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- [Everything run by the sun is a tune (or something)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2026/07/everything-run-by-the-sun-is-a-tune-or-something/) - I know that this isn't going to save the planet. I've been to Vegas. I've seen the vast quantities of waste and energy squandering that goes on daily, and though it hasn't put me off sorting my recycling out at 11:30pm on a Sunday night so the bin men can collect it on Monday, seeing
- [Chef's tips](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2026/06/chefs-tips/) - Over the course of lockdown we vastly elevated our cooking game (covered in an earlier post), and proceeded to cook 98 consecutive dinners and lunches from the Marcus Wareing cookbooks, which probably also explains why we packed on about 20 kg during lockdown. We've also saved loads of recipes from our various dalliances with meal
- [The Algorithm Knows All](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2025/12/the-algorithm-knows-all/) - December, eh? A time to look back and take stock of the past year. And now we've got AI we don't even need to take our own stock - we can have The Machines do it for us! And so who of us under the age of 70 wouldn't be delighted to read our auto-generated
- [Whisky Nerds and their terrifying birds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/05/whisky-nerds-and-their-terrifying-birds/) - For some reason whisky folks pop up from time to time in photos engaged in practices relating to Falconry (& associated disciplines). It seemed silly not to gather them in an album.
- [She swallowed the cat to catch the bird. The fly had left some time ago. The cat was totally redundant.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2025/08/she-swallowed-the-cat-to-catch-the-bird-the-fly-had-left-some-time-ago-the-cat-was-totally-redundant/) - I won't claim it was the most popular post I've ever written, but a while ago I kinda vented a few frustrations around my attempts to realise an idea I had, whereby I could post content to an Instagram feed, and scrape that to push the content into Wordpress to display on a timeline. The
- [Ew.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2025/08/ew/) - I've always held a fairly cavalier attitude to how long you can keep stuff safely in a domestic freezer. My formative years were influence heavily by the Master of long-term cold storage, my mother. In addition to her mostly-beige-powders spice rack which was stocked some time in 1965, and a comically museum-like pantry cupboard (in
- ["Yes.  Of course they did."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2025/01/yes-of-course-they-did/) - Our washing machine packed up on Friday. In fact, it's just something jammed in the drainage pump (we think), however to get to it you've got to basically take the whole thing apart - and based on recent repairs to the dishwasher we reckon that's gonna be at least £100 for parts & labour. The
- [She swallowed the bird to catch the spider](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/12/she-swallowed-the-bird-to-catch-the-spider/) - There you are, thinking "Well, I've been posting data on an Instagram feed - might be nice to organise and visualise it a bit differently?". No problem - surely there are various ways to query Insta based on hashtags? Oh. /* You CAN search Insta for a hashtag, but it only shows you ALL posts
- [404.  Ho ho ho!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/12/404-ho-ho-ho/) - We've lived here about 7 years now. In that time we've pretty well totally redecorated (and in some cases remodelled) the house. The only reminders of the previous occupants are a couple of trees in the garden, the paint job inside the garage, and the Christmas card that now appears every year, addressed to them.
- [Well. You've been quite the industrious little runt, haven't you.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/10/well-youve-been-quite-the-industrious-little-runt-havent-you/)
- [Good job I didn't buy the cheap stuff.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/10/good-job-i-didnt-buy-the-cheap-stuff/)
- [Oh yeah. Still got it.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/09/oh-yeah-still-got-it/)
- [TAKE US TO YOUR LEADER](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/09/take-us-to-your-leader/)
- [I think we all know what's happened here.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/09/i-think-we-all-know-whats-happened-here/)
- [#in Ardnamurchan 7yo Whisky Sponge Edition 100 2024-08-23 Farewell from our universe little #WhiskySponge - maybe we'll see you when we visit #Whiskyland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/08/in-ardnamurchan-7yo-whisky-sponge-edition-100-2024-08-23-farewell-from-our-universe-little-whiskysponge-maybe-well-see-you-when-we-visit-whiskyland/)
- [Mug.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/06/not-terrible-2/)
- [I know each generation says "The kids of today have it all done for them - we had to make our own fun!".But, y'know. In the 80s if we wanted to play poo bingo it was a very different landscape.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/08/i-know-each-generation-says-the-kids-of-today-have-it-all-done-for-them-we-had-to-make-our-own-fun-but-yknow-in-the-80s-if-we-wanted-to-play-poo-bingo-it-was-a-very-different-la/)
- [Grading Whiskies Out Of 100: A Composte](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/grading-whiskies-out-of-100-a-composte/) - The response that nobody asked for. Having recently read 2 blogposts on the topic, this qualifies the topic of "Grading Whiskies Out Of 100" to now be styled as "a debate"* - so I thought I'd add my own slant on what I've read so far... irrelevant as it may be, because personally I don't
- [Not terrible.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/06/not-terrible/)
- [Well they're staying on the shelf.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/06/well-theyre-staying-on-the-shelf/)
- [Looks like it's all going to shit over at Morrisons... #brokenbritain #strewth](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/06/looks-like-its-all-going-to-shit-over-at-morrisons-brokenbritain-strewth/)
- [The Ticket Thing IS BACK!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/06/the-ticket-thing-is-back/) - (I bet you didn't even notice it was missing...) Some while back I wrote a thing so that it was possible to look at all my old gig tickets. Because for reasons I can't fully explain in an acceptable timeframe, I have the ticket to EVERY GIG I'VE EVER BEEN TO scanned and stored in
- [Tonight we tried making a Celeriac Carbonara, cos it was on the telly, sounded amazing, and I have very little imagination.I've never simmered cream for 25 mins before. Delicious, though ludicrously rich.God I love celeriac.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/05/tonight-we-tried-making-a-celeriac-carbonara-cos-it-was-on-the-telly-sounded-amazing-and-i-have-very-little-imagination-ive-never-simmered-cream-for-25-mins-before-delicious-though-ludicrou/)
- [Saturday evening looks promising. #iykyk #samuelsgorge](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/04/saturday-evening-looks-promising-iykyk-samuelsgorge/)
- [I wanted to have a crack at triple cooked chips, then thought 'Probably worth trying to keep it healthy though'" - and as if by magic, Waitrose had these plant-based filet steaks!They taste pretty good if you cook them in mangalitsa pork fat!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/04/i-wanted-to-have-a-crack-at-triple-cooked-chips-then-thought-probably-worth-trying-to-keep-it-healthy-though-and-as-if-by-magic-waitrose-had-these-plant-based-filet-steaksthey-tast/)
- [Utter carnage.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/05/utter-carnage/)
- [And to replace the gap in the shelf from the departure of that Lagavulin, this international gold award-winning drop from my local @circumstancedistillery - cheerily hand delivered on a bank holiday, which isn't bad considering I ordered it a 5 to midnight last night! Top chaps round there.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/05/and-to-replace-the-gap-in-the-shelf-from-the-departure-of-that-lagavulin-this-international-gold-award-winning-drop-from-my-local-circumstancedistillery-cheerily-hand-delivered-on-a-bank-holiday/)
- [Finishing a bottle of Lagavulin doesn't just mean another empty bottle to recycle. It's a reminder - a memory of the wonderful times I've had visiting the distillery.  Coasting in on the ferry past those iconic white walls.  Drinking the cask sample in the sun on the grass with Colin, Jonny, and Liz during the Feis. My last visit there (unintentional) when we missed the turnoff to Laphroaig and got caught in the rain. The warehouse tour with Iain. Learning about Dunyvaig with Georgie. Listening to Dr Nick tell (many) tales of Peter Mackie.  Sneaking illicit drams on the pier during the jazz festival. My first visit to Islay when we didn't know there was a festival on. Singing along with Tim in Soho Whisky Club.  Experiencing the vagaries of international post trading with Sjoerd.  Pouring a 12yo at Adrian's stag do. Every other bottle of Lagavulin I've opened, finished, and shared since discovering this amazing hobby. #aintnofoolin #lovescotch #lagavulin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/05/finishing-a-bottle-of-lagavulin-doesnt-just-mean-another-empty-bottle-to-recycle-its-a-reminder-a-memory-of-the-wonderful-times-ive-had-visiting-the-distillery-coast/)
- [First whisky tasting of 2024 for me - led by the lovely @meatrobot as part of #TheWhiskyExchangeOnTour #lovescotch #omnomnom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/03/first-whisky-tasting-of-2024-for-me-led-by-the-lovely-meatrobot-as-part-of-thewhiskyexchangeontour-lovescotch-omnomnom/)
- [Grabbed a few of the usual suspects and went to Newcastle (where I've not been before). Great times, great food & beer, magical salve for the soul.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/03/grabbed-a-few-of-the-usual-suspects-and-went-to-newcastle-where-ive-not-been-before-great-times-great-food-beer-magical-salve-for-the-soul/)
- [(Bam a lam)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/03/bam-a-lam/)
- [We BStandings are widely recognised for our keen intellects.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/04/we-bstandings-are-widely-recognised-for-our-keen-intellects/)
- [Minmo was out looking at a duck earlier.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/04/minmo-was-out-looking-at-a-duck-earlier/)
- [WET DOG #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/03/wet-dog-larrybstanding/)
- [One day @matsudairamen I will make it to your hallowed restaurant. But until that day comes I'll have to console myself with your delicious ramen kits. Mmm. Chippy Lane Mazesoba. If I invent time travel this weekend, I'm travelling back to the moment before I started eating this, so I could do it all over again. #goodnoodsgoodmoods](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/03/one-day-matsudairamen-i-will-make-it-to-your-hallowed-restaurant-but-until-that-day-comes-ill-have-to-console-myself-with-your-delicious-ramen-kits-mmm-chippy-lane-mazesoba-if-i-invent-time/)
- [It was twenty years ago today.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/05/it-was-twenty-years-ago-today/) - I mean, this is the kind of moment that calls for a stop & reminisce, right? 20 years ago today - May 2nd, 2004 - I stepped off a British Airways flight from Adelaide via Singapore which had freshly landed at Heathrow Airport. The Jason that had just left Australia was 28 years old, spent
- [More lists, innit.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/02/more-lists-innit/) - The main thing 2023 taught me was that having a newborn in the house changes your life in ways you can't comprehend in advance. Similarly, you might think 4 months off work for paternity leave might afford a little extra reading time, perhaps? But that'd be naively ignoring your near-total inability to concentrate due to
- [I haven't looked into it, but it seems progressive that I live in a city that appears to do horse recycling.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/02/i-havent-looked-into-it-but-it-seems-progressive-that-i-live-in-a-city-that-appears-to-do-horse-recycling/)
- [The greatest moment of TV in 2023.  Perhaps, of all time.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/01/the-greatest-moment-of-tv-in-2023-perhaps-of-all-time/)
- [Getting older brings you a wealth of new experiences. For example, before now I don't know I'd ever hold any doubts about whether this revelation from Sainsbury's from 2023 was a positive thing or not. #bacon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2024/01/getting-older-brings-you-a-wealth-of-new-experiences-for-example-before-now-i-dont-know-id-ever-hold-any-doubts-about-whether-this-revelation-from-sainsburys-from-2023-was-a-positi/)
- [#larrybstanding enjoying his Christmas encounter with the big big ball.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/12/larrybstanding-enjoying-his-christmas-encounter-with-the-big-big-ball/)
- [Sorry vegans...Everyone else - I INSIST you go out now and buy a copy of @marcuswareing 's Everyday Marcus, turn to p132, and make yourself Roast Chicken Leg with Tarragon and Cucumber&Cashew Salad. It is an act of culinary self'-love. #tarragon #omnomnom #happiness #umbrellas #etc](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/12/sorry-vegans-everyone-else-i-insist-you-go-out-now-and-buy-a-copy-of-marcuswareing-s-everyday-marcus-turn-to-p132-and-make-yourself-roast-chicken-leg-with-tarragon-and-cucumbercashew-sala/)
- [It's important to treat yourself from time to time, so on the last day of work for the year, and having had my boss tell me they're really happy with the work I've done so far, a tasty elixir is what's needed to accompany the ribeye.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/12/its-important-to-treat-yourself-from-time-to-time-so-on-the-last-day-of-work-for-the-year-and-having-had-my-boss-tell-me-theyre-really-happy-with-the-work-ive-done-so-far-a-tasty-eli/)
- [Icey Wicey Spider fucked off to somewhere warm,Round here that sort of behaviour is the norm...️](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/12/icey-wicey-spider-fucked-off-to-somewhere-warmround-here-that-sort-of-behaviour-is-the-norm-️/)
- [We have a 1 year old in our midst. My word, that happened fast.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/11/we-have-a-1-year-old-in-our-midst-my-word-that-happened-fast/)
- [If you happen to catch me complaining about never getting to do anything fun, tell me to wind my neck in, and point to this weekend of hedonism.Only you might need to read it to me, cos I can't make out that tiny writing. Was heaps good though. #whisky #pasture #hedonism #omnomnom #berrybrosrudd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/11/if-you-happen-to-catch-me-complaining-about-never-getting-to-do-anything-fun-tell-me-to-wind-my-neck-in-and-point-to-this-weekend-of-hedonism-only-you-might-need-to-read-it-to-me-cos-i-cant-ma/)
- [It's definitely how he would have wanted to be remembered.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/11/its-definitely-how-he-would-have-wanted-to-be-remembered/)
- [Wifi Conundrum - sensible answers only please...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/12/wifi-conundrum-sensible-answers-only-please/) - So, a few years back we bought a Ring video doorbell - and despite the early promise of Great Things the reality has been that the whole thing's a bit pants. Ever the masochist, I decided to figure out what the problem was and then come up with a gameplan to make it better. From
- [And all day long we sing a happy tune...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/10/and-all-day-long-we-sing-a-happy-tune/) - Sesame Street, man. The early 70s (and by extension, re-runs in the mid-late 70s onwards) was a helluva time for educational TV, cos nobody really had any idea what it was. Sesame Street churned out some amazing stuff - and not least among it, the Capital I song. Who are these people? Why do they
- [Web Development? Sure. Server?  Turns out, not so much...!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/10/web-development-sure-server-turns-out-not-so-much/) - Having recently changed jobs to work for a fairly sizable UK-based web hosting company, I found myself considering my web hosting setup. The bulk of the websites I tool about with in my spare time are Wordpress, just because of the sorts of things going on on those websites. The whole "personal website" journey for
- [Ramen Rankings](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/10/ramen-rankings/) - I love ramen. One of my life's side-quests is to find the perfect bowl. This is my attempt at tracking and ranking the places I've had it. Bristol, unless otherwise indicated. The Gold Collection Kanada Ya (London, Central St Giles) Be still, my beating heart. A place I used to go for coffee back in
- [What a difference 5 years and a lockdown makes...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/what-a-difference-5-years-and-a-lockdown-makes/) - Never had a proper beard before... not 100% sure about it. Someone the other day said I looked like Christopher Lee from Lord of the Rings. I think I need to put some text underneath the image, or this thing loses its shit and doesn't know how to render the image properly.
- [So the thing is, we've been really busy!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/01/so-the-thing-is-weve-been-really-busy/) - 2015 has been interesting for me - it felt like I didn't have much at all in the way of spare time or spare money with which to do stuff. That's not to say that we didn't have any fun, but the time really rocketed past & seemed to be just, well, full. About this
- [Schnittyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/10/schnittyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy/)
- [The joy of forgetting bacon naan rolls are a thing is suddenly remembering them, and then making and eating one.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/10/the-joy-of-forgetting-bacon-naan-rolls-are-a-thing-is-suddenly-remembering-them-and-then-making-and-eating-one/)
- [Viddy well, o father.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/10/viddy-well-o-father/)
- [Observed. Dealt with.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/09/observed-dealt-with/)
- [Beef Bourguignon from The Book of St Marcus (New Classics, p136 for those playing along at home) - only it was closer to a 6h cook because I forgot about some meetings. It smells DIVINE but I feel like I'm getting gout symptoms just by being in the same room as it. Bring on dinnertime... #meaty #omnomnom @marcuswareing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/09/beef-bourguignon-from-the-book-of-st-marcus-new-classics-p136-for-those-playing-along-at-home-only-it-was-closer-to-a-6h-cook-because-i-forgot-about-some-meetings-it-smells-divine-but-i-feel-lik/)
- [#MinnieBStanding channelling her inner Nigel Tufnel today... #medicallyaccurate #andohowtheydanced #iwantlargebread #eleven](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/09/minniebstanding-channelling-her-inner-nigel-tufnel-today-medicallyaccurate-andohowtheydanced-iwantlargebread-eleven/)
- [Naked lunch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/09/naked-lunch/)
- [We're intrigued by this activity table, which claims to be suitable for 18mths+. Given how Minmo towers over it at 9mths she probably won't even be able to see it when she's old enough to play with it!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/08/were-intrigued-by-this-activity-table-which-claims-to-be-suitable-for-18mths-given-how-minmo-towers-over-it-at-9mths-she-probably-wont-even-be-able-to-see-it-when-shes-old-enough/)
- [I thought that'd been banned in Federation space...?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/08/i-thought-thatd-been-banned-in-federation-space/)
- [It's easy to get caught up in the cynicism about the traffic, the crowds, the inevitable weather-related cancellations, etc. But one can't help get caught up in a sense of childlike wonder of looking out the window to see a sky filled with hot air balloons. #balloonfiesta #balloonfiasco](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/08/its-easy-to-get-caught-up-in-the-cynicism-about-the-traffic-the-crowds-the-inevitable-weather-related-cancellations-etc-but-one-cant-help-get-caught-up-in-a-sense-of-childlike-wonder-o/)
- [The long crawl to freedom.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/08/the-long-crawl-to-freedom/)
- [It seems our garden includes a small tribute to Sean Lock.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/08/it-seems-our-garden-includes-a-small-tribute-to-sean-lock/)
- [Weekends are for recharging. Thankyou @matsudairamen #yuzu #shioramen #YUMzu #becauseimworthit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/07/weekends-are-for-recharging-thankyou-matsudairamen-yuzu-shioramen-yumzu-becauseimworthit/)
- [It's been AGES since I went to an in-person whisky tasting, but what a great way to dip back in - @thedusties put together a genuinely excellent Stauning Danish Whisky session last night, led by the lovely @stauningwhisky_hans and the legendary @ali.is.out.stauningLike Ali, my head was incredulously turned by the superb Maple Syrup cask Rye - I  SHOULDN'T like it, BUT IT REALLY WORKS! YUM!Great whisky, great folk, great story. And to think it all happened because @martin_vesterby heard a documentary on his car radio! If he'd been listening to the shipping forecast, I'd have had to stay home!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/07/its-been-ages-since-i-went-to-an-in-person-whisky-tasting-but-what-a-great-way-to-dip-back-in-thedusties-put-together-a-genuinely-excellent-stauning-danish-whisky-session-last-night-led-by/)
- [Every now and again you'll be reading a book or article and suddenly the author deploys a sentence which makes you sit up, stop, and wonder. And this, from @petebrownbeer talking about the personalities of numerals, is one of those genius moments. (reading: Clubland)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/07/every-now-and-again-youll-be-reading-a-book-or-article-and-suddenly-the-author-deploys-a-sentence-which-makes-you-sit-up-stop-and-wonder-and-this-from-petebrownbeer-talking-about-the-person/)
- [Does this seem like a weird brand crossover to anyone else? HERE ARE SOME UNDERPANTS YOU CAN SIT AROUND WATCHING TV IN. #itsthepants](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/07/does-this-seem-like-a-weird-brand-crossover-to-anyone-else-here-are-some-underpants-you-can-sit-around-watching-tv-in-itsthepants/)
- [Here is an update for all interested parties: the albatross is now correctly installed.It is seabird flavoured.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/07/here-is-an-update-for-all-interested-parties-the-albatross-is-now-correctly-installed-it-is-seabird-flavoured/)
- [Birthday awesomeness part deux: delectable @kanada_ya_ldn ramen at home (via @thedishpatch). This is the gold standard in ramen, folks. Just breathtakingly good. Also, treated myself to opening a new pair of red Explorer socks from my stockpile. The iconic, indestructible sock that money can't buy (any more). @thisisathalie to thank for that (in about 2005).](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/07/birthday-awesomeness-part-deux-delectable-kanada_ya_ldn-ramen-at-home-via-thedishpatch-this-is-the-gold-standard-in-ramen-folks-just-breathtakingly-good-also-treated-myself-to-opening-a-new/)
- [#yesplease #ncnean #huntress #chonkyice](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/06/yesplease-ncnean-huntress-chonkyice/)
- [Thanks everyone for all the lovely birthday wishes - will hopefully catch up with the rest of those over the next few days. To celebrate I was treated to an AMAZING meal (thankyou @freedoughballs) of Fish Tacos, Barbecoa Burritos, and Bundt! Nice wine, great company, and much contented smugness ensued.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/06/thanks-everyone-for-all-the-lovely-birthday-wishes-will-hopefully-catch-up-with-the-rest-of-those-over-the-next-few-days-to-celebrate-i-was-treated-to-an-amazing-meal-thankyou-freedoughballs-of/)
- [Homeward bound. One day we may laugh about all this. Probably not today though.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/05/homeward-bound-one-day-we-may-laugh-about-all-this-probably-not-today-though/)
- [See you on the dark side of... Err... Torrens Street? #thatusedtobeadelicatessen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/05/see-you-on-the-dark-side-of-err-torrens-street-thatusedtobeadelicatessen/)
- [#keepinbusy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/05/keepinbusy/)
- [My mum's not on Twitter. She says there's enough of that going on round here without her getting involved. #fancypigeons](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/my-mums-not-on-twitter-she-says-theres-enough-of-that-going-on-round-here-without-her-getting-involved-fancypigeons/)
- [OK, so who be taking butter to a laundromat? #mysteriesoftheuniverse #itsnotbutter #ohmygodicantbelieveit #laundromatsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/ok-so-who-be-taking-butter-to-a-laundromat-mysteriesoftheuniverse-itsnotbutter-ohmygodicantbelieveit-laundromatsofinstagram/)
- [@freedoughballs and Minnie B Standing enjoying the ferry ride back from MONA. These 2 ladies bring me such joy. #happyhappyjoyjoy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/freedoughballs-and-minnie-b-standing-enjoying-the-ferry-ride-back-from-mona-these-2-ladies-bring-me-such-joy-happyhappyjoyjoy/)
- [Turns out that on a clear night if you're in the right bit of Tasmania you can take pictures like this with a phone.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/turns-out-that-on-a-clear-night-if-youre-in-the-right-bit-of-tasmania-you-can-take-pictures-like-this-with-a-phone/)
- [You'd think an antenna that big could get radio 3. #floatingheadsofinstagram #democracyflagpole #straya](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/youd-think-an-antenna-that-big-could-get-radio-3-floatingheadsofinstagram-democracyflagpole-straya/)
- [Look at this mug. #engadinemaccas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/look-at-this-mug-engadinemaccas/)
- [Now, what's happened here? #nofilter #noideahowtomakebananabreadeitherevidently](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/04/now-whats-happened-here-nofilter-noideahowtomakebananabreadeitherevidently/)
- [Jacket potato](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/jacket-potato/) - As you get older, life serves up certain inevitabilities. In 1994 I was contacted by the Boy Scouts of America to inform me that I'd been successful in applying to be a summer camp counsellor, and would be heading off to Mississippi in the near future. This meant acquiring some new outdoor gear, and I
- [Could this be it? The crisp end-game? #julesverne #flappityflappityflap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/could-this-be-it-the-crisp-end-game-julesverne-flappityflappityflap/)
- [We thought he'd be with us forever, but it seems Mr Drinky Bird's fortunes have taken a sinister turn.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/we-thought-hed-be-with-us-forever-but-it-seems-mr-drinky-birds-fortunes-have-taken-a-sinister-turn/)
- [Cupboard/fridge-sweeping today produced a fairly passable lunch:VermicelliMiso pasteRayuTamariCarrot + Mangetout + Spring OnionGreen chilliSesame seedsChicken&veg gyozaIt's not legit ramen, but it wasn't bad!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/cupboard-fridge-sweeping-today-produced-a-fairly-passable-lunchvermicellimiso-pasterayutamaricarrot-mangetout-spring-oniongreen-chillisesame-seedschickens-not-legit-ramen-but-it/)
- [WTF is this?46 years old, and a frequent spice section shopper - and this is the first I've heard of this...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/wtf-is-this46-years-old-and-a-frequent-spice-section-shopper-and-this-is-the-first-ive-heard-of-this/)
- [So THAT'S quite the contrast from 25°C Cape Town days - #MinnieBStanding has had to go out dressed as an astronaut!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/so-thats-quite-the-contrast-from-25c-cape-town-days-minniebstanding-has-had-to-go-out-dressed-as-an-astronaut/)
- [And as every great journey ends - and, personally I'm surprised Tolkien didn't mention this more prominently - there is... THE LAUNDRY.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/and-as-every-great-journey-ends-and-personally-im-surprised-tolkien-didnt-mention-this-more-prominently-there-is-the-laundry/)
- [The burning question that divides a nation - do you put jam, THEN grated cheese on your blueberry muffin? Or cheese then jam? #southafricancreamtea #culture #jambasedconundrumsofinstagram #orisitconundra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/the-burning-question-that-divides-a-nation-do-you-put-jam-then-grated-cheese-on-your-blueberry-muffin-or-cheese-then-jam-southafricancreamtea-culture-jambasedconundrumsofinstagram-orisitconun/)
- [Wot flavour is it?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/03/wot-flavour-is-it/)
- [Well, this is mildly terrifying. Let's hope she grows out of it, eh? #MinnieBStanding #apple #tree #gravity #defying #etcetera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/well-this-is-mildly-terrifying-lets-hope-she-grows-out-of-it-eh-minniebstanding-apple-tree-gravity-defying-etcetera/)
- [Loadshedding.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/loadshedding/) - Resources are scarce - we know this much. So what can be interesting is seeing how people deal with that. We're lucky enough to be on holiday in South Africa for the 2nd time in 12 months, and there's a thing going on here which, frankly, I don't know how Australia or the UK would
- [Managed to get a snap of #MinnieBStanding where you can see her face - just to prove it's a genuine baby. #whitewineinthesun](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/managed-to-get-a-snap-of-minniebstanding-where-you-can-see-her-face-just-to-prove-its-a-genuine-baby-whitewineinthesun/)
- [The #MinnieBStanding travel chronicles - from the waiting room at Bristol Parkway, via Heathrow Express, British Airways, and finally sleeping on a sofa in Stellenbosch. Wheeeee!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/the-minniebstanding-travel-chronicles-from-the-waiting-room-at-bristol-parkway-via-heathrow-express-british-airways-and-finally-sleeping-on-a-sofa-in-stellenbosch-wheeeee/)
- [This coffee was made for me by @meatrobot - it might sound silly to express that one is proud of a friend for their skill at making a coffee, but he's practised and honed his technique over ages and this as is as damn near perfection as I've ever seen in a coffee. And it was blimmin' delicious. Good work, that man.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/this-coffee-was-made-for-me-by-meatrobot-it-might-sound-silly-to-express-that-one-is-proud-of-a-friend-for-their-skill-at-making-a-coffee-but-hes-practised-and-honed-his-technique-over-ages/)
- [Saw this cheeky little unit off last night. Thanks for the tip off @dr.whisky - that was some sweet, sweet drinkin juice.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/saw-this-cheeky-little-unit-off-last-night-thanks-for-the-tip-off-dr-whisky-that-was-some-sweet-sweet-drinkin-juice/)
- [I just feel like a wizard might live here. #tolkienesquedoornumbersofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/i-just-feel-like-a-wizard-might-live-here-tolkienesquedoornumbersofinstagram/)
- [DANGER! DANGER! (pause) HIGH VOLTAGE! etc](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/danger-danger-pause-high-voltage-etc/) - One would think that in Britain at the height of an energy price crisis that switching to a pure electric vehicle might be a silly move. But you'd be missing the fact that lead times on ordering new electric vehicles have been up around the 18-month mark, meaning that when we ordered it we weren't
- [When might be a good occasion to try these, one wonders. #crisps #terrifying](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/02/when-might-be-a-good-occasion-to-try-these-one-wonders-crisps-terrifying/)
- [I am a self-facilitating media node (aka you are what you consume)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/01/i-am-a-self-facilitating-media-node-aka-you-are-what-you-consume/) - When it came time to write the customary summary of my media consumption for 2022 I began it thinking that it must definitely have been on par with 2021 - so that's the influence of anecdotal info there, because having a newborn in the house seems to have aggressively accelerated my watching but it WASN'T
- [Top Ten Tuesday revisited: Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/top-ten-tuesday-revisited-whisky/) - Back in 2009 when I used to write much more frequently than I do now I had a "series" of what you'd probably now call "listicles", detailing various of my Top Ten things. It's a nice easy excuse/format to get a post together, and in some cases makes for some useful Googlejuice*. One of them
- [Hey, what's the B for?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/hey-whats-the-b-for/) - A lot of people* have asked me what the "B" in "Jason B Standing" stands for. Another way to phrase it is "What's your middle name?", however I suppose in this case because I've proffered the "B" to them in the introduction it feels a lot less nosey to ask. Inevitably, I'll find myself amid
- [2020 - The Year There Was Pretty Much Fuck All Else To Do But Watch Telly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/2020-the-year-there-was-pretty-much-fuck-all-else-to-do-but-watch-telly/) - How about that lung-eating virus that kept us all at home all year, eh? It's normal for me at this time of year to feel some sort of urge to write an "end of year roundup" post about all the stuff I've done, in a sort of nod towards the posts I used to make
- [A moment in time](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/a-moment-in-time/) - I've come to value this blog not only as a means of communicating ideas and information to the thousands of regular readers* but also as a sort of time capsule for looking back at what was happening in the past (and I've been at this since about 2003!). So this post isn't to pile on
- [The joy of philosophy. Of whisky.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/11/the-joy-of-philosophy-of-whisky/) - The challenging thing about when one of your best mates publishes a whisky book is how is it possible to review it with any sense of objectivity? Well, the beauty of this being a personal blog is that I don't HAVE to be objective - and can just get on with espousing my enthusiasm for
- [Something in the way she moves... attracts me like a pomegranate](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/01/something-in-the-way-she-moves-attracts-me-like-a-pomegranate/) - Get Back - the Beatles documentary. WHAT a riveting 8 hours of film! There are some people for whom this would be the worst thing you could make them sit through. However I thought I'd outline why for me it was the diametric opposite. First & foremost, ever since I learned that there was a
- [More plague, you say?  Better fire the telly up then...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/01/more-plague-you-say-better-fire-the-telly-up-then/) - And here was me thinking I watched a lot of things on the telly in 2020, eh? Who knew THAT was coming... There's no point lamenting the comparatively few *actual* blogposts between the last one of these and this one, because yet again in a plague-bedecked world there's not only nothing of import to write
- [The Machine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/the-machine/) - (Note: I started writing this about a year and ago and am only now getting around to publishing, so it starts as exploration then turns more into a review...) Now that we've got a large tiled area to keep clean, and a Labrador to work against our efforts to do so, it seemed the right
- [Isn't living in the future marvellous?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/02/isnt-living-in-the-future-marvellous/) - Yesterday I needed to phone my broadband provider to give them the news that we're moving to another company, on account of the fact that their modus operandi is to sign users up for a certain monthly fee and then 18 months later to double it - entrusting in apathy, I expect, to retain customers
- [The Dog's Balls](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/the-dogs-balls/) - Some time ago we bought LarryBStanding a toy - it was on offer for about a tenner at a pet store that's no longer there, and it was a kind of football-thing with rope tassles attached to both sides through some fabric loops. We figured he'd like it given his predilection for swinging any kind
- [Anyone wanna make up a table?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/01/anyone-wanna-make-up-a-table/)
- [Achievement comes in many forms. #totallygoingonmycv](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/01/achievement-comes-in-many-forms-totallygoingonmycv/)
- [Purists would probably kick off, but as I only know a couple of those and most of them are here who cares what they think - tonight we made Bunny Chow! And it were brilliant.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/01/purists-would-probably-kick-off-but-as-i-only-know-a-couple-of-those-and-most-of-them-are-here-who-cares-what-they-think-tonight-we-made-bunny-chow-and-it-were-brilliant/)
- [Oh @matsudairamen - how I am totally in the thrall of your tasty, tasty sorcery. #omnomnom #ramen #sodamntasty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2023/01/oh-matsudairamen-how-i-am-totally-in-the-thrall-of-your-tasty-tasty-sorcery-omnomnom-ramen-sodamntasty/)
- [In case anyone's wondering how tall Minnie B Standing is at the minute - she's about 1.7 whisky bottles high. #responsibleparenting](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/in-case-anyones-wondering-how-tall-minnie-b-standing-is-at-the-minute-shes-about-1-7-whisky-bottles-high-responsibleparenting/)
- [@freedoughballs gave #larrybstanding a novel for Christmas, and he's absolutely devoured it!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/freedoughballs-gave-larrybstanding-a-novel-for-christmas-and-hes-absolutely-devoured-it/)
- [The winter solstice brings the now traditional trip to Oldbury Court with #larrybstanding so he can show off his mad skillz with an office ball. #massiveballer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/the-winter-solstice-brings-the-now-traditional-trip-to-oldbury-court-with-larrybstanding-so-he-can-show-off-his-mad-skillz-with-an-office-ball-massiveballer/)
- [Today's adequate food: slow cooked Irn Bru glazed xmas ham. Made with pre-recipe-change (c 2018?) "shed rested" Irn Bru.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/todays-adequate-food-slow-cooked-irn-bru-glazed-xmas-ham-made-with-pre-recipe-change-c-2018-shed-rested-irn-bru/)
- [-3° out there... That's brass monkey weather. Best bring out the big guns.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/3-out-there-thats-brass-monkey-weather-best-bring-out-the-big-guns/)
- [Look at this bunch of peckers. #cold](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/look-at-this-bunch-of-peckers-cold/)
- [Unraveling Bolero](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/05/unraveling-bolero/) - Unraveling Bolero: It’s not exactly recent, but this remains one of the most fascinating things I’ve listened to in ages.
- [The sort of really important thoughts that take place round here](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/the-sort-of-really-important-thoughts-that-take-place-round-here/) - The other night whilst washing baby bottles (because this is what I do now) a phrase popped into my head that I don't think's ever been in there before at my behest: "chief cook & bottle washer". Hardly a proposition from Wittgenstein, I realise - I was LITERALLY washing bottles as it came in there.
