was fine. The story of the genesis and the quirks/behind-the-scnes stuff of Viz magazine were great, and I suppose in a way it was slightly comforting to be reading the story of a fairly ordinary chap
In The Plex
Subtitled “How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives” – an interesting read this, given that it was published in 2011… so, a company biopic from 10 years ago for a company that’s very much continued aggressively evolving to present
We're enjoying a #JapaneseWhisky session at @thedusties tonight with @nathanshearer159 and I'm mindful of people saying "I wouldn't pay £X for a 12yo". And learning about the #Miyagikyo isn't really making that picture any clearer. Lovely whisky though innit.