- [#larrybstanding spots the intruder - and there was much opprobrium voiced.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/larrybstanding-spots-the-intruder-and-there-was-much-opprobrium-voiced/)
- [#equality](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/equality/)
- [I'm certainly no expert, but it's my considered opinion that what we're looking at here is some sort of "toast humidor"? From the 1970s.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/12/im-certainly-no-expert-but-its-my-considered-opinion-that-what-were-looking-at-here-is-some-sort-of-toast-humidor-from-the-1970s/)
- [If anyone's looking for Hi-vis Santa, he was just in Eastgate IKEA a few moments ago.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/11/if-anyones-looking-for-hi-vis-santa-he-was-just-in-eastgate-ikea-a-few-moments-ago/)
- [I'm quietly impressed that these mediocre pricks are still plying their dire trade.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/11/im-quietly-impressed-that-these-mediocre-pricks-are-still-plying-their-dire-trade/)
- [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](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/10/theres-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/)
- [One chapter finishes, another begins...Farewell lovely whisky shelves (built by the magnificent @whiskyrepublic) - there's no space for you in the nursery.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/10/one-chapter-finishes-another-begins-farewell-lovely-whisky-shelves-built-by-the-magnificent-whiskyrepublic-theres-no-space-for-you-in-the-nursery/)
- [Recycling crate is looking a bit rarefied this week... #packinguptobuildthenursery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/10/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.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/10/funny-this-bloke-says-hes-an-author-but-its-the-first-time-ive-ever-seen-him-in-a-bookshop-i-think-that-says-more-about-me-than-himfascinating-and-impassioned-talk-to-accompan/)
- [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.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/10/whatever-nextour-child-will-be-born-in-december-and-im-struggling-with-the-idea-that-they-will-grow-up-assuming-that-all-this-sort-of-thing-is-perfectly-normal/)
- [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.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/07/were-enjoying-a-japanesewhisky-session-at-thedusties-tonight-with-nathanshearer159-and-im-mindful-of-people-saying-i-wouldnt-pay-x-for-a-12yo-and-learning-about-the-miyag/)
- [Not so much an #emergencymartini as a #martiniemergency - you can use a twist of lime, right? #tastesgreattome #putlemonsontheshoppinglist #coldcoldgin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/07/not-so-much-an-emergencymartini-as-a-martiniemergency-you-can-use-a-twist-of-lime-right-tastesgreattome-putlemonsontheshoppinglist-coldcoldgin/)
- [And all the Aussies be like, "YEAH it is!". And everyone else be, "Huh, whut?" #bitterslimeandlemon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/07/and-all-the-aussies-be-like-yeah-it-is-and-everyone-else-be-huh-whut-bitterslimeandlemon/)
- [I mean, could you help a guy out? #theonlywayisetc](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/07/i-mean-could-you-help-a-guy-out-theonlywayisetc/)
- [Surely this sort of warning is a little redundant at a #Rammstein gig?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/07/surely-this-sort-of-warning-is-a-little-redundant-at-a-rammstein-gig/)
- [Ah blast. I got sand on my #lagavulin cap.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/06/ah-blast-i-got-sand-on-my-lagavulin-cap/)
- [And I say this with the DEEPEST cultural sensitivity and respect, but, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/06/and-i-say-this-with-the-deepest-cultural-sensitivity-and-respect-but-what-the-actual-fuck/)
- [Of course, you know you can make a duck caller out of these...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/06/of-course-you-know-you-can-make-a-duck-caller-out-of-these/)
- [I read a LOT about Covid, and I'm pretty sure sure we were never warned about this being a vector. #WHYWERENTWETOLD #coveryourass #yourewearingyourmaskwrong](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/06/i-read-a-lot-about-covid-and-im-pretty-sure-sure-we-were-never-warned-about-this-being-a-vector-whywerentwetold-coveryourass-yourewearingyourmaskwrong/)
- [Anyone know what George Lucas was doing on his holidays in 1976?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/06/anyone-know-what-george-lucas-was-doing-on-his-holidays-in-1976/)
- [Bye bye delicious blended whisky from The Past. You were a joy to have around, but all things must pass. #lovescotch #vat69 #oldblend](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/06/bye-bye-delicious-blended-whisky-from-the-past-you-were-a-joy-to-have-around-but-all-things-must-pass-lovescotch-vat69-oldblend/)
- [Happy World Whisky Day everyone! This is the best £20 I've ever spent.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/happy-world-whisky-day-everyone-this-is-the-best-20-ive-ever-spent/)
- [Is it REALLY a "shale beach" when most of the rocks are larger than a human head? #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/is-it-really-a-shale-beach-when-most-of-the-rocks-are-larger-than-a-human-head-larrybstanding/)
- [I know it's a bit pot/kettle, etc. but... that's a moniker, isn't it? #ballhaus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/i-know-its-a-bit-pot-kettle-etc-but-thats-a-moniker-isnt-it-ballhaus/)
- [Oh @matsudairamen - what you do with noodles is basically sorcery. I don't really know how I'm supposed to enjoy other ramen places, now I've fallen under your delicious spell.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/oh-matsudairamen-what-you-do-with-noodles-is-basically-sorcery-i-dont-really-know-how-im-supposed-to-enjoy-other-ramen-places-now-ive-fallen-under-your-delicious-spell/)
- [I mean... Why wouldn't you put this on at 23:00? #amateurs #saucyjack #dminor #preservedmoose #foldthemeat](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/i-mean-why-wouldnt-you-put-this-on-at-2300-amateurs-saucyjack-dminor-preservedmoose-foldthemeat/)
- [Well SOMETHING's gone wrong here. #nofilter #dismemberedplasticlegsofinstagram #legstagram #igersbristol #umbrellas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/05/well-somethings-gone-wrong-here-nofilter-dismemberedplasticlegsofinstagram-legstagram-igersbristol-umbrellas/)
- [One can imagine the disappointment of someone who'd selected this book off a shelf by the spine. #proofreadingisimportant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/04/one-can-imagine-the-disappointment-of-someone-whod-selected-this-book-off-a-shelf-by-the-spine-proofreadingisimportant/)
- [Look at our little pup, with his wizened grey chin. He is truly, obviously, wise beyond his years. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/04/look-at-our-little-pup-with-his-wizened-grey-chin-he-is-truly-obviously-wise-beyond-his-years-larrybstanding/)
- [Well, well. We have this slender visitor in front of our house. I wonder where it's on its way to? And how long will it stay?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/03/well-well-we-have-this-slender-visitor-in-front-of-our-house-i-wonder-where-its-on-its-way-to-and-how-long-will-it-stay/)
- [Unexpected Holiday Bonus: just got way undercharged for a dram of Chivas Ultis in a hotel Chris de Burgh stayed in in 2007.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/03/unexpected-holiday-bonus-just-got-way-undercharged-for-a-dram-of-chivas-ultis-in-a-hotel-chris-de-burgh-stayed-in-in-2007/)
- [A bold South African ad campaign that speaks to all of us, I think. Looking at the chap in the photo I'm not convinced this is his first rodeo.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/03/a-bold-south-african-ad-campaign-that-speaks-to-all-of-us-i-think-looking-at-the-chap-in-the-photo-im-not-convinced-this-is-his-first-rodeo/)
- [Submitted to the jury for your consideration.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/03/submitted-to-the-jury-for-your-consideration/)
- [Boring router configuration stuff](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2022/03/boring-router-configuration-stuff/) - I was going to preface this with a disclaimer about this post not being particularly interesting. However regular readers won't need any such preparation for the inevitable. This is basically me recording some details for posterity, because I couldn't find them anywhere by googling and there's the slimmest of chances they might prove useful to
- [We has some leftover ham (recipe from Marcus Wareing's latest marvellous book), and @freedoughballs made some pineapple gel that didn't quite set right... So why not create a new innovative canapé!? I call it "Ham and Snot"! Delicious! Like a gluten-free, dough-free hawaiian pizza. #yum #Bristolinnovation #daretodreambig](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/12/we-has-some-leftover-ham-recipe-from-marcus-wareings-latest-marvellous-book-and-freedoughballs-made-some-pineapple-gel-that-didnt-quite-set-right-so-why-not-create-a-new-innovative/)
- [#larrybstanding just sitting at home, pondering his orb](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/12/larrybstanding-just-sitting-at-home-pondering-his-orb/)
- [Coquettish Santa, tastefully displaying a bit of crevice. #hohoho](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/12/coquettish-santa-tastefully-displaying-a-bit-of-crevice-hohoho/)
- [Some days you just need to finish work, get out your most ludicrous whisky glass, and pour a big ol' chonky measure of 30yo Islay. Oh yes.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/11/some-days-you-just-need-to-finish-work-get-out-your-most-ludicrous-whisky-glass-and-pour-a-big-ol-chonky-measure-of-30yo-islay-oh-yes/)
- [In years to come, if I ever write a whisky book, I'm going to be sure to include this excellent #whiskyquote by @meatrobot - and I fully expect other future authors to do the same. It's up there with WC Fields & his snakebite line. #philosophyofwhisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/in-years-to-come-if-i-ever-write-a-whisky-book-im-going-to-be-sure-to-include-this-excellent-whiskyquote-by-meatrobot-and-i-fully-expect-other-future-authors-to-do-the-same-its-up-t/)
- [Inspired by @galettigram 's Guardian interview the other day, I've procured and will be giving New Zealand Marmite a go!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/inspired-by-galettigram-s-guardian-interview-the-other-day-ive-procured-and-will-be-giving-new-zealand-marmite-a-go/)
- [Oooh, grownup wine.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/oooh-grownup-wine/)
- ["I think you'll be be QUITE impressed with how I spent the marketing budget..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/i-think-youll-be-be-quite-impressed-with-how-i-spent-the-marketing-budget/)
- [Ludicrous.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/ludicrous/)
- [I'm absolutely incensed by this - we ordered some high-end wine glasses (Zalto Universal) via Amazon (Marketplace), and this is what turned up. Genuine Zalto on the right. We've been refunded etc. but the stones on these people, honestly... (plus, they turned up filthy). #firstworldproblems #stillarseholesthough](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/im-absolutely-incensed-by-this-we-ordered-some-high-end-wine-glasses-zalto-universal-via-amazon-marketplace-and-this-is-what-turned-up-genuine-zalto-on-the-right-weve-been-refunde/)
- [Is that a 16 foot putt?- Mooooooooo!Yeah, I thought you'd say that.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/is-that-a-16-foot-putt-moooooooooyeah-i-thought-youd-say-that/)
- [Do you think Billy Connolly gets a partial design credit for these bike racks near Ealing Broadway?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/10/do-you-think-billy-connolly-gets-a-partial-design-credit-for-these-bike-racks-near-ealing-broadway/)
- [Blue Label highball in a crap holiday cottage chunky Ikea glass? DON'T MIND IF I DO! #leweekend #lovescotch #keepwalking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/09/blue-label-highball-in-a-crap-holiday-cottage-chunky-ikea-glass-dont-mind-if-i-do-leweekend-lovescotch-keepwalking/)
- [I've always been interested in physics, but this visit to Cerne to visit the Large Hardon Collider really made me realise how little I understand.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/09/ive-always-been-interested-in-physics-but-this-visit-to-cerne-to-visit-the-large-hardon-collider-really-made-me-realise-how-little-i-understand/)
- [Look at this clown. Doesn't even care that he's on a double-yellow. #candogsgettickets #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/09/look-at-this-clown-doesnt-even-care-that-hes-on-a-double-yellow-candogsgettickets-larrybstanding/)
- [Orcs are roaming freely across our lands. Unchecked, unchallenged, killing at will. Orcs bearing the White Hand of Saruman. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/09/orcs-are-roaming-freely-across-our-lands-unchecked-unchallenged-killing-at-will-orcs-bearing-the-white-hand-of-saruman-larrybstanding/)
- [Sorry @disney - thanks to @marcuswareing and team, there's a new Happiest Place On Earth.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/09/sorry-disney-thanks-to-marcuswareing-and-team-theres-a-new-happiest-place-on-earth/)
- [I mean, it's not that I thought I'd already seen *everything*. But I wasn't expecting THAT. #belgiumman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/08/i-mean-its-not-that-i-thought-id-already-seen-everything-but-i-wasnt-expecting-that-belgiumman/)
- [Blimey! Don't see many of them round these parts... #omnomnomnom #yasss #itsbeenalongtime](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/08/blimey-dont-see-many-of-them-round-these-parts-omnomnomnom-yasss-itsbeenalongtime/)
- [I'm rather excited to have successfully copiloted my first ever wine tasting with this delightfully eclectic lineup with the utterly marvellous @espensenspirit and paired with exquisite @doughheadsbristol pizza! Of course I was so busy concentrating I forgot to take pictures of any of the important stuff (i.e the people, or the pizza). #bristolspirit #sparklingshiraz #omnomnom #chateaumusar #dandelionwine #dunleavy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/07/im-rather-excited-to-have-successfully-copiloted-my-first-ever-wine-tasting-with-this-delightfully-eclectic-lineup-with-the-utterly-marvellous-espensenspirit-and-paired-with-exquisite-doughhead/)
- [I'll admit I'm no @meatrobot - but I'm pretty chuffed with this sandwich. #talkingturkey #hamitup #cheddar #pepper #cucumber #babygem #hovis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/07/ill-admit-im-no-meatrobot-but-im-pretty-chuffed-with-this-sandwich-talkingturkey-hamitup-cheddar-pepper-cucumber-babygem-hovis/)
- [I say, that capsule is a nice touch.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/07/i-say-that-capsule-is-a-nice-touch/)
- [Adulting level-up - took delivery of my first ever proper wooden box of proper Bordeaux today! Like real wine enthusiasts do! #jeneregretterien #savethoseforlater #yum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/07/adulting-level-up-took-delivery-of-my-first-ever-proper-wooden-box-of-proper-bordeaux-today-like-real-wine-enthusiasts-do-jeneregretterien-savethoseforlater-yum/)
- [What devilry is this!?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/07/what-devilry-is-this/)
- [Ah, quirky packaging. #theyneverhadthisinthe1940s](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/07/ah-quirky-packaging-theyneverhadthisinthe1940s/)
- [Always nice to get a surprise in the post.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/always-nice-to-get-a-surprise-in-the-post/)
- [Yesterday our new sideboard arrived, incongruously containing 3 (painted) books - Poems of William Dunbar, Impressionist Paintings in the Louvre, and Practical Information Far All. The latter includes many facts about modern life, including the correct certificates and insurance one needs, the Beaufort Wind Scale, useful abbreviations, and waxes lyrical about the world's GREATEST reference work, The Encyclopedia Britannica.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/yesterday-our-new-sideboard-arrived-incongruously-containing-3-painted-books-poems-of-william-dunbar-impressionist-paintings-in-the-louvre-and-practical-information-far-all-the-latter-includes/)
- [Nothing wrong with a cheeky glass of red on your birthday... #anotherlaparoundthesun](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/nothing-wrong-with-a-cheeky-glass-of-red-on-your-birthday-anotherlaparoundthesun/)
- [One can best unwind at a beach when presided over by a defensive fortification. #larrybstanding #turrets #crennelations](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/one-can-best-unwind-at-a-beach-when-presided-over-by-a-defensive-fortification-larrybstanding-turrets-crennelations/)
- [Good to see Golf getting its inclusivity on.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/good-to-see-golf-getting-its-inclusivity-on/)
- [You see the oddest things on TV.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/you-see-the-oddest-things-on-tv/)
- [Useless.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/useless/)
- [I know I keep saying "for science!", but let's face it - there's unlikely to be a Nobel Prize in all this, is there?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/06/i-know-i-keep-saying-for-science-but-lets-face-it-theres-unlikely-to-be-a-nobel-prize-in-all-this-is-there/)
- [Happy #LagavulinDay - wish I was sharing this with more of you. #wemissyouislay #feisile #lovescotch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/happy-lagavulinday-wish-i-was-sharing-this-with-more-of-you-wemissyouislay-feisile-lovescotch/)
- [Hello little froggy I just found hiding under our outdoor table cover that I should have folded up and put away in the shed a couple of months ago.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/hello-little-froggy-i-just-found-hiding-under-our-outdoor-table-cover-that-i-should-have-folded-up-and-put-away-in-the-shed-a-couple-of-months-ago/)
- [I think we call all agree that Brexit has been TOTALLY WORTH IT 🤦🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏻‍♂️](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/i-think-we-call-all-agree-that-brexit-has-been-totally-worth-it/)
- [What a moment to realise that I've been to all the places these were made, and met (and am friends with) some of the people what makes ’em. So many more people involved I haven't met,but am grateful for every one. #lovescotch #loveislay #loveskye #lovewhisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/what-a-moment-to-realise-that-ive-been-to-all-the-places-these-were-made-and-met-and-am-friends-with-some-of-the-people-what-makes-em-so-many-more-people-involved-i-havent-met/)
- [Ferris Bueller said, ”You can never go too far". I think he's full of shit.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/ferris-bueller-said-you-can-never-go-too-far-i-think-hes-full-of-shit/)
- [Oooh! I wonder if this is going to be as unashamedly awful as it looks...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/oooh-i-wonder-if-this-is-going-to-be-as-unashamedly-awful-as-it-looks/)
- [Poor little #larrybstanding has a cut on his paw, so we've patched him up with a sock and now he's chilling out & catching up on some telly.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/poor-little-larrybstanding-has-a-cut-on-his-paw-so-weve-patched-him-up-with-a-sock-and-now-hes-chilling-out-catching-up-on-some-telly/)
- [Acting on a tip-off from @vividscreen I made sure I snapped up this @boutiqueywhisky bottle from @fleurieudistillery - and I'm delighted to be able to say IT'S DELICIOUS! What a treat to be able to try a single malt whisky made an hour's drive from where I grew up.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/acting-on-a-tip-off-from-vividscreen-i-made-sure-i-snapped-up-this-boutiqueywhisky-bottle-from-fleurieudistillery-and-im-delighted-to-be-able-to-say-its-delicious-what-a-treat-to-be/)
- [It's not every week you find yourself immortalised in bovine-cartoon-sticker form inside a whisky box... Reference to our @whiskysquad trip to @masterofmalt  a way back when... @boutiqueywhisky #alltabhainne #pie #wheresthebeef](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/05/its-not-every-week-you-find-yourself-immortalised-in-bovine-cartoon-sticker-form-inside-a-whisky-box-reference-to-our-whiskysquad-trip-to-masterofmalt-a-way-back-when-boutiqueywhisky/)
- [Can't begin to express what a relief it was not to get pulled over by the po-po on Sunday while rollin'round the manor in my SUV with a boot full of grass #supergreen #noweed #myhometurf #sod #etc](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/04/cant-begin-to-express-what-a-relief-it-was-not-to-get-pulled-over-by-the-po-po-on-sunday-while-rollinround-the-manor-in-my-suv-with-a-boot-full-of-grass-supergreen-noweed-myhometurf-so/)
- [This arrived today. #progress](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/04/this-arrived-today-progress/)
- [These things can fuck off, and all.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/04/these-things-can-fuck-off-and-all/)
- [On Masterchef, when they say "everything rests on this last dish", they mean it. Once you're out that door you're straight on a barge to be shackled to a disused oil rig rusting in the North Sea. Nude. #nofilter #truestory #oilrigshacklesofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/04/on-masterchef-when-they-say-everything-rests-on-this-last-dish-they-mean-it-once-youre-out-that-door-youre-straight-on-a-barge-to-be-shackled-to-a-disused-oil-rig-rusting-in/)
- [Today's "thing" is gonna be a Poached & Roasted chicken with almond & thyme crust and chargrilled cauliflower - another from @marcuswareing 's 2009 "Nutmeg & Custard". Can't say it looks like the one he made - this one's more like a Scotch Chicken. #verysubstantial](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/03/todays-thing-is-gonna-be-a-poached-roasted-chicken-with-almond-thyme-crust-and-chargrilled-cauliflower-another-from-marcuswareing-s-2009-nutmeg-custa/)
- [That's the spring-cleaning done then - "working" shelf in the kitchen sorted! Smokey top-left, rum in the middle, gin on the right, and the #shelfofhighballhappiness below.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/03/thats-the-spring-cleaning-done-then-working-shelf-in-the-kitchen-sorted-smokey-top-left-rum-in-the-middle-gin-on-the-right-and-the-shelfofhighballhappiness-below/)
- [Tonight's culinary joy - a deep cut from @marcuswareing 's first book, a stunning pumpkin, courgette & piquillo pepper pesto lasagne! #pumpkinseedsftw](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/03/tonights-culinary-joy-a-deep-cut-from-marcuswareing-s-first-book-a-stunning-pumpkin-courgette-piquillo-pepper-pesto-lasagne-pumpkinseedsftw/)
- [Lovely day for a walk, no? #hailcaesar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/03/lovely-day-for-a-walk-no-hailcaesar/)
- [These were FAR superior to the hot cross bun situation. Would recommend. #umami #abitnutty #omnomnom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/02/these-were-far-superior-to-the-hot-cross-bun-situation-would-recommend-umami-abitnutty-omnomnom/)
- [I ask you - is there ANYTHING Marmite's sweet, sophisticated, seductive flavour cannot improve?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/02/i-ask-you-is-there-anything-marmites-sweet-sophisticated-seductive-flavour-cannot-improve/)
- [Maybe I'm just old-fashioned, but surely we can set the bar a little higher than this as a society. Can't we? #iagreeitsnuts](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/maybe-im-just-old-fashioned-but-surely-we-can-set-the-bar-a-little-higher-than-this-as-a-society-cant-we-iagreeitsnuts/)
- [It's that fine line between "joyous" and "frigging annoying".](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/its-that-fine-line-between-joyous-and-frigging-annoying/)
- [Finally. A beer made with the tasty flavour of ham. Because pork was that final missing ingredient. #idontevenknowwhatsgoingonanymore](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/finally-a-beer-made-with-the-tasty-flavour-of-ham-because-pork-was-that-final-missing-ingredient-idontevenknowwhatsgoingonanymore/)
- [#thereifixedit #seamless](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/thereifixedit-seamless/)
- [ARSE!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2021/01/arse/)
- [Whilst taking the recycling out the other night I noticed these ice patterns on the cars. So instead of going inside, I stood out there freezing my gonads off to take photos cos I thought other people might find it interesting.It reminded me of the poncy 1930s Artexing on our loungeroom ceiling - or possibly the etched glass screens of an old Victorian gin Palace like The Argyll Arms or The Salisbury. Only freezing.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/12/whilst-taking-the-recycling-out-the-other-night-i-noticed-these-ice-patterns-on-the-cars-so-instead-of-going-inside-i-stood-out-there-freezing-my-gonads-off-to-take-photos-cos-i-thought-other-people/)
- [2 absolutely stunning beers I'm happy to be able to regularly get from the wonderful @bristolspirit - not only a wonderful place, but handily local too!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/12/2-absolutely-stunning-beers-im-happy-to-be-able-to-regularly-get-from-the-wonderful-bristolspirit-not-only-a-wonderful-place-but-handily-local-too/)
- [Well, well... How exciting... #nochnoch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/12/well-well-how-exciting-nochnoch/)
- ["She came in through the bathroom window..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/12/she-came-in-through-the-bathroom-window/)
- [I was pretty pleased with this one, m'self.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/12/i-was-pretty-pleased-with-this-one-mself/)
- [This whisky advent calendar from Fiddler's in Drumnadrochit is "head and shoulders" the best one I've seen so far. And if these whiskies are as amazing as I'm hoping, I'll be cock-a-hoop!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/12/this-whisky-advent-calendar-from-fiddlers-in-drumnadrochit-is-head-and-shoulders-the-best-one-ive-seen-so-far-and-if-these-whiskies-are-as-amazing-as-im-hoping-il/)
- [Bit of dynamic action work here from #larrybstanding to ensure his portfolio is up to date and people don't just assume he's spending his holidays lolling about sleeping and eating chicken #itsacon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/bit-of-dynamic-action-work-here-from-larrybstanding-to-ensure-his-portfolio-is-up-to-date-and-people-dont-just-assume-hes-spending-his-holidays-lolling-about-sleeping-and-eating-chicken/)
- [What's that Marcus... You're hesit-ant?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/whats-that-marcus-youre-hesit-ant/)
- [Look at these two magnificent specimens. #larrybstanding #lizbstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/look-at-these-two-magnificent-specimens-larrybstanding-lizbstanding/)
- [There appears to be a book about Feng Shui on the shelf under the telly. If be interested to have a look, only I'm afraid if I move it it'll disrupt the flow of energy in the room.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/there-appears-to-be-a-book-about-feng-shui-on-the-shelf-under-the-telly-if-be-interested-to-have-a-look-only-im-afraid-if-i-move-it-itll-disrupt-the-flow-of-energy-in-the-room/)
- [I don't believe it. Not only did we get a pork product on our trip to Ham Hill today, but it turns out it's Kevin Bacon.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/i-dont-believe-it-not-only-did-we-get-a-pork-product-on-our-trip-to-ham-hill-today-but-it-turns-out-its-kevin-bacon/)
- [It's started.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/its-started/)
- [Hey #larrybstanding - what time is it?"Dunno chief, I think the batteries need changing"#asundialinengland #whybother #niceonecopernicus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/hey-larrybstanding-what-time-is-itdunno-chief-i-think-the-batteries-need-changingasundialinengland-whybother-niceonecopernicus/)
- [Benefits of living in The Future: toothbrushes now operate under Dark Mode like operating systems do.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/11/benefits-of-living-in-the-future-toothbrushes-now-operate-under-dark-mode-like-operating-systems-do/)
- [Honestly... What sort of sociopath goes Fork, Knife, Spoon!? I've half a mind to correct this, even though it isn't my kitchen... #flatwareproblems #knifeforkspoon #getitright](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/10/honestly-what-sort-of-sociopath-goes-fork-knife-spoon-ive-half-a-mind-to-correct-this-even-though-it-isnt-my-kitchen-flatwareproblems-knifeforkspoon-getitright/)
- [Accio Stick! #larrypotter #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/10/accio-stick-larrypotter-larrybstanding/)
- [You don't see them often, but if you're lucky you can still spot one of Britain's young wild bands occurring in nature. If these ones aren't hunted they may grow into a functional adult trio. Their lyrics will need some work though. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/10/you-dont-see-them-often-but-if-youre-lucky-you-can-still-spot-one-of-britains-young-wild-bands-occurring-in-nature-if-these-ones-arent-hunted-they-may-grow-into-a-functional-adul/)
- [Scotch Whisky is more than just a drink - it's the product of people, of ambition, of culture, dreams, sweat, graft and inspiration. Family, Agriculture, Science, Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Love. Produced by companies, made by people - and the people are part of stories, and friendships.It's through the love of Scotch Whisky that I've made hundreds of friendships over the last 10+ years: but it's especially poignant that one person who I'm proud to call a friend - Dr Nicholas Morgan - has had his book published... "A Long Stride: The Story of the World's No. 1 Scotch Whisky" - what bigger story in the world of Scotch Whisky is there to tell than the story of Johnnie Walker?#lovescotch #keepwalking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/10/scotch-whisky-is-more-than-just-a-drink-its-the-product-of-people-of-ambition-of-culture-dreams-sweat-graft-and-inspiration-family-agriculture-science-engineering-design-marketing-a/)
- ["But there's been a change! They broke the vessel with the pestle!" #lifecouldnotbetterbe #doyouwanttoseethepurplepimpernel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/10/but-theres-been-a-change-they-broke-the-vessel-with-the-pestle-lifecouldnotbetterbe-doyouwanttoseethepurplepimpernel/)
- [I'd be lying if I didn't point out that this morning had a certain "Arthur Dent" feel to it. Let's hope the similarity ends there. #drinkuptheworldsabouttoend #ineverdidgetthehangofthursdays](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/id-be-lying-if-i-didnt-point-out-that-this-morning-had-a-certain-arthur-dent-feel-to-it-lets-hope-the-similarity-ends-there-drinkuptheworldsabouttoend-ineverdidgetthehango/)
- [Thought I'd fire up an old Windows Notebook to do some work on today. #retroperspective](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/thought-id-fire-up-an-old-windows-notebook-to-do-some-work-on-today-retroperspective/)
- [OK, Wish... Seriously... I don't understand who you think I am.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/ok-wish-seriously-i-dont-understand-who-you-think-i-am/)
- [September 4th 2020](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/september-4th-2020/)
- [Was going for Tom Selleck/Magnum PI. Think I've landed closer to Dr Alan Statham.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/was-going-for-tom-selleck-magnum-pi-think-ive-landed-closer-to-dr-alan-statham/)
- [The 8th instalment in our homebrew adventures - we call this one The Recipe. Its loosely based on a Coopers Sparkling Ale recipe, except we didn't actually have any of the ingredients mentioned. So, same proportions but different gear. Using a Kveik yeast. Verdict? Probably won't kill you.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/08/the-8th-instalment-in-our-homebrew-adventures-we-call-this-one-the-recipe-its-loosely-based-on-a-coopers-sparkling-ale-recipe-except-we-didnt-actually-have-any-of-the-ingredients-mentioned-s/)
- [Oh yeeeeeeeah... I'm doing this. For all you lovers out there. #forthelovers #armpit #yeastextract #definitelynotinkansasanymoretoto](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/08/oh-yeeeeeeeah-im-doing-this-for-all-you-lovers-out-there-forthelovers-armpit-yeastextract-definitelynotinkansasanymoretoto/)
- [I was Today Years Old when I learned that a place existed in England called Nempnett Thrubwell. Sounds like someone who invented an early version of the self-adhesive postage stamp, or something.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/08/i-was-today-years-old-when-i-learned-that-a-place-existed-in-england-called-nempnett-thrubwell-sounds-like-someone-who-invented-an-early-version-of-the-self-adhesive-postage-stamp-or-something/)
- [Anyone know where to get custom street name signs made up? While out walking with #larrybstanding the other night he pointed out the one at the top of our road could easily be made 1000% more awesome. #cleverdog #divehawkmen #blessed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/08/anyone-know-where-to-get-custom-street-name-signs-made-up-while-out-walking-with-larrybstanding-the-other-night-he-pointed-out-the-one-at-the-top-of-our-road-could-easily-be-made-1000-more-awesome/)
- [Not ideal.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/not-ideal/)
- [So, the wizard who peers out from our bathroom mirror seems to have changed careers and looks like he's now teaching history somewhere.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/so-the-wizard-who-peers-out-from-our-bathroom-mirror-seems-to-have-changed-careers-and-looks-like-hes-now-teaching-history-somewhere/)
- [So to round out a trio of food posts, tonight we dipped into the @marcuswareing catalogue again for Curry Spiced Salmon with seeded pumpkin salad, and I hadn't realised quite how many seeds were involved. It was utterly delicious, but I'm now worried about being stalked by the massive pigeon that frequents our yard. When he's done with that bird-feeder, I now fear we're next. #fatpigeon #thebirds #seedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/so-to-round-out-a-trio-of-food-posts-tonight-we-dipped-into-the-marcuswareing-catalogue-again-for-curry-spiced-salmon-with-seeded-pumpkin-salad-and-i-hadnt-realised-quite-how-many-seeds-were-i/)
- [Sorry, more food stuff - this is to send my condolences to anyone NOT having a lovely @dishoom Bacon Naan Roll make-at-home kit right now (birthday treat from @hannahcot!). It is the tastiest thing ever, and I urge everyone to order one immediately. #omnomnom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/sorry-more-food-stuff-this-is-to-send-my-condolences-to-anyone-not-having-a-lovely-dishoom-bacon-naan-roll-make-at-home-kit-right-now-birthday-treat-from-hannahcot-it-is-the-tastiest-thing-ev/)
- [Just in case anyone's following this story - it's getting a bit competitive for space in the fridge right now, so the leftover Dick Cheese has had to go in the freezer. #testosteroni #cheesy #shamethefridgeisabosch #couldbeasmeg](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/just-in-case-anyones-following-this-story-its-getting-a-bit-competitive-for-space-in-the-fridge-right-now-so-the-leftover-dick-cheese-has-had-to-go-in-the-freezer-testosteroni-cheesy/)
- [So, if you make macaroni cheese, but there's no macaroni at the shop and you have to use the penis-shaped pasta your in-laws gave you, does that mean dinner is... Dick Cheese?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/so-if-you-make-macaroni-cheese-but-theres-no-macaroni-at-the-shop-and-you-have-to-use-the-penis-shaped-pasta-your-in-laws-gave-you-does-that-mean-dinner-is-dick-cheese/)
- [This year's harvest sees a marked volume improvement on last year, but still nothing to really write home about thanks to those chirping bastards out there.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/06/this-years-harvest-sees-a-marked-volume-improvement-on-last-year-but-still-nothing-to-really-write-home-about-thanks-to-those-chirping-bastards-out-there/)
- [Achten sie auf Heißeswasser](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/09/achten-sie-auf-heiseswasser/) - I keep forgetting to write about this, but I think you'll agree - it stands shoulder-to-shoulder with any of the other quality content herein. During my 10-or-so years' living in London one of the many & varied places I called "home" was a ludicrously expensive flat in the Russell Square area, above a reasonably nice
- [Raising one's kitchen game - turns out the key is what you're Wareing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/08/raising-ones-kitchen-game-turns-out-the-key-is-what-youre-wareing/) - I've always enjoyed cooking - it's how I was able to negotiate my first tentative movement out of Mum & Dad's house, through lodging at my cousin's place in her spare room in exchange for being her live-in chef (primarily on the strength of the mashed potatoes I made during the "interview"). Exotic stirfries on
- [Network? Simple!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/07/network-simple/) - Warning: extremely interesting and captivating blog post ahead. I posed a question to some nerdy computery mates about the use of Ethernet over Powerlines, and one of them made a comment "I've always been confused about the complexity of your home network setup"... to which I thought "It's not THAT complicated?!". My computer, the linux
- [5 more years of black mirrors](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/05/5-more-years-of-black-mirrors/) - In 2009 I thought it would be gripping and insightful to write about all the mobile phones I'd ever owned. And then in 2014 it seemed appropriate to update the list with what had come next. So, another 5 years on in 2020 it seemed only fair to thrill and regale you further with stories
- [The 10 Day Album Challenge](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/05/the-10-day-album-challenge/) - (Is it wrong to rip off and repost your own Facebook content?) During Corona lockdown the "challenge" has gone around as a sign of our times to post the covers of 10 albums that had a significant impact on you, with no explanation. So I wilfully didn't comply, as follows: Day 1 About a week
- [Coronavirus links](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/coronavirus-links/) - While I don't profess to being an information source of any great insight or credibility, I thought it might be useful to collect a few links that I found particularly informative regarding the current crisis gripping the globe. And here's a couple of relevant segments from MythBusters about Sneezes and about Physical Transfer. Not meant
- [#browthiansinparis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/browthiansinparis/)
- [Suspicious...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/suspicious/)
- [#larrybstanding let @freedoughballs and I take him for an explore up to see this thing. So that's that done now, I guess.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/larrybstanding-let-freedoughballs-and-i-take-him-for-an-explore-up-to-see-this-thing-so-thats-that-done-now-i-guess/)
- [In an effort to support some local businesses we picked up some bottled Negronis from @espensenspirit (and I've never had a nicer Negroni!), and a selection of cans from @drinkmoorbeer - it's an added bonus that these local folk are so lovely!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/in-an-effort-to-support-some-local-businesses-we-picked-up-some-bottled-negronis-from-espensenspirit-and-ive-never-had-a-nicer-negroni-and-a-selection-of-cans-from-drinkmoorbeer-it/)
- [A change in restaurant openness last night meant celebrating @freedoughballs  birthday with what turned out to be an altogether acceptable backup plan - a HENCH steak (to share), couple of quality bottles o' classy plonk, and teleconferencing the whole effort with @adrianbryers and @mitchers #happybirthdaytoliz #notonrationsjustyet #bacchanalianfeastsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/a-change-in-restaurant-openness-last-night-meant-celebrating-freedoughballs-birthday-with-what-turned-out-to-be-an-altogether-acceptable-backup-plan-a-hench-steak-to-share-couple-of-quality-bot/)
- [Idiotic shopping behaviour in your area left you without access to crisps? Never mind! You can always chow down on a tasty bag of MUSHROOMS! #mmmmm #imafungi #foodofthefuture #icollectsporesmoldsandfungus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/idiotic-shopping-behaviour-in-your-area-left-you-without-access-to-crisps-never-mind-you-can-always-chow-down-on-a-tasty-bag-of-mushrooms-mmmmm-imafungi-foodofthefuture-icollectsporesmoldsandfu/)
- [I can't tell you how pleased I am to have the validation of seeing the word "spork" written down - for years I was corrected by people insisting they were called "splayds". But now, VINDICATION! #thenoodleswereawfulbytheway](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/i-cant-tell-you-how-pleased-i-am-to-have-the-validation-of-seeing-the-word-spork-written-down-for-years-i-was-corrected-by-people-insisting-they-were-called-splayds-bu/)
- [The bloke in the shop said the Amaryllis would flower once every 2 years.I guess nobody bothered explaining that to the Amaryllis.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/the-bloke-in-the-shop-said-the-amaryllis-would-flower-once-every-2-years-i-guess-nobody-bothered-explaining-that-to-the-amaryllis/)
- [Got teatowel done!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/got-teatowel-done/) - People who've known me a while will know that I'm a bit of a fan of a cheesy souvenir teatowel, and some of you may also be up to speed with my feelings on Brexit. So when the Conservative Party announced that they were celebrating "Getting Brexit Done" with a range of commemorative items including
- [#larrybstanding taking a moment to smell the flowers at Ashton Court. And then to swing his ball-thing around like a frigging maniac. Legend.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/larrybstanding-taking-a-moment-to-smell-the-flowers-at-ashton-court-and-then-to-swing-his-ball-thing-around-like-a-frigging-maniac-legend/)
- [No point taking photos unless you share 'em I guess... So here's a small selection of the frankly absurd whiskies it was my privilege to taste at #whiskyshow #oldandrare on the weekend. And a great opportunity to see some less old but equally rare and wonderful people. But I didn't take pictures of them.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/03/no-point-taking-photos-unless-you-share-em-i-guess-so-heres-a-small-selection-of-the-frankly-absurd-whiskies-it-was-my-privilege-to-taste-at-whiskyshow-oldandrare-on-the-weekend-and/)
- [Without wanting to be too much of a berk about it, this is me having the (Old and) Rare privilege of tasting a Talisker distilled around 1895.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/02/without-wanting-to-be-too-much-of-a-berk-about-it-this-is-me-having-the-old-and-rare-privilege-of-tasting-a-talisker-distilled-around-1895/)
- [Moody 4:30pm post-sunset from a Larrywalk a couple of weeks ago. #nofilter #darkness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/02/moody-430pm-post-sunset-from-a-larrywalk-a-couple-of-weeks-ago-nofilter-darkness/)
- [Is YOUR oven on the fritz? Got a beef roast that needs cooking, and 24 hours to spare? Then why not SOUS-VIDE it!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/02/is-your-oven-on-the-fritz-got-a-beef-roast-that-needs-cooking-and-24-hours-to-spare-then-why-not-sous-vide-it/)
- [My 2019 media consumption roundup](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/my-2019-media-consumption-roundup/) - OK so one element of this "media roundup" tradition I've started for myself seems to be that I don't actually write most of the notes til the end of the year, which inevitably spill over into the next year, and the recollections I have are sketchy to the point of irrelevance. So, I'm going to
- [2nd Blood & Sand of the night switches out Talisker for the highly sought after but rarely seen NAS blend, "Elements of Forbes" - blended by the reclusive Italian master, Tim DuePasta. Really brought the drink to life.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/02/2nd-blood-sand-of-the-night-switches-out-talisker-for-the-highly-sought-after-but-rarely-seen-nas-blend-elements-of-forbes-blended-by-the-reclusive-italian-master-tim-duepasta-r/)
- [Time for the annual making of the Blood & Sand at the BStanding household. Blood oranges a LOT redder than usual, and for some reason I totally forgot I needed sweet vermouth, but *luckily* had a bottle of Cocchi rolling around in the cupboard. Tried with #Talisker 10 this year, cos I'm out of JW Double Black. #cocktails #inept #lovescotch #vitaminCfixesofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/02/time-for-the-annual-making-of-the-blood-sand-at-the-bstanding-household-blood-oranges-a-lot-redder-than-usual-and-for-some-reason-i-totally-forgot-i-needed-sweet-vermouth-but-luckily-had-a/)
- [Wound up with slightly more Kingstons and Fantales today than I was expecting to... #straya](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/wound-up-with-slightly-more-kingstons-and-fantales-today-than-i-was-expecting-to-straya/)
- [Enjoying a seldom seen (round here) Canadian dram tonight at Bristol Whisky, and were quite taken by the descriptive text. One has to wonder - did that ever swing a sale?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/enjoying-a-seldom-seen-round-here-canadian-dram-tonight-at-bristol-whisky-and-were-quite-taken-by-the-descriptive-text-one-has-to-wonder-did-that-ever-swing-a-sale/)
- [White daffodil!? What's that all about!?! #thechosenone](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/white-daffodil-whats-that-all-about-thechosenone/)
- [Rammstein are a pretty specialist band, no? Upon learning that their online merch shop sells promotional bicycle saddles, my response was, "Yeah, that makes sense".](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/rammstein-are-a-pretty-specialist-band-no-upon-learning-that-their-online-merch-shop-sells-promotional-bicycle-saddles-my-response-was-yeah-that-makes-sense/)
- [I'm so delighted to see that Bristol Airport is making a commitment to going 100% FOD-free. Inspirational stuff. #whaddawewant #lessFOD #whendowewantit #sooniguess](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/im-so-delighted-to-see-that-bristol-airport-is-making-a-commitment-to-going-100-fod-free-inspirational-stuff-whaddawewant-lessfod-whendowewantit-sooniguess/)
- [I don't want to say Scotland is stuck in the past, but my hotel telly is giving me some frankly irrelevant weather advice. #youreallwatchingrerunsanywaysoitdoesntmatter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/i-dont-want-to-say-scotland-is-stuck-in-the-past-but-my-hotel-telly-is-giving-me-some-frankly-irrelevant-weather-advice-youreallwatchingrerunsanywaysoitdoesntmatter/)
- [Today saw my Untappd unique beer check-in count roll over to 2000, which I think's worth commemorating. Turns out I started using this app in 2011, and it's improved a lot since then - as has the global beer scene. Beer number 2000 was the 2019 Goose Bourbon County Stout - a proper meal of a beer. Here's to sharing the next thousand with my beer-lovin' chums!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/today-saw-my-untappd-unique-beer-check-in-count-roll-over-to-2000-which-i-thinks-worth-commemorating-turns-out-i-started-using-this-app-in-2011-and-its-improved-a-lot-since-then-as-ha/)
- [There's still so many things I don't understand.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/theres-still-so-many-things-i-dont-understand/)
- [I feel like these guys could use a better marketing department. #dips](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2020/01/i-feel-like-these-guys-could-use-a-better-marketing-department-dips/)
- ["A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen." #larrybstanding #baskervilles #bloodcurdling #atmospheric #egadsmeladsitsarealpeasouper](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/a-hound-it-was-an-enormous-coal-black-hound-but-not-such-a-hound-as-mortal-eyes-have-ever-seen-larrybstanding-baskervilles-bloodcurdling-atmospheric-egadsmeladsitsarealpeasouper/)
- [Ah, excellent - here's a marketing tie-in that makes sense, and that all involved can be proud of. #welldoneyou #catslovechampagne](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/ah-excellent-heres-a-marketing-tie-in-that-makes-sense-and-that-all-involved-can-be-proud-of-welldoneyou-catslovechampagne/)
- [Deep, and Crisp, and even](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/deep-and-crisp-and-even/) - I think it was a combination of Chris Hoban and Annabel Meikle's comments on Facebook that kicked this idea into reality - I've long suspected that the obscurity and specificity of crisp flavours was a bit of a sham, and that in fact there are only a few basic flavour compounds in use... so this
- [On a grey, snotty, grizzly evening when you've got to take the hound for an amble, I thoroughly recommend packing something like a delicious 29 year old blended whisky such as this one from @northstarspirits - cos why should #larrybstanding be the only one having fun?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/on-a-grey-snotty-grizzly-evening-when-youve-got-to-take-the-hound-for-an-amble-i-thoroughly-recommend-packing-something-like-a-delicious-29-year-old-blended-whisky-such-as-this-one-from-nort/)
- [Yesterday's #dogwalkingdram - I've no idea what it was, tbh. A rando sample bottle that someone wrote "MAST." on the top of. Tasted cognacy. I think. Any ideas, anyone? Recognise the handwriting? Larry didn't seem to let it affect him. #mystery #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/yesterdays-dogwalkingdram-ive-no-idea-what-it-was-tbh-a-rando-sample-bottle-that-someone-wrote-mast-on-the-top-of-tasted-cognacy-i-think-any-ideas-anyone-recognise-t/)
- [Most of you have probably only ever seen pics of #larrybstanding with his contacts in, so here's a rare glimpse behind the curtain of him doing the crossword on the weekend.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/most-of-you-have-probably-only-ever-seen-pics-of-larrybstanding-with-his-contacts-in-so-heres-a-rare-glimpse-behind-the-curtain-of-him-doing-the-crossword-on-the-weekend/)
- [#Crispmas festive crisp tasting lineup at the ready!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/crispmas-festive-crisp-tasting-lineup-at-the-ready/)
- [Ticked off a big goal yesterday - we got to drink beer that we'd made ourselves, OUT OF A KEG! Hats off to Adrian for manfully figuring out how this thing worked, and covering HIS kitchen in beer (so I didn't have to).](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/ticked-off-a-big-goal-yesterday-we-got-to-drink-beer-that-wed-made-ourselves-out-of-a-keg-hats-off-to-adrian-for-manfully-figuring-out-how-this-thing-worked-and-covering-his-kitchen-in-beer/)
- [Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl but she doesn't have a lot to say.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/12/her-majestys-a-pretty-nice-girl-but-she-doesnt-have-a-lot-to-say/)
- [Suck it, Black Friday! Nobody needs your deals!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/suck-it-black-friday-nobody-needs-your-deals/)
- [Tell you what, I learned a lot about lipstick on Sunday.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/tell-you-what-i-learned-a-lot-about-lipstick-on-sunday/)
- [We was watching Goliath Series 3 on Netnowprime TV BoxFlix, and couldn't help boggling at their bold depiction of Ronnie McSpillin in his late 50s. #ionlyspeakthetruth](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/we-was-watching-goliath-series-3-on-netnowprime-tv-boxflix-and-couldnt-help-boggling-at-their-bold-depiction-of-ronnie-mcspillin-in-his-late-50s-ionlyspeakthetruth/)
- [Hrrrm, Tywin Lannister got it goin awnnn gangsta styleee. #bathtub #labrador #whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/hrrrm-tywin-lannister-got-it-goin-awnnn-gangsta-styleee-bathtub-labrador-whisky/)
- [Flexing the beer-making muscle again - this time hopefully with something that'll land near a Coopers Stout. #homebrew #grainfather #chocolatemalt #stickyfluidsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/flexing-the-beer-making-muscle-again-this-time-hopefully-with-something-thatll-land-near-a-coopers-stout-homebrew-grainfather-chocolatemalt-stickyfluidsofinstagram/)
- [Aspects of artex. #wheredidtheystart #everythingremindsmeofbakeoff #ceilingfrosting @funkabubble](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/aspects-of-artex-wheredidtheystart-everythingremindsmeofbakeoff-ceilingfrosting-funkabubble/)
- [#edinburgh](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/11/edinburgh/)
- [Oddly, this is a lot nicer than you'd expect it to be.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/oddly-this-is-a-lot-nicer-than-youd-expect-it-to-be/)
- [Makes sense. #thecrossroads #fillyerboots #abandonedfootwearofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/makes-sense-thecrossroads-fillyerboots-abandonedfootwearofinstagram/)
- [Pity they didn't put one out tackling poetry. #hyperspacebypass #bewareoftheleopard #ohfreddledgruntbuggly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/pity-they-didnt-put-one-out-tackling-poetry-hyperspacebypass-bewareoftheleopard-ohfreddledgruntbuggly/)
- [Looks fine to me. #beefy #tomahawk #sharingiscaring #flashsale #meatydividend #postcode #proteinslabsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/looks-fine-to-me-beefy-tomahawk-sharingiscaring-flashsale-meatydividend-postcode-proteinslabsofinstagram/)
- [Ever look around the room and realise you've got 5 Taliskers on the go? #guessivegotanotherfavourite #lovescotch #talisker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/ever-look-around-the-room-and-realise-youve-got-5-taliskers-on-the-go-guessivegotanotherfavourite-lovescotch-talisker/)
- [I'm rather pleased with my snazzy new teatowel from Tired Engineer In Training! @ellieyong1 #hashtag](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/im-rather-pleased-with-my-snazzy-new-teatowel-from-tired-engineer-in-training-ellieyong1-hashtag/)
- [An unwelcome triumverate of events](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/07/an-unwelcome-triumverate-of-events/) - To date in my life I've been pretty smug about something - I've never lost a wallet, a set of keys, or been pickpocketed*. I'd put this down to maintaining a general sense of awareness, and some behaviour patterns to minimise the risks of losing any of them. Late last year I took young LarryBStanding
- [Mr B Standing, Mrs B Standing, and #larrybstanding enjoying a quick half at @darkhorsebs5 on Sunday. Not sure if young Lazarati thinks he's the titular horse or not... #familyphoto #dontgivehimanotheronehesdriving](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/08/mr-b-standing-mrs-b-standing-and-larrybstanding-enjoying-a-quick-half-at-darkhorsebs5-on-sunday-not-sure-if-young-lazarati-thinks-hes-the-titular-horse-or-not-familyphoto-dontgivehiman/)
- [Sunday: a day where #larrybstanding graciously leads me to the park, then allows me to throw, hunt for, and retrieve a tennis ball, while he fucks around doing whatever he likes. #blessed #whydonttheymakeredtennisballs #fragrantjewels](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/sunday-a-day-where-larrybstanding-graciously-leads-me-to-the-park-then-allows-me-to-throw-hunt-for-and-retrieve-a-tennis-ball-while-he-fucks-around-doing-whatever-he-likes-blessed-whydontthey/)
- [Normal service resumed. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/normal-service-resumed-larrybstanding/)
- [Look at that majestic lad! #larrybstanding #nofilter #dogsbreakfast #framptonmansell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/look-at-that-majestic-lad-larrybstanding-nofilter-dogsbreakfast-framptonmansell/)
- [We're incredibly lucky to be staying in this 17th century pub for the weekend with friends. Look at that window - no 2 lines parallel! And under one of the benches was this old Bristolean jug. #winning #framptonmansell #thepast](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/were-incredibly-lucky-to-be-staying-in-this-17th-century-pub-for-the-weekend-with-friends-look-at-that-window-no-2-lines-parallel-and-under-one-of-the-benches-was-this-old-bristolean-jug-w/)
- [Hmm, judging from the level in this mug, a moment of inattentiveness means I MAY have double-dosed my aeropress. #wellthenext20minutesshouldproveinteresting #coffee #aeropress #dickheadsnotpayingattention #wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/hmm-judging-from-the-level-in-this-mug-a-moment-of-inattentiveness-means-i-may-have-double-dosed-my-aeropress-wellthenext20minutesshouldproveinteresting-coffee-aeropress-dickheadsnotpayingatten/)
- [You cannot begin to imagine the smell of a Sri Lankan open air fish market. #jizbagsinsrilanka #pegan #guts #perfectthingtodoat6am](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/you-cannot-begin-to-imagine-the-smell-of-a-sri-lankan-open-air-fish-market-jizbagsinsrilanka-pegan-guts-perfectthingtodoat6am/)
- [We have penetrated the outer defences of The Tea Fortress. Behold, its sweet tea-like nectar. #tea #cupoforangejoy #jizbagsinsrilanka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/we-have-penetrated-the-outer-defences-of-the-tea-fortress-behold-its-sweet-tea-like-nectar-tea-cupoforangejoy-jizbagsinsrilanka/)
- [Anyone wanna know what a Sri Lankan Burger King menu looks like? It's this. #exotic #travelsfortheculture #jizbagsinsrilanka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/10/anyone-wanna-know-what-a-sri-lankan-burger-king-menu-looks-like-its-this-exotic-travelsfortheculture-jizbagsinsrilanka/)
- [Today's lunch: German Schnitzel with traditional accompaniment of thumping great slice of avocado. #ellaellaayay #jizbagsinsrilanka #schnitty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/todays-lunch-german-schnitzel-with-traditional-accompaniment-of-thumping-great-slice-of-avocado-ellaellaayay-jizbagsinsrilanka-schnitty/)
- [The edge. #jizbagsinsrilanka #moodyswim #lifegoals](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/the-edge-jizbagsinsrilanka-moodyswim-lifegoals/)
- [Slippery nipple? #cocktailtime #nofilter #butterynotes #jizbagsinsrilanka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/slippery-nipple-cocktailtime-nofilter-butterynotes-jizbagsinsrilanka/)
- [The truth in advertising movement has gained a foothold in Sri Lanka it seems. #partysupplies #skwoooooooooooo #jizbagsinsrilanka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/the-truth-in-advertising-movement-has-gained-a-foothold-in-sri-lanka-it-seems-partysupplies-skwoooooooooooo-jizbagsinsrilanka/)
- [Probably. #jizbagsinsrilanka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/probably-jizbagsinsrilanka/)
- [Curious branding decision... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ice_(aviation) #freshness #jizbagsinsrilanka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/curious-branding-decision-https-en-m-wikipedia-org-wiki-blue_ice_aviation-freshness-jizbagsinsrilanka/)
- [Scarcely bears thinking about.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/scarcely-bears-thinking-about/)
- [Anyone got any idea what game this is, so we can look up the rules?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/09/anyone-got-any-idea-what-game-this-is-so-we-can-look-up-the-rules/)
- [Whoooooosh!*](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/08/whoooooosh/) - While surfing about and reading a bit about task estimation, I stumbled on a couple of things in Wikipedia which gave me pause for thought - you could arguably dismiss them as baseless aphorisms, but for the qualifications of the sources. The first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of
- ["Sometimes a small amount of fluff may build up in the dyer's fan and reduce the air flow through the dryer". #noshitsherlock #maybeweshouldrunthefluffcleancycleperiodically #anyonewantsomefluff](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/08/sometimes-a-small-amount-of-fluff-may-build-up-in-the-dyers-fan-and-reduce-the-air-flow-through-the-dryer-noshitsherlock-maybeweshouldrunthefluffcleancycleperiodically-anyonewant/)
- [Hey @meatrobot - any crossover here with your list?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/08/hey-meatrobot-any-crossover-here-with-your-list/)
- [The Handmaid's Tap #blessedbethefruit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/08/the-handmaids-tap-blessedbethefruit/)
- [Doing a spot of outdoor parallel Brewing with Mr Bryers. We've borrowed @brew.code 's kit so we can make more mistakes, faster. This is more exciting than the time @littlebangbrewing brought a second disk drive over to plug into the Commodore 64. #needforspeed #perfectlysanitaryconditions #britishdayofsummer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/07/doing-a-spot-of-outdoor-parallel-brewing-with-mr-bryers-weve-borrowed-brew-code-s-kit-so-we-can-make-more-mistakes-faster-this-is-more-exciting-than-the-time-littlebangbrewing-brought/)
- [Bonjour from the part of Paris where "private bathroom" means "only the people in your room can watch you piss". #cityofromance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/07/bonjour-from-the-part-of-paris-where-private-bathroom-means-only-the-people-in-your-room-can-watch-you-piss-cityofromance/)
- [Frenchest remote control EVER #athos #porthos #dartagnan #turnthefuckingtellyup](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/07/frenchest-remote-control-ever-athos-porthos-dartagnan-turnthefuckingtellyup/)
- [Our technicians are working diligently, etc. #bsod #weapologiseforanyinconvenience](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/07/our-technicians-are-working-diligently-etc-bsod-weapologiseforanyinconvenience/)
- [Do you think we'll ever tire of this aesthetic? #iminvestinginwallpapercompanies  #shagpileresurgence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/07/do-you-think-well-ever-tire-of-this-aesthetic-iminvestinginwallpapercompanies-shagpileresurgence/)
- [Wales: where it's not unusual to like cricket AND Dungeons & Dragons.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/wales-where-its-not-unusual-to-like-cricket-and-dungeons-dragons/)
- [Latest decorative trend: Dashrockery. #physicsshmysics #whatcouldpossiblygowrong #twat #howdidwebecomeapexpredatorsexactly #theseabeckons](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/latest-decorative-trend-dashrockery-physicsshmysics-whatcouldpossiblygowrong-twat-howdidwebecomeapexpredatorsexactly-theseabeckons/)
- [The Fast & The Spurious](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/the-fast-the-spurious/) - In the creeping march of reality catching up to Science Fiction (specifically, in this case, see the "Nosedive" episode of Black Mirror) I was... well, conflicted isn't the right word.... maybe "given pause for thought" about a private hire taxi rating. A couple of months back m'chum Jules and I used her phone app to
- [Our hound, as ever extracting maximum value from the household comforts we provide for him. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/our-hound-as-ever-extracting-maximum-value-from-the-household-comforts-we-provide-for-him-larrybstanding/)
- [So, #larrybstanding got the snip yesterday. Didn't share a picture of him with The Cone, cos it was a bit too sad. It's been replaced now with this far superior option - kinda makes him look like a soft-play William Shakespeare. #forsooth #barkingbard #isthisanadgeriseebeforeme](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/so-larrybstanding-got-the-snip-yesterday-didnt-share-a-picture-of-him-with-the-cone-cos-it-was-a-bit-too-sad-its-been-replaced-now-with-this-far-superior-option-kinda-makes-him-look/)
- [Cement aardvark with human finger in foreground.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/cement-aardvark-with-human-finger-in-foreground/)
- [Mum's Travel Tips: "I always tie a coloured ribbon through my bag handle so I know which one is mine" #nailedit #atleastitsnotablackbagwitharedribbonlikealltheothers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/mums-travel-tips-i-always-tie-a-coloured-ribbon-through-my-bag-handle-so-i-know-which-one-is-mine-nailedit-atleastitsnotablackbagwitharedribbonlikealltheothers/)
- [Man down! #highballftw #cadenheads #blendedmalt #lovescotch #tastyweeknighttreat](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/man-down-highballftw-cadenheads-blendedmalt-lovescotch-tastyweeknighttreat/)
- [It's darker than a Fritz Lang film in here, but luckily smell and taste are the senses we need for this exercise... #feisile2019 #bunnahabhain #kilchoman #ardbeg #caolila #bowmore #lagavulin #laphroaig #octomore #wegotemall #giggedy #umbrellas #dips #aintnofoolin #lovescotch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/its-darker-than-a-fritz-lang-film-in-here-but-luckily-smell-and-taste-are-the-senses-we-need-for-this-exercise-feisile2019-bunnahabhain-kilchoman-ardbeg-caolila-bowmore-lagavulin-lap/)
- [Well, that's fucking helpful. #anyoneelsehavethisproblem #ofcourseitselevenpm](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/well-thats-fucking-helpful-anyoneelsehavethisproblem-ofcourseitselevenpm/)
- ["Babe, have you seen the new flowers in the garden?""Which ones - the white ones?""Yeah, but not the boofy ones - the ones that look like a really posh bird in a designer wedding dress"#apparentlytheyrecalledlilies #flowerexpert #makesachangefrommoredogphotos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/06/babe-have-you-seen-the-new-flowers-in-the-gardenwhich-ones-the-white-onesyeah-but-not-the-boofy-ones-the-ones-that-look-like-a-really-posh-bird-in-a-designer-wedd/)
- [Good job Lord and Lady Whiteadder aren't coming to stay. #notaturnip](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/good-job-lord-and-lady-whiteadder-arent-coming-to-stay-notaturnip/)
- [Nick Mason - A Saucerful of Secrets (Cardiff)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/nick-mason-a-saucerful-of-secrets-cardiff/) - St David's Hall has all the aesthetic appeal of a 1980s municipal swimming complex ("complex late brutalism", according to Building Design magazine), but it's where I found myself on the evening of April 29th. In a rare display of relevance, I'd been lazily paging through my Facebook feed in the back yard following a particularly
- [#larrybstanding exploding from a stream in Warmley Forest yesterday.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/larrybstanding-exploding-from-a-stream-in-warmley-forest-yesterday/)
- [I suppose its just as well they didn't call them "Nut shots".](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/i-suppose-its-just-as-well-they-didnt-call-them-nut-shots/)
- [Homebrew batch 3 underway - a Brewdog Elvis Juice style recipe which we've decided to split and try 3 yeast types with. #research #competence #yeasty #damnthattookalotlongerthanexpected](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/homebrew-batch-3-underway-a-brewdog-elvis-juice-style-recipe-which-weve-decided-to-split-and-try-3-yeast-types-with-research-competence-yeasty-damnthattookalotlongerthanexpected/)
- [When I was growing up, I'm *sure* the solution to this issue used to be to mop the water up... #getwiththetimesgrandpa](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/when-i-was-growing-up-im-sure-the-solution-to-this-issue-used-to-be-to-mop-the-water-up-getwiththetimesgrandpa/)
- [Brexit: a few thoughts for posterity](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/brexit-a-few-thoughts-for-posterity/) - Given that the UK's decision to leave the European Union is not only one of the most significant political decisions made in this country in the last 70 or so years, but also about the *only* thing anybody's been talking about for the last 3 months (note: I started typing this on March 29th) -
- [15 years here, and I'm still constantly amused by what the English do. #the romanticmeanderoftheA303 #howmanyroads #getyourmotorrunnin #bogliterature](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/05/15-years-here-and-im-still-constantly-amused-by-what-the-english-do-the-romanticmeanderofthea303-howmanyroads-getyourmotorrunnin-bogliterature/)
- [You don't often see Cheese & Marmite Fries on a menu... And now I know why that is.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/you-dont-often-see-cheese-marmite-fries-on-a-menu-and-now-i-know-why-that-is/)
- [I love that not only is @dfdubz on the cover of the St David's Hall gig calendar, but also that in October if you play your cards right you can see @timminchin play the same room that's been packed with @kevinbloodywilsonofficial fans a fortnight earlier.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/i-love-that-not-only-is-dfdubz-on-the-cover-of-the-st-davids-hall-gig-calendar-but-also-that-in-october-if-you-play-your-cards-right-you-can-see-timminchin-play-the-same-room-thats-been/)
- [As @ben_cops correctly pointed out, I haven't posted a "proud dad" shot of any of the beer @adrianbryers and I made - so here's a bottle of Batch 2 I opened the other night and didn't pour particularly carefully: a very tasty @fullers ESB style ale, using Target, Challenger and Northdown hops. Such a rewarding feeling to drink beer you've made yourself, and even more so when it's not shite!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/as-ben_cops-correctly-pointed-out-i-havent-posted-a-proud-dad-shot-of-any-of-the-beer-adrianbryers-and-i-made-so-heres-a-bottle-of-batch-2-i-opened-the-other-night-and-did/)
- [Just cos I only ever seem to make whisky cocktails, and it's nice to find something else to do with gin, last night I made a Rhubarb Leaf from @mrlyan 's wonderful book. And a huge mess.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/just-cos-i-only-ever-seem-to-make-whisky-cocktails-and-its-nice-to-find-something-else-to-do-with-gin-last-night-i-made-a-rhubarb-leaf-from-mrlyan-s-wonderful-book-and-a-huge-mess/)
- [Redhead Sour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/redhead-sour/) - I'm publishing this recipe for 2 reasons: It's really, really frigging delicious.Every time I've wanted to make one I've spent about 45 minutes trawling through Facebook, Twitter, Google, and so on trying to figure out where I found the recipe last time. And since The Internet can't currently index random bits of paper jammed into
- [Some ducks with some small ducks.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/some-ducks-with-some-small-ducks/)
- [As a fan and practitioner of buying and drinking every single rando drink I see in supermarkets and corner shops, I don't understand how I was late to THIS party!? DELICIOUS!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/as-a-fan-and-practitioner-of-buying-and-drinking-every-single-rando-drink-i-see-in-supermarkets-and-corner-shops-i-dont-understand-how-i-was-late-to-this-party-delicious/)
- [Storming TMTWNBBFN gig at The Fleece tonight. This shot I think was shortly before @andrewoneillcomedy began his conceptual odyssey into portraying a man who suspected he probably had at least one of The Golden Girls trapped in his arse. You won't get that at a Spice Girls reunion gig.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/storming-tmtwnbbfn-gig-at-the-fleece-tonight-this-shot-i-think-was-shortly-before-andrewoneillcomedy-began-his-conceptual-odyssey-into-portraying-a-man-who-suspected-he-probably-had-at-least-one-of/)
- [When I bought this Amaryllis last year the bloke in the shop went to great lengths to explain that you need to take the bulb out of the soil over winter, and you get one flower every 2 years.We forgot to do that.What does it all mean?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/04/when-i-bought-this-amaryllis-last-year-the-bloke-in-the-shop-went-to-great-lengths-to-explain-that-you-need-to-take-the-bulb-out-of-the-soil-over-winter-and-you-get-one-flower-every-2-years-we-forgot/)
- [Ninja. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/ninja-larrybstanding/)
- [Seaside frolic with #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/seaside-frolic-with-larrybstanding/)
- [We wandered past Clevedon Pier yesterday. Grade 1 listed. I wonder what it would have looked like in its heyday?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/we-wandered-past-clevedon-pier-yesterday-grade-1-listed-i-wonder-what-it-would-have-looked-like-in-its-heyday/)
- [Not an actual emergency. Consider it a weekday drill. #emergencymartini #psychopomp #pasture #bristol #gin #managementplan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/not-an-actual-emergency-consider-it-a-weekday-drill-emergencymartini-psychopomp-pasture-bristol-gin-managementplan/)
- [The magic sprinkles on an already awesome holiday? Encountering Miss Cat Spencer on a mountain top for an eyes-shut into-the-sun selfie! #wooooooooooooo #lovelypeopleofwhisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/the-magic-sprinkles-on-an-already-awesome-holiday-encountering-miss-cat-spencer-on-a-mountain-top-for-an-eyes-shut-into-the-sun-selfie-wooooooooooooo-lovelypeopleofwhisky/)
- [Food Cult : Spot the typo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/food-cult-spot-the-typo/)
- [Ninja shirt.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/ninja-shirt/)
- [Just cos it's extremely childish, doesn't mean I won't giggle at it. #culturalsensitivity #fnarr](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/just-cos-its-extremely-childish-doesnt-mean-i-wont-giggle-at-it-culturalsensitivity-fnarr/)
- [#bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/bristol/)
- [Err, happy St Patrick's Day? #johnnieowalker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/err-happy-st-patricks-day-johnnieowalker/)
- [NOW we're talking!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/now-were-talking/)
- [Another Bristol ramen joint out of action. Perhaps they should have named it CirclingTheBowl?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/03/another-bristol-ramen-joint-out-of-action-perhaps-they-should-have-named-it-circlingthebowl/)
- [Peak Glasgow. #yesthosearebatteredfries #ohgodwhatamidoing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/peak-glasgow-yesthosearebatteredfries-ohgodwhatamidoing/)
- [Quite the unexpected opportunity. Dare I?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/quite-the-unexpected-opportunity-dare-i/)
- [Seems like a perfect evening to bust this bad boy out.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/seems-like-a-perfect-evening-to-bust-this-bad-boy-out/)
- [It's fair to say that my life has changed in the last few years.OK you green spongy temptress... Let's dance!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/its-fair-to-say-that-my-life-has-changed-in-the-last-few-years-ok-you-green-spongy-temptress-lets-dance/)
- [I hate Bluetooth.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/i-hate-bluetooth/) - Bluetooth - according to the globally accepted source of all accurate knowledge - was described in 1989 and implemented in 1994. It's now 2019. 25 years. You'd think SOMEONE would have gotten it to work properly by now. The dearly missed Douglas Adams, in his wonderful essay "How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love
- [It's the moooooost wonderful tiiiiiime... of the yeeeeeeear! #honour #privilege #worldwhiskiesawards #wwa #caledonianclub](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/its-the-moooooost-wonderful-tiiiiiime-of-the-yeeeeeeear-honour-privilege-worldwhiskiesawards-wwa-caledonianclub/)
- [Strong snowman game afoot in BS5 this morning! #greenandpleasantland #yesiamwitteringonaboutweather #bs5 #stgeorgespark #myarentyoutall #umbrellas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/02/strong-snowman-game-afoot-in-bs5-this-morning-greenandpleasantland-yesiamwitteringonaboutweather-bs5-stgeorgespark-myarentyoutall-umbrellas/)
- [Aww, why do dogs get all the best stuff? #mmmmbovinewindpipe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/aww-why-do-dogs-get-all-the-best-stuff-mmmmbovinewindpipe/)
- [Crap! Can't believe we didn't open the #icedvovos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/crap-cant-believe-we-didnt-open-the-icedvovos/)
- [#AustraliaDay feast - some prawns, a bottle of plonk, and a home made snot block. #straya #australiansallletusrejoice #decadence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/australiaday-feast-some-prawns-a-bottle-of-plonk-and-a-home-made-snot-block-straya-australiansallletusrejoice-decadence/)
- [#australiadaytapas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/australiadaytapas/)
- [January #BWAS tasting about to kick off - on the topic of "Maturity", starring @dvdbloke in his inaugural role as host! Can't wait!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/january-bwas-tasting-about-to-kick-off-on-the-topic-of-maturity-starring-dvdbloke-in-his-inaugural-role-as-host-cant-wait/)
- [Traditional celebrations afoot here in the South West #bucky #wreckthehoosejuice #connoiseursahoy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/traditional-celebrations-afoot-here-in-the-south-west-bucky-wreckthehoosejuice-connoiseursahoy/)
- [Goodie goodie yum yum. #timbrooketaylor #graemegarden #billoddie #legends](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/goodie-goodie-yum-yum-timbrooketaylor-graemegarden-billoddie-legends/)
- [That was 2018, eh? Doesn't feel like we're in the future, but we sure ain't in Kansas...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/that-was-2018-eh-doesnt-feel-like-were-in-the-future-but-we-sure-aint-in-kansas/) - So, in addition to watching a shitload of telly in 2018 - I figured since there's no way I'm ever gonna get round to blogging about things I'd done individually, the next best thing would be to make a list... because in spite of some surface rhetoric about it having been a pretty shit year,
- [Following on from the #androgynousfireblanketgate controversy, I took this shot to show equal-opportunity in fire blanket diagrams, but now I'm not sure if it's meant to be a gendered diagram. Also, it looks like they're doing a magic trick and that pan is going to disappear. Also, we only have a microwave in our work kitchen, so it's all a bit moot, surely?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/following-on-from-the-androgynousfireblanketgate-controversy-i-took-this-shot-to-show-equal-opportunity-in-fire-blanket-diagrams-but-now-im-not-sure-if-its-meant-to-be-a-gendered-diagra/)
- [I'll keep looking. There's GOT to be some more interesting advanced routes around here somewhere... #routes #eatsroutesandleaves #navigatingwombat](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/ill-keep-looking-theres-got-to-be-some-more-interesting-advanced-routes-around-here-somewhere-routes-eatsroutesandleaves-navigatingwombat/)
- [JBS's Media Roll-call of 2018 (reinstated, with fanciness!)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/jbss-media-roll-call-of-2018-reinstated-with-fanciness/) - Rekindling a tradition I guess I've started for myself, I've figured out a way to put together a list of all the films, TV and books that I've pointed my eye-stalks at this year - and the fanciness is that for 2019 and beyond I can write the summaries as the year goes by rather
- [First brew day: underway! #mashitup #mashitin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2019/01/first-brew-day-underway-mashitup-mashitin/)
- [The Film List from 2012](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/02/the-film-list-from-2012/) - As begun last year (and, even slightly MORE delayed than last year), I thought an ideal blog topic was a list of the films that I watched over the last 12 months, and a brief description of each (in the ongoing quest to try to write a blogpost of under 800 words)... The Ghost Writer
- [2011 - a post of lists](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/2011-a-post-of-lists/) - I'm not sure that I get massively turned on by end-of-year retrospectives and Top Tens (you can put together a top ten ANY time - why limit it based on some arbitrary calendar point?). However last year I was interested whilst reading Billy's blog to see that he'd kept lists of all of the books
- [2011 - the motion picture(s)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/2011-the-motion-pictures/) - Following the recent post on the books I read in 2011, here's a roundup of all the movies that I saw this year. I'll highlight the ones wot I saw in the cinema, somehow. As mentioned previously, this is sort of inspired by Billy's post of a similar nature last year. And because it's not
- [Jason's Cinema and Literature Roundup for 2013 AD](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/02/jasons-cinema-and-literature-roundup-for-2013-ad/) - As the early months of the year now almost dictate (in that I've done it twice now), it's time to look back over the list of films/movies/motion pictures (as you prefer) I've seen and books that I've read, and reminisce, summarise, and highlight just by how much I missed the point and/or artistic merits of
- [The stuff I pointed my eyes at in 2014](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/03/the-stuff-i-pointed-my-eyes-at-in-2014/) - Mid-March isn't too late for a 2014 roundup, is it? It's still the same financial year... and I'd hate to break the chain now that I've done this for 2011, 2012 and 2013! So, with that, here's the 2014 Media Lists. With a rudimentary thumbs up/down system, just for giggles. Books I did absolutely bugger
- [The media roll-call of 2015](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/02/the-media-roll-call-of-2015/) - In break with last year's effort, I thought maybe February would be a good time to go through the process of my annual Film, Book and TV roundup. Initially aiming to get this written up in January, I found myself thinking "But, who cares?". And then remembering the reason I started all this blogging malarkey
- [Seasonal foliage. Yes, for a mere £2.49 you can buy a branch that was accidentally torn off a Christmas tree by a heavy-handed delivery man.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/12/seasonal-foliage-yes-for-a-mere-2-49-you-can-buy-a-branch-that-was-accidentally-torn-off-a-christmas-tree-by-a-heavy-handed-delivery-man/)
- [The more a thing stays the same, the less it changes.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/12/the-more-a-thing-stays-the-same-the-less-it-changes/) - There's some roadworks going on in Bristol. (that's hardly a keen & newsworthy observation) Specifically, right in front of Bristol Temple Meads station. You can't possibly miss them - any new arrival to Bristol via train is immediately greeted with the sight and effect of them as soon as they attempt to head anywhere central
- [The office next door must be preparing to announce their pay reviews.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/12/the-office-next-door-must-be-preparing-to-announce-their-pay-reviews/)
- [Seriously. Its just dead-eyed, middle distance stares. #hohoho #waitingfordeathssweetembrace #bleak](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/12/seriously-its-just-dead-eyed-middle-distance-stares-hohoho-waitingfordeathssweetembrace-bleak/)
- [I call this collection "The Slightly Eggy Wooden Santas of Broadmead". Look at those facial expressions. Not a jolly one among them! #ersatzbavarian #couldberesin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/12/i-call-this-collection-the-slightly-eggy-wooden-santas-of-broadmead-look-at-those-facial-expressions-not-a-jolly-one-among-them-ersatzbavarian-couldberesin/)
- [Damn #larrybstanding and his constant photogenicicity. #stives #sorrynotsorry #laboradorable](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/11/damn-larrybstanding-and-his-constant-photogenicicity-stives-sorrynotsorry-laboradorable/)
- [Ancient Cornish Road markings - the exact meaning of which has been lost to the ken of modern man.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/11/ancient-cornish-road-markings-the-exact-meaning-of-which-has-been-lost-to-the-ken-of-modern-man/)
- [The ONLY way to accessorize correctly round here is with a pair of #larrybstanding socks!#socksofinstagram #labradorhosiery #dogsy #surprisepresentformylovelywife](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/the-only-way-to-accessorize-correctly-round-here-is-with-a-pair-of-larrybstanding-sockssocksofinstagram-labradorhosiery-dogsy-surprisepresentformylovelywife/)
- [Happy 1st Birthday to #larrybstanding - my 2nd favourite member of the BStanding family. What a little champ. #dog #labradorsofinstagram #pupper #legend #akimbo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/happy-1st-birthday-to-larrybstanding-my-2nd-favourite-member-of-the-bstanding-family-what-a-little-champ-dog-labradorsofinstagram-pupper-legend-akimbo/)
- [Oh, these two... #larrybstanding #specialbranch #gotwood #leighwoods #laborador #laboradorable](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/10/oh-these-two-larrybstanding-specialbranch-gotwood-leighwoods-laborador-laboradorable/)
- [Lord #LarryBStanding mucking about in his leafy kingdom. #woof #workethic #needshoovering](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/10/lord-larrybstanding-mucking-about-in-his-leafy-kingdom-woof-workethic-needshoovering/)
- [Awwww, THIS guy... #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/11/awwww-this-guy-larrybstanding/)
- [Why do people always have to ruin everything? #idyllicautumnsunday #enginesrunningabithot #fuckwitsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/11/why-do-people-always-have-to-ruin-everything-idyllicautumnsunday-enginesrunningabithot-fuckwitsofinstagram/)
- [I think I just saw that old woman from A Fish Called Wanda. #dogdogdog #parklife](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/10/i-think-i-just-saw-that-old-woman-from-a-fish-called-wanda-dogdogdog-parklife/)
- [Well, I'm none the wiser. #isduressamood](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/10/well-im-none-the-wiser-isduressamood/)
- [This guy be all like "Ow... Ow... Ow...". #runforit #mobilehomeownersofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/10/this-guy-be-all-like-ow-ow-ow-runforit-mobilehomeownersofinstagram/)
- [Lol.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/lol/)
- [Do you ever get a parcel arrive that makes you think, "Seriously, what am I doing with my life?". #didibuyit #isitagift #whatinheavensnameishappening #tripe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/do-you-ever-get-a-parcel-arrive-that-makes-you-think-seriously-what-am-i-doing-with-my-life-didibuyit-isitagift-whatinheavensnameishappening-tripe/)
- [I reckon this ensemble is a little bit fruity for a craft beer festival, but @josephruss assures me it's totes appropes. #youcantunseeit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/i-reckon-this-ensemble-is-a-little-bit-fruity-for-a-craft-beer-festival-but-josephruss-assures-me-its-totes-appropes-youcantunseeit/)
- [Hmm, maybe we won't be crossing *that* field... #larrybstanding #wheresthebeef](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/hmm-maybe-we-wont-be-crossing-that-field-larrybstanding-wheresthebeef/)
- [Though a veteran of several #Bristol pubs, this is the first time we've taken #larrybstanding to a brewery. #eastbristolbrewerytrail #drinkmoorbeer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/though-a-veteran-of-several-bristol-pubs-this-is-the-first-time-weve-taken-larrybstanding-to-a-brewery-eastbristolbrewerytrail-drinkmoorbeer/)
- [Sometimes there's "reliving old rituals" for nostalgia's sake, and then sometimes there's doing something you love because you love it and after all this time it's still awesome. #baconnaanroll #dishoom #stmartinslane #puretasty #umbrellas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/sometimes-theres-reliving-old-rituals-for-nostalgias-sake-and-then-sometimes-theres-doing-something-you-love-because-you-love-it-and-after-all-this-time-its-still/)
- [We're staying next to a hop farm!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/09/were-staying-next-to-a-hop-farm/)
- [Well, that's probably the rudest chocolate I've ever eaten. #happy1stweddinganniversary #umbrellas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/well-thats-probably-the-rudest-chocolate-ive-ever-eaten-happy1stweddinganniversary-umbrellas/)
- [Magnificent portrait of the magnificent #larrybstanding taken by the magnificent @s1m0nl - #magnificent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/magnificent-portrait-of-the-magnificent-larrybstanding-taken-by-the-magnificent-s1m0nl-magnificent/)
- [Hellooooooooo, Fresh!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/hellooooooooo-fresh/) - Right, so this is going to sound like an advert. But it ain't. I can honestly put my hand on heart and say that Hello Fresh has landed a huge boon right in our kitchen. For those not in the know - Hello Fresh is a subscription meal service, where you pay a set fee
- [Got this in our @laithwaites.wine box today... Kinda feels like that time U2 gave everyone's iPod a free album. #nope](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/got-this-in-our-laithwaites-wine-box-today-kinda-feels-like-that-time-u2-gave-everyones-ipod-a-free-album-nope/)
- [Just figured out why nobody ever talks about doing a #timtamslam with these... #coffeechocolateandmint #notawinner](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/just-figured-out-why-nobody-ever-talks-about-doing-a-timtamslam-with-these-coffeechocolateandmint-notawinner/)
- [Caption contest time. #larrybstanding #dog #rooster #large #impressive #imposing #moist #hashtag](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/caption-contest-time-larrybstanding-dog-rooster-large-impressive-imposing-moist-hashtag/)
- [Everybody get that? #dips #umbrellas #hashtag](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/everybody-get-that-dips-umbrellas-hashtag/)
- [One of Rodin's less popular works - The Purger. #boak](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/08/one-of-rodins-less-popular-works-the-purger-boak/)
- [So, this just happened... #secondoldestdrinkiveeverhad #ihopetheplumbinginthisplaceisprettyrobust #soysauce](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/07/so-this-just-happened-secondoldestdrinkiveeverhad-ihopetheplumbinginthisplaceisprettyrobust-soysauce/)
- [Quite the fan of his new ball. #larrybstanding the sports enthusiast.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/07/quite-the-fan-of-his-new-ball-larrybstanding-the-sports-enthusiast/)
- [Grab your paddle and make with the fun!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/07/grab-your-paddle-and-make-with-the-fun/) - One of the most relaxing ways to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon in the United Kingdom is to get yourself and a few chums on board a narrowboat and go for a leisurely traverse along one of the canals in the extensive canal network that cris-crosses the country. And this is exactly what we would
- [Reunited at last! #larrybstanding #andtheycalleditpuppylove #theresnoplacelikehome](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/reunited-at-last-larrybstanding-andtheycalleditpuppylove-theresnoplacelikehome/)
- [Pool party? It is when #larrybstanding decides to join the action! He had a lovely time! We could barely get him back out again when it was time to go home.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/07/pool-party-it-is-when-larrybstanding-decides-to-join-the-action-he-had-a-lovely-time-we-could-barely-get-him-back-out-again-when-it-was-time-to-go-home/)
- [Remember that time we told #larrybstanding to GET IN THE SEA?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/07/remember-that-time-we-told-larrybstanding-to-get-in-the-sea/)
- [OK, argument sorted - THIS is the wrong way to do a scone. #creamtea #devon #cornwall #unitedagainstacommonenemy #judeanpeoplesfront](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/07/ok-argument-sorted-this-is-the-wrong-way-to-do-a-scone-creamtea-devon-cornwall-unitedagainstacommonenemy-judeanpeoplesfront/)
- [Just remembered why I selected this packet of Indonesian sweeties to bring back & share with my cow-orkers. It was the sheer exuberance of the cartoon mascot that caught my eye.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/just-remembered-why-i-selected-this-packet-of-indonesian-sweeties-to-bring-back-share-with-my-cow-orkers-it-was-the-sheer-exuberance-of-the-cartoon-mascot-that-caught-my-eye/)
- [Warm day off and trying to motivate yourself into mowing the lawn? A Chita highball ought to do the trick! #iamnotadoctor #lawncare #boschelectric #fresh](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/warm-day-off-and-trying-to-motivate-yourself-into-mowing-the-lawn-a-chita-highball-ought-to-do-the-trick-iamnotadoctor-lawncare-boschelectric-fresh/)
- [You go out of your way to buy a random softdrink, and it turns out to be bloody well apple flavoured! #disappointed #needsmorerhinoceros](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/you-go-out-of-your-way-to-buy-a-random-softdrink-and-it-turns-out-to-be-bloody-well-apple-flavoured-disappointed-needsmorerhinoceros/)
- [This is how pineapples work when they're growing up! #neverseenthisbefore #pricklygoodness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/this-is-how-pineapples-work-when-theyre-growing-up-neverseenthisbefore-pricklygoodness/)
- [There's always money in the banana stand. #ivemadeahugemistake](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/theres-always-money-in-the-banana-stand-ivemadeahugemistake/)
- [Marginally more humid than the forecast suggested. #bollockstotheforecast #chuckingitdowninropes #swimmingpoolsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/marginally-more-humid-than-the-forecast-suggested-bollockstotheforecast-chuckingitdowninropes-swimmingpoolsofinstagram/)
- [Mr Cheap is the chepest for boad short. #definitelyencoded #authenticbrandedgoodsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/mr-cheap-is-the-chepest-for-boad-short-definitelyencoded-authenticbrandedgoodsofinstagram/)
- [Yeah, that's not really how privacy screens work... #yeahnah #lookintomyeye](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/yeah-thats-not-really-how-privacy-screens-work-yeahnah-lookintomyeye/)
- [Surviving, despite the odds. #bali #umbrellas #emergencymojito #fiveaday #smugtwatsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/surviving-despite-the-odds-bali-umbrellas-emergencymojito-fiveaday-smugtwatsofinstagram/)
- [Worst scrabble word ever. #notproud #scrabbleatrocities](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/worst-scrabble-word-ever-notproud-scrabbleatrocities/)
- [Final night of puppy school for #larrybstanding - I think he's gonna miss these little units... Especially Ernie!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/final-night-of-puppy-school-for-larrybstanding-i-think-hes-gonna-miss-these-little-units-especially-ernie/)
- [For fans of puppies and/or documentation...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/05/for-fans-of-puppies-and-or-documentation/)
- [#larrybstanding completes his first ever act of domestic terrorism after I left him unsupervised for 10 minutes. Sufficed to say, it was a complete flop.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/larrybstanding-completes-his-first-ever-act-of-domestic-terrorism-after-i-left-him-unsupervised-for-10-minutes-sufficed-to-say-it-was-a-complete-flop/)
- [Just realised we've got a whole cupboard full of whatever was in Marcellus Wallace's briefcase.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/just-realised-weve-got-a-whole-cupboard-full-of-whatever-was-in-marcellus-wallaces-briefcase/)
- [Knee-deep in wildlife](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/knee-deep-in-wildlife/) - Our house has a rather lovely garden, although some of the fixtures are a little on the dated side. We recently had fences put up so we can release The Hound into the yard without fear of him escaping or marauding the neighbours' back yards. And another job that's been lurking silently is to do
- [Smells like winning... (feel free to respond with your own caption for this frankly confusing product)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/06/smells-like-winning-feel-free-to-respond-with-your-own-caption-for-this-frankly-confusing-product/)
- [Happy #WorldWhiskyDay everyone! #lovescotch #chillout #whisky #icecubesofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/05/happy-worldwhiskyday-everyone-lovescotch-chillout-whisky-icecubesofinstagram/)
- [#castlepark #picnic with #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/05/castlepark-picnic-with-larrybstanding/)
- [#larrybstanding commits postal fraud. He's on a warning.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/05/larrybstanding-commits-postal-fraud-hes-on-a-warning/)
- [#larrybstanding formulating a plan to hold off the invading nerd forces.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/05/larrybstanding-formulating-a-plan-to-hold-off-the-invading-nerd-forces/)
- [I love that there's always business ideas out there you'd never have thought of.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/i-love-that-theres-always-business-ideas-out-there-youd-never-have-thought-of/)
- [The Incredible Swelling Hound*](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/the-incredible-swelling-hound/) - We've got a puppy. I don't think I mentioned this anywhere on here formally, although my Instagram feed has been fairly clear on this of late and a brief tag search here will verify this. When we first collected him, he was very small indeed. Since then, he's proven to be an enthusiastic consumer of
- [Jesus, I never knew Sir Thomas More was such a fiend on the ol' bronzing lotion.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/jesus-i-never-knew-sir-thomas-more-was-such-a-fiend-on-the-ol-bronzing-lotion/)
- [Top Ten Tuesday: Musicals](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/top-ten-tuesday-musicals/) - A recent discussion on Facebook with an old chum of mine from Australia saw him asking me what my favourite musicals are - so the downside of being asked a question like that is I can't help but feel compelled to come up with a considered answer. In 1989 or thereabouts I was introduced to
- [The Chase: #larrybstanding met 3 squishy dogs in the park today (2 grey, 1 beige). They weren't growly, but I think he was a bit stressed because there were 3 of them.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/the-chase-larrybstanding-met-3-squishy-dogs-in-the-park-today-2-grey-1-beige-they-werent-growly-but-i-think-he-was-a-bit-stressed-because-there-were-3-of-them/)
- [Capitalising on a sunny moment. #larrybstanding #greenandpleasant #caninejamboree](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/capitalising-on-a-sunny-moment-larrybstanding-greenandpleasant-caninejamboree/)
- [I just made @freedoughballs a bird out of toast. She said it wasn't quite toasted enough. I offered to make a second, but she declined. #obviouslytooearlyforapairoftoasteagles](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/i-just-made-freedoughballs-a-bird-out-of-toast-she-said-it-wasnt-quite-toasted-enough-i-offered-to-make-a-second-but-she-declined-obviouslytooearlyforapairoftoasteagles/)
- [Ah, that's MUCH better! #whatsbehindthepurpledoor #niceknockers #pineapplesofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/ah-thats-much-better-whatsbehindthepurpledoor-niceknockers-pineapplesofinstagram/)
- [Am impressed with the new #GWR trains - combining modern sleek lines with comfort that genuinely feels like it's been recycled from Brunel's work. #arsehasgonetosleepalreadyandweveonlyreachedchippenham](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/04/am-impressed-with-the-new-gwr-trains-combining-modern-sleek-lines-with-comfort-that-genuinely-feels-like-its-been-recycled-from-brunels-work-arsehasgonetosleepalreadyandweveonlyreache/)
- [OMNOMNOM #feeeeeshy #cuentalagosta](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/omnomnom-feeeeeshy-cuentalagosta/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xI4Esw
- [Soaking up the local culture.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/soaking-up-the-local-culture/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2vHY3Rp
- [The magnificence of the Manymoon is now over, so the honeymoon begins! Lots of love to the Manymooners for sharing a wonderful week!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/the-magnificence-of-the-manymoon-is-now-over-so-the-honeymoon-begins-lots-of-love-to-the-manymooners-for-sharing-a-wonderful-week/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2w2Hf36
- [Willikers, that's a large barometer!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/willikers-thats-a-large-barometer/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gOHR6y
- [The naughty dwarf.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/the-naughty-dwarf/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2vKIiFr
- [My wife.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/my-wife-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2wNLoeM
- [Hey @jjbw - any idea if any of your colleagues are moonlighting in Glasgow with 2nd careers?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/hey-jjbw-any-idea-if-any-of-your-colleagues-are-moonlighting-in-glasgow-with-2nd-careers/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xocU44
- [Well, it's been the most picturesque inane detour I've been forced into lately. #pedestriansthisway #facefirstintofence #wedontcare #ifyourewalkingyoureprobablypoor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/well-its-been-the-most-picturesque-inane-detour-ive-been-forced-into-lately-pedestriansthisway-facefirstintofence-wedontcare-ifyourewalkingyoureprobablypoor/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gWQY9b
- [I can see why some people have reservations about Freud... #laybackonthecouch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/i-can-see-why-some-people-have-reservations-about-freud-laybackonthecouch/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xAegIe
- [This Spanish pharmacy endorsed by Tywin Lannister.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/this-spanish-pharmacy-endorsed-by-tywin-lannister/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2yy1PtQ
- [Can't imagine these guys have had much work since 1830.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/cant-imagine-these-guys-have-had-much-work-since-1830/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hLkq2d
- [Head down to St Georges Co-op now for a cost-effective way to deal with lots of irritating arseholes.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/head-down-to-st-georges-co-op-now-for-a-cost-effective-way-to-deal-with-lots-of-irritating-arseholes/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gl57tH
- [Quite an economical stacking of pop culture references there.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/quite-an-economical-stacking-of-pop-culture-references-there/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2y4wam9
- [Alright #McDonalds - name and shame time. Who's been putting nonsense in the coffee, exactly?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/alright-mcdonalds-name-and-shame-time-whos-been-putting-nonsense-in-the-coffee-exactly/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xJn3Us
- [That's about the right number of dishes & pots to use for dinner for 2 people, isn't it?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/thats-about-the-right-number-of-dishes-pots-to-use-for-dinner-for-2-people-isnt-it/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xdAMDQ
- [What a time to be alive, to be able to casually enjoy whisky as good as this.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/what-a-time-to-be-alive-to-be-able-to-casually-enjoy-whisky-as-good-as-this/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gtvH3j
- [47 pages of Ikea instructions!? It's only a filing cabinet, not a frigging Lego batmobile!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/47-pages-of-ikea-instructions-its-only-a-filing-cabinet-not-a-frigging-lego-batmobile-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2guVFDx
- [A trip down to the toolshed meant having to relocate a couple of Bristol's well-connected residents.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/a-trip-down-to-the-toolshed-meant-having-to-relocate-a-couple-of-bristols-well-connected-residents/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hayfnN
- [It IS a box, you clowns. Now, to see how many bloody saisons and black IPAs are in this craft beer surprise box... I'm setting myself up for a fall here, aren't I.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/it-is-a-box-you-clowns-now-to-see-how-many-bloody-saisons-and-black-ipas-are-in-this-craft-beer-surprise-box-im-setting-myself-up-for-a-fall-here-arent-i/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lmjHWV
- [FOR SCIENCE!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/for-science/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2zVLeBw
- [In the sea.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/in-the-sea/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2yXl5oa
- [Seems optimistic.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/seems-optimistic/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iwCTMG
- [Seems a sensible arrangement.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/seems-a-sensible-arrangement/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ArtPjJ
- [#fastmovingpun](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/fastmovingpun/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2zPkFkS
- [Malcolm Logistics : when you need to move a whole load of Malcolm and get the job done right. #Malcolm](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/malcolm-logistics-when-you-need-to-move-a-whole-load-of-malcolm-and-get-the-job-done-right-malcolm/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mh6UFu
- [You're all getting these for Christmas this year.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/youre-all-getting-these-for-christmas-this-year/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2zEgN54
- [What an absolute legend. Musically, and just generally.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/what-an-absolute-legend-musically-and-just-generally/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2AQXuTp
- [Any suggestions?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/any-suggestions/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2zUaDvK
- [My latest lamp project - that's come up alright, I reckon!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/my-latest-lamp-project-thats-come-up-alright-i-reckon/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iy0cGG
- [I've tried to understand you people. Truly I have.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/ive-tried-to-understand-you-people-truly-i-have/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2zlZ8QG
- [Bleak scenes on Whitehall Road this morning. #desperado #doublemeaning #notmine #alfrescobreakfastbeersofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/bleak-scenes-on-whitehall-road-this-morning-desperado-doublemeaning-notmine-alfrescobreakfastbeersofinstagram/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iZZ8Mb
- [Dessert last night included "peachy burgers", which were delicious. But one can't help feel it looks a *bit* like a tiny sugar-dusted arse. #peachyburgers #yum #tinyarsesofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/dessert-last-night-included-peachy-burgers-which-were-delicious-but-one-cant-help-feel-it-looks-a-bit-like-a-tiny-sugar-dusted-arse-peachyburgers-yum-tinyarsesofinstagram/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2Ap8oDl
- [One of the things I like about my trip in to the office is Engineers' Walk. Look at this legend. Invented the bowling catapult.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/11/one-of-the-things-i-like-about-my-trip-in-to-the-office-is-engineers-walk-look-at-this-legend-invented-the-bowling-catapult/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2Al2iBC
- ["How will we know when we get to the Ancient Mariner's house, again? Ah... Never mind, found it".](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/how-will-we-know-when-we-get-to-the-ancient-mariners-house-again-ah-never-mind-found-it-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2AL8K7z
- ["I won't be long - I'm just picking up some chicken-flavoured beers for the dog". #youearthlingsconfuseme #dogbeersofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/i-wont-be-long-im-just-picking-up-some-chicken-flavoured-beers-for-the-dog-youearthlingsconfuseme-dogbeersofinstagram/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ANooPI
- [Solid.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/solid-5/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2kns4Bk
- [DVDBloke Jon reported this atrocity](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/dvdbloke-jon-reported-this-atrocity/)
- [Si found these abominations in Majorca.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/si-found-these-abominations-in-majorca/)
- [Tried these on the Campbeltown trip. Grim.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/tried-these-on-the-campbeltown-trip-grim/)
- [It all seems so obvious, until you ask someone.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/07/it-all-seems-so-obvious-until-you-ask-someone/) - I've got something of a fixation with plumbing interfaces. Growing up I became fairly accustomed to the standard arrangement of hot/cold shower and bath taps, or in the case of the 2nd bathroom at Mum & Dad's place, an extra knob to open the channel to the shower head or from the tap spout. Intuitive,
- [Hey, what's the story with the crisps?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/hey-whats-the-story-with-the-crisps/) - Growing up in Australia in the 80s we only had about 5 flavours of crisps. And, of course, we called them chips. Plain, Chicken, Salt & Vinegar, Cheese & Onion, and BBQ. And there were really only 2 brands to choose from - Samboy Chips, and Smith's Chips. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-alM-hWpjx8 The packet colours were: Dark Blue
- [A few hits from the back catalogue last night to celebrate #internationalwhiskyday - and the best way to enjoy #whisky is with mates. #lovescotch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/a-few-hits-from-the-back-catalogue-last-night-to-celebrate-internationalwhiskyday-and-the-best-way-to-enjoy-whisky-is-with-mates-lovescotch/)
- [This ain't no Hank Williams song...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/this-aint-no-hank-williams-song/) - Buying a ticket to see German industrial hard rockers Rammstein seemed like a good idea at the time, and then afterwards I started to have a few hesitations, as the fans give over a certain image being a fairly hard & intense crowd, and though I've survived Iron Maiden and Prodigy gigs before, I really
- [Happiness is a warm dog. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/happiness-is-a-warm-dog-larrybstanding/)
- [I don't think I've ever been so happy to see these two. #thecampbeltownodyssey #larrybstanding #theresnoplacelikehome](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/i-dont-think-ive-ever-been-so-happy-to-see-these-two-thecampbeltownodyssey-larrybstanding-theresnoplacelikehome/)
- [Nice one #larrybstanding - curl up and snooze on that tiny, tiny cushion. There's probably nothing more comfortable to be found for miles.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/nice-one-larrybstanding-curl-up-and-snooze-on-that-tiny-tiny-cushion-theres-probably-nothing-more-comfortable-to-be-found-for-miles/)
- [No #larrybstanding - you will not be getting your muttley mitts on my NobblyBobbly.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/no-larrybstanding-you-will-not-be-getting-your-muttley-mitts-on-my-nobblybobbly/)
- [#larrybstanding overseeing the slow roast lamb shoulder preparations by Mr & Mrs McJingles. #qualitymeat #larribo #farctate](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/larrybstanding-overseeing-the-slow-roast-lamb-shoulder-preparations-by-mr-mrs-mcjingles-qualitymeat-larribo-farctate/)
- [Props to Rocky for bringing me these back from Singapore!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/props-to-rocky-for-bringing-me-these-back-from-singapore/)
- [Oh well, looks like it's another dose of this nonsense... #canceleverything #winteriscoming #quickbuyallthemilkandbreadintheworld](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/oh-well-looks-like-its-another-dose-of-this-nonsense-canceleverything-winteriscoming-quickbuyallthemilkandbreadintheworld/)
- [Enjoying a #Bristol moment - someone's taken the time and effort to write "Alreet me babber" in the dirt in the back of this ambulance.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/enjoying-a-bristol-moment-someones-taken-the-time-and-effort-to-write-alreet-me-babber-in-the-dirt-in-the-back-of-this-ambulance/)
- [Isn't having enormous garden gnomes somewhat missing the point? When do they stop being gnomes and just become statues of avuncular bearded men in hats?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/isnt-having-enormous-garden-gnomes-somewhat-missing-the-point-when-do-they-stop-being-gnomes-and-just-become-statues-of-avuncular-bearded-men-in-hats/)
- [Dear Henry...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/dear-henry/) - For someone who's worked in the tech industry since 1998 I'm constantly astounded at how frigging difficult I find it to do things. In this case, I'd been doing some work for someone on a Wordpress site about 5 years ago, and they came to me the other week asking if we could make some
- [I'm no playground designer, but does this seem to anyone else like... errm... an odd choice of motif?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/im-no-playground-designer-but-does-this-seem-to-anyone-else-like-errm-an-odd-choice-of-motif/)
- [Top Ten Tuesday: Numbers between 1 and 100](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/top-ten-tuesday-numbers-between-1-and-100/) - Possibly the finest Top Ten I've ever assembled. It's bewilderingly good.
- [Top Ten Tuesday: Songs we used to sing at campfires in Cubs & Scouts](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/top-ten-tuesday-songs-we-used-to-sing-at-campfires-in-cubs-scouts/) - Yes, I know today's Friday. This may be in part inspired by my recent-ish reunions with former Torrens Park Cub Pack alumni Ben Glazier, Jeremy Cochran, and via t'internet, Alex Brooks. Or maybe it's the product of a mind desperately searching for stuff to make lists of. In any case - here's a list of
- [I think I've broken my own tastebuds.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/i-think-ive-broken-my-own-tastebuds/) - Prior to the Great Campbeltown Adventure, the reason for being in Scotland primarily in the first place was to go to Glasgow for The Whisky Show - Old & Rare. 2018 marked the second time this festival's been put together, and the second time it's been an absolutely awesome mindblowing success. Modelled similarly to some
- [A weekend of whisky in Scotland? What could be better than that?!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/02/a-weekend-of-whisky-in-scotland-what-could-be-better-than-that/) - I had a lot of fun in 2013. Amid some career uncertainty and a few testing times, life flung at me the assortment of utter excellence and fun which I've come to really like about it. I know in days of yore I'd blog about a good deal more of it, however those days are
- [We come from the land of the ice and snow. Well, we're trying to get out of it, anway.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/we-come-from-the-land-of-the-ice-and-snow-well-were-trying-to-get-out-of-it-anway/) - A bunch of us went to Campbeltown for a few days to celebrate an approximation of 2 chums' 40th birthdays, and it was excellent. And I very well may scratch out a report on that in due course. But the important bit to document before we all forget is the absolute mission it was to
- [Well! Let it never be said that the Kennel Club don't draw on a diverse range of people for their membership. #viscount](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/well-let-it-never-be-said-that-the-kennel-club-dont-draw-on-a-diverse-range-of-people-for-their-membership-viscount/)
- [The guy wasn't around to ask, but I'm pretty sure this isn't the standard model.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/03/the-guy-wasnt-around-to-ask-but-im-pretty-sure-this-isnt-the-standard-model/)
- [What a way to see out a huuuuge year! Thanks to all our chums all over the world who've helped us along the way to have the most memorable 2017. You're all amazing and we love most of you to bits. #yeswedoknowhowtoparty #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/what-a-way-to-see-out-a-huuuuge-year-thanks-to-all-our-chums-all-over-the-world-whove-helped-us-along-the-way-to-have-the-most-memorable-2017-youre-all-amazing-and-we-love-most-of-you-to-b/)
- [Aww, these two... My favourites. @freedoughballs #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/aww-these-two-my-favourites-freedoughballs-larrybstanding/)
- [With a volley of barks, #larrybstanding warns us of the return of the (admittedly, handsome) spectral hound who lives in the wine fridge.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/with-a-volley-of-barks-larrybstanding-warns-us-of-the-return-of-the-admittedly-handsome-spectral-hound-who-lives-in-the-wine-fridge/)
- [Sorry guys, this one's just a mindless cute-worship hound portrait. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/sorry-guys-this-ones-just-a-mindless-cute-worship-hound-portrait-larrybstanding/)
- [I'm truly staggered at the efficiency with which the three dimensional structure of a fur coat can absorb and transport mud. #larrybstanding](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/im-truly-staggered-at-the-efficiency-with-which-the-three-dimensional-structure-of-a-fur-coat-can-absorb-and-transport-mud-larrybstanding/)
- [Took young #larrybstanding down to the parlour for a degrease & oil change, and now he's all shiny and fragrant!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/took-young-larrybstanding-down-to-the-parlour-for-a-degrease-oil-change-and-now-hes-all-shiny-and-fragrant/)
- [Been a long time, been a long time, been a long...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/been-a-long-time-been-a-long-time-been-a-long/) - I've literally no idea who reads this any more - and I totally understand, because it's fair to say that in the last wee while things round here have gotten a little... neglected. In addition to not really having any time to spare to speak of to write about anything, things in this Wordpress installation
- [It's testimony to the progress the whisky industry has made in that even though marketing initiatives often seem hard to make sense of, at least they're not producing drinks with "VOHM" on the label any more.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/its-testimony-to-the-progress-the-whisky-industry-has-made-in-that-even-though-marketing-initiatives-often-seem-hard-to-make-sense-of-at-least-theyre-not-producing-drinks-with-vohm/)
- [I wonder if whoever started this place is available for brand consultancy?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/i-wonder-if-whoever-started-this-place-is-available-for-brand-consultancy/)
- [The thing about this is I'm not really that well positioned to comment on how authentic the flavour is. #paprikaftw](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/the-thing-about-this-is-im-not-really-that-well-positioned-to-comment-on-how-authentic-the-flavour-is-paprikaftw/)
- [This whole "hankywaving" malarkey - what's all that about?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/09/this-whole-hankywaving-malarkey-whats-all-that-about/) - Recently somebody asked me how I got into morris dancing. Well, I recognise a decent opportunity for a blog post when I see one...
- [£1000 worth of hair](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/1000-worth-of-hair/) - I may have mentioned in passing (17 or 18 times) that this year I've been involved in the Movember charity cause... So this year's goal for me was to try to collect £1000 in donations, and to up the stakes a bit and encourage people into donating (because this is the 8th year in a
- [The biggest bong known to man](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/the-biggest-bong-known-to-man/) - Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Y'know sometimes when you do something which is just straight-out cool, and you know you're gonna remember for the rest of your life? Well, that! I read on the HIGHLY EXCELLENT "Ian Visits" blog that it's possible to arrange to take a tour of the Clock Tower at the Houses of Parliament, and that
- [That bwessed awwangement.  That dweam wivin a dweam.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/mawwaige/) - There's a chap in South Australia by the name of Ryan (pictured - yes, he's just a floating head), who I've known since I was about 4 years old, and who is a bit of an expert at putting words next to each other. Recently he posted the following stuff on Facebook, and I thought
- [You've got to admit, that's a PROPER shipping note. Toner cartridge could use a change though...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/youve-got-to-admit-thats-a-proper-shipping-note-toner-cartridge-could-use-a-change-though/)
- [Finally! A blue drink with weird gelatinous crunchy bits in it.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/01/finally-a-blue-drink-with-weird-gelatinous-crunchy-bits-in-it/)
- [Today's @drinksbythedram #rumadvent calendar treat ought to be interesting! A Haitian Agricole Rhum from Clairin - this is all exciting new ground for me! #grogsbythedog](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/todays-drinksbythedram-rumadvent-calendar-treat-ought-to-be-interesting-a-haitian-agricole-rhum-from-clairin-this-is-all-exciting-new-ground-for-me-grogsbythedog/)
- [When you're sorting through your #rumadvent backlog and find a Goslings Black Seal in there, you immediately need to convert it into a Dark & Stormy! #grogsbythedog @drinksbythedram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/when-youre-sorting-through-your-rumadvent-backlog-and-find-a-goslings-black-seal-in-there-you-immediately-need-to-convert-it-into-a-dark-stormy-grogsbythedog-drinksbythedram/)
- [Leftover #bloodorange juice? No problem! 50mL blood orange juice, 50mL Malfi limone gin, 3 dashes orange bitters over ice. Top up with small can of #fevertree light... BOOM! Blood orange G&T #noscurvyhere #tastesofhappiness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/leftover-bloodorange-juice-no-problem-50ml-blood-orange-juice-50ml-malfi-limone-gin-3-dashes-orange-bitters-over-ice-top-up-with-small-can-of-fevertree-light-boom-blood-orange-gt-noscurvy/)
- [Inspired by @nicholasjmorgan 's shopping list, and remembering @rbwhiskymaker saying it's her favourite cocktail, I thought it a fine time to knock up a #bloodandsand #cocktail ! #lovescotch #lovelywithabitofsmoke #anticaformula #sicilianbloodorange #everysqueezeacrimescene #yummy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/02/inspired-by-nicholasjmorgan-s-shopping-list-and-remembering-rbwhiskymaker-saying-its-her-favourite-cocktail-i-thought-it-a-fine-time-to-knock-up-a-bloodandsand-cocktail-lovescotch/)
- [It's been a while since I went to an opera, but this one sounds really good. It has a golden eagle, 2 royal greyhounds, and nudity. #truevalueforyourentertainmentdollar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/01/its-been-a-while-since-i-went-to-an-opera-but-this-one-sounds-really-good-it-has-a-golden-eagle-2-royal-greyhounds-and-nudity-truevalueforyourentertainmentdollar/)
- [It's probably too late to be of interest now, but I found a place you can get ornamental gourds for a fiver each. Hit me up if you're interested. #gourds #castofftheshoe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/01/its-probably-too-late-to-be-of-interest-now-but-i-found-a-place-you-can-get-ornamental-gourds-for-a-fiver-each-hit-me-up-if-youre-interested-gourds-castofftheshoe/)
- [Makes sense.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/01/makes-sense/)
- [Do not forget who runs this show, puppy.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2018/01/do-not-forget-who-runs-this-show-puppy/)
- [So many tasty tasty rums to choose from in the #rumadvent calendar! How to choose... #grogsbythedog](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/so-many-tasty-tasty-rums-to-choose-from-in-the-rumadvent-calendar-how-to-choose-grogsbythedog/)
- [We've been so busy with Larry lately that I hadn't had a chance to get stuck into my magnificent #DrinksByTheDram #rumadvent calendar til now... But he seemed keen to get involved! #grogsbythedog](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/weve-been-so-busy-with-larry-lately-that-i-hadnt-had-a-chance-to-get-stuck-into-my-magnificent-drinksbythedram-rumadvent-calendar-til-now-but-he-seemed-keen-to-get-involved-grogsbythe/)
- [Now, how long after 1872 do ya reckon it took for the new owners to get pissed off and disconnect the door buzzer? #dingdong #dash #dotdashdash #dotdash #dash](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/now-how-long-after-1872-do-ya-reckon-it-took-for-the-new-owners-to-get-pissed-off-and-disconnect-the-door-buzzer-dingdong-dash-dotdashdash-dotdash-dash/)
- [At the risk of getting annoying: The Hound.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/at-the-risk-of-getting-annoying-the-hound/)
- [Redhead sour? #whythehellnot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/01/redhead-sour-whythehellnot/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2kh2rjr
- [It's fair to say - this is the weirdest Uber ride I've had thus far.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/01/its-fair-to-say-this-is-the-weirdest-uber-ride-ive-had-thus-far/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2kS0tmB
- [York gets #yorktap - Euston gets #eustontap - Sheffield gets #sheffieldtap - and in Bristol, we have this. #doweneedtosacrificeagoatorsomething](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/york-gets-yorktap-euston-gets-eustontap-sheffield-gets-sheffieldtap-and-in-bristol-we-have-this-doweneedtosacrificeagoatorsomething/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2jV1O06
- [Yes!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/yes/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2jXA76G
- [Never stops being funny... #kookookajoo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/never-stops-being-funny-kookookajoo/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lkHsu7
- [Behold, the cookie has spoken. So if anyone asks why I'm not wearing any trousers at work tomorrow... #looktothecookie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/behold-the-cookie-has-spoken-so-if-anyone-asks-why-im-not-wearing-any-trousers-at-work-tomorrow-looktothecookie/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2k7JxI6
- [How do you know if a duck's inspired, pray tell? Pretty sure this one had expired, anyway... #GETINTHESEA](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/how-do-you-know-if-a-ducks-inspired-pray-tell-pretty-sure-this-one-had-expired-anyway-getinthesea/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2kd0fFT
- [Can't remember if I ever posted this - top bit of bird spacing: classic 5-3-1 triangular formation, sadly I wasn't in optimum position to capture symmetry.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/cant-remember-if-i-ever-posted-this-top-bit-of-bird-spacing-classic-5-3-1-triangular-formation-sadly-i-wasnt-in-optimum-position-to-capture-symmetry/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lGu7i0
- [Today is a day of days. For today... I have seen a CROCQUEMBOUCHE.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/today-is-a-day-of-days-for-today-i-have-seen-a-crocquembouche/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mwBeqO
- [Yep, it all happens in Bristol: firemen rescuing a seagull from the roof of Pizza Hut #bristol247 #igersbristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/yep-it-all-happens-in-bristol-firemen-rescuing-a-seagull-from-the-roof-of-pizza-hut-bristol247-igersbristol/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mCxNij
- [Let's meet the teams... #isihac #morningtoncrescent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/02/lets-meet-the-teams-isihac-morningtoncrescent/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lNuB5Y
- [I'm no marketing genius, but is it not a little weird to call your beer "Crapture"?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/im-no-marketing-genius-but-is-it-not-a-little-weird-to-call-your-beer-crapture/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2pKHBN6
- [It's still watching me, isn't it.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/08/its-still-watching-me-isnt-it/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xxDAfA
- [Weirdest appetiser EVER. #srslywtfisthat #releasethekraken](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/08/weirdest-appetiser-ever-srslywtfisthat-releasethekraken/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2x8YjJ0
- [Woooooooooooooooo! I've got a new (beefy) tenner! It's got Jane Austen on, and it's not making me go to sleep. So far.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/09/woooooooooooooooo-ive-got-a-new-beefy-tenner-its-got-jane-austen-on-and-its-not-making-me-go-to-sleep-so-far-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2xugGYH
- [Bit of foliage. That's always nice. Adds a touch of charm.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/10/bit-of-foliage-thats-always-nice-adds-a-touch-of-charm/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lfjbtE
- [There's a moniker. But this one's tucked round the back of the building. Ah Silv, if you'd invented a bowling catapult you'd be out front with the others. #consultantsofinstagram](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/theres-a-moniker-but-this-ones-tucked-round-the-back-of-the-building-ah-silv-if-youd-invented-a-bowling-catapult-youd-be-out-front-with-the-others-consultantsofinstagram/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2BfRIiG
- [Anyone know where I am?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/anyone-know-where-i-am-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2jcdM6b
- [An old pub. Not a bad place to call home for the weekend.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/an-old-pub-not-a-bad-place-to-call-home-for-the-weekend-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2kcP3eI
- [There's something very English about this.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/theres-something-very-english-about-this/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ApufLZ
- [Larry!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/12/larry/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2jHliTY
- [Well this obviously comes up as a problem more than you might expect.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/08/well-this-obviously-comes-up-as-a-problem-more-than-you-might-expect/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2vhAGyc
- [Anyone seen a balloon? #ohtheresone](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/08/anyone-seen-a-balloon-ohtheresone/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2vRL3bk
- [Is it just me, or does anyone else think every 1p coin produced since 2008 contain a tiny Guinness ad?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/is-it-just-me-or-does-anyone-else-think-every-1p-coin-produced-since-2008-contain-a-tiny-guinness-ad/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2uILmCa
- [I sense there may have been Glaswegians about the district...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/i-sense-there-may-have-been-glaswegians-about-the-district/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2h6lfBX
- [It really is the most fabulous object in the world.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/it-really-is-the-most-fabulous-object-in-the-world/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2eHzXyM
- [Yup. Limited edition raspberries. These things don't grow on trees y'know... #ffs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/yup-limited-edition-raspberries-these-things-dont-grow-on-trees-yknow-ffs/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ukkfPw
- [Well, that's quite an attractive sight... #Dramboree5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/well-thats-quite-an-attractive-sight-dramboree5/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2stPHHv
- [Pretty sure this is a sentence that's never been uttered, but I'm delighted to read it in the new story of one woman's whisky odyssey - Chasing The Dram, by the irrepressible, irreplaceable @r_mccormack](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/pretty-sure-this-is-a-sentence-thats-never-been-uttered-but-im-delighted-to-read-it-in-the-new-story-of-one-womans-whisky-odyssey-chasing-the-dram-by-the-irrepressible-irreplaceable-r_mcco-2/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2uiBYVj
- [Th' Legendary Shack Shakers - a band the kicks ass and never, ever disappoints.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/th-legendary-shack-shakers-a-band-the-kicks-ass-and-never-ever-disappoints/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2sgUBYp
- [Birthday bbq about to kick off any moment now. Hooray for the weather fork-arsed!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/birthday-bbq-about-to-kick-off-any-moment-now-hooray-for-the-weather-fork-arsed/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2uagE4c
- [When did *this* happen? One would hope this doesn't involve the Dark Side.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/07/when-did-this-happen-one-would-hope-this-doesnt-involve-the-dark-side/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2t2kb6b
- [The smallest emergency martini ever. #hadtotalktheguythroughit #bless #andinmyhastetodothejobiwastoblindtosee #thatswhatamartiniwithasinglemeasureofginlookslike #wheresalessandro](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/the-smallest-emergency-martini-ever-hadtotalktheguythroughit-bless-andinmyhastetodothejobiwastoblindtosee-thatswhatamartiniwithasinglemeasureofginlookslike-wheresalessandro/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2sRQk02
- [It is known.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/it-is-known/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2t68eh6
- [First post-mortem drama: bought Liz a bottle of Rocky Moppa Springs to celebrate the move, and DO YOU THINK WE CAN REMEMBER WHICH FUKKIN BOX THE CORKSCREWS ARE IN!? #firstworldproblems #hadtodrinkchampagneinstead](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/first-post-mortem-drama-bought-liz-a-bottle-of-rocky-moppa-springs-to-celebrate-the-move-and-do-you-think-we-can-remember-which-fukkin-box-the-corkscrews-are-in-firstworldproblems-hadtodrinkcham/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2rB4HlL
- [We're in. We're surrounded by beige, pastels and tasteful light fittings... But we're in. #MISSIONACCOMPLISHED](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/were-in-were-surrounded-by-beige-pastels-and-tasteful-light-fittings-but-were-in-missionaccomplished/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2t77B3I
- [Phase 2:COMMENCED](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/phase-2commenced/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2sDN2yn
- [MOVING DAY! #exciting #whoseideawasthis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/moving-day-exciting-whoseideawasthis/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2rjCFMh
- [They're just making shit up now. #gnudistsunite](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/theyre-just-making-shit-up-now-gnudistsunite/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2reFeDu
- [Oh look, coffee spritzer! That'll be delici[SLAP!] GET IN THE SEA! #whatarseholethoughtthatwasagoodidea #yesiamtheidiotwhopaidforit #awful](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/oh-look-coffee-spritzer-thatll-be-delicislap-get-in-the-sea-whatarseholethoughtthatwasagoodidea-yesiamtheidiotwhopaidforit-awful/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2s8UtN9
- [Can anyone else tell me... #soconfused #everyday #beammeupscotty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/06/can-anyone-else-tell-me-soconfused-everyday-beammeupscotty/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2sNpx2Y
- [3 piece meal deal at our local chippy... #whatnospam](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/05/3-piece-meal-deal-at-our-local-chippy-whatnospam/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2qucG4k
- [No corners cut in this august establishment.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/05/no-corners-cut-in-this-august-establishment/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2r2OOIn
- [Some days you just have to buy your team packets of smoked pheasant and wild mushroom flavoured crisps.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/05/some-days-you-just-have-to-buy-your-team-packets-of-smoked-pheasant-and-wild-mushroom-flavoured-crisps-2__trashed/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2qd3z8S
- [How many more times must we go through this?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/05/how-many-more-times-must-we-go-through-this/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2q4pLnh
- [Good lord that's a big thumb.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/05/good-lord-thats-a-big-thumb/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2pR1GQP
- [Obviously testing out some new menu options at @chillidaddy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/05/obviously-testing-out-some-new-menu-options-at-chillidaddy/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2pgn5QA
- [Mildly concerned about the Bordeaux city emblem...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/mildly-concerned-about-the-bordeaux-city-emblem/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2pADxhZ
- [This is how sugar is packaged in France. Which I think is a bit weird.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/this-is-how-sugar-is-packaged-in-france-which-i-think-is-a-bit-weird/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2on7pts
- [The French knights sneak up on the Bavarian pretender, Jazz Hans. #truestory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/the-french-knights-sneak-up-on-the-bavarian-pretender-jazz-hans-truestory/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2oJR1XS
- [I love that if you go to Place de Grands Hommes, you'll find... Le Fursac. #lesac](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/i-love-that-if-you-go-to-place-de-grands-hommes-youll-find-le-fursac-lesac/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ofvJgB
- [Comedy penis-shaped sweatpatch on back of man at car hire desk. #therebutforthegraceofgodetc](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/comedy-penis-shaped-sweatpatch-on-back-of-man-at-car-hire-desk-therebutforthegraceofgodetc/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2pfRz5D
- [Looks a bit like an 80s euro electronica album cover, no? If it was taken more carefully, obvs. #closenough](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/looks-a-bit-like-an-80s-euro-electronica-album-cover-no-if-it-was-taken-more-carefully-obvs-closenough/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2pfOvXa
- [It has a certain brutish appeal... Although I'm not aware of any poems inspired by the domestic electrical meat grinder.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/it-has-a-certain-brutish-appeal-although-im-not-aware-of-any-poems-inspired-by-the-domestic-electrical-meat-grinder/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2poKeQq
- [And when you get a sunny day, who *doesnt* love a bit of alfresco gambling?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/and-when-you-get-a-sunny-day-who-doesnt-love-a-bit-of-alfresco-gambling/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2oN3PNV
- [Free-range street salad.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/free-range-street-salad/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2p1YdLZ
- [I just don't understand how we can place any faith in economics or even psychology, given that both assume there's a standard rational way that people will behave.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/i-just-dont-understand-how-we-can-place-any-faith-in-economics-or-even-psychology-given-that-both-assume-theres-a-standard-rational-way-that-people-will-behave/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2nKyver
- [Is this a coincidence, or the perfect crime?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/04/is-this-a-coincidence-or-the-perfect-crime/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2nTTTR8
- [Yep.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/03/yep/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2n4HMO2
- [Never mind, you can keep the piece of toast.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/03/never-mind-you-can-keep-the-piece-of-toast/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mmxKHc
- [Raja Ram Mohan Roy: socio-religious reformist, coffee enthusiast, and evidently inspiration for Johnny Depp's character in The Lone Ranger. #bristol247 #igersbristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2017/03/raja-ram-mohan-roy-socio-religious-reformist-coffee-enthusiast-and-evidently-inspiration-for-johnny-depps-character-in-the-lone-ranger-bristol247-igersbristol/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2mAD4eG
- [Behold - the salmon of time](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/12/behold-the-salmon-of-time/) - Any keen and diligent readers of this blog will no doubt remember last year, when I was given the opportunity to write about the utterly splendid Drinks By The Dram Whisky Advent Calendar. It's a truly wonderful product, which ties up the three concepts of having an opportunity to try a selection of different high
- [The birds of Gibraltar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/10/the-birds-of-gibraltar/) - You knew they were there. The keening and gulling was a distant but ever-present backdrop to the relative serenity of our balcony - punctuated sporadically by the rattle of a 35 year old exhaust train as the vehicle raspily exhaling through it ka-bomped over the speedhump placed thoughtfully outside the hotel. We'd selected a "rock
- [Quality Whisky Content - please give generously](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/08/quality-whisky-content-please-give-generously/) - It's fair to say that the Internet's full of people who want you to hear what they have to say about whisky. I can't always say I find them interesting. HOWEVER... back in January a fella appeared on my Facebook feed courtesy of another whiskychum's posting, with what sounded an interesting challenge. Ben Bowers has
- [Mum's Trip](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/08/mums-trip/) - In July 2015 my Mum was scheduled to fly over from Adelaide and stay with us here in Bristol for a couple of months, because it's nice to get away - especially in winter. In May 2015 one morning I woke up and immediately knew something was wrong, and confirmed my suspicion by discovering that
- [Torquent per conubia nostra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/04/torquent-per-conubia-nostra/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia
- [Praesent libro se cursus ante](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/04/praesent-libro-se-cursus-ante/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia
- [Vestibulum sapin prin quam](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/04/vestibulum-sapin-prin-quam/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nec odio. Praesent libero. Sed cursus ante dapibus diam. Sed nisi. Nulla quis sem at nibh elementum imperdiet. Duis sagittis ipsum. Praesent mauris. Fusce nec tellus sed augue semper porta. Mauris massa. Vestibulum lacinia arcu eget nulla. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia
- [That infernal goddamn machine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/03/that-infernal-goddamn-machine/) - Haven't blogged in a while but I enjoyed writing about that black metal gig, and realised that I'm never so happy as when I'm sarcastically complaining about something - so I thought I'd take a moment and recognise the contribution to my life of a very special contraption. At work we have what most people
- [Like Jurassic Park, but with instruments](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2016/03/like-jurassic-park-but-with-instruments/) - Simon said "Do you fancy coming to the Deafheaven gig on March 13th?". Rather than bothering to look up Deafheaven videos or even the Wikipedia page to find out what sort of band they are, I've signed up enthusiastically on the spot. It transpires that Black Metal isn't really my thing. How to describe this
- [On the 1st day of Awesome the whisky fairy gave to meeee....](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/11/on-the-1st-day-of-awesome-the-whisky-fairy-gave-to-meeee/) - It makes sense, doesn’t it - sending an advent calendar to an atheist who has a famously shady grip on time… But if there’s one way to ensure that THIS little black duck knows exactly what day it is during the month of December then Drinks By The Dram have come up with the perfect
- [Pillockry and privacy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/06/pillockry-and-privacy/) - I left my phone on the bus yesterday. Generally I've done pretty well at not losing phones or other tech gadgets compared to many of my contemporaries, but even as a once off* I still felt pretty bloody silly about it. Not LEAST because as someone who supposedly "knows what they're doing where tech is
- [Obligatory post-election post](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/05/obligatory-post-election-post/) - I've gone on at length before about how I don't like the British electoral system, and last night's General Election is a shining example of why. Before going further I'd like to make it clear that this viewpoint is totally removed from the outcome of who won. In truth, I don't recall ever voting for
- [Tried a new “career explorer” site. Think it needs work. Not...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/04/tried-a-new-career-explorer-site-think-it-needs-work-not/) - Tried a new “career explorer” site. Think it needs work. Not sure where to start with this information. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1ztPIx8
- [Yes! Ham Goes Up An Escalator](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/04/yes-ham-goes-up-an-escalator/) - Yes! Ham Goes Up An Escalator: I don’t think things can go forward between us until you watch this video. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1OgRBE6
- [I suppose I’ve always been a massive Beatles fan.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/04/i-suppose-ive-always-been-a-massive-beatles-fan/) - I suppose I’ve always been a massive Beatles fan. via tumblr http://jasonbstanding.tumblr.com/post/116300620866
- [Let's raise a glass to The Gunmakers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/09/lets-raise-a-glass-to-the-gunmakers/) - Saturday September 6th 2014 was an important day. I was away at Maltstock in The Netherlands (one of the best whisky festivals on the planet), but my mind was frequently on a little back-street pub in Clerkenwell - The Gunmakers. For on that day was the farewell party of Jeff, the landlord, having sold the
- [Scotch Malt Whisky Society sold by Glenmorangie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/03/scotch-malt-whisky-society-sold-by-glenmorangie/) - Scotch Malt Whisky Society sold by Glenmorangie: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) is seeking to boost its overseas sales after being sold by Glenmorangie to a group of private investors. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1bMbod4
- [I’m not entirely sure what purpose I think this umbrella...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/03/im-not-entirely-sure-what-purpose-i-think-this-umbrella/) - I’m not entirely sure what purpose I think this umbrella is serving. Type 14 British sideways rain. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1Hb2saM
- [I’m no marketing genius, but close inspection of this...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/03/im-no-marketing-genius-but-close-inspection-of-this/) - I’m no marketing genius, but close inspection of this label makes for very underwhelming reading indeed. via tumblr http://ift.tt/19rUtuC
- [That be no bench...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/03/that-be-no-bench/) - It looks like a bench in our back "yard" (more like 8 square feet, but it's very nice). But it's not. It's a wood storage thing. Or at least, it was at one point. Now it's a nest of rather horrible things, which live in between the bordering-on-liquid remains of what was once firewood. And
- [There’s a certain beauty in truth.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/03/theres-a-certain-beauty-in-truth/) - There’s a certain beauty in truth. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1CHPlQH
- [Seems the old rivalries still hold strong](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2015/02/seems-the-old-rivalries-still-hold-strong/) - Fairly recently following our move into the new house (WHEEEEEE! NEW HOUSE!) I posted on Facebook remarking on the fact that a favourite mug of mine had been with me for some time and was quite well-travelled: coming to me from my mate Caitlin back in around 1994-sih from her exchange year in Denmark, to
- [Cabbage and Brown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/12/cabbage-and-brown/) - Whilst in the position of working from home, and with it being the freezing & wet part of the year (i.e. between August and May) I thought I'd investigate the world of Slow Cooking. The idea being that you cook something for HOURS over a low heat in a special cooker thingo then it takes
- [Genetic talent - you know you got it (aka "Blurred Lions")](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/11/genetic-talent/) - Some quite powerful revelations about the power of genetic inheritance.
- [Some things I learned today](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/11/some-things-i-learned-today/) - So, today's been quite instructive.
- [A great man](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/11/a-great-man/) - My Dad passed away on November 7th following a short and fairly unexpected battle with cancer. We had his funeral on Friday the 14th and though we're all sad that he's gone, everyone's been saying that they thought it was a beautiful and celebratory service for a generous and warm man, and it's only a
- [Brrrrrrrrr!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/09/brrrrrrrrr/) - It'd be silly not to document my Ice Bucket Challenge video here (made in response to Wayne Francis dobbing me in for it). This has all been a wildly effective and truly viral exercise in raising funds and awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research - I couldn't imagine that there's many people left now who haven't heard
- [Aromatic noodly tuna awesomeness!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/08/aromatic-noodly-tuna-awesomeness/) - Not that I'm easily influenced by external stimuli or anything, but I spied this dish being cooked on the telly on the weekend in Saturday Kitchen re-runs, and next thing you know I'm dishing it up on Tuesday night! Was quite pleased with the results, just between you and me... It's a Rick Stein recipe,
- [The final instalment of Owl Stretching Time](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/07/the-final-instalment-of-owl-stretching-time/) - Monty Python. I got to see Monty frigging Python perform, live (almost)*. Twice. Where to begin on a story like this?! At the tender young age of about 10 whilst killing time in the Victorian town of Elmore my brother and I availed ourselves of about the only method we had at our disposal to
- [It's not *quite* Dramboree...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/07/its-not-quite-dramboree/) - A fine evening of drams last night with m’chum Rob and the lovely Liz: we made a hole in the Sample Stack and despatched a 1976 Longmorn (35yo!), a Wemyss Clynelish (Fresh Fruit Sorbet), an 8yo Lochside (thanks to Nicola for that), a 45yo Dumbarton grain, a Balvenie single cask release (The Cooper), a 17yo
- [Advertised on the side of Harrods. Yep. That’s Sex...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/06/advertised-on-the-side-of-harrods-yep-thats-sex/) - Advertised on the side of Harrods. Yep. That’s Sex Panther. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1kL8CRF
- [Hello folks, and what about the workers?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/05/hello-folks-and-what-about-the-workers/) - I fully appreciate that this is some sort of karmic payback.
- [Oh wow, it’s that restaurant from that Will Smith song.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/05/oh-wow-its-that-restaurant-from-that-will-smith-song/) - Oh wow, it’s that restaurant from that Will Smith song. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1jFq9Kv
- [Ah, Hackney.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/05/ah-hackney/) - Ah, Hackney. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1joylEX
- [Well, it's been ten years and maybe more since I first set eyes on you.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/05/well-its-been-ten-years-and-maybe-more-since-i-first-set-eyes-on-you/) - On this day, 10 years ago, I landed in London. I landed without a plan, other than wanting to do something a bit different with my life. Lots of things have changed for me. I own property. I have a magnificent lovely girlfriend who I’ve been with for nearly 4 years. I can snowboard. I’m
- [If you're going to get busted, might as well do it by means of a hit US TV series](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/if-youre-going-to-get-busted-might-as-well-do-it-by-means-of-a-hit-us-tv-series/) - I love Tropfest. It started as an Australian short film festival (now an international event of 20 years) where anyone could enter a 7 minute or shorter film on pretty much anything they liked, provided it somehow featured the "theme item" for that year, in whatever oblique way they wanted. And whilst watching one of
- [Phones 4 me.  Smart phones, apparently.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/05/phones-4-me-smart-phones-apparently/) - About 5 years ago I put together a sort of retrospective of all of the mobile phones I'd ever owned along with my thoughts on each, and judging by the web stats it's a topic that lots and lots and lots of people are interested in reading about. The main gamechanger in phones has been
- [Utter waste of money. Bees can’t read.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/05/utter-waste-of-money-bees-cant-read/) - Utter waste of money. Bees can’t read. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1fEfDbu
- [Farkinell.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/04/farkinell/) - Farkinell. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1hJqIlu
- ["Wow, it’s as if the wine has made you funnier, somehow."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/03/wow-its-as-if-the-wine-has-made-you-funnier-somehow/) - “Wow, it’s as if the wine has made you funnier, somehow.” - Liz, Santa Susanna (Spain), just now via tumblr http://ift.tt/1ixF7Fo
- ["Instagram - it’s basically twitter for people who can’t read."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/03/instagram-its-basically-twitter-for-people-who-cant-read/) - “Instagram - it’s basically twitter for people who can’t read.” - Our mate Kevin, Bristol, just now. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1gIWWwL
- [Recipe Corner: Mmmm.... Chicken....](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/03/recipe-corner-mmmm-chicken/) - At the risk of encouraging people to read serial content-reappropriators Buzzfeed, when I was ennobled with the solemn responsibility of roasting a chicken on the weekend, my google search for "Awesome Roast Chicken Recipes" led me to Buzzfeed's Roast Chicken Tournament (don't bother clicking the link - I'll tell you what you need to know),
- [Ever wondered what the bloke from the Money For Nothing video...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/02/ever-wondered-what-the-bloke-from-the-money-for-nothing-video/) - Ever wondered what the bloke from the Money For Nothing video ended up doing? Just saw him in Harlesden. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1pyIDTP
- [How old? Well, I'd prefer not to say...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/02/how-old-well-id-prefer-not-to-say/) - I've never been to a whisky tasting run by an independent operator where they preached the dictum "The age of a whisky is the most important thing, and the older it is - the better!". Quite the opposite. Anyone who's tried enough whisky to get past what you see on supermarket shelves will tell you
- [Daaaaain-ti-ly, daaaain-ti-ly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/02/daaaaain-ti-ly-daaaain-ti-ly/) - OK, so, what's the deal with straight razor shaves? If I had 5p for every bridegroom who excitedly told me that on the morning of the wedding, the groom's party were getting a wet shave from a barber, I'd have... well, about 30p. But this isn't about the money. I'm just trying to work out
- [Did that just happen?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/01/did-that-just-happen/) - Just got a text from my dentist (on Jan 29th) wishing me a happy Christmas, and with a youtube link in it. The link appeared to be legitimate (and not a scam), so I tentatively clicked on it - and was rewarded with this... well, what is it? Nonsense? A gem? A modern filmmaking masterpiece?
- [Concept: Boarding Pass Fix](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/01/concept-boarding-pass-fix/) - Concept: Boarding Pass Fix: Could it be this simple? Great idea. via tumblr http://ift.tt/1hy0FAP
- ["There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer, Salander..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/01/there-were-not-so-many-physical-threats-that-could-not-be-countered-with-a-decent-hammer-salander/) - “There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer, Salander thought.” - The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson via tumblr http://ift.tt/1dtzkiu
- [“Working class” should be defined by your relationship to your employer...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2014/01/working-class-should-be-defined-by-your-relationship-to-your-employer/) - “Working class” should be defined by your relationship to your employer...: not whether you perform physical labor. Unless you own the business, you’re working class. via tumblr http://jasonbstanding.tumblr.com/post/72021038233
- [12:19 - It appears now to be a race between the plumber who said “I’ll be there in half...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/12/1219-it-appears-now-to-be-a-race-between-the-plumber-who-said-ill-be-there-in-half/) - 12:19 - It appears now to be a race between the plumber who said “I’ll be there in half an hour” 2 hours ago, or the handyman who said “I’ll be there between 10 and 11”. via tumblr http://jasonbstanding.tumblr.com/post/71629242645
- [The Mirror’s live weather coverage is a little...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/12/the-mirrors-live-weather-coverage-is-a-little/) - The Mirror’s live weather coverage is a little “Chris Morris” today. via tumblr http://jasonbstanding.tumblr.com/post/70991376941
- [Best named cracker, EVAR.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/12/best-named-cracker-evar/) - Found in supermarket in South Africa. It really sounds like the sort of thing Douglas Adams might've called one of his characters in Hitchhiker's Guide, doesn't it? (as well as... well, you know)
- [Amusing typo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/12/amusing-typo/) - I guess once you've had them printed, you might as well stick them up around the neighbourhood still. (spotted the other week in a bus stop out on the main road near our place - probably would've been less noteworthy when I lived in Soho, but in NW10?!)
- [2003-12-19 : NEEEERRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDD!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2003/12/2003-12-19-neeeerrrrrrrrrrdddddddddd/) - Yeah baby ! Got the archive section working. Biggest setback of the evening ? I'd have to say that it was poring through the Sybase ASE user's manual looking for syntax on the datepart SQL function (which refused to work !), only to remember about 30 minutes later that I'm in fact working with the
- [Blog (HUH!) - what is it good for?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/11/blog-huh-what-is-it-good-for/) - This blog came screaming into the world on November 25th 2003. https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2003/11/2003-11-25-ok-lets-see-how-we-go/ Many things have changed since then. Man, is THAT a redundant statement in reference to a 10 year period... Version 1 of it all was something I put together as a way of teaching myself how to write PHP, after being hired for
- [Time to face the hairy end of the year](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/11/time-to-face-the-hairy-end-of-the-year/) - Yes. Movember is here. This year marks a decade of me upsetting all around with the curation of yet another absurd-looking lip slug. By November 30th 2013 I'll have spent a total of 10 months putting dignity on the line in order to raise funds and awareness of mens' health issues via the Movember charity:
- [Pete the Conk(eror)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/02/pete-the-conkeror/) - In Soho, the walls have noses. I'd heard a few times from cab drivers and London trivia goons about there being a nose in Admiralty Arch, and that - for example - as part of The Knowledge exams that cab drivers take they're told to drive from somewhere like "The chimney on the bridge to
- [Your call is important to us. Please choose from the following options.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/08/your-call-is-important-to-us-please-choose-from-the-following-options/) - The gripping chronological account of our hero's valiant but predictably futile attempts to try to sign up for a new mobile phone. Unmissable. ** The Scotsman.
- [Formidable photographic prowess](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/11/formidable-photographic-prowess/) - It's fair to say that point-n-shoot compact cameras are good, but they're not completely idiot proof. As I discovered on my recent trip to South Africa. Thankfully, not *all* of my photos of the Rhino & Lion Park near Johannesburg were quite so, well, frigging useless. One person I showed these to commented that it's
- [Russell Brand: we deserve more from our democratic system](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/11/russell-brand-we-deserve-more-from-our-democratic-system/) - Russell Brand: we deserve more from our democratic system: When he’s in form, he’s worth listening to. Russell Brand: Following his appearance on Newsnight, the comedian explains why he believes there are alternatives to our current regime "The lazily duplicitous servants of The City expect us to gratefully participate in what amounts to little more than a political hokey cokey where every four years we get to choose what colour tie the liar who leads us wears."
- [Not been in much, lately...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/09/not-been-in-much-lately/) - It's probably an obvious statement at this point that I've let my blog fall by the wayside, somewhat. 7 posts this year, and 3 of those were about something that happened last year. I was thinking about this earlier this evening, and it struck me that it's got less to do with not having anything
- [Ultimate Bacon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/07/ultimate-bacon/) - So, Liz bought us bacon for bacon sandwiches this morning. Ultimate bacon. I said, "Babe, you've bought Ultimate Bacon". She said, "Of course. I'm not having any of that Penultimate Bacon in the house". What a legend.
- [Say to your barman, "A Pures!"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2008/11/say-to-your-barman-a-pures/) - I'm always bewildered by the daily displays of outrage portrayed in the British press (although some papers are worse culrpits than others): today I've read about outrage over prisoners being given a standup comedy course, uproar over a topless photo in a Cambridge student magazine, bankers DISGUSTING sex & drug spree, and of course the
- [Aaaand, GOODBYE productivity!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/05/aaaand-goodbye-productivity/) - Aaaand, GOODBYE productivity!: GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.
- [VIDEO: Flatulent fan interrupts snooker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/05/video-flatulent-fan-interrupts-snooker/) - VIDEO: Flatulent fan interrupts snooker: ON THE list of worst possible places for a flatulence problem to rear its head, the silent reverence of a world championship snooker match is definitely up there.
- [This.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/03/this/) - This.
- [It’s puerile, but I’ve watched this about 47 times...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/03/its-puerile-but-ive-watched-this-about-47-times/) - It’s puerile, but I’ve watched this about 47 times already.
- [Thought for the day: Relativity](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/02/thought-for-the-day-relativity/) - One minute is calibrated in length by the number of oscillations a Caesium atom makes at a laboratory in France somewhere*. However, the subjective length of a minute is different to: - a person waiting a minute for their train to arrive (slightly slower than a standard minute). - a person on a train which
- [Pie chart fail.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/02/pie-chart-fail/) - Pie chart fail.
- [The Jason B. Standing end of 2012 newsletter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/01/the-jason-b-standing-end-of-2012-newsletter/) - Ordinarily I’d eschew the "Parish Newsletter" format – however the simple fact is I’ve done bugger all in the way of blogging this year, and it’s certainly not been due to any lack of activity at this end! The dearth of electronic reportage has been, in part, brought on by my lack of available spare
- [The sign says Turnham Green, but to be honest they’ve gone...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/01/the-sign-says-turnham-green-but-to-be-honest-theyve-gone/) - The sign says Turnham Green, but to be honest they’ve gone more of a pale blue colour…
- [I guess we’ve got one or two whiskies on the shelf down...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/01/i-guess-weve-got-one-or-two-whiskies-on-the-shelf-down/) - I guess we’ve got one or two whiskies on the shelf down here at @sohowhiskyclub
- ["Chillaxing" is just a HORRIBLE word - it’s combining "chilling out" with "relaxing", and..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/01/chillaxing-is-just-a-horrible-word-its-combining-chilling-out-with/) - “"Chillaxing" is just a HORRIBLE word - it’s combining "chilling out" with "relaxing", and anyone who combines words like that is just a funt.” - Charlie Brooker on Have I Got News For You
- [The Tun's the one! (That's Tun 1401, son)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/07/the-tuns-the-one-thats-tun-1401-son/) - I was always crap at origami. Every creation from my fingertipes has ended up a torn, skewed interpretation of what could have been delicate and graceful - a bull with miniscule front legs that make a T-Rex guffaw with superiority, or a swan that looked like it had been thrown down a stairwell. A subtle,
- [Qype: Travelodge Hotel - York Central Micklegate in York](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/01/qype-travelodge-hotel-york-central-micklegate-in-york/) - York - Hotels & Holidays - Hotels If you're tired of over-elaborate hotel rooms and service offerings then you'll absolutely adore the York Central Micklegate Travelodge. It's also ideal if you're keen on visiting the Reflex 80's bar, which is conveniently located right across the road. You certainly wouldn't stay here under any other circumstances.
- [Does this seem weird? We thought it was a bit weird.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2013/01/does-this-seem-weird-we-thought-it-was-a-bit-weird/) - Does this seem weird? We thought it was a bit weird.
- [Well, quite.  What else would you call it?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/12/well-quite-what-else-would-you-call-it/) - Well, quite. What else would you call it?
- [Qype: Ciao Bella Restaurant in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/12/qype-ciao-bella-restaurant-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurant - Italian & Pizza The plan was to meet at the pub next door, then pop over to Ciao Bella for a low-key bite. And what an experience! There's seldom a vibe that can be matched by a bustling cheery Italian restaurant - this place was absolutely heaving,
- [Qype: Padron in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/12/qype-padron-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurant - Spanish So, from what we can gather, this place is located on the site of a former burrito joint - and its new incarnation is... a Spanish place, which does burritos! (I'm reviewing this place purely on the strength of its burritos, by the way - couldn't
- [Future sea cows](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/12/future-sea-cows/) - So, I had this really weird dream last night (come to think of it, we also had late-night sausage & cheese sandwiches! THE CORRELATION IS PRESENT!), where the Earth was starting to run really low on habitable space. A technology had been developed so that people could choose to live underwater if they wanted, and
- [Awwwww, that's nice.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/11/awwwww-thats-nice/) - Awwwww, that's nice.: New Farmers Union Iced Coffee ad, which it tediously turns out is only watchable from Australia. So while I’ve got the opportunity, I’m watching the shit out of it.
- [There’s no ‘i’ in ‘team’? Oh, but...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/09/theres-no-i-in-team-oh-but/) - There’s no ‘i’ in ‘team’? Oh, but there is.
- [Qype: McDonald's Restaurant in Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/08/qype-mcdonalds-restaurant-in-bristol/) - Bristol - Eating & Drinking - Fastfood & Takeaway It's hard to really know what the best part of a McDonald's visit is - we got back from the Bedminster branch about an hour ago, and I can say with honesty that I certainly don't feel like eating anything else for quite some time. It's
- [Jazz-hands Jesus.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/08/jazz-hands-jesus/) - Jazz-hands Jesus.
- [Qype: Tapasia in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/08/qype-tapasia-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurant - Japanese & Sushi For someone with "tapas baggage"*, the idea of a "tapas style" place can be fraught with angst and a sense of impending disaster. Although as Tapasia describes itself as "Japanese Tapas" the agony's a little lessened... after all, sushi and sashimi are easily shareable
- [You can pick anything off this shelf... between these books and these teddy bears, but not the pencils.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/07/you-can-pick-anything-off-this-shelf-between-these-books-and-these-teddy-bears-but-not-the-pencils/) - Like many people in London, I'm signed up to various "daily deals" provider emails. Generally they're a thinly-veiled way to squeeze money out of people by offering discounts on implausibly priced products, however every now & again something drifts by that's reasonable or fits within a plan that was already happening anyway. The deal to
- [Anatomy of a walk to work](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/07/anatomy-of-a-walk-to-work/) - Following on from the gripping photo-documentary I did of walking from my hotel to the bus stop in Shimla a few years ago I thought I'd do a similar exercise concerning my daily walk to work. I'm always fascinated by photographing the mundane, because it's only mundane at the time and your circumstances may change
- [Social mathematics?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/07/social-mathematics/) - To be honest I don't fully remember who was responsible for this - my memory's telling me that it could have been Tristan, or Alex. Back at the tender age of 13-15ish I used to do quite a lot of ten pin bowling, and every Saturday morning mum would drive me down to Cross Road
- [Qype: Kimchee in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/05/qype-kimchee-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurant - Other Asian - Korean Having worked in the area for a while, Kimchee is typically referred to as a landmark with the description, "That Korean place that always has the queues out the front". If you have the good fortune of spending any time inside, the reason
- [Pushing the boundaries of airport excellence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/03/pushing-the-boundaries-of-airport-excellence/) - There's a metaphysical thing out there which friends of mine refer to as "The Jason B. Standing Transport Effect", which is the name for the gestalt of the seemingly limitless variety of transportial cockups that surround and accompany me wherever I choose to roam. It's seldom anything critical (I've only ever missed 5 flights -
- [If whisky burns the throat, you're probably drinking it too fast.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/05/if-whisky-burns-the-throat-youre-probably-drinking-it-too-fast/) - If whisky burns the throat, you're probably drinking it too fast.: I was wondering if anybody I knew had written this piece on Vijay Mallya’s whisky (mis)fortunes, until reading this gem of sensory analysis: “A recent sampling by The Independent of both Bagpiper and Officer’s Choice could discern little difference between the two – both burned the throat."
- ["It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence.  The..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/05/its-awe-inspiringly-awesome-that-this-event-has-happened-ones-own-existence-the/) - ““It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence. The idea that after all this space there’s You, and then there’s Not You… and you’re faced with the question of how you’re going to spend that time. It...
- ["It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence.  The..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/05/its-awe-inspiringly-awesome-that-this-event-has-happened-ones-own-existence-the-2/) - “"It’s awe-inspiringly awesome that this event has happened: one’s own existence. The idea that after all this space there’s You, and then there’s Not You… and you’re faced with the question of how you’re going to spend that time. It’s so much more profound than any hypothesis about some pathetic garden with unicorns and hugs that goes forever… I mean, people don’t even know how to spend their Saturday afternoons - what do I want with eternity?"” - @timminchin on Desert Island Discs
- [Qype: Damson Cafe in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/04/qype-damson-cafe-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Cafes & Coffee Shops Damson Café replaces a fairly forgettable Italian bistro, and though some might claim that this area's already got loads of choice where coffee is concerned I think the addition of Damson is no bad thing! Even on a murky day it's a bright, airy space
- [An amusing thing I keep forgetting about The Speaker in...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/04/an-amusing-thing-i-keep-forgetting-about-the-speaker-in/) - An amusing thing I keep forgetting about The Speaker in Westminster. #fb (with @hannahcot)
- [Qype: El Mexicana in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/04/qype-el-mexicana-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Mexican Atmosphere-free refit of an atmosphere-free refit of a former Pret: El Mexicana seems to churn out a solid burrito, although doesn't come near some of its neighbours. Nevertheless, the Barbecoa meat was flavoursome and mid-way between dry & moist. The wrap was performed a little naively
- [TV stand misadventures (tedium)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/04/tv-stand-misadventures-tedium/) - Can’t believe that the 2nd iteration of the TV-stand-buying effort has failed. Turns out it involves 3 separate part numbers, and 2 different bags of screws. And they left out one of the bags containing 3 screws. SERIOUSLY!? A TV is rendered useless by the absence of 3 screws. [facepalm]
- [These guys still creep me out.  Quite a lot.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/04/these-guys-still-creep-me-out-quite-a-lot/) - These guys still creep me out. Quite a lot.
- [Hmm, possibly wasn’t the most constructive review comment...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/04/hmm-possibly-wasnt-the-most-constructive-review-comment/) - Hmm, possibly wasn’t the most constructive review comment I could’ve made…
- [2005-08-22 : Snap snap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2005/08/2005-08-22-snap-snap/) - OK, firstly a correction - the band we saw the other night that bored me to tears wasn't Queens of Noize at all; they were some DJs who were on after that band. The band we saw was called Kill City. Not that it makes one hell of a difference, cos I still thought they
- [Will it blend? That is the question!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/02/will-it-blend-that-is-the-question/) - Since the year 2000, the Compass Box Whisky Company have been carving out a name for themselves with their innovative portfolio of blended whisky - and their combination of approach, attitude, and commitment to releasing high quality product at affordable prices has seen them win over a large and appreciative audience. We had the good
- [See the ‘A’ on the map? That’s where...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/03/see-the-a-on-the-map-thats-where/) - See the ‘A’ on the map? That’s where we’re staying this week. Hooray for holidays!
- [Beer steps](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/03/beer-steps/) - I'm usually pretty cynical about the effect of online petitions, however one turned up in my inbox this morning through the form of a blogpost by the excellent beer writer: Mr Pete Brown. The matter in question is that of the UK's "beer duty escalator": a tax measure implemented by the Labour government in 2008,
- [Could this be the most inane Groupon yet? 59% off Deed Poll name...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/03/could-this-be-the-most-inane-groupon-yet-59-off-deed-poll-name/) - Could this be the most inane Groupon yet? 59% off Deed Poll name change. Because sometimes changing your legal identity just isn’t worth a whole £34…
- [Finally, somebody noticed!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/02/finally-somebody-noticed/) - This is rather a big moment for me - after having had a YouTube account since what I'm assuming is 2006 (that'd be the first video I uploaded there, anyway), I've FINALLY had something magical happen. Nearly 2 years ago my mate Brett & I went along to Wembley Arena to see German industrial rock
- [The disappointment/poor research intersection](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/02/the-disappointmentpoor-research-intersection/) - On Saturday night Liz & I went to Hammersmith Apollo to see an appearance by the currently touring film director, actor, comic book enthusiast and self-professed enthusiast of the sound of his own voice - Kevin Smith. What was particularly appealing about this rare appearance was the accompaniment of long-time collaborator, friend and co-star, Jason
- [This just raises MORE questions?!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/02/this-just-raises-more-questions/) - This just raises MORE questions?!
- [Hotel last week had a perfume vending machine in the corridor.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/02/hotel-last-week-had-a-perfume-vending-machine-in-the-corridor/) - Hotel last week had a perfume vending machine in the corridor.
- [Apparently near Paddington they do Brazilian Kreatin...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/02/apparently-near-paddington-they-do-brazilian-kreatin/) - Apparently near Paddington they do Brazilian Kreatin Straightening. Whatever that is..
- [The mid-month mo update](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/the-mid-month-mo-update/) - It's just past the middle of Movember, and you've had to endure my constant pleading for funds for a couple of weeks - so I thought I'd treat you all to a glimpse of how this year's sub-nasal adornment is going... After an initial gestatory Chopper phase, I brandished the precision tools this morning and
- [meatrobot:

(via Monocle Bear Rides Abraham Lincoln Shooting...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/meatrobotvia-monocle-bear-rides-abraham-lincoln-shooting/) - meatrobot: (via Monocle Bear Rides Abraham Lincoln Shooting Lasers From His Eyes Into Battle | Quirkins)
- [Progress.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/progress/) - Progress.
- [“I don’t like this any more than you - I’m...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/i-dont-like-this-any-more-than-you-im/) - “I don’t like this any more than you - I’m simply doing it for the money.”
- [Awesome bit of contextual graphic work there today by The Age....](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/awesome-bit-of-contextual-graphic-work-there-today-by-the-age/) - Awesome bit of contextual graphic work there today by The Age. #notworth1000words
- [2006-11-16 : Anatomy of a walk to the bus stop](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2006/11/2006-11-16-anatomy-of-a-walk-to-the-bus-stop/) - Back when I was in India I thought that whilst my every-day walk to the bus stop was nothing special at the time, it might be a good idea to photographically document it, because years later after returning to Western culture what was a daily occurrence would once again seem strange and interesting, so I set
- [2006-11-06 : Wanna see something gross ??](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2006/11/2006-11-06-wanna-see-something-gross/) - OK so I go in to the dentist's the other day, because like 80% of the English speaking world, I'm a little slacker than I should be and put off going to the dentist as often as I should. OK, so the last time was about 8 years ago. I'd like to justify that by
- [Best thing ever: Bob Hawke downs a beer at the cricket....](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/best-thing-ever-bob-hawke-downs-a-beer-at-the-cricket/) - Best thing ever: Bob Hawke downs a beer at the cricket. He’s 82!
- [Best way to make rain stop? Spend a tenner each on spotty...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/best-way-to-make-rain-stop-spend-a-tenner-each-on-spotty/) - Best way to make rain stop? Spend a tenner each on spotty umbrellae. No shit. The sun has come right out.
- [A clue for @kateweb and @fortescue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2012/01/a-clue-for-kateweb-and-fortescue/) - A clue for @kateweb and @fortescue
- [Oh, it must be Angel. This handbag has typos. One of the perils...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/oh-it-must-be-angel-this-handbag-has-typos-one-of-the-perils/) - Oh, it must be Angel. This handbag has typos. One of the perils of tourism in a foreign language.
- [Touristy handbag of London that woman in queue in front of me is...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/touristy-handbag-of-london-that-woman-in-queue-in-front-of-me-is/) - Touristy handbag of London that woman in queue in front of me is toting. But, WTF is “Angle”?
- [Err, wanna try again Wilkinsons?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/err-wanna-try-again-wilkinsons/) - Err, wanna try again Wilkinsons?
- [Bogans could clean up! “Vintage check shirts” (i.e....](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/bogans-could-clean-up-“vintage-check-shirts”-i-e/) - Bogans could clean up! “Vintage check shirts” (i.e. standard attire in The Badlands) - £20!
- [Dec 1st - And it isn’t Movember any more. Bye bye little...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/dec-1st-and-it-isn’t-movember-any-more-bye-bye-little/) - Dec 1st - And it isn’t Movember any more. Bye bye little moustache. I’m going to miss you.
- [Day 30 - Getting a seat on the bus is a lot easier than...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/day-30-getting-a-seat-on-the-bus-is-a-lot-easier-than/) - Day 30 - Getting a seat on the bus is a lot easier than before…
- [Day 29 - Das ist nicht eine bart, das ist eine schnurrbart!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/day-29- das-ist-nicht-eine-bart-das-ist-eine-schnurrbart/) - Day 29 - Das ist nicht eine bart, das ist eine schnurrbart!
- [Day 28 - is it a focus or a grooming issue?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/12/day-28-is-it-a-focus-or-a-grooming-issue/) - Day 28 - is it a focus or a grooming issue?
- [What are we on now? Day 26? This is the point where one starts...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/what-are-we-on-now-day-26-this-is-the-point-where-one-starts/) - What are we on now? Day 26? This is the point where one starts thinking “Do I keep it?”
- [Day 25](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-25/) - Day 25
- [Day 23 - £1000 raised! We shall call this… The...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-23-1000-raised-we-shall-call-this…-the/) - Day 23 - £1000 raised! We shall call this… The Embaldening.
- [Day 22 - smashed the £700 barrier, and 8 days to go!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-22-smashed-the-700-barrier-and-8-days-to-go/) - Day 22 - smashed the £700 barrier, and 8 days to go!
- [Qype: Sky Lounge @ Nido in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/qype-sky-lounge-nido-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Bars Maybe I had the wrong expectation of this place - I thought that pop-up bars were meant to be about making quirky, innovative and memorable use of space that was only available for a short time, whereas the modus operandi of this place appeared
- [Day 21 - I upset a pedestrian behind me whilst taking this.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-21-i-upset-a-pedestrian-behind-me-whilst-taking-this/) - Day 21 - I upset a pedestrian behind me whilst taking this.
- [I’m trying to come up with a pithy comment but all I can...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/i’m-trying-to-come-up-with-a-pithy-comment-but-all-i-can/) - I’m trying to come up with a pithy comment but all I can think is “WHY!?”.
- [Day 19 - Liz made me a slightly rude cupcake.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-19-liz-made-me-a-slightly-rude-cupcake/) - Day 19 - Liz made me a slightly rude cupcake.
- ['Tis the season for upper-lip hair - Movember Is Imminent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/tis-the-season-for-upper-lip-hair-movember-is-imminent/) - Mid October already?! Well, as anyone who's known me for any length of time will be able to tell you, that time coincides with only one thing: the preparatory phases for... MOVEMBER Starting on October 31st with a clean-shaven face, then participants in Movember grow as much of a moustache as they can for the
- [Day 18 - the arrival of “The Colonel”. And breaking...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-18-the-arrival-of-“the-colonel”-and-breaking/) - Day 18 - the arrival of “The Colonel”. And breaking the £500 barrier! Go team!
- [Day 16 - just over half way there now](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-16-just-over-half-way-there-now/) - Day 16 - just over half way there now
- [Day 14 - warm up those clippers, this haircut could still...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-14-warm-up-those-clippers-this-haircut-could-still/) - Day 14 - warm up those clippers, this haircut could still happen…
- [Day 11 - Oh yeah, there’s £370 worth of mo, right there!!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-11-oh-yeah-there’s-370-worth-of-mo-right-there/) - Day 11 - Oh yeah, there’s £370 worth of mo, right there!!
- [Day 10](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-10/) - Day 10
- [Fuck me running; bachelor chow has come a long way since 2002!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/fuck-me-running-bachelor-chow-has-come-a-long-way-since-2002/) - Fuck me running; bachelor chow has come a long way since 2002!
- [Tasteful ways to decorate your child’s nursery No. 1: The...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/tasteful-ways-to-decorate-your-child’s-nursery-no-1-the/) - Tasteful ways to decorate your child’s nursery No. 1: The Spurs (aka WTFF?)
- [Day 9 - Stripey shirt!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-9-stripey-shirt/) - Day 9 - Stripey shirt!
- [Day 8 - exterior, night](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-8-exterior-night/) - Day 8 - exterior, night
- [Aaaargh! No, no, no!  This isn’t a WARNING.  It’s a...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/aaaargh-no-no-no- this-isn’t-a-warning- it’s-a/) - Aaaargh! No, no, no! This isn’t a WARNING. It’s a QUESTION. Possibly a THREAT. Eedjits.
- [Day 7, and what’s starting to look like the makings of a...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-7-and-what’s-starting-to-look-like-the-makings-of-a/) - Day 7, and what’s starting to look like the makings of a decent mo! And we just sailed by the £250 mark!
- [Day 4 - Grow faster, damn you! (This always happens)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-4-grow-faster-damn-you-this-always-happens/) - Day 4 - Grow faster, damn you! (This always happens)
- [Day 4 - Grow faster, damn you! (This always happens)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-4-grow-faster-damn-you-this-always-happens/) - Day 4 - Grow faster, damn you! (This always happens)
- [Day 3 - you’ve got to look close, but it’s there...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-3-you’ve-got-to-look-close-but-it’s-there/) - Day 3 - you’ve got to look close, but it’s there alright!
- [Prediction: The metaphor completely dies out from the English Language in 2031, as it becomes...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/prediction-the-metaphor-completely-dies-out-from-the-english-language-in-2031-as-it-becomes/) - Prediction: The metaphor completely dies out from the English Language in 2031, as it becomes impossible to find a single human who doesn’t compulsively use the word “like” in every sentence they utter.
- [A chap on the bus just now was singing “Tell Me Lies” by Fleetwood Mac to himself. Quite...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/a-chap-on-the-bus-just-now-was-singing-“tell-me-lies”-by-fleetwood-mac-to-himself-quite/) - A chap on the bus just now was singing “Tell Me Lies” by Fleetwood Mac to himself. Quite why he bothered, given how many of the words he appeared to know, is anyone’s guess. Come to think of it, most of the notes were fairly far off too. How I wa...
- [Day 2 - slightly bristly. Sandpaperlike.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/day-2-slightly-bristly-sandpaperlike/) - Day 2 - slightly bristly. Sandpaperlike.
- [My friend Emma made a cake shaped like a giant wang. With edible...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/my-friend-emma-made-a-cake-shaped-like-a-giant-wang-with-edible/) - My friend Emma made a cake shaped like a giant wang. With edible coconut hair on the balls. Isn’t she lovely?
- [Movember begins. But will the hair survive all the way through...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/11/movember-begins-but-will-the-hair-survive-all-the-way-through/) - Movember begins. But will the hair survive all the way through to the end…?
- [The minefield of booze measurement](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/the-minefield-of-booze-measurement/) - As someone who spends a fair bit of time around booze at the moment, there's a teeny weeny little issue that's been bothering me for a while, and like any niggling issue it has grown over time to be a source of disproportionate frustration. The problem is when someone's describing a - typically Herculean -
- [Tide appears to be in.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/tide-appears-to-be-in/) - Tide appears to be in.
- [Isn’t the label “vintage” a little...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/isn’t-the-label-“vintage”-a-little/) - Isn’t the label “vintage” a little disingenuous for a twat accessory that only sprang up 18 months ago?
- [meatrobot:

STOP (by Mint Foundry)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/meatrobotstop-by-mint-foundry/) - meatrobot: STOP (by Mint Foundry)
- [meatrobot:

STOP (by Mint Foundry)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/meatrobotstop-by-mint-foundry/) - meatrobot: STOP (by Mint Foundry)
- [Fair point. But it makes you want to ring it more…](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/fair-point-but-it-makes-you-want-to-ring-it-more…/) - Fair point. But it makes you want to ring it more…
- [Heehehehe… hehehe… hehe… etc.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/heehehehe…-hehehe…-hehe…-etc/) - Heehehehe… hehehe… hehe… etc.
- [Strap the plank on and get down le montaigne!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/strap-the-plank-on-and-get-down-le-montaigne/) - Since 2005 every time I've had the food fortune to speak to my lovely chum Elisa in France, the sentence has popped up like the chorus to some sisturbingly long Proj Rock song: "You should come to the snow with us & stay at my Grandfather's chalet". It turns out that the play length of
- [Magnum PI](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/magnum-pi/) - Magnum PI
- [Plea for videographic rescue.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/10/video-nonsense/) - Among the things I already do to over-occupy the fleeting amount of spare time I have on this little blue-green planet, it seems the latest addition is thatnks to the enthusiasm and cooperation of The Whisky Guy - Mr Darren Rook - and booze blogger Mr Billy Abbott: a new video podcast about whisky, which
- [Suitcase shunting](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/09/suitcase-shunting/) - Is this about the time of year I usually apologise for falling miles behind on bloggery? I just re-read that Edinburgh post from about 3 weeks back and realised that the promised forthcoming detail entirely wasn't... but it's not a new thing, because in a variety of notebooks and scraps of paper I've got embryonic
- [Could this be the best headline EVAR? (although it links to the...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/09/could-this-be-the-best-headline-evar-although-it-links-to-the/) - Could this be the best headline EVAR? (although it links to the Sunday Sport)
- [Yarrrrrrrrrrrrrr!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/09/yarrrrrrrrrrrrrr/) - Yarrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
- [I think I’ve bought the stupidest piece of Argos...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/09/i-think-i’ve-bought-the-stupidest-piece-of-argos/) - I think I’ve bought the stupidest piece of Argos “furniture” yet. Why on earth would I persist with this shit? Perhaps it’s because from the product shot it’s not 100% obvious that the corner posts are 4-sectioned HOLLOW PLASTIC TUBES! Utte...
- [Eedinborrow?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/eedinborrow/) - We're back up in Edinburgh this year for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - this time Marty's over from Australia, and he's joined Liz, Billy, Myk, Kat & I in a nice centrally-placed apartment for a week of theatrical excess and mayhem. So far we've seen (I suspect I'll edit this list a few times in
- [Finally! A UK TV appearance by yours truly which doesn’t...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/finally-a-uk-tv-appearance-by-yours-truly-which-doesn’t/) - Finally! A UK TV appearance by yours truly which doesn’t involve that damn dick documentary! (also features Liz, Kat, and that cad Timothy Minchin)
- [It’s not the best promotional statement you could hope for...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/it’s-not-the-best-promotional-statement-you-could-hope-for/) - It’s not the best promotional statement you could hope for in a deodorant…
- [Situation: surreal, but fine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/situation-surreal-but-fine/) - I don't usually like to get involved with issues of the day, but given the messages and whatnot I've had in the last 24 hours I thought I'd break that rule and put together a synopsis of how I'm feeling about what's going on in London at the moment. For starters, so far I'm ok.
- [Art, opportunity, and favouritism](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/07/art-opportunity-and-favouritism/) - Nothing makes you an expert on modern/contemporary art like becoming an international traveller. There's something about art galleries which is a bit of a draw - a combination of being able to see one-of-a-kind works by humankind's revered creative minds, having one's mind expanded by trying to work out what it all might mean, and
- [Ultimacy of stuff and etiquette for the taking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/ultimacy-of-stuff-and-etiquette-for-the-taking/) - One of the great social landmines in the UK coincides with something done nearly every day - the sharing of food. For some reason it's looked upon as a great taboo to take the last piece or slice of anything. The reasoning seems sound - if there's a finite amount of a thing to be
- ["There’s also a hint of the rubber they use to make basketballs, which is a refreshing change from..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/there’s-also-a-hint-of-the-rubber-they-use-to-make-basketballs-which-is-a-refreshing-change-from/) - ““There’s also a hint of the rubber they use to make basketballs, which is a refreshing change from all those other whiskies which don’t taste like sporting products”” - Tasting notes for Master of Malt’s “Brown Drink”
- [Charly's fairly accurate synopsis of our effort at this year's Great British Beer Festival](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/08/charlys-fairly-accurate-synopsis-of-our-effort-at-this-years-great-british-beer-festival/) - Charly's fairly accurate synopsis of our effort at this year's Great British Beer Festival
- [Another day, another fashion decision to make.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/07/another-day-another-fashion-decision-to-make/) - Another day, another fashion decision to make.
- [Time to bite the Bulleit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/07/time-to-bite-the-bulleit/) - Seeing as I'm on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean to usual, and the opportunity presented itself, I thought it might make sense to break with tradition and do a little bit of a bourbon whiskey tasting instead of focusing on scotch whisky. You know, broaden the horizons, and all that... Via the highly
- [AgentProvocateur and BenSherman are useful landmarks for...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/07/agentprovocateur-and-bensherman-are-useful-landmarks-for/) - AgentProvocateur and BenSherman are useful landmarks for @thegunmakers /via @lambertshymnal
- [In which Jason tries out his new toy, and muses upon a bit of social commentary...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/07/walmart-and-evolution/) - The beauty of having a special pen that scans your handwriting as you go is that you can jot down stuff anywhere, as you think of it. Provided anyone can decipher your terrible handwriting...
- [Da da dada da daaa, da dum!  Da da dada da daaa, da dum! (Birthday retrospective - something we elderly farts do...)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/birthday-restrospective/) - Is it time for a Birthday Retrospective? Y'know, one of those "what were you doing 1, 2, 5, 10, 15 etc. years ago?" things? I think so. Game on! 1 year ago - 2010 (34) - Hannah, Paul, Kathryn & I went for a frightfully civilised dinner at The Athaeneum on Piccadilly, quite a lavish
- [Tales from The Other Side (of the Atlantic)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/tales-from-the-other-side-of-the-atlantic/) - Here's a quick update of what I've been up to for the past few weeks - work have sent me over to the USA, and though I'm nominally in "New York", I'm not situated in an office block on the corner of 42nd and Madison, or anything. Despite not being in the thick of it
- [Ticket help required](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/ticket-help-required/) - Hey wow, it turns out you can use your personal blog as a noticeboard. So, as mentioned in my previous post, I'm in the US right now and will be here for a few weeks. I've got a few tickets booked for things which I now can't use, so I thought I'd mention it here
- [Hmm, Ol’ Rod’s not drawing the Hyde Park crowds so...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/hmm-ol’-rod’s-not-drawing-the-hyde-park-crowds-so/) - Hmm, Ol’ Rod’s not drawing the Hyde Park crowds so well, it seems…
- [The idealist's view of The Digital World](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/the-idealists-view-of-the-digital-world/) - Despite my recent move to the periphery of software development, I started life in the Computer Science department at Flinders University, and by virtue of associating with some Mighty Clever Folks had some of the hacker mentality rub off on me. Since then I've held a keen interest in hacking together software projects from time
- [Made from unicorn sweat, plumbers' tears, and 98% pure awesomeness: TIGER BLOOD!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/made-from-unicorn-sweat-plumbers-tears-and-98-pure-awesomeness-tiger-blood/) - A few weeks ago my learned colleague Billy "The Traffic Cone Marauder" Abbott and I got together, under the watchful supervision of Liz, and commenced an act of civil disobedience. You see, the splendid folk over at Master of Malt Towers had launched a highly excellent Bloggers' Blend challenge - whereupon whisky bloggers were called
- [They’ve not really thought this one through, have they?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/they’ve-not-really-thought-this-one-through-have-they/) - They’ve not really thought this one through, have they?
- [I’m so glad I’m not the sort of person who would...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/i’m-so-glad-i’m-not-the-sort-of-person-who-would/) - I’m so glad I’m not the sort of person who would rush in and buy this any more. Although, if I save up…
- [Not the cheapest place in the world to buy beer.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/not-the-cheapest-place-in-the-world-to-buy-beer/) - Just quickly, New York proved its awesomeness the other night by turning up an opportunity to go see improvisational maestro Bobby McFerrin play a gig at the Highline Ballroom as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival with a band he described as one of his personal favourites, The Yellowjackets. Bit of an unusual gig -
- [Take two of these, and one of these, and one of these... and all of these...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/take-two-of-these-and-one-of-these-and-one-of-these-and-all-of-these/) - When you feel a cold coming on you hit it with vitamins, right? Everyone knows that! Feeling the unwelcome presence of a cold announcing itself, I went out to [a British chemist chain] and procured the cold-busting trifecta of Berocca, Echinacea and Ginseng. Berocca because it's packed with vitamins including C, and that's widely established
- [Darwinist bums](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/06/darwinist-bums/) - Darwinist bums
- [Qype: Lazy Boy Saloon in New York](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/qype-lazy-boy-saloon-in-new-york/) - New York - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs - Microbreweries Not strictly a microbrewery (in that they don't actually make their own beer... guess that's a bit of a biggie, really), Lazy Boy is a bar which - as the story goes - was started by a couple of tradesmen who
- [Translation error: 3 cultures separated by a common language](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/translation-error-3-cultures-separated-by-a-common-language/) - Was trying to buy nitrous oxide capsules for a handheld espresso machine today in New York. I went to a shop and in my UK-affected speech pattern asked the assistant for “bulbs to use with a whipped cream machine, which look a bit like the CO2 bulb...
- [I went to an awesome science/comedy gig, and we got to wear...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/i-went-to-an-awesome-sciencecomedy-gig-and-we-got-to-wear/) - I went to an awesome science/comedy gig, and we got to wear tinfoil hats.
- [Finally. A British milk-based drink that doesn't suck.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/finally-a-british-milk-based-drink-that-doesnt-suck/) - I am a South Australian, and as such the topic I now write is one of the utmost gravity and import. For 7 years now I have optimistically purchased milk-based drinks in British and European supermarkets, hoping against all hope to find anything which might come within 400 miles of satisfying my craving for that
- [Homeopathy, summarised.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/homeopathy-summarised/) - Homeopathy, summarised.
- [The joy of maths and Belgium](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/05/the-joy-of-maths-and-belgium/) - My mathematics career (if you could even loosely call it that) was never likely to be stellar, I'm afraid. I muddled along OK for a while, taking in probability & basic calculus** pretty well, as well as imaginary numbers & matrix transformations. It got a little bit thicker in amongst trigonometric calculus, but I managed
- [Then there was that time that we went to the Bakelite museum...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/then-there-was-that-time-that-we-went-to-the-bakelite-museum/) - Yes, I'm serious. Whilst driving through Somerset, Liz and I stopped in at the odd asparagus farm and suchlike, and as we drove past one road we saw a sign pointing to "Bakelite Museum". It was the source of much levity, but it stirred within me that great passion for crap musea, and having already
- [Roger Waters and band playing The Wall at London’s O2 last...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/roger-waters-and-band-playing-the-wall-at-london’s-o2-last/) - Roger Waters and band playing The Wall at London’s O2 last night…
- [FREE WHISKY!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/free-whisky/) - If you go down to Covent Garden today, you're in for a... errm... trip to Covent Garden. However if you're there between 1pm and 8pm you can also pop in to number 34 Tavistock Street and visit The Balvenie Whisky Den: a new interactive space being put together by the Balvenie team. The idea is
- [Glengoing, Glengoing, Glengoyne!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/glengoing-glengoing-glengoyne/) - In an effort to get politics off the Headline position and steer this blog back to its usual direction, a quick summary of the impromptu vertical whisky tasting that Liz & I did on Saturday afternoon. When I won that massive pile of whisky from the superlative chaps (and chapettes) at Master of Malt back
- [meatrobot:

(via “Sci-Fi Ikea Manuals” by Caldwell Tanner,...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/meatrobotvia-“sci-fi-ikea-manuals”-by-caldwell-tanner/) - meatrobot: (via “Sci-Fi Ikea Manuals” by Caldwell Tanner, Susanna Wolff and Conor McKeon - CollegeHumor Article)
- [Forgot to post this - a chap celebrated the Royal Wedding by...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/05/forgot-to-post-this-a-chap-celebrated-the-royal-wedding-by/) - Forgot to post this - a chap celebrated the Royal Wedding by redecorating his dalek in a more patriotic manner. Awww.
- [Discussion: Alternative Voting](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/04/discussion-alternative-voting/) - Anyone waiting for buses recently in Vauxhall would have seen a fairly imposing billboard, and it's the sort of thing which signals to me that I must be getting older, because instead of not giving 2 shits about it, seeing it sends me into apoplectic paroxysms of rage: The principle at stake is the upcoming
- [Whale snot, and bats being very rude indeed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/whale-snot-and-bats-being-very-rude-indeed/) - London delivered another of it's rare and exciting opportunities into my eager grasp last Thursday night with the chance to attend the 2011 Ig Nobel Tour of the UK, to hear from Marc Abrahams of the Annals of Improbable Research in the Great Hall at Imperial College as he gave a presentation on the 2010
- [This is what happens when you leave idiots unsupervised](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/04/this-is-what-happens-when-you-leave-idiots-unsupervised/) - We drive to Land's End. Still, lovely spot.
- [Comedy Rush: Covering a lot of comedic ground in a very short space of time](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/04/comedy-rush-covering-a-lot-of-comedic-ground-in-a-very-short-space-of-time/) - 60 comedians in 60 minutes sounds like a potentially ridiculous format for a gig, and if you thought that you'd be absolutely right. However somebody cooked the concept up, and there's clearly plenty of talent keen to get involved because when I went to Comedy Rush at the Shaftesbury Theatre it was the second night
- [Qype: Jamie's Italian in Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/qype-jamies-italian-in-bristol/) - Bristol - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Italian & Pizza Poor Jamie must be run ragged getting around and personally supervising all the pasta houses that are springing up (about 20, so far) adorned with his cheeky moniker. We thought we'd give the recently opened one in Bristol a go. First tip is to
- [It is bollocks. It is Ikea.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/it-is-bollocks-it-is-ikea/) - It is bollocks. It is Ikea.
- [A bloke on the tube was wearing this Sid James shirt which I...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/a-bloke-on-the-tube-was-wearing-this-sid-james-shirt-which-i/) - A bloke on the tube was wearing this Sid James shirt which I hadn’t seen before. We talked about it, and when he got off he gave a little Sid-laugh.
- [The farmer takes a wife, the barber takes a pole.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/the-farmer-takes-a-wife-the-barber-takes-a-pole/) - Whilst perambulating about the lovely city of Bristol the other day we stumbled past a reasonably fetching barber shop. Stumbled upon isn't quite the right word. We weren't really stumbling at that point of the evening, so it's not like we were stumbling and then went past it... it was more just that we were
- [Even for a budget brand, you’d think they’d specify...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/even-for-a-budget-brand-you’d-think-they’d-specify/) - Even for a budget brand, you’d think they’d specify the species…
- [Mr Men book reviews](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/mr-men-book-reviews/) - Mr Men book reviews: “In his third work, Mr Happy, Hargreaves takes us on a Jungian journey to the integrated self.”
- [Qype: Restaurant La Villa d'Este in Nice](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/qype-restaurant-la-villa-deste-in-nice/) - Nice - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Italian & Pizza Whilst stuck in Nice recently due to a transport foulup, my partner and I asked our hotel concierge where a good place to go for dinner might be, and with no hesitation at all she pointed us at Villa d'Este. And in doing so
- [Why not drink all Jason’s beer? That sounds like fun!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/02/why-not-drink-all-jasons-beer-that-sounds-like-fun/) - Best way to divest your shelves of a load of booze you can't be bothered moving or putting into storage? Well, as previously demonstrated, you get a load of friends together and DRINK IT! And so it came to pass that on Saturday we converged on Dave's Flat (of which Dave is the Mayor) -
- [Qype: Chang's Noodles in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/qype-changs-noodles-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Chinese There are so many little non-chainy food places around the British Museum/Bloomsbury area that occasionally curiosity gets the better of you and you think, "Well, surely this place wouldn't still be here if it were *that* bad?". So, feeling like a spot of Chinese food and
- [Qype: Lupita in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/03/qype-lupita-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Mexican Finding myself in need of a bite and in the Villiers Street area I figured I might as well go check out Lupita: any opportunity to check out a potential new source of burritos has got to be a good thing, right? In summary, "Okay". What
- [WTF.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/02/wtf/) - WTF.
- [OMG… Vili’s pies at the Australia Shop…!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/02/omg…-vili’s-pies-at-the-australia-shop…/) - OMG… Vili’s pies at the Australia Shop…!
- [Master Blender Richard Paterson shows off a bottle of...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/02/master-blender-richard-paterson-shows-off-a-bottle-of/) - Master Blender Richard Paterson shows off a bottle of Invergordon
- [GO YOU GOOD THING! (starts about 1:30)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/go-you-good-thing-starts-about-130/) - GO YOU GOOD THING! (starts about 1:30)
- [Now, is that Harrison Ford’s biographer’s name, or a...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/02/now-is-that-harrison-ford’s-biographer’s-name-or-a/) - Now, is that Harrison Ford’s biographer’s name, or a comment on his personal hygiene?
- [Oh wow, @mitchbenn has done something very special here:...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/oh-wow-mitchbenn-has-done-something-very-special-here/) - Oh wow, @mitchbenn has done something very special here: I’m Proud Of The BBC
- [A celebration of the life of Anne A. Cowtins, scientist emeritus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/a-celebration-of-the-life-of-anne-a-cowtins-scientist-emeritus/) - OK, so there's no Anne A. Cowtins. Although it seemed like a perfectly reasonable guess at the time. Well, that's not entirely true either. The question was to solve anagrams to make famous scientists' names - in this case, "CONTAINS AWE"... I'll give you that Isaac Newton is a more famous scientist than Anne A.
- [The Volvo with no beer…](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/the-volvo-with-no-beer…/) - The Volvo with no beer…
- [Ruby and a pocket watch, or stand in awe (that’s all meant to be rhyming slang)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/ruby-and-a-pocket-watch-or-stand-in-awe-thats-all-meant-to-be-rhyming-slang/) - I suspect this is entirely too late to be of any use to anyone, but it was awesome, so it seems like the sort of thing one ought to mention... In early November I was extremely fortunate to be invited to a whisky tasting dinner at the exceptional and renowned Quilon restaurant in Buckingham Gate.
- [Well, WHERE'S MY DAMN HOVERBOARD?!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/well-wheres-my-damn-hoverboard/) - A wander through some of the highlights of 2010 - because if I don't get around to it now, I'll put it off until 2012. I'm not kidding, I've got a blog post draft saved that's titled "Traditional early-May blogging slump", which I started writing in May and still haven't finished.
- ["Having worked on websites for a travel company I can assure you that Blue Monday is very much real..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/having-worked-on-websites-for-a-travel-company-i-can-assure-you-that-blue-monday-is-very-much-real/) - “Having worked on websites for a travel company I can assure you that Blue Monday is very much real in that world. Before it was pointed out as a media event it was a statical trend we had to observe because the websites got more demand on the day, f...
- [Real physical security.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/real-physical-security/) - Real physical security.
- [Utter genius (Fascinating Aida / Cheap Flights)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/utter-genius-fascinating-aida-cheap-flights/) - Utter genius (Fascinating Aida / Cheap Flights)
- [I do wonder what sort of person would send Lord Cthulhu to a job...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/i-do-wonder-what-sort-of-person-would-send-lord-cthulhu-to-a-job/) - I do wonder what sort of person would send Lord Cthulhu to a job interview…
- [November 22nd, 2010](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/november-22nd-2010/) - themonkeysyouordered: That doorknob is fucking huge.
- ["The Thames smells bad and has at least half a dozen corpses in it on any given day. The one time it..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/the-thames-smells-bad-and-has-at-least-half-a-dozen-corpses-in-it-on-any-given-day-the-one-time-it/) - “The Thames smells bad and has at least half a dozen corpses in it on any given day. The one time it got a bit of nature in it – I refer to the national hysteria that was the Wally The Whale saga – the fucking thing died. It was overwhelmed. “T...
- [Moose’s head, made of chocolate. On sale now (50% off) at...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/moose’s-head-made-of-chocolate-on-sale-now-50-off-at/) - Moose’s head, made of chocolate. On sale now (50% off) at Fortnum and Mason. I love this planet.
- [You know, some days I have no sympathy that your little blue-green planet is going to be demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/you-know-some-days-i-have-no-sympathy-that-your-little-blue-green-planet-is-going-to-be-demolished-to-make-way-for-a-hyperspace-bypass/) - Do you want to hear about a comprehensive shopping cockup, boys and girls? No? Oh, well you're rather out of luck then... The setup So, Liz decided that she wanted to buy a telly. Something to do with paying for a Sky package every month in order to get internet, and having no telly with
- [That’s m’boy!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/thats-mboy/) - It's not strictly a story from this year, but it's from last Christmas, it's one of my favourite stories, and seemingly I haven't gotten around to blogging about it yet... so that makes it more than eligible for the jasonbstanding.com treatment, doesn't it? Admittedly, I think I've already told everyone I've ever met, but I
- [Those lucky, lucky fish](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2011/01/those-lucky-lucky-fish/) - It's brilliant being at the top of the food chain (as a species, I mean - I'm not claiming to be at the absolute pinnacle of the food chain personally... although apparently human flesh tastes like chicken...). It means that we can force tiny little fish to chew dead skin off our feet, and all
- [Badass Of The Week](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/badass-of-the-week/) - Badass Of The Week: Taking tales of awesomeness from history, literature, cinema, and anywhere else it can be found and then re-writing it to highlight the awesomeness more, this site is fast becoming one of my regulars. This example features the Bad...
- [Hummanana hummanana hummanana hummanana.  POODLE!  POODLE!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/hummanana-hummanana-hummanana-hummanana-poodle-poodle/) - Weird Al Yankovic is a comedy legend. He released his first parody song in 1976, and has been steadily at it ever since. Far from being mainstream, people claim not to know who he is and yet all seem to know a handful of his breakthrough songs. And whilst touring nearly consistently as well, he
- [Any questions?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/any-questions/) - Any questions?
- [Whisky Squad 8a - Whisky Surprise!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/whisky-squad-8a-whisky-surprise/) - The way we'd usually run a Whisky Squad session would be to pick a theme, and then select a few whiskies connected with that theme to sample for the evening. Caught up as we were with preparation for the end of year Christmas Dinner, however, we didn't realise that there would be such demand for
- [Qype: Carnevale in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/qype-carnevale-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Vegetarian As a lifetime steak enthusiast it has taken me many years to reconcile with the idea of going to a vegetarian restaurant, and on the various occasions I have done it's usually worked out pretty well, although with the thought, "Perhaps there's still time to grab
- [Once fuzzy around the lip, but now mo longer.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/once-fuzzy-around-the-lip-but-now-mo-longer/) - An uncharacteristically short blog post, in which Jason sums up the 2010 Movember experience, and pays homage to his fellow Movemberers.
- [Police called over snowman theft in Kent.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/12/police-called-over-snowman-theft-in-kent/) - Police called over snowman theft in Kent.
- [Oh noteriety, thy name has fewer vowels than you'd expect.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/oh-noteriety-thy-name-has-fewer-vowels-than-youd-expect/) - I've been writing a few reviews for the Qype web community site thing - as well as being quite a lot of fun to be able to air my overinflated opinions of things in a public forum, it's also quite a handy guide to things that might be good or not good in... well, it's
- [Get Stuffed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/get-stuffed/) - Someone really should set up a museum of museums. Y'know, a sort of look through the ages (or at least since the 17th Century, when wikipedia would have you believe musea started to pop up) at the different ways in which humans have elected to catalog and display their antiquities. Not that it's obvious how
- [Drinks by the dram - a tasteful suggestion!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/drinks-by-the-dram-a-tasteful-suggestion/) - Drinking whisky is excellent. The more different types of whisky, the better, as far as I'm concerned. The problem however comes about with the acquisition of many different types of whisky - bottles of the stuff are expensive, often in the range between "slightly" and "perilously" so. Many of the higher-end or more accommodating whisky
- [Whisky galore, and more.  For sure.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/whisky-galore-and-more-for-sure/) - It's not often when your first post-breakfast decision to make is, "Now, which whisky should I start with?". If you're an attendee at The Whisky Show however - and provided you've had a late enough breakfast - it's more than likely going to be the case. Following an excellent Bar Solo breakfast, Liz & I
- ["Chlorophyll will only make oxygen in the presence of light. It’s dark in your intestines, and even..."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/chlorophyll-will-only-make-oxygen-in-the-presence-of-light-it’s-dark-in-your-intestines-and-even/) - ““Chlorophyll will only make oxygen in the presence of light. It’s dark in your intestines, and even if you stuck a searchlight up your bum to prove a point, you probably wouldn’t absorb much oxygen in there, because you don’t have gills in y...
- [Really, Toy Designer? Really?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/really-toy-designer-really/) - Really, Toy Designer? Really?
- [Day 15: Still mo sign of land...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/day-15-still-mo-sign-of-land/) - Whether or not you think Movember's going well I suppose depends on what metric you're applying to the thing. In terms of moustache growing by yours truly, it's putting along a bit slower than I'd like, to be honest. The growing of facial hair used to be a specialist skill of mine, and many's been
- [2004-04-06 : Night of the Screaming Livers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2004/04/2004-04-06-night-of-the-screaming-livers/) - Whooooa boy oh boy oh boy - what a way to go, eh ? In order to get rid of my fairly extensive collection of Scotch, I decided to get a few people who have a deep & moving love for the stuff around to my place, as well as a few choice nibbles, and
- [2007-03-07 : There is no dark side of the moon - it's all dark, really.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2007/03/2007-03-07-there-is-no-dark-side-of-the-moon-its-all-dark-really/) - Weekend summary: Whisky, boardgames, eclipse, and pirates. Detail (Friday): Longmorn 16, Miyagikyo 12, Port Charlotte (which was FAR muddier than it looked), Baillie Nichol Jarvie (although that was a blend), Bunnahabhain XVIII, Glenmorangie Cote D'or Burgundy finish, Edradour 10, Glenrothes 1994, Swedish whisky whose name escapes me, and an Ardbeg Uigeadail (which is like eating
- [2007-03-24 : The Happiest City in Britain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2007/03/2007-03-24-the-happiest-city-in-britain/) - (Advance apologies for the crappy photos - the others are trapped on my currently inaccessible hard drive at home) What better way to get into the mood of St Patrick's Day than to head up to the northern reaches of Scotland, eh? The ever inimitable Una and I, following a gush of post-Edinburgh enthusiasm on
- [2007-06-04 : Liver rehab](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2007/06/2007-06-04-liver-rehab/) - Back from Scotland now. Wow, what a trip. Expensive - not as bad as it could have been, but I did manage to pick up 6 new bottles of whisky. Now to find room on The Shelf for them. Anyone wanna come over & help me drain a couple? 2 immediate cool points from the
- [Das ist die ganze sache](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2008/12/das-ist-die-ganze-sache/) - There was a parcel for me in building reception yesterday. I wasn't sure what it might be, cos I haven't ordered anything in a while so far as memory serves. The desk-lady reached under the desk and produced a box, and profferred it to me. You know how you suddenly know what a box is
- [Top Ten Tuesday: Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/09/top-ten-tuesday-whisky/) - When I say "whisky" (for anyone not 100% clear on this), I mean Single Malt Scotch Whisky - not Bourbon, or Irish whiskey, or blended whiskey, or any of the other things that go by a similar name. Whisky is something which has brought me many new experiences ever since first tasting it in around
- [Whisky-related nervous excitement](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/whisky-related-nervous-excitement/) - Argh! So much going on here at Humpy Towers - I've barely had a chance to comprehensively narrate all of it in an overly bombastic manner, such as is typically the custom... The big news though is that tomorrow night - misleadingly, April Fools' Day - will see the first instalment of Andy (of GoodDrinksEtc)
- [I love Viz magazine. I really do. The most sensible news organ...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/i-love-viz-magazine-i-really-do-the-most-sensible-news-organ/) - I love Viz magazine. I really do. The most sensible news organ this country’s got. (Hehehe, organ…)
- [Where is she?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/where-is-she/) - At the end of 2008 a bunch of us went to Copenhagen for a random weekend trip. "What's that got to do with anything? It's the end of 2010 for god's sake!", I hear you impatiently scream at your monitor, wondering what in the name of arse I mean by talking about something so old
- [Just got an email that said “Iron Maiden, Justin Bieber...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/just-got-an-email-that-said-“iron-maiden-justin-bieber/) - Just got an email that said “Iron Maiden, Justin Bieber & Placido Domingo at the O2”. I thought, “Fuck me, that’s an odd lineup”.
- [Oh, this nonsense again? How did you MO?!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/oh-this-nonsense-again-how-did-you-mo/) - The First Of November. You all know what that means by now, I'm sure. According to the Rules of Movember, any traces of facial hair (other than the eyebrows) were removed from my grinning visage on Hallowe'en, and today the moustache growing starts afresh. And the question, as always, is... What Type Of Moustache
- [Just found my brother’s old homebrew business card. Cracks...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/just-found-my-brother’s-old-homebrew-business-card-cracks/) - Just found my brother’s old homebrew business card. Cracks me up.
- [Awesome headline: Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/awesome-headline-porpoises-rescue-dick-van-dyke/) - Awesome headline: Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke
- [Qype: Notes Music & Coffee in Westminster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/qype-notes-music-coffee-in-westminster/) - Westminster - Eating & Drinking - Cafes & Coffee Shops - Cafes The chaps in the flat hats do it again! Not content with providing the good people of Victoria with awesome coffee at The Flat Cap Coffee Company, Fabio & Robert have embarked on a bolder venture at the bottom of St Martin's Lane
- [My friend Emma made me some Ninjabread Men. She is awesome.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/my-friend-emma-made-me-some-ninjabread-men-she-is-awesome/) - My friend Emma made me some Ninjabread Men. She is awesome.
- [Qype: Mexicali in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/11/qype-mexicali-in-london/) - London - Shopping - Food & Drink If there is a Burrito kingdom in London, then this place is its equivalent of Slough. My learned burrito-eating work colleague and I keenly ventured through Soho in search of this place, and he was initially optimistic about it, saying that it had an authentic taqueria feel about
- [And you thought I had a big nose before...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/and-you-thought-i-had-a-big-nose-before/) - When Warhol made his famous "15 minutes of fame" quote I suspect he meant 15 continuous minutes, rather than the sporadic splattergun effect which I've been putting into play of late. So, after appearing a photo in The Sun, a 2-page spread in the Virgin Trains magazine, in the background of an ITV News report
- [What have Stephen Hawking and Bon Jovi got in common?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/what-have-stephen-hawking-and-bon-jovi-got-in-common/) - I've stared at the back of both of their heads. In what turned out to be a bit of a science-heavy week, HC, PB & I sauntered along to the Royal Albert Hall (coincidentally - my co-burrito-addict Mital came along the same night, but he was positioned up in the nosebleed section) to listen to
- [As far as meetings go, that one was pretty amazing!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/as-far-as-meetings-go-that-one-was-pretty-amazing/) - You'd think that paying a couple of hundred quid to go to a non-work-related weekend-long conference might seem an odd thing to do, however when that conference is The Amazing Meeting and the panellists & speakers are some of the scientific & skeptical world's most engaging and colourful personalities it suddenly doesn't seem so weird.
- [The biggest internet company in Teutonic Europe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/the-biggest-internet-company-in-teutonic-europe/) - In 2005 a few friends afforded me the opportunity to go snowboarding in Soelden, Austria. It was an exciting time, and one rich with new experiences. For instance, my German-speaking skills to date covered being able to ask, "Where is the frog throwing contest, please?". I knew nothing of Austrian culture, nor of the etiquette
- [Qype: Daddy Donkey in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/qype-daddy-donkey-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Fastfood & Takeaway - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Mexican After months of hearing epic tales of Daddy Donkey from my closest network of burrito fanciers, my visit there today was completely by accident after walking to another nearby burrito vendor and finding it closed. My colleague’s eyes
- [Nice summary of Christianity](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/nice-summary-of-christianity/) - Nice summary of Christianity
- [Qype: Bear Inn in Bisley](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/qype-bear-inn-in-bisley/) - Bisley - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs Anyone looking for the English Country Pub experience would do extremely well to strap on their satnav, head towards Stroud, take the correct turnoff of Bisley - or, as we did, navigate a series of steep and extremely narrow lanes - and head to
- [You can sleep when... well... you can sleep later, anyway.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/you-can-sleep-when-well-you-can-sleep-later-anyway/) - One of the most vibrant and fun fixtures on the UK calendar is the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe experience, and this year I was once again lucky enough to have the opportunity to go up there land in my lap. Certainly a massive aspect of its appeal is the similarity the atmosphere bears to the
- [Got to see scifi author/legend William Gibson speak last night!...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/got-to-see-scifi-authorlegend-william-gibson-speak-last-night/) - Got to see scifi author/legend William Gibson speak last night! That was a bit of a treat…
- [Qype: Mas Burritos in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/qype-mas-burritos-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Mexican If you're in the St Martin's Lane area and are in the mood to grab a quick bite, you could do a lot worse than pop in at Mas Burritos. London seems to be in the grip of a burrito store invasion at the moment, and
- [Qype: The Grace Emily in Adelaide](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/qype-the-grace-emily-in-adelaide/) - Adelaide - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs - Australian Pubs Adelaide's finest "come as you are" pokie-free musical drinking hole. The bar's always replete with an eclectic mix of regulars and there's plenty of room for all. There are few more chilled out places to grab a pint of the Cooper
- [Qype: Buffalo Grill in Paris](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/10/qype-buffalo-grill-in-paris/) - Paris - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants My experience so far of Parisian cuisine is that anywhere which has been designed to look like somewhere a tourist would feel comfortable is a place worth avoiding like the plague, and Buffalo Grill was absolutely no exception. In hindsight it was a little optimistic to think that
- [Qype: Benito's hat in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/qype-benitos-hat-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Mexican When the Burrito Event Horizon has been reached and every shop is selling these tasty parcels of Mexican-style lunchtime goodness, I predict that there will still be queues outside Benito's Hat. And for quite good reason. Their ingredients are consistently high-quality and tasty, and the staff
- [Go Science!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/go-science/) - As part of London's annual Open House Weekend the opportunity comes up to go and have a look inside a variety of buildings which would ordinarily be off-limits to the general public - often in conjunction with guided tours. For the last few years this weekend has snuck up on me and I've missed it,
- [Sorry, ranty tanty time!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/sorry-ranty-tanty-time/) - Many people who write personal blogs - I'm not talking about professional bloggers, opinion formers, and shapers of the social media landscape here - are very quick to describe their own content as "rants". I've been extremely reluctant over the last few years to do this, and in fact if you were to search my
- [Qype: Shaka Zulu in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/qype-shaka-zulu-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants Like its Babylonian cousin upstairs, Shaka Zulu aims to be the least-subtle of experiences, and it succeeds delightfully! Upon entering (past the drumming chap standing in the doorway - what the hell was the interview process for that gig?) we were treated to an odd little dance of
- [Onion genius from the archive: Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/09/onion-genius-from-the-archive-sony-releases-new-stupid-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt-fucking-work/) - Onion genius from the archive: Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work
- [Interview with Robert Plant about new Band of Joy album](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/interview-with-robert-plant-about-new-band-of-joy-album/) - Interview with Robert Plant about new Band of Joy album
- [2009 Londonist.com interview with me about Morris Dancing (just for posterity)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/2009-londonist-com-interview-with-me-about-morris-dancing-just-for-posterity/) - 2009 Londonist.com interview with me about Morris Dancing (just for posterity): In 2009 whilst whipping up a media lather for our annual Day of Dance I was presented with an email interview from the lovely folk at Londonist.com, and just reading the re...
- [Online public lecture videos about Science, courtesy of The Perimeter Institute](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/online-public-lecture-videos-about-science-courtesy-of-the-perimeter-institute/) - Online public lecture videos about Science, courtesy of The Perimeter Institute
- [Edinburgh's bountiful yet temporary gain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/edinburghs-bountiful-gain/) - Excellent ludicrous photo from the weekend, taken & edited by Neonwombat.
- [Tick the box that says "lovely"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/tick-the-box-that-says-lovely/) - An overwhelmingly happy-making aspect of living in this city is the access I get to performances by bands, comedians, musicians, authors, and other inspirational creators who make it their hub and their home. And for me, one of the foremost among these is - I say without hyperbole - Daniel Kitson. To call him a
- [Investigative reporting at its zenith: I beg your pardon, you pickled a WHAT?!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/investigative-reporting-at-its-zenith-i-beg-your-pardon-you-pickled-a-what/) - And now a rare video blogging moment, in which our intrepid hero visits Deepest Reading... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3MlNY0ifY4
- [Spiro, you thesp... rumbled!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/spiro-you-thesp-rumbled/) - I emailed this to a few people recently, but there's no reason it shouldn't go unblogged... One of my learned contemporaries is a chap by the name of Pete. He lives in New York and goes by the moniker "Spiro" occasionally, or professionally/academically since being awarded his Ph.D. he's become "Doctor Love". Here's a picture:
- [They can't help but not misunderstand it!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/they-cant-help-but-not-misunderstand-it/) - There's a big difference between saying something amusing in response to a circumstance, and having a stock phrase or line to trot out whenever a certain thing happens (typically accompanied by a broad smile). Personally, I'm absolutely shocking when it comes to the latter, but luckily if one circulates around enough hopefully to enough people
- [BOM chicka chk chicka BOM BOM BOM chicka chk chicka BOM BOM BOM chicka chk chicka BOM BOM BOMMMMMM](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/bom-chicka-chk-chicka-bom-bom-bom-chicka-chk-chicka-bom-bom-bom-chicka-chk-chicka-bom-bom-bommmmmm/) - It's been bloody years since I did karaoke last, and so with the recent arrival of my birthday I decided that the arbitrary forced bit of levity I wanted to inflict on the world was a singing extravaganza the likes of which they'd never experienced. However, it turns out it's a little more challenging than
- [Qype: Camden Coffee House in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/qype-camden-coffee-house-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Cafes & Coffee Shops - Coffee Shops Where in the hell can you get a halfway decent coffee in Camden Town? It sure isn't with any of the... errmm... "larger and more conspicuously branded chain shops" in the neighbourhood, that's for sure. There *used* to be a nice place
- [I bet E.T. never had this problem](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/01/i-bet-et-never-had-this-problem/) - Prompted by events which I don't really recall, my learned colleague and co-mastermind Paul sent me off on a retrospective journey thinking about the various mobile phones I've owned in my life, and I thought it might be interesting (in this case possibly exploring new extremes in the definition of "interesting") to record the results
- [The internet is a mysterious and yet wondrous place](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/08/the-internet-is-a-mysterious-and-yet-wondrous-place/) - Going back a few years when Brian & Olivia still lived in the fair town of London, we had a nice little get together involving a few vino rossos, a healthy amount of the talking of bullshit, and for some reason which now escapes me, the giving of some gifts. Was it Christmas? Hanged if
- [Whooooooooa, we're half way there... whooooaa-oooo, living on a prayer! We'll turn 48 but still have amazing teeth and hair... whooooooa-oooa, etc.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/07/whooooooooa-were-half-way-there-whooooaa-oooo-living-on-a-prayer-well-turn-48-but-still-have-amazing-teeth-and-hair-whooooooa-oooa-etc/) - Getting out to London's former Millennium Dome - now ambiguously named "The O2", like a selection of other venues around the continent - is always an exercise carried out with a sense of wistful resignation. You know there's nothing empirically good to do out there, and there's the vague likelihood that it'll be unecessarily difficult
- [This time machine's taking longer than expected...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/07/this-time-machines-taking-longer-than-expected/) - Wow. I just checked to see what blog entries I'd left unfinished lately, and spotted one from early May detailing how I'd been too busy to write about anything and giving dotpoints of the sort of thing that's been going on round here. Of course, as is now plainly obvious, I've been so busy I
- [Happy Me Day!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/06/happy-me-day/) - I tell ya what, if ever you're feeling short of the luuuurve I can definitely recommend signing up with a Facebook account, and having a birthday. My inbox today looks a little like this: You guys seriously rock. It's humbling, and you're all awesome. And it's gonna take ages to respond to each one, but
- [Now THAT'S how you do a charity gig!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/06/now-thats-how-you-do-a-charity-gig/) - I've previously waxed cynical about all-star comedy gigs for charities: a couple of the smaller ones have been fun, such as the MIND Comedy night at Leicester Square Theatre (although an element of the buzz there was because Daniel Kitson was on the bill), or the No Sweat! gig at the Cross Kings in Kings
- [Qype: Tortilla in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/06/qype-tortilla-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - Mexican In this world, you can't go far wrong with food that starts with a flat circle of stuff. Pizza is awesome. Pancakes are awesome. A kebab can get you through in a tight situation. Pasties are quite popular, and that's just a Cornish pizza that's been
- [Qype: Edinboro Castle in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/06/qype-edinboro-castle-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs I don't even know why we bother going into this place. Ordinarily I'd use my stock answer, "spite", but a trip to the Edinboro Castle is totally an exercise in self-humiliation. As many other posters have indicated, it should be a very reasonable boozer.
- [Doo doo doo, doo doo da-da doo. [pause] Dee dee dee do do doo da-da doo.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/06/doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-da-doo-pause-dee-dee-dee-do-do-doo-da-da-doo/) - OK, so you know sometimes how you get a weekend pretty much at home to yourself (other than going out to a picnic in a pub, and then down to Greenwich to farewell some friends who are moving back to Australia)? Well, here's what I did. As well as tidying my room up, I went
- [So much fun it makes your eyeballs hurt.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/06/so-much-fun-it-makes-your-eyeballs-hurt/) - I'm still here, don't panic. Once again the ever present problem rears its head where there's so much going on and so many cool things to do & people to see that there's not time to blog about any of it. Currently I'm sitting in Singapore's Changi Airport trying not to spend any money, and
- [If I may just change one small aspect of your presentation sir: the words.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/05/if-i-may-just-change-one-small-aspect-of-your-presentation-sir-the-words/) - Apols for the break in transmission - things at this end are a little full-on. After a lovely week away in Cornwall for the 'Obby 'Oss parade & associated funnery, I've contracted a shocking instance of the dreaded manflu, and on Wednesday I started at a new job! Currently full to the eyeballs with new
- [Video](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/05/video/)
- [The Adelaide Morris Men start their UK tour this weekend!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/05/the-adelaide-morris-men-start-their-uk-tour-this-weekend/) - The Adelaide Morris Men start their UK tour this weekend!: Tour dates at http://www.adelaidemorrismen.com/2010/05/were-off-to-sunny-olde-england-oh-yes-we-are/
- [And oh, how we danced... the little children of Stonehenge.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/07/and-oh-how-we-danced-the-little-children-of-stonehenge/) - Olympic Way was abuzz in nerdy expectation & excitement last Tuesday night as Housemate James & I approached former swimming pool Wembley Arena: mock-rock gods Spinal Tap were playing the UK gig on their single-date world tour. The fans were out in force and I spotted many sartorial nods to Tap, such as a yellow-trousered
- [2006-01-30 : If I had a hammer...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2006/01/2006-01-30-if-i-had-a-hammer/) - Tolerance is a beautiful and commendable thing. There should be more of it - if there were I'm sure the world would be a better place. However we're never going to reach such an ideal & placid utopian existence so long as the British Government fail to send out teams of exterminators to rid to
- [Many cameejuns](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/many-cameejuns/) - It should be clear by now that I'm not a poodle. At least they seem to learn by repetition. I seem to keep buying tickets to large-scale comedy gigs and optimistically expecting to enjoy it. The culprit in this case was the seemingly irresistible opportunity to be an audient at Channel 4's Comedy Gala - a
- [If I may just change one small aspect of your presentation sir: the words.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/05/if-i-may-just-change-one-small-aspect-of-your-presentation-sir-the-words-2/)
- [I’m wearing business casual, I’ve been issued with a phone and a laptop, and I’ve...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/05/i’m-wearing-business-casual-i’ve-been-issued-with-a-phone-and-a-laptop-and-i’ve/) - I’m wearing business casual, I’ve been issued with a phone and a laptop, and I’ve just bought my lunch from Pret. Back in the corporate scene…
- [Praaper Jaaaaaab….. Lovely!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/praaper-jaaaaaab…-lovely/) - Praaper Jaaaaaab….. Lovely!
- [The famous Albion in Chester - a family-hostile pub.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/the-famous-albion-in-chester-a-family-hostile-pub/) - The famous Albion in Chester - a family-hostile pub.
- [I’ve adopted a word. Aren’t I awesome?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/i’ve-adopted-a-word-aren’t-i-awesome/) - I’ve adopted a word. Aren’t I awesome?
- [No matter who you vote for, the Government always gets in](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/no-matter-who-you-vote-for-the-government-always-gets-in/) - The chief reason I don't talk much about politics is that I don't really understand it. I mean I get the concept and all, and believe in the idea of democracy - seems to beat the hell out of any currently available alternatives - however the problem for me (and the same with many people)
- [The picture-skew Lake District, and requisite silliness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/the-picture-skew-lake-district-and-requisite-silliness/) - The argument's divided over whether the Aussies or Brits are more accustomed to lengthy drives to get to places - sure, in Australia we've got vast distance from nearly every point in nearly any direction you care to start. However in England a 100 mile car trip can take 6 hours, depending on traffic and
- [More awesome volcano pics - this time with lightning, and science!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/more-awesome-volcano-pics-this-time-with-lightning-and-science/) - More awesome volcano pics - this time with lightning, and science!
- [Octopus steals camera - this genuinely gives me the...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/octopus-steals-camera-this-genuinely-gives-me-the/) - Octopus steals camera - this genuinely gives me the heebie-jeebies.
- [Qype: White Horse in Fulham](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/qype-white-horse-in-fulham/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Restaurants - British - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs I think this is the first review I've ever written whilst still on the premises... When you get a nice spacious, airy room filled with magnificent beers from around the world, and then put a bunch
- [And now, a word from our sponsors...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/and-now-a-word-from-our-sponsors/) - (note: there are no sponsors - I just couldn't think of a better title... which, if you look at all the other titles I've ever written, you'll see is quite plausible) I love it when friends of mine are involved in innovative public-facing software projects - for example, my mate Warren's involved in the highly
- [Nature can pull off some pretty impressive shit sometimes...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/nature-can-pull-off-some-pretty-impressive-shit-sometimes/) - My biggest kodak moment Originally uploaded by *ice What happens when you combine the occurrence of the Aurora Borealis with an erupting volcano, and manage to be in the right place at the right time? Flickr user *ice managed to get what can only be described as "a fucking startlingly good photo", based on these
- [It turns out my housemate James didn't find this quite as hilarious as I did...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/it-turns-out-my-housemate-james-didnt-find-this-quite-as-hilarious-as-i-did/) - In which Jason photographs a load of shampoo. It's riveting stuff.
- [Qype: Bree Louise in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/qype-bree-louise-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs No matter how hard I try, I really find it hard to actively LIKE the Bree Louise. The first thing people usually point at is the marvellous array of marvellous beer - it's like there's a permanent beer festival going on in there, with
- [Anatomy of a head-wall interface](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/anatomy-of-a-head-wall-interface/) - I've been doing some work on the website for my new co-venture, WhiskySquad - a monthly whisky tasting exercise designed to give enthusiastic amateurs a chance to get their palates around some interesting stuff - and the problem that needed solving in this instance was that of easily setting up a way for people to
- [Brilliant hand-drawn map of central London! With extra snails...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/brilliant-hand-drawn-map-of-central-london-with-extra-snails/) - Brilliant hand-drawn map of central London! With extra snails & dinosaurs. Worth a look at the full-size version (click to link through).
- [Jimmy Bass’s band Gracewood have their first ever video...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/jimmy-bass’s-band-gracewood-have-their-first-ever-video/) - Jimmy Bass’s band Gracewood have their first ever video out! Cooooooool…..!
- [They ain't just whistling dixit!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/they-aint-just-whistling-dixit/) - An instant feckle-raiser* to many new arrivals to Old Blighty from Australia is the idea of the TV Licence - the annual fee which owners of TVs pay, which goes into funding the BBC. Personally I don't mind the idea at all, and think it's a reasonable way of funding a national broadcaster, and every
- [It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/it’s-a-beautiful-beautiful-thing/) - It’s a beautiful, beautiful thing.
- [Excellent April Fool’s Day prank by London Underground...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/excellent-april-fool’s-day-prank-by-london-underground/) - Excellent April Fool’s Day prank by London Underground (thanks litmanlive and iamjamesward)
- [The Facebook Top 25 songs meme: it's not quite a top ten, but it'll do](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/04/the-facebook-top-25-songs-meme-its-not-quite-a-top-ten-but-itll-do/) - This came across Facebook in a note entitled "25 Songs You Can't Live Without", and I figured there was no point in writing it up when there was a perfect opportunity to score a free blog post out of it. So, here it it: Once you have been tagged, you are supposed to write down
- [I’ve changed my mind - I DO believe in the Easter bunny!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/i’ve-changed-my-mind-i-do-believe-in-the-easter-bunny/) - I’ve changed my mind - I DO believe in the Easter bunny!
- [Just what the hell is Amazon trying to encourage, with...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/just-what-the-hell-is-amazon-trying-to-encourage-with/) - Just what the hell is Amazon trying to encourage, with suggestions like this?
- [This is what happens when you give idiots too much oxygen.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/this-is-what-happens-when-you-give-idiots-too-much-oxygen/) - This is what happens when you give idiots too much oxygen.
- [Their mums must get some awesome postcards!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/their-mums-must-get-some-awesome-postcards/) - It'd be fair to say that I know a fairly mobile bunch of people - many of my friends from growing up don't live in the ol' neighbourhood any more, though having moved to different parts of Australia, or the world. I'm going to assume this is pretty normal going by the number of places
- [Qype: The Laughing Halibut in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/qype-the-laughing-halibut-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Fastfood & Takeaway - Fish & Chips "Fish & chips" is an interesting cuisine option - it's almost universally invoked with a modicum of enthusiasm, and is very much regarded as an English cultural cornerstone - and though it's ostensibly a simple meal, there's definitely a huge variation in
- [According to this, when passing Westminster Abbey,...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/according-to-this-when-passing-westminster-abbey/) - According to this, when passing Westminster Abbey, Darwin’s, and St John’s Wood, as you veer left take care not to run over The Queen - who you’ll find in the middle of the road.
- ['Oss 'oss!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/oss-oss/) - England is a country rife with tradition & local custom, which gives rise to some fascinating events - I've written before about the tar barrel running in Ottery St Mary before, and alluded to but not gotten around to writing about the cheese rolling race at Coopers Hill in Gloucestershire. In May I was lucky
- [Someone Else: by Elliot Mason, and the David Goo Variety Band](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/someone-else-by-elliot-mason-and-the-david-goo-variety-band/) - Someone Else: by Elliot Mason, and the David Goo Variety Band
- [Qype: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/qype-ye-olde-cheshire-cheese-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs Out on a Saturday evening's pub-skylarking with a friend we found ourselves in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, and I have to say - I was very impressed! Initially the heat from the fireplace seemed oppressive, but that was possibly in contrast from the frigid
- [Aye, there's the rub. A dub dub.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/03/aye-theres-the-rub-a-dub-dub/) - One of the reasons, it's been said, that the rationalist/skeptic movement haven't swollen their membership in the same way as say, an organised religion, is that there's no obvious focal point for them to congregate at. So in 1999 a group called Skeptics In The Pub was formed to provide a regular chance for people
- [You know you’re in Knightsbridge…](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/you-know-you’re-in-knightsbridge…/) - You know you’re in Knightsbridge…
- [Qype: Greenwich Union in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/qype-greenwich-union-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs We recently bowled in here for a Sunday roast whilst in the neighbourhood - as a visitor from the far North I'd often heard of The Union in the wilds of Greenwich, and was quite pleased with what I found. The main drawcard of
- [How to sum up 19 days of bliss & awesomeness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/how-to-sum-up-19-days-of-bliss-awesomeness/) - It's probably abundantly clear - because I clearly mentioned it several times - that back in December I was extremely fortunate to be able to get back to my hometown of Adelaide and spend a few weeks there, soaking up the sun and spending time with friends & family. Organising relaxing holidays has never been
- [A weekend of old angry white males](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/a-weekend-of-old-angry-white-males/) - Every now and again a weekend comes up which culminates in an almost shellshocked feeling of "Wow, how lucky am I?!". And the 15th was the beginning of just such a weekend, because it started with a chance to see marathon-talking & epically curious global documenter Henry Rollins at Royal Festival Hall. I've been lucky
- [Bom bom, ding, diddle-diddle, TING! (plus a bit of Fnarr Fnarr!)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/bom-bom-ding-diddle-diddle-ting-plus-a-bit-of-fnarr-fnarr/) - I've loved reading Viz magazine since I was about 16. After first being exposed to the wholesome, 1950s-style optimism of British "Fish & Chips" comics like Dandy and Beano there was something that spoke to me in the subversive and sniggering-behind-the-bike-shed humour of Viz and its motley band of characters like Felix & His Amazing
- [I got 'em.  I got 'em.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/i-got-em-i-got-em/) - In late 2004 in an effort to prove that you can get anything on eBay I purchased an A-Team coat hanger - it had a likeness of Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, portrayed memorably by George Peppard. Documentation on the exact date is sketchy, however in early 2005 I came into possession of the BA Baracus one,
- [Qype: The Speaker in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/qype-the-speaker-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs The Speaker is a neat, cosy little bolthole tucked away in Westminster - a perfect place to be snugly installed with a pint of real ale when the freezing rain's lashing down outside! A favourite of nearby officeworkers (and often, parlimentarians), if you arrive
- [Qype: Cafe Fresco in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/qype-cafe-fresco-in-london/) - London There's a tendency in this country for quite mediocre businesses to survive or even flourish based on their proximity to large groups of lazy people. There's the Station-to-Pub-Proximity-Rule to illustrate this (in that by and large the quality of a pub will be inversely proportional to its distance from a train station), and then
- [Qype: Piccadilly Italian Restaurant in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/qype-piccadilly-italian-restaurant-in-london/) - London Have you ever wandered into a restaurant because you were getting really hungry, were in a rush to be somewhere else, and the place had (lots) of empty tables? Well, in this case, the best advice would be to keep looking. 2 colleagues and I had originally hoped to get into Chowki for a
- [Qype: Flat Cap Coffee Company in Westminster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/qype-flat-cap-coffee-company-in-westminster/) - Westminster After reading about all of the wonderful coffee places springing up in the City in the last few months, jealousy began to take hold of the workers in the St James's Park/Victoria area. Around here it's all been the main chains, and lunchtime sandwich bars. Quality's therefore ranged from acceptably-above-mediocre to DIRE. With the
- [Qype: The Gunmakers in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/qype-the-gunmakers-in-london/) - London - Eating & Drinking - Pubs & Bars - Pubs Many elements must converge to make a great pub, and The Gunmakers is one of a handful of central London pubs which exemplifies this. The main drawcard is the always-changing selection of immaculately kept real ales. Landlord Jeff takes great care of his beer,
- [Qype: Sergios London Ltd in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2008/10/qype-sergios-london-ltd-in-london/) - London - Restaurants - Italian & Pizza As soon as we walked in the old bloke (who you logically assume to be Sergio) treated us like old friends, despite us never having set foot in the place before. It felt warm, cheery, and welcoming - and that flying start was only improved upon by the
- [Qype: Ronnie's Bar in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2008/10/qype-ronnies-bar-in-london/) - London The bar upstairs from Ronnie Scott's (imaginitively named, "Ronnie's Bar") was previously Members Only - however all that's changed now, and it gives the rest of us access to quite a funky little room! Open nightly from 6pm, or from 9pm for a small fee, you can head up & enjoy groovy tunes from
- [Qype: The Diner Camden in London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2008/10/qype-the-diner-camden-in-london/) - London - Cafes & Coffee Shops - Juice, Shakes & Smoothies - Restaurants - Fast Food & American I had great expectations for The Diner in Camden - after keenly watching its transformation from the sticky cesspit known as Arizona Bar - however despite making some fairly clear promises, it fails to deliver. Everything about
- [Isn't it rich? Isn't it (a) grand?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/02/isnt-it-rich-isnt-it-a-grand/) - So, we had a small titter of celebration here at Humpy Towers when my facebook friend count hit 800. A bit later when it hit 900, I was further surprised but quite chuffed: it's nice to know there's so many people around from years gone by who, if they don't currently keep in regular contact,
- [Come on… Who thought this was a good idea for the name of...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/come-on…-who-thought-this-was-a-good-idea-for-the-name-of/) - Come on… Who thought this was a good idea for the name of a pub, own up. You know this country is essentially one massive Carry On film.
- [Further tales of Windows brilliance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/further-tales-of-windows-brilliance/) - We have an arrangement set up here in our office so that in order to work from home we connect to the corporate network using the Cisco VPN (Virtual Private Network) Client - a little bit of software that burrows through the Intertubes and joins up to some servers in the rack/farm so that our
- [Advertising WTF: they might as well belt us around the head with planks and shout "YOU ARE DUMB. BUY OUR STUFF."](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/advertising-wtf-they-might-as-well-belt-us-around-the-head-with-planks-and-shout-you-are-dumb-buy-our-stuff/) - Just a quick bit of morning incredulousness today - whilst half-listening to the radio (Five Live, for reasons to be explained separately) an ad came on featuring a made-up scene where one man is describing to his friend the benefits of owning the new Volkswagen Transporter. One of the supposed benefits of the new model,
- [Sometimes in Hammersmith - as it turns out - people recycle...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/sometimes-in-hammersmith-as-it-turns-out-people-recycle/) - Sometimes in Hammersmith - as it turns out - people recycle sinks.
- [Typos on road signs in Hampstead. Awesome.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/typos-on-road-signs-in-hampstead-awesome/) - Typos on road signs in Hampstead. Awesome.
- [Terrifying.  Yet compelling.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/terrifying- -yet-compelling/) - Terrifying. Yet compelling.
- [Housemate James brought home some suspiciously long-life bread....](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/housemate-james-brought-home-some-suspiciously-long-life-bread/) - Housemate James brought home some suspiciously long-life bread. The suspect part is that he bought it in early October.
- [Top Ten Tuesday: 1970s/80s British Comedians that I've been within 50 feet of](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/top-ten-tuesday-1970s80s-british-comedians-that-ive-been-within-50-feet-of/) - This is largely inspired by last night's gig, Ade Edmonson & The Bad Shepherds - I turned to The Puzzler and said "How far do you reckon that distance is between me & Ade?", and he said "About 50 feet?". And almost instantly I came up with this list. And technically it was before midnight, so it's still a Tuesday list. Alphabetical order, sort of.
- [Ad-hoc, ad-loc, and quid pro quo... so little time, so much to... errm... go!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/12/ad-hoc-ad-loc-and-quid-pro-quo-so-little-time-so-much-to-errm-go/) - Barely had a spare second to scratch myself - let alone write blog entries - this week. Tomorrow morning's departure to Adelaide is presently very much on my mind, and my primary interest is not sleeping through my 05:00 alarm in order to be able to take off from Heathrow at 09:20 (yeah... 4+ hour
- [Large calendar granularity tick-over point](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/12/large-calendar-granularity-tick-over-point/) - Ahoyhoy. Ever been so busy having a good time that you haven't had a chance to write about what a great time you're having? Yeah, well... that. Following an EXTRAORDINARILY successful tour of Adelaide, Canberra, then Adelaide again, I'm now in Melbourne on a fairly warm (36 degree) day, waiting for my lift to head
- [And now, boxing results...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/12/and-now-boxing-results/) - Before we get on to the riveting topic of the post, amid all the talk of Movember I thought it might be prudent to acknowledge the moustachial efforts of a fine band of individuals, being they who grew a mo this year and raised funds for charity. What an ace collection of mo-work, wouldn't you
- [How you can tell that the holiday in Australia's over.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2010/01/how-you-can-tell-that-the-holiday-in-australias-over/) - Instead of looking around at the immediate outdoor environment and seeing such magnificent t-shirt conducive stuff as this: you instead peep out of your front door to be greeted with something more akin to this: For extra added bonus points, there's also the option of checking the forecast on the BBC website. Chances are, if
- [Conquering of the literary world:0.  Hirsuteness:1.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/12/conquering-of-the-literary-world0-hirsuteness1/) - The process of novelwriting is an educational one, as it turns out. Here are a few insights from personal experience based on this year's attempt at Nanowrimo: It's absolutely critical to recognise an environment where you're not going to be able to get any writing done. For me, 2 biggies were home, and work. Along
- [Sunny Adelaide, here we come. "We", being "me", that is.  Here me comes.  There goes I.  Etc.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/sunny-adelaide-here-we-come-we-being-me-that-is-here-me-comes-there-goes-i-etc/) - Afternoon all! As December hovers into view, so too does my trip back to Adelaide, Melbourne & Canberra. If you'd like to catch up, can you send me a facebook message, an email, a message through the Contact Me form, a text message, etc. & we can work out a time/date/place! Adelaide: Dec 12, (busy
- [Cuisine (feeling haute, haute, haute)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/cuisine-feeling-haute-haute-haute/) - Magnificent, isn't it? After a long day out & demanding evening, it's possible - thanks to the wonders of modern domestic science - to enjoy a healthy and balanced pouch of nutrients, and though the diagram on the front looks terrifyingly wholesome, the preparation method is actually a lot simpler than you might initially suspect!
- [Now he's up above my head. Hanging by a little thread.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/now-hes-up-above-my-head-hanging-by-a-little-thread/) - Spiders and I have a bit of a non-agression pact going currently. It wasn't always this way, but then in Australia they're usually going into the argument a little better equipped. It started when I was about 8 or 9, and Dad made us a sort of cubby house in the back yard which was
- [I am a thundering great pillock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/i-am-a-thundering-great-pillock/) - There's no point in instigating a cockup if you can't tell everyone about it, right? Back in June Emzo kindly bought me a ticket to see Teignmouth alt rock legends Muse in November for my birthday, and ever since I've been pretty damn excited about the idea. Bop & Tom wanted to come along, so
- [An ENIGMAtic evening of comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/an-enigmatic-evening-of-comedy/) - Tuesday night saw the much anticipated arrival of the Boffoonery show - a comedy fundraiser benefitting Britain's historical codebreaking centre, Bletchley Park. If the name's not familiar, Bletchley Park is the site where British cryptanalyst Alan Turing - with the aid of his dedicated team - cracked the formidable German encryption codes being used on
- [That was one hell of a thing.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/that-was-one-hell-of-a-thing/) - And that, as they say, was the trip. I'm presently parked in the BA lounge at JFK, having been dragged from my 9:00 flight to the 18:00 one. They offered me $800 by way of compensation for my trouble, and by smiling at the lady I managed to wangle a day pass to the lounge
- [Hooray for holidays](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/hooray-for-holidays/) - I'm sitting in Aaron & Tanya's kitchen, writing a blog post while we wait for the satellite TV guy to get his arse back down from the roof so we can jump in the car and go in to check , you'll all be relieved to know.out what's goin' down in Seattle... I arrived here
- [I can't g.et no (d.um du.m d.um du.m) s.atis.........fac-s.hun,. etc](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/i-cant-g-et-no-d-um-du-m-d-um-du-m-s-atis-fac-s-hun-etc/) - Am currently in Plymouth with my d.ear chum Kat,. and. we're meant to be working. on our NaNoWriMo novels. - s.he's. up to about 37000 words. already............................ whereas. I'm on about 2000 - only a few words. s.hort,. it s.eems........... However so.me of the more as.tute of youl will have noticed. the so.mewhat unorthodo.x punctuation
- [2007-07-04 : Found a use fer them sideburns...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2007/07/2007-07-04-found-a-use-fer-them-sideburns/) - OK, here's a quick picture quiz - one of these people is a stylish, successful, globetrotting Australian, who has acted in a number of prestigious productions and appeared on television, and is famous in part for his portrayal of a superhero. Go on, see if you can guess which. (note: for ease of me finding
- [A further 15 seconds - should have about 14 minutes and 7 seconds left, according to popular belief](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/a-further-15-seconds-should-have-about-14-minutes-and-7-seconds-left-according-to-popular-belief/) - There's not much more to this than blatant self-promotion - the other week our morris dancing team (that would be The Westminster Morris Men, in case this wasn't yet abundantly clear) was filmed as part of an ITV News piece to promote the upcoming premiere of the new film, "Morris: A Life With Bells On".
- [Keep that ol' economy rolling...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/11/keep-that-ol-economy-rolling/) - A bloke just walked into the office and asked if he could check our airconditioning after lunch. Now, last time anyone futzed around with our aircon ("cleaning it", I think was the term they used) it stopped working for about 4 weeks. It wasn't all that long ago either, really. General consensus in here is
- [Leaving Mississippi...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/leaving-mississippi/) - That was awesome. So good to be back. Thanks to all of y'all: especially Bullfrog, Rebecca, and little Miss Callie.
- [Take me back on down to Dixie...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/take-me-back-on-down-to-dixie/) - I got interrupted from my top ten this morning by an airport cab driver who had the gall to arrive early, and my laptop's currently checked into a baggage hold somewhere so I can't finish it... So I'm sitting waiting now for my flight to Jackson, Mississippi to board. This'll be the first time I've
- [I'm sorry, HOW MANY words? This'll be interesting...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/im-sorry-how-many-words-thisll-be-interesting/) - I've got a bad feeling about this... For some reason I've made a habit of doing silly things in the month of November. Customarily this involves ridiculous facial hair, however as I reached the zenith of human achievement in that arena last year, the hunt was on for a new challenge, and somehow I got
- [Top Ten Tuesday: Monty Python Sketches ](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/top-ten-tuesday-monty-python-sketches/) - With the 40th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus happening this week, and prompted by having spotted another similar list, I thought maybe I'd apply my brain power to the topic of which are my favourite Python sketches (thereby resulting in a far superior list). By "sketch", I've sort of included pieces from the movies,
- [It had to be him...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/10/it-had-to-be-him/) - I suspect this is going to be one of those posts that begins with "I don't normally get involved in such things, BUT...". Hmm. OK, it would be safe to say that the recent televisual goings on involving Harry Connick Jr. in Australia have been quite well publicised, and possibly the last thing the world
- [Life once again has meaning.  In suit form.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/2009/09/life-once-again-has-meaning/) - Another absolutely excellent weekend judders past and highlights how much fun it's possible to have if you really put your mind to it. Friday night I went to The Bloomsbury Theatre to see a standup gig from Al Madrigal and Janeane Garofalo. Both were in excellent form, however the crowd was really fired up for

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- [Ramen (and adjacent) in the UK (and elsewhere) - one idiot's perspective](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/ramen/) - In high school we got a bit more serious about flavour, with my chums Ryan and Tom and I working on our custom sauce recipes with which to pimp up our beige wavy blocks /* For some reason the eerie almost green iridescence of the Maggi chicken flavour sachet seemed to tail off in the
- [What’s going on around here as far as whisky is concerned](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky/) - In an attempt to try to keep some sort of track of what I'm actually buying, and what's getting finished, I thought the easiest thing to do would be to write this:
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## Ramen Reviews

- [Ramen Don](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/ramen-don/) - Popped in here with pals for a cheeky pre-gig bowl: kept it simple with Kotteri Pork (first thing on menu) and some Karaage. Good noodle texture and broth, a very enjoyable bowl. The chashu texture couldn't get the Matsudai/Kanada Ya collab chashu out of my head but then that doesn't seem a fair critique. Seemed
- [Ippudo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/ippudo/) - Tough gig for Ippudo – we went there for the evening on the same day we’d been to Kanada Ya in the afternoon, and the only reason we went was cos we couldn’t get a table at Kanada Ya. Decent ramen, for sure – albeit a lot more formal-seeming setting. From memory the menus had
- [Dan Dan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/dan-dan/) - 3 branches of this Sichaun place exist, and their Dan Dan noodles were a thing of rare beauty. The menu had something claiming to be ramen so a repeat trip for academic purposes is required.
- [Tenmaru](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tenmaru/) - Noodles had a good texture but were a bit clumpy. Broth nice enough, and kudos for being something new. The cucumber dish I had (Umekyu) had a weird texture but I loved it. Kara Age was tasty, but enormous - I wasn't expecting to get served 6 whole chicken thighs!
- [Wasabi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/wasabi/) - Insipid dogshit. I can't give them one star because it would be an insult to the one-star places. A "broth" so subtle you'd struggle to even call it Pho. Never again
- [Zen Ramen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/zen-ramen/) - Possibly a new all-time low. For one, who’s making Chicken Kara-age with breadcrumbs? Had me wishing they were chicken nuggets… and the ramen. Well. There was flavour in the broth, but it felt rushed and crammed. The menu talked about their secret char-shu recipe, and I’m confident that secret is “We buy leftover sliced of
- [Yasaka Ramen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/yasaka-ramen/) - Popped by here for a takeaway when we went to Australia, but what a find to the hungry, rushed, jetlagged parent of a newborn.
- [Wagamama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/wagamama/) - As a Wagamama regular of many years I never used to rate their ramen dishes (in short: broths always a bit bland), but periodically they change up the menu (as you’d hope, for a chain that’s been around for decades) and last time I went in they had a shirodashi pork belly ramen that was
- [Tonkotsu Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tonkotsu-bristol/) - Entirely decent. Tasty, good portions, and the brief chat we had with the manager made it feel less like a “chain” and more like part of a “group”. Definitely happy to return.
- [Tonkotsu Notting Hill](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tonkotsu-notting-hill/) - Apparently this place is a chain, and I for one don’t care a jot. They know what they’re doing.
- [Tomo No Ramen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tomo-no-ramen/) - Small outfit on Old Market with fairly restrictive hours and a bookings-only policy, it’s not easy to get into spontaneously. Delicious though and well worth making the effort.
- [Tokyo Izakaya](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tokyo-izakaya/) - Popped in here before a whisky festival one day and was glad I got in early doors, because 20 mins later and there wasn’t a spare seat in the place. Lovely lovely lovely.
- [Ramen Ya](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/ramen-ya/) - I just remember this being bland. If you’re gonna sell a dish based around broth, the broth’s got to have some fucking flavour. End of.
- [Ramen Monster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/ramen-monster/) - Confounding, this – quite a big barn with lots of tables and it seems to be booked out for a lot of the time… but the one time I went I found it really uninspiring, with flabby noodles, a small portion, and a broth that tasted like it was Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup. I
- [Mr Noodle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/mr-noodle/) - Probably the most Bristol option on the list – a couple of Michelin trained chefs who took up cooking ramen for fun over lockdown, they don’t really seem to have a premises… you can sometimes order takeaway, and at one point they had a setup with a pub over the road where you could order
- [Monohon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/monohon/) - Specialising in Abura Soba (a sauce-covered noodle) rather than ramen (although they do do ramen) – great flavours, great ingredients, nice vibe.
- [Miso](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/miso/) - Superb. This is quite high-end and personalised: the owner talked us through the menu & ingredients, and boy did we explore the options. A real diamond.
- [Matsudai Ramen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/matsudai-ramen/) - These geniuses have found a way to get legendary ramen TO YOUR HOME. Superb noodles, breathtaking char-siu, complex flavour oils, and oh my word – those broths. Divine. Update: Their restaurant is (predictably) equally excellent, if not better. Love love love.
- [Kanada Ya](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/kanada-ya/) - Be still, my beating heart. A place I used to go for coffee back in the days of the Bloomsbury Office has now been inhabited by a perennially busy ramen joint they’ve somehow squeezed a dozen-ish school-desk-plan covers into, and they consistently dish up THE PRIMO RAMEN I’ve ever witnessed. Never a wrong move. They
- [Hondo Sushi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/hondo-sushi/) - Total shit. Bland, pointless. Don’t go to Bath looking for ramen. I gather the sushi was nice, judging by the responses of the other patrons.
- [Four Wise Monkeys](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/four-wise-monkeys/) - Described as “the dirtier sibling of Seven Lucky Gods” – 4WM only has a couple of noodle options on the menu, but having tried it and felt a little bit bad after having done so, I can’t wait for an excuse to go back and do it all over again. Officially I think their noodles
- [Daikoku Ramen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/daikoku-ramen/) - After a long wait this place opened in the Food Dock in Gloucester Quays. Well worth the wait. Hakata and Chicken Shio are definite standouts, and the Tori Kara Age is excellent: albeit a bit large/expensive for a single portion. Very pleased that I can get to this easily when I’m in the office.
- [Chilli Daddy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/chilli-daddy/) - Definitely Dan Dan noodles, not ramen – but I Love Them So. Chicken Dan Dan level 3 spicy no egg. It’s a minced chicken dish on wheat noodles, loaded with veg, peanuts, and that mysterious liquor they drown it in. A Bristol classic!
- [Chengdu Guoguoyan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/chengdu-guoguoyan/) - Another Dan Dan noodle place, top of Park Street. Authentic Chinese and interesting to explore. I liked their noodles.

## Gig Tickets

- [The Zaltgeist](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-zaltgeist-2/)
- [Loganberry](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/loganberry/)
- [2007-03-09-Madam Butterfly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-03-09-madame-butterfly/)
- [2009-11-29-Messiah](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2009-11-29-messiah/)
- [Avon Valley Railway](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/avon-valley-railway/)
- [The Gruffalo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-gruffalo/)
- [The Drama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-drama/)
- [Gary Delaney: Gary On Laughing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/gary-delaney-gary-on-laughing/)
- [Sara Pascoe: I Am A Strange Gloop](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/sara-pascoe-i-am-a-strange-gloop/)
- [Royal Republic: LoveCop](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/royal-republic-lovecop/)
- [Clutch European Tour 2025](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/clutch-european-tour-2025/)
- [Exploring Whisky Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/exploring-whisky-bristol/)
- [King of Crumbs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/king-of-crumbs/)
- [Saving Grace](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/saving-grace/)
- [Museum at Knossos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/museum-at-knossos/)
- [Bristol Craft Beer Festival 2019](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bristol-craft-beer-festival-2019/)
- [The Whisky Show 2011](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-show-2011/)
- [The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-exchange-whisky-show-3/)
- [The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-exchange-whisky-show-4/)
- [The Whisky Show 2015](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-show-2015/)
- [The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-exchange-whisky-show/)
- [The Whisky Show Old & Rare](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-show-old-rare-2/)
- [The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-exchange-whisky-show-2/)
- [The Whisky Show Old & Rare](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-show-old-rare/)
- [The Whisky Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-show/)
- [The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2024](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-exchange-whisky-show-2024/)
- [Paw Patrol Christmas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/paw-patrol-christmas/)
- [We The Curious](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/we-the-curious/)
- [Bath Oktoberfest](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bath-oktoberfest/)
- [The Whisky Show 2025](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-whisky-show-2025/)
- [The Book of Mormon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-book-of-mormon-2/)
- [Stick Man](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/stick-man/)
- [Maybe A Ghost Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/maybe-a-ghost-story/)
- [Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/stewart-lee-vs-the-man-wulf/)
- [The Universe and the Neurodiverse](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-universe-and-the-neurodiverse/)
- [Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/spinal-tap-2-the-end-continues/)
- [The Zaltgeist](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-zaltgeist/)
- [Elio](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/elio/)
- [Simon Munnery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/simon-munnery/)
- [CBeebies Prom: Ocean Adventure](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/cbeebies-prom-ocean-adventure/)
- [Becoming Led Zeppelin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/becoming-led-zeppelin/)
- [BEAK>](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/beak/)
- [Jon Ronson's Psychopath Night 2024](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/jon-ronsons-psychopath-night-2024/)
- [The Horne Section's Hit Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-horne-sections-hit-show/)
- [Super Sexy Heartbreak](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/super-sexy-heartbreak/)
- [A Life In Satire (ft Robin Ince)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/a-life-in-satire-ft-robin-ince/)
- [2006-08-07-Bauhaus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-08-07-bauhaus/)
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- [Bristol Craft Beer Festival 2021](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bristol-craft-beer-festival-2021/)
- [Bristol Craft Beer Festival 2018](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bristol-craft-beer-festival/)
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- [2004-05-13-Westminster Abbey Tour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-05-13-westminster-abbey-tour/)
- [2009-07-02-Derren Brown: Enigma](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2009-07-02-derren-brown-enigma/)
- [Basic Lee](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/basic-lee-2/)
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- [Tree](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/tree/)
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- [Prom 70: Desert Island Discs 70th-Anniversary Prom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/prom-70-desert-island-discs-70th-anniversary-prom/)
- [Prom 47: Cage Centenary Celebration](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/prom-47-cage-centenary-celebration/)
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- [Prom 38: National Youth Jazz Orchestra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/prom-38-national-youth-jazz-orchestra/)
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- [Political Animal 2012](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/political-animal-2012/)
- [Rock of Ages](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/rock-of-ages/)
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- [The Angel's Share](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-angels-share/)
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- [Festival of the Spoken Nerd: Pi-Curious?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/festival-of-the-spoken-nerd-pi-curious/)
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- [Have I Got News For You](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/have-i-got-news-for-you/)
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- [Australian Pink Floyd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/australian-pink-floyd/)
- [Bridget Jones's Baby](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bridget-joness-baby/)
- [John Cleese, Neil Innes, Barry Cryer & Friends: Slapstick's Slap-up Feast of Fun](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/john-cleese-neil-innes-barry-cryer-friends-slapsticks-slap-up-feast-of-fun/)
- [2009-10-30-Carrie Fisher: Wishful Drinking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2009-10-30-top-of-the-rock/)
- [2009-10-30-Top Of The Rock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2009-10-30-carrie-fisher-wishful-drinking/)
- [2005-07-02-Live8](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-07-02-live8/)
- [2007-10-16-WWE Raw: Survivor Series Tour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-10-16-wwe-raw-survivor-series-tour/)
- [2005-01-09-Dick Whittington](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-01-09-dick-whittington/)
- [Olympic Freestyle Wrestling (Women)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/olympic-freestyle-wrestling-women/)
- [2007-02-06-Australa v Denmark](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-02-06-australa-v-denmark/)
- [2010-08-28-Wolverhampton vs Newcastle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-08-28-wolverhampton-vs-newcastle/)
- [Blooming Buzzing Confusion](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/blooming-buzzing-confusion-2/)
- [2010-05-13-RealFightClub](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-05-13-realfightclub/)
- [2007-03-01-Fizzy Logic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-03-01-ross-noble/)
- [2007-11-02-Nobleism](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-11-02-ross-noble/)
- [After the Beginning- Before the End](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/after-the-beginning-before-the-end/)
- [2010-02-14-Together and Apart (with Jeff Beck)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-02-14-eric-clapton-together-and-apart-with-jeff-beck/)
- [2010-04-09-Fools Gold](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-04-09-lucy-porter-fools-gold/)
- [2010-08-20-It's Always Right Now Until It's Later](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-08-20-daniel-kitson-its-always-right-now-until-its-later/)
- [2010-08-22-Apocalypse No!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-08-22-barbershopera-apocalypse-no/)
- [2010-09-30-360](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-09-30-hugh-hughes-360/)
- [2010-10-20-The Grand Design](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-10-20-stephen-hawking-discussing-his-new-book-the-grand-design/)
- [Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/)
- [Matilda](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/matilda/)
- [Edinburgh Castle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/edinburgh-castle/)
- [One Down, Five To Go](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/monty-python-one-down-five-to-go/)
- [Leashed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/simon-evans-leashed/)
- [Song, Dance & Ghost Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/john-hegley-song-dance-ghost-story/)
- [Mandatory Fun Tour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/weird-al-mandatory-fun-tour/)
- [High Horse Tour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/billy-connolly-high-horse-tour/)
- [In The Money](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/simon-evans-in-the-money/)
- [Fuerzabruta](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/fuerzabruta/)
- [2009-08-09-Ljubljana Castle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2009-08-09-ljubljana-castle/)
- [2010-04-22-Vinopolis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2010-04-22-vinopolis/)
- [Gary Delaney](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/gary-delaney/)
- [Deafheaven](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/deafheaven/)
- [Gregory Porter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/gregory-porter/)
- [The Revenant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-revenant/)
- [Star Wars: The Force Awakens](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/star-wars-the-force-awakens/)
- [Star Wars: The Force Awakens (3D XPlus)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/star-wars-the-force-awakens-3d-xplus/)
- [Henry Rollins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/henry-rollins-3/)
- [Gloucestershire Country Cricket T20](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/gloucestershire-country-cricket-t20/)
- [Kingsman: The Secret Service](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/kingsman-the-secret-service/)
- [Stories for the Starlit Sky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/stories-for-the-starlit-sky/)
- [Th' Legendary Shack Shakers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/th-legendary-shack-shakers/)
- [Spectre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/spectre/)
- [THX1138 (live soundtrack by Asian Dub Foundation)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/thx1138-live-soundtrack-by-asian-dub-foundation/)
- [Shlomo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/shlomo/)
- [New Model Army](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/new-model-army/)
- [The Producers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-producers/)
- [Nils Frahm - Lost His Mind (plus Dawn of Midi)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/nils-frahm-lost-his-mind-plus-dawn-of-midi/)
- [Gone Girl](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/gone-girl/)
- [Blooming Buzzing Confusion](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/blooming-buzzing-confusion/)
- [DAAS Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/daas-live/)
- [Monty Python Live (mostly)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/monty-python-live-mostly/)
- [The Hobbit - The Battle of Five Armies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-hobbit-the-battle-of-five-armies/)
- ["So, Anyway"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/so-anyway/)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/devin-townsend-project/)
- [Bobby McFerrin & The Yellowjackets](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bobby-mcferrin-the-yellowjackets/)
- [Prom 38: Film Music Prom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/prom-38-film-music-prom/)
- [Prom 39: The Spaghetti Western Orchestra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/prom-39-the-spaghetti-western-orchestra/)
- [Comedy Rush](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/comedy-rush/)
- [Ig Nobel Awards Tour Show 2011](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/ig-nobel-awards-tour-show-2011/)
- [The Slutcracker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-slutcracker/)
- [Montparnasse 56](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/montparnasse-56/)
- [Espace Dali](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/espace-dali/)
- [Tim Rice: A Life In Song](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/tim-rice-a-life-in-song/)
- [Room 101](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/room-101/)
- [The Infinite Monkey Cage](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-infinite-monkey-cage/)
- [Alabama 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/alabama-3-2/)
- [Submarine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/submarine/)
- [Terry Jones & Michael Palin In Conversation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/terry-jones-michael-palin-in-conversation/)
- [Rosencrantz and Guildernstern Are Dead](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/rosencrantz-and-guildernstern-are-dead/)
- [Circle Line Sightseeing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/circle-line-sightseeing/)
- [2007-08-24-Fuerzabruta](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-24-fuerzabruta-fuerzabruta/)
- [Museum of Modern Art](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/museum-of-modern-art/)
- [Paul Simon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/paul-simon/)
- [Matthew Bourne's Cinderella](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/matthew-bournes-cinderella/)
- [The Wall Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-wall-live/)
- [The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-interminable-suicide-of-gregory-church/)
- [BBC Proms: Comedy Prom (Prom 40)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/bbc-proms-comedy-prom-prom-40/)
- [Faure Requiem, Britten Sea Interludes, Vaughn Williams Serenade to Music](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/faure-requiem-britten-sea-interludes-vaughn-williams-serenade-to-music/)
- [How To Get Almost Anyone To Want To Sleep With You](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/how-to-get-almost-anyone-to-want-to-sleep-with-you/)
- [Rutter Requiem](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/rutter-requiem/)
- [Henry Rollins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/henry-rollins-2/)
- [28th Pig's Ear Beer & Cider Festival](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/28th-pigs-ear-beer-cider-festival/)
- [Chateau de Versailles](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/chateau-de-versailles/)
- [The Stand Late Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-stand-late-show/)
- [Jay and Silent Bob Get Old](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/jay-and-silent-bob-get-old/)
- [The Marriage of Figaro](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-marriage-of-figaro/)
- [Merrily We Roll Along](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/merrily-we-roll-along/)
- [Singin' In The Rain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/singin-in-the-rain/)
- [Peter and Alice](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/peter-and-alice/)
- [The Book of Mormon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-book-of-mormon/)
- [It's Such A Beautiful Day](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/its-such-a-beautiful-day/)
- [Famelab UK Grand Final 2013](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/famelab-uk-grand-final-2013/)
- [Talking Cock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/talking-cock/)
- [The View from The Shard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-view-from-the-shard/)
- [The Cripple of Inishmaan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-cripple-of-inishmaan/)
- [Comedy Night in aid of Richard House](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/comedy-night-in-aid-of-richard-house/)
- [Vivaldi Gloria, Bach Magnificat](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/vivaldi-gloria-bach-magnificat/)
- [The Late Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-late-show/)
- [Powaqqatsi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/powaqqatsi/)
- [The Lights Are On](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-lights-are-on/)
- [Henry Rollins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/henry-rollins/)
- [Steve Pretty's Perfect Mixtape](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/steve-prettys-perfect-mixtape/)
- [Flickwerk 2011 - Work In Progress](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/flickwerk-2011-work-in-progress/)
- [Armchair Revolutionary](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/armchair-revolutionary/)
- [Mouthtronica](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/mouthtronica/)
- [Who Killed The Counsellor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/who-killed-the-counsellor/)
- [Family Wordship](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/family-wordship/)
- [Political Animal](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/political-animal/)
- [Tuesdays at Tesco's](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/tuesdays-at-tescos/)
- [Comedy Countdown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/comedy-countdown/)
- [Andrew Maxwell's Fullmooners](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/andrew-maxwells-fullmooners/)
- [Rock The Ballet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/rock-the-ballet/)
- [Physical Graffiti](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/physical-graffiti/)
- [A World Without Words](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/a-world-without-words/)
- [Robin Ince & Michael Legge: Pointless Anger, Righteous Ire 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/robin-ince-michael-legge-pointless-anger-righteous-ire-2/)
- [The Thinking Drinker's Guide to Alcohol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/the-thinking-drinkers-guide-to-alcohol/)
- [What Is Love, Anyway?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/what-is-love-anyway/)
- [Big Neon Letters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/big-neon-letters/)
- [Untitled Love Song](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/untitled-love-song/)
- [Death Song](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/death-song/)
- [Axis of Awesome](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/axis-of-awesome/)
- [Alabama 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/alabama-3/)
- [Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/matthew-bournes-nutcracker/)
- [Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/robert-plant-and-the-sensational-space-shifters/)
- [2002-10-08-Speedmouse](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2002-10-08-umbilical-brothers-speedmouse/)
- [2004-05-06-Live At The Apollo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-05-06-ross-noble-ross-noble-live-at-the-apollo/)
- [2004-07-18-Into The Woods](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-07-18-into-the-woods-into-the-woods/)
- [2004-08-18-A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-08-18-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum-a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/)
- [2004-09-28-The Complete History Of America (Abridged)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-09-28-reduced-shakespeare-company-the-complete-history-of-america-abridged/)
- [2004-10-06-Sweeney Todd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-10-06-sweeney-todd-sweeney-todd/)
- [2004-10-28-Part Troll](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-10-28-bill-bailey-part-troll/)
- [2004-11-06-We Will Rock You](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-11-06-we-will-rock-you-we-will-rock-you/)
- [2004-12-01-The Producers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-12-01-the-producers-the-producers/)
- [2004-12-12-Public Display Of Affection](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-12-12-jimmy-carr-public-display-of-affection/)
- [2005-02-13-Thwak](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-02-13-umbilical-brothers-thwak/)
- [2005-07-01-An Evening With Oscar Peterson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-07-01-oscar-peterson-an-evening-with-oscar-peterson/)
- [2005-10-22-Road To Nowhere](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-10-22-young-at-heart-road-to-nowhere/)
- [2005-10-24-An Evening With Dream Theater](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-10-24-dream-theater-an-evening-with/)
- [2005-12-04-Robert Plant and Strange Sensation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-12-04-robert-plant-robert-plant-and-strange-sensation/)
- [2005-12-11-Randomist](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-12-11-ross-noble-randomist/)
- [2005-12-19-English Carols Through The Ages](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-12-19-orlando-choir-english-carols-through-the-ages/)
- [2005-12-21-A Christmas Carol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-12-21-patrick-stewart-a-christmas-carol/)
- [2005-12-22-The Producers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-12-22-the-producers-the-producers/)
- [2006-02-25-La Boheme](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-02-25-laboheme/)
- [2006-03-03-Whisky Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-03-03-whisky-live-whisky-live/)
- [2006-03-04-Weltanschauung](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-03-04-daniel-kitson-weltanschauung/)
- [2006-03-20-An Evening With The Black Crowes](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-03-20-the-black-crowes-an-evening-with/)
- [2006-03-24-25 Years of Bullshit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-03-24-henry-rollins-25-years-of-bullshit/)
- [2006-03-27-Teen Cancer Trust Comedy Night](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-03-27-teen-cancer-trust-comedy-night/)
- [2006-04-17-Les Miserables](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-04-17-les-miserables-les-miserables/)
- [2006-04-27-The New Statesman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-04-27-rik-mayall-the-new-statesman/)
- [2006-05-05-Symphonic Rock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-05-05-royal-philharmonic-orchestra-symphonic-rock/)
- [2006-05-17-Mary Poppins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-05-17-mary-poppins-mary-poppins/)
- [2006-05-31-Ladysmith Black Mambazo and The Mahotella Queens](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-05-31-ladysmith-black-mambazo-ladysmith-black-mambazo-and-the-mahotella-queens/)
- [2006-06-02-Zappa Plays Zappa](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-06-02-zappa-plays-zappa-zappa-plays-zappa/)
- [2006-06-11-Weltanschauung](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-06-11-daniel-kitson-weltanschauung/)
- [2006-07-10-Robert Plant and Strange Sensation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-07-10-robert-plant-robert-plant-and-strange-sensation/)
- [2006-08-29-Billy Elliot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-08-29-billy-elliot-billy-elliot/)
- [2006-08-30-The Lion King](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-08-30-the-lion-king-the-lion-king/)
- [Like, totally...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-09-17-dylan-moran-like-totally/)
- [2006-09-18-Wicked](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-09-18-wicked-wicked/)
- [2006-08-09-Avenue Q](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-08-09-avenue-q-avenue-q/)
- [2006-09-30-Spamalot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-09-30-spamalot-spamalot/)
- [2006-12-15-Bill Hicks: Slight Return](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2006-12-15-bill-hicks-slight-return/)
- [2007-01-16-Avenue Q](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-01-16-avenue-q-avenue-q/)
- [2007-02-21-Wicked](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-02-21-wicked-wicked/)
- [2007-02-26-Cosmic Shindig](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-02-26-bill-bailey-cosmic-shindig/)
- [2007-03-02-Whisky Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-03-02-whisky-live-whisky-live/)
- [2007-03-23-The Tempest](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-03-23-william-shakespeare-the-tempest/)
- [2007-03-30-Wildlife Photographer Of The Year](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-03-30-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year/)
- [2007-05-11-Dark Side Of The Moon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-05-11-roger-waters-dark-side-of-the-moon/)
- [2007-06-10-The Ballad of Roger and Grace](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-06-10-daniel-kitson-the-ballad-of-roger-and-grace/)
- [2007-06-14-Othello](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-06-14-william-shakespeare-othello/)
- [2007-06-17-Blind Light](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-06-17-antony-gormley-blind-light/)
- [2007-06-21-David Cross and Friends](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-06-21-david-cross-david-cross-and-friends/)
- [2007-06-22-David Cross and Friends](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-06-22-david-cross-david-cross-and-friends/)
- [2007-07-16-Radiodread](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-07-16-the-easy-star-allstars-radiodread/)
- [2007-07-31-The Simpsons Movie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-07-31-simpsons/)
- [2007-08-10-Stomp](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-10-stomp-stomp/)
- [2007-08-24-A Porthole Into The Minds Of The Vanquished](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-24-a-porthole-into-the-minds-of-the-vanquished/)
- [2007-08-24-Best Of The Fest](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-24-best-of-the-fest/)
- [2007-08-25-A Tribute Of Sorts To Monteverdi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-25-tiger-lillies-a-tribute-of-sorts-to-monteverdi/)
- [2007-08-25-So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-25-brendon-burns-so-i-suppose-this-is-offensive-now/)
- [2007-08-27-Potted Potter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2007-08-27-potted-potter-potted-potter/)
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- [2005-09-22-Adelaide Gang Show: Are You Game](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-09-22-adelaide-gang-show-are-you-game/)
- [2005-08-07-BBC Proms: Verdi Requiem](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-08-07-bbc-proms-verdi-requiem/)
- [2005-07-31-The Cat Empire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-07-31-the-cat-empire/)
- [2005-06-28-Sin City](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-06-28-sin-city/)
- [2005-06-27-The Mousetrap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-06-27-the-mousetrap/)
- [2005-06-15-Weezer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-06-15-weezer/)
- [2005-06-12-Louis Tussauds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-06-12-louis-tussauds/)
- [2005-05-19-Star Wars Episode 3: The Revenge of the Sith](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-05-19-star-wars-episode-3-the-revenge-of-the-sith/)
- [2005-05-05-Daniel Kitson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-05-05-daniel-kitson/)
- [2005-04-28-Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-04-28-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/)
- [2005-04-27-John Butler Trio](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-04-27-john-butler-trio/)
- [2005-04-15-Australian Pink Floyd Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-04-15-australian-pink-floyd-show/)
- [2005-03-20-The Lunatic Queen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-03-20-the-lunatic-queen/)
- [2005-02-16-A Life In Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-02-16-a-life-in-theatre/)
- [2005-02-15-The Goodies - Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-02-15-the-goodies-live/)
- [2005-02-12-Hayseed Dixie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-02-12-hayseed-dixie/)
- [2005-01-29-Henry Rollins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-01-29-henry-rollins/)
- [2005-01-29-Tower Of London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2005-01-29-tower-of-london/)
- [2004-12-17-New Model Army](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-12-17-new-model-army/)
- [2004-11-27-Motorhead](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-11-27-motorhead/)
- [2004-11-15-Europe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-11-15-europe/)
- [2004-11-14-Hayseed Dixie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-11-14-hayseed-dixie/)
- [2004-10-02-Roy Ayers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-10-02-roy-ayers/)
- [2004-09-29-Billy Connolly: Too Old To Die Young](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-09-29-billy-connolly-too-old-to-die-young/)
- [2004-09-07-One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-09-07-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest/)
- [2004-08-19-Music On A Summer Evening](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-08-19-music-on-a-summer-evening/)
- [2004-07-13-Saatchi Gallery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-07-13-saatchi-gallery/)
- [2004-07-02-Herbie Hancock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-07-02-herbie-hancock/)
- [2004-06-30-Jerry Springer: The Opera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-06-30-jerry-springer-the-opera/)
- [2004-06-16-Brancusi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-06-16-brancusi/)
- [2004-06-15-They Might Be Giants](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-06-15-they-might-be-giants/)
- [2004-05-13-The Goat (or Who Is Sylvia)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2004-05-13-the-goat-or-who-is-sylvia/)
- [2003-11-27-Goose](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2003-11-27-goose/)
- [2003-10-11-Vince Jones](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2003-10-11-vince-jones/)
- [2003-10-05-Weird Al Yankovic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2003-10-05-weird-al-yankovic/)
- [2003-09-11-The Marriage of Figaro](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2003-09-11-the-marriage-of-figaro/)
- [2003-07-25-GUD](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gig_ticket/2003-07-25-gud/)

## Movies

- [Bullet Train](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bullet-train/) - Suitably ludicrous train/murder film which we put off watching for ages because it looked like either Snowpiercer, or a ripoff thereof. Good fun to watch one we decided to though.
- [Legend](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/legend/) - I think I mainly watched this to see a film with Tom Hardy in where you could see his face - and you get double bang for your buck here because he's playing BOTH Kray twins. Probably also watched this to get a bit of a sense of what the Krays were all about. I
- [Hail, Caesar!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/hail-caesar/) - Good example of the nonconformist comedy that the Coen brothers are renowned for. The sad truth however is that this is one of those "Jason" films that got watched post-bedtime, and so definitely involved falling asleep/rewinding and definitely losing grip on elements of the plot at times. Pretty sure I enjoyed it though.
- [Dumb Money](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/dumb-money/) - Event biopic (?) of the GameStop penny stock explosion bringing a seemingly ludicrous story to life only to reveal that it was pretty accurate. Jaw dropping in concept and something which doesn't bear thinking about too much before you start wondering why you bother going to work at all. Damaged for me by a massive
- [Wolfs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/wolfs/) - An inspired bit of silliness in the stable of "feels like these streaming services are just grabbing 2 actors and then finding something for them to act in together because audiences will love whatever it is" programming that's so prevalent at the moment. You watch this because it's got Clooney and Pitt in it, not
- [Woman of the Hour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/woman-of-the-hour/) - I'd read that Anna Kendrick had gathered some kudos for this one, so I was keen to see how many times she smiled or acted. Not at all what I expected, although I'm not clear where I got my expectations from because clearly I didn't actually read a damn thing about this film before watching
- [Deadpool & Wolverine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/deadpool-wolverine/) - My antipathy towards Marvel franchise continues. I've loved the Deadpool films because they seem like (though inevitably they're carved out of some sort of canon) they're the kind of Marvel films which just focus on the character (and boy does that character have character) rather than getting bogged down in all the lore and being
- [In Bruges](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/in-bruges/) - Mandatory watching after going on a trip to Bruges, if only to figure out wtf the others were all prattling on about that whole time. Decently quirky Martin McDonagh film about a couple of hitmen holed up in a place their boss remembered fondly from childhood holidays - peering at the gallows. VERY distracting should
- [Why Him?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/why-him/) - We picked this because the Netflix preview showed Bryan Cranston and Tina Fey in a stupid film - turned out it was Megan Mullally in a VERY Tina Fey hairdo. Genuinely (wonderfully) stupid film, with the most impressive Chekov's Gun I think I've ever seen. I mean, when in Act 1 you *see* the moose
- [Carry-On](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/carry-on/) - Taron Egerton looks different to me in every film he's been in - if I find myself looking at an actor & wondering who it is, I've started just assuming it's him. Suitably ludicrous airport-thriller centred around getting a suitcase with a frankly absurd amount of Novichok onto a plane, and Jason Bateman as the
- [Jim Henson: Idea Man](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/jim-henson-idea-man/) - Icons making films about icons. This time, Ron Howard on Jim Henson. Hard to be surprised by a story you know backwards, but it was nice to see all the footage of Jim, the sketchbook and diary content, and so much from the experimental films I'd only read about (Idea Man, Time Piece).
- [Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/squaring-the-circle-the-story-of-hipgnosis/) - I'm a bit sheepish about clicking on music documentaries on streaming services because of the high volume of non-stories that have come out of it - however this one was pretty decent; less about any specific band and more an extended chat with the still-living half (/third) of Rock Album Cover creators of legend, Hipgnosis.
- [The Last Starfighter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-last-starfighter/) - GREETINGS STARFIGHTER! YOU HAVE BEEN RECRUITED BY THE STAR LEAGUE TO DEFEND THE FRONTIER AGAINST XUR, AND THE KO-DAN ARMADA. GET READY! Screened on the Bristol IMAX screen as part of the excellent Forbidden Worlds festival - this tale of a trailer park whiz kid being recruited by an alien to pilot a fighter spacecraft
- [Foxy Brown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/foxy-brown/) - Watching old films is really like opening a time capsule, and this Pam Grier opus was really something - a no-nonsense woman, in a chauvinist world. I feel like the story raised more questions than it answered, but it was a reminder of just how ad-hoc the 1970s were. Also how the discipline of filmmaking
- [Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One draft](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one/) - Mmm
- [Whiplash](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/whiplash/) - Can't say I really enjoyed this, or agreed with the critics who gave it a good writeup. Yes, in many ways it was a compelling story about a talented young drummer being pushed towards excellence by a domineering, abusive conductor. I know I'm no world-class musician, but I'm enough of a musician to know that
- [Margin Call](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/margin-call/) - You've got to wonder how much dramatic licence was taken with this finance-boiler... The business arbitrarily shedding critical risk management staff to shave a margin was totally believable. The 2am fully suited boardroom sit-room complete with top exec who helicoptered in seemed feasible: albeit dated now when trading's all online. Eyewatering sums of money. One
- [The Hateful Eight](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hateful-eight/) - This was an exercise in completism - I recall starting this a few times in the last 10 years, and never quite getting through it. In hindsight it probably wasn't worth bothering, although some of the performances made it worth the stupid plot twist. I feel like Tarantino's ego maybe got a bit too big.
- [The Menu](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-menu/) - How this ever got described as a comedy is a bit of a mystery - but whatever the genre I found it a compelling (if absurd) watch. Having read nothing in advance about it, I really enjoyed the ongoing jaw-drops as the plot developed. And, VERY absurdly, this was the 3rd media property I'd consumed
- [Nope](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/nope/) - File this as one not to attempt on a long-haul flight when the sleep deprivation's kicking in. Starts pretty off-kilter. Progresses along familiar yet unpredictable lines, and then - as far as I'm concerned - takes a huge leap into WTF territory. If nothing else, this is worth a watch to see something outside of
- [Weird: The Al Yankovic Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/weird-the-al-yankovic-story/) - What a deliciously ridiculous film! Trust Weird Al to put out a biopic that's totally spurious... and I really enjoyed the implausibility of Dan Radcliffe in the lead role. Seldom laugh-out-loud funny, but it really had me smiling the whole way through. I was kinda hoping for some UHF easter eggs, but maybe Al wants
- [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/) - Well, that was an antidote to Marvel films, wasn't it? Best multiverse story outside of Rick & Morty. Bloody staggering. Love love loved it. 👍👍
- [The Producers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-producers-2/) - Ever get it in your head that you just really wanna watch something you've seen many times before? I *think* the line that was swimming around in my head was "Oh we wanted to stand up and hiss - we've seen shit, but NEVER like THIS!". I just don't think you can best Nathan Lane
- [Money Monster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/money-monster/) - Upon starting this we wondered how in the hell Roberts, Clooney and West could've starred in a film we'd never heard of - and upon watching it everything made horrible sense. This is a straight-to-video turd. Interesting premise, with some absurd plot developments, and then reason completely takes leave of the script the moment the
- [Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/) - It's tough with these franchises-of-my-childhood getting latter-day instalments, because the key players are all past it and the wellspring of ideas it all stemmed from was long since exhausted. So, the best thing you can say about this was that it wasn't as bad as the last Indiana Jones film. Phoebe Waller-Bridge's character carries most
- [Freelance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/freelance/) - It's got to be telling that this film doesn't appear on John Cena's wikipedia page. Quite why it was necessary to give his character the trait of having a bad back was a bit lost on me, and the film was ambitious in the sense that someone thought it'd be a good idea to put
- [The Family Plan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-family-plan/) - The ol' car salesman/family man with the secret past as a top-level assassin trope, eh? I chalked this one up as enjoyable nonsense of the sort of film you watch on a weekend when you don't want a challenge. There's plenty of better films out there, but I don't regret watching this one.
- [Deck the Halls](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/deck-the-halls/) - Genuinely ridiculous family Christmas caper with Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito in the leads. The story beats are basically staked into the ground the instant DeVito moves in, but I thought it was executed with good cheer and certainly wasn't any worse than any Christmas movie I've seen in recent years.
- [Leave the World Behind](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/leave-the-world-behind/) - I'm all for an apocalyptic nightmare, and this bit featured some particularly strong facets - however what DOES leave my cheese out in the wind is this modern predilection for stories that don't really have a conclusion. Less a story, and more of a series of things happening.
- [Air](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/air/) - Enjoyable piece centering around the relative shoe minnow Nike's campaign to woo Michael Jordan as their figurehead basketball star. I love watching Affleck/Damon at work, with their easy friendship stretching back decades - and the addition of Jason Bateman was a wonderful extra bit of seasoning. Couldn't help but notice though how for what was
- [John Wick: Chapter 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/john-wick-chapter-4/) - Yes siree, the stories get stupider and the fights get longer - and in this case the film doesn't weigh in much short of 3 hours. It's all the quasi-balletic yet ruthlessly efficient John Wick vs. endless legions of bad guys again, set up in the typical assortment of set pieces. Final battle sequences made
- [Just for graphs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/just-for-graphs/) - I really, really miss the old days of FOTSN - cramming a bunch of sweaty nerds into a room above a pub and feeding them maths and science nerdery every month. So to stumble on this DVD special was something of a welcome nostalgia blast. Plenty of lo-fi charm, and PLENTY of nerdery. WOOT!
- [Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/are-you-there-god-its-me-margaret/) - Cinematic presentation of the 1970's seminal Judy Blume book about coming of age, religious freedom and bodily autonomy: and I only agreed to go to this because I was thinking of a totally different story when asked. In hindsight, nobody's going to remake 1977's "Oh, God!" - who the hell would you cast in the
- [Metal Lords](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/metal-lords/) - In summary this sounded like a fairly hapless teen-rock journey to confidence type story, so during the opening credits I was a bit surprised to see the monikers of Weiss & Benioff (of Game of Thrones fame). Don't remember much about it other than battle of the bands... metal band... errm... nerds? Yeah, probs not
- [Triangle of Sadness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/triangle-of-sadness/) - Refreshing to find one of those films that leaves you thinking WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST WATCH?! I don't understand how this could be so memorable, and yet so irritating. And yet I keep finding myself talking about it. Tangibly I can say that the apex of the boat sequence features probably THE worst
- [Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery/) - A gang of tropes wind up at a rich person's home to be tormented and in the mix (IS he there by mistake, or not?!) is Daniel Craig channelling the chicken lawyer from Futurama to solve it all at the last minute. A useful illustration of how media positioning can give a consumer the impression
- [The Whale](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-whale/) - Good choice of film for in-flight watching, cos it translates well to the seatback screen. Pretty bleak stuff but very emotional and well-told. It's incredibly fortunate that Brendan Fraser was cast (as he does a stellar job) rather than an earlier choice of James Corden. And I thought it was very coincidental that Hong Chau
- [Bottle Shock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bottle-shock/) - You'd think taking the story of The Judgement of Paris (the 1976 blind wine tasting where California beat France) and putting Alan Rickman in one of the key seats alongside Bill Pullman would be an instant classic - but this was a masterclass in squandering some great cloth. It's like the note was, "Hey Alan
- [Unlocked](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/unlocked/) - Nice action/thriller about a CIA doublecross and plot to unleash a weaponised virus, answering the question "Say, what have Michael Douglas or Orlando Bloom done lately?". Cast led by Noomi Rapace, which I thought worked really well. Convincingly badass. More convincing than Bloom's accent.
- [Rogue One: A Star Wars Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story/) - DEFINITELY seen this before but somehow it doesn't appear in any of my media roundups. Hey ho! I rewatched following finishing the excellent TV series Andor, due to the presence of the title character in this film. I've got vague recollections of being ambivalent about the film previously, but having now gotten a better sense
- [The Tender Bar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-tender-bar/) - Christ, I don't even remember watching this. Vaguely recall something with Affleck in it, playing a troubled-yet-serious-regretful-type. Hey ho, that's the downside of leaving a few months between watching average films and writing about them. 👎
- [Chef](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/chef/) - I really, really didn't like this. And it wasn't based on preconception because I'd never heard a thing about it. It was probably my curiousity about seeing Jon Favreau at work after having watched a load of his Star Wars material. If anything I think a lot less of him now - the story (written,
- [Senior Year](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/senior-year/) - Few films can stand out as being "truly dire" - but this was one of them. Basically forcing the "different generation" trope as a woman who's been in a coma for 20 years returns to her high school to complete senior year, but bringing with her all the attitudes of a 90s teenager. 👎👎
- [The Matrix Resurrections](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-matrix-resurrections/) - Unfair to write this up as I suspect I slept through a substantive chunk of it. I thought the first 30-45 minutes were an interesting-enough bit of self-reflection about the decreasing returns in endlessly mining a franchise for sequels, and then once the director finished making that point it devolved into Things Happening. And the
- [Ticket to Paradise](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/ticket-to-paradise/) - Christ, what a turd this was. Warring divorced parents conspire to ruin high-achieving daughter's wedding to Balinese seaweed farmer, and learn about love on the way & end up together. To think we paid money in a cinema to watch this shite. 👎👎
- [The Crow](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-crow/) - This has been on my list to get around to watching since I was a teenager. And now, having finally seen it, I think the best thing I can say is "Well, that's that done". Wank. 👎
- [L.A. Confidential](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/l-a-confidential/) - A product of one of my occasional whims to watch something on Netflix that has a 7.0-or-higher IMDB score (if only to stem the incessant flow of shite), and I realised I'd never seen this! GREAT cast working a multi-layered story of 1950s police racketeering amid sleazy LA. How in the hell did I miss
- [The Sting](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-sting/) - This was a film I was convinced I'd watched loads of times, but gave it another watch because I tried REALLY hard to remember what it was about, and couldn't. It later occurred to me that I never actually watched it - I just used to watch the opening credits Over and Over and Over
- [The Lavender Hill Mob](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-lavender-hill-mob/) - Once I'd gotten past the eeriness of a younger Alec Guinness being very reminiscent of the face of Kevin Spacey, I really enjoyed this little larcenous romp. Also deligthed to recognise the bloke from My Fair Lady as well (although then got further distracted by humming the songs every time he came on screen). I
- [Delicatessen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/delicatessen/) - WHY would any sensible person tackle a Gilliam-esque French semi-surreal film when affected by sleep deprivation!? That said, I loved it! The quirkiness called to mind Amelie - and then a big facepalm as I read in Wikipedia that it was the same director! I really enjoyed the cartoonish sinister-ness of the butcher on the
- [Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens – A Life in Animation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/chuck-jones-extremes-and-in-betweens-a-life-in-animation/) - Chuck Jones was a bona-fide once-in-a-lifetime legend, so this documentary with footage of interviews with him and his contemporaries was pure gold dust. Such a mind, a heart, and an attitude. There's something about listening to people casually describe how they adlibbed/improvised things which went on to become details meticulously obsessed over years later by
- [Mad Max 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/mad-max-2/) - This genre flick goes beyond being a film into being a bona-fide cinema classic, but on THIS occasion I saw it as a digital restoration at the Bristol IMAX as part of 20th Century Flicks' Forgotten Worlds film festival. Pure early-80's Australian post-apocalyptic sci-fi, in a world with little to no exposition and a sense
- [The Double](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-double/) - I loved this. Richard Ayoade directs an off-kilter Gilliam/Brazil-esque vision of a Dostoyevsky story in which an inadequate man encounters, covets, interacts with, worships, and is plagued by a much more successful clone of himself. Making films is such a lottery, isn't it? This was a gem. 👍👍
- [Jojo Rabbit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/jojo-rabbit/) - What a great little film! Although it's pretty easy to see why it sat on top of a screenplay blacklist for years (getting made only when Taika Waititi became one of the hottest properties in Hollywood). A delightful piece about the importance of not following the crowd, told through a pretty harrowing and at the
- [Vacation (2015)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/vacation-2015/) - Talk about having your expectations blown away. On first blush this seemed like an unnecessary reboot of a beloved 80s comedy property. And then Holiday Road fired up to herald the opening credits, and you think "Could they, though?". And I, for one, think they did. Totally stupid from one end to the other, and
- [Nobody](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/nobody/) - This kicked arse. I'd read some review excerpts with Odenkirk, but in no way paid enough attention to any of the stuff going on at the time to get a bead on what this was about. However the line "from the makers of John Wick" probably tell you enough of what you need to know
- [Baywatch (Extended cut)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/baywatch-extended-cut/) - Basically this was just watching Baywatch again because it was so gloriously ridiculous the first time - except this version had extra bits that weren't considered good enough to be in the film for the first time around. The good news is that they were on par with the rest of this nonsense, and overall
- [The Best of Victor Borge: Act I & II](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-best-of-victor-borge-act-i-ii/) - Wonderfully silly Danish piano-playing legend, bordering on racist in that innocent "he's from a different generation" way; silly wordplay, silly pianowork, silly interactions with other musicians. In a way watching this was pointless because I think I knew 80% of it from the endless promotional ads for the VHS tape that played on Australian TV
- [Deadpool 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/deadpool-2-2/) - It was a long night - but once you rewatch Deadpool it's foolish not to play on. Not sure if the streamed version of this was different to the last one I watched, or whether my recollections differ due to sleep deprivation. At the same time as saying that though.... "shirtcockin' it" is still a
- [Deadpool](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/deadpool/) - Rewatched this purely because I don't sleep any more and have an infant to supervise. Deadpool continues to be the only Marvel property I give a monkey's about. Just a sweary, sarcastic joy to behold.
- [Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/attack-of-the-hollywood-cliches/) - Rob Lowe fronts a documentary sarcastically explaining the concept of "tropes" to people too lazy to look it up for themselves. This is a web page that's been turned into a TV show, so maybe this is where Netflix is getting its cheaper content from now? Harmless/entertaining enough - but any doco which describes "The
- [Citizen Kane](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/citizen-kane/) - I'd feel a lot better/smugger about having engaged with this - purportedly, the greatest film ever made - if I'd managed to stay awake for more of it. Hey ho, that's newborn-induced sleep deprivation for you... It's not exactly The Hitman's Bodyguard, is it? To get this film, I'm gonna need to watch it again,
- [Underworld: Evolution](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/underworld-evolution/) - Now, watching this came about by accident cos I thought Netflix had restarted Underworld, whereas I knew I had 40 mins til the end. So I pressed play, fast-forwarded through to the -40m mark, and then rewound back through again cos I didn't recognise anything... only to find I'd clicked on this sequel instead of
- [The Producers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-producers/) - In the wee small feeding hours it suddenly hit me that I hadn't seen the original film, only the (smash hit) musical. Zero Mostel is a conundrum of charisma: seemingly having none whatsoever, but having LOADS at the same time. What a wonderfully ludicrous romp.
- [Underworld](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/underworld/) - Nice bit of fairly mindless vampire action nonsense here, with a suitably arcane backstory - albeit somewhat odd to think of Bill Nighy as an ancient vampiric lord once you've seen About Time. I think my subconscious interest in this came about from reading that it was on this film Kate Beckinsale met Michael Sheen
- [Escape from New York](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/escape-from-new-york/) - Feels like I kinda took this one on face value really: probably a casualty of trying to watch late at night on newborn/sleep dep conditions. To get the most out of this you'd probably have needed to understand what Manhattan used to be like (with its famously high crime rate) rather than the comparatively sanitised
- [Life After Flash](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/life-after-flash/) - Made the mistake of thinking this'd be interesting... One wonders whether the ppl who put this together did any research before crowdfunding its production: my guess is, they didn't. It's largely the fairly sad story of a film hasbeen, trying to celebrate his moments of triumph and venerate his stories from back in the day
- [20 Feet from Stardom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/20-feet-from-stardom/) - I enjoyed this doco about rock legend backup singers, and marvelled at the idea that Darlene Love worked with so many cornerstone acts and appeared on SO MANY singles, but I'd never heard of her. I liked that this got the plaudits it did, and I loved that the singers got to tell their stories
- [A Futile and Stupid Gesture](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/a-futile-and-stupid-gesture/) - I know that Domhnall Gleeson is a fine actor - I just can't get past the fact that he looks like he's 14 years old half the time. Don't get me wrong - he gave a lovely Henry Beard (perpetually pipe-smoking weirdo)... I just got a bit caught up (repeatedly) in the fact it looked
- [The Boxer's Omen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-boxers-omen/) - I watched this film. I'll be honest, I'm hard-pressed to tell you wtf it was about. A Hong Kong gangster gets rescued from thugs by an apparition. The gangster's brother (a boxer) gets paralysed in a match with a Thai champ. The gangster goes to Thailand to avenge him, and is summoned to a temple
- [The Tingler](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-tingler/) - William Castle's 1959 Vincent Price horror, at the IMAX as part of the festival. I realised during this I've only seen one Vincent Price film (Bloodbath at the House of Death), so this was a bit of a treat and I realised almost immediately how much his voice influenced Maurice LaMarche in coming up with
- [Evil Dead II](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/evil-dead-ii/) - What the hell do you say about this masterpiece? It's been a while since I watched this, having latterly fallen more under the thrall of Ash vs the Evil Dead - what struck me was how much Ash has taken the limelight as a character since these early films, where he's really more of a
- [Blade Runner - The Final Cut](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/blade-runner-the-final-cut/) - I've got a bit of a funny relationship with this film. I *know* intellectually it's the sort of thing that a nerd of my pedigree ought to love/live & be able to quote backwards. However I'd only ever watched it all the way through once before, when a cinephile friend in Australia gave me one
- [Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan/) - Digital restoration release on the big screen - another chance to revisit a film of childhood in definition far greater than I'd ever seen, and in this case than the film producers had probably ever intended. I'd forgotten about how fractious the whole Star Trek film franchise was following the polished high-budget turd that the
- [I Came By](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/i-came-by/) - Pretty bullshittish attempt to break Hugh Bonneville's typecasting, by making him a sinister condescending racist kidnapper. A film interesting only for the fact that it's got no good-guy.
- [OSS 117: From Africa with Love](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/oss-117-from-africa-with-love/) - I've been a fan of Jean DuJardin's OSS117 films since seeing "Lost in Rio" in 2010 with Hannah & Paul, and it's been a bit of a hard sell to bring other people on this ride with me... but me ol' chum Wazza the Irish fella (who speaks French and lives in I think Portugal?)
- [Ready Player One](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/ready-player-one/) - For a futuristic virtual-world story this one came off as quite fresh & original - I wonder if any of the cracks in the story were papered over by the legion of little pop-culture references buried (and more overtly placed) throughout? I remain baffled as to how in the hell they got Mark Rylance involved
- [Hustle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/hustle/) - This was a film I saw.
- [The Northman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-northman/) - What a weird film! I think we got drawn into this by seeing Alexander Skarsgard on a chat show and selling the idea so fully. And yet when you watch it you find yourself thinking, "Well, this isn't what I thought this was going to be". Great prodiction values for an epic story - however
- [Luckiest Girl Alive](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/luckiest-girl-alive/) - Powerful film, sure - but totally not what the trailers led us to believe this film was going to be about. It is important to tell stories about (in this case) privileged white guys being confronted about not taking ownership/responsibility for their actions regarding sexual assault/rape. Could've done with more of a headsup that that's
- [Top Gun: Maverick](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/top-gun-maverick/) - Bit of a pantomime, wasn't it? There was something fundamentally weird about the idea of Tom Cruise (a 60 year old) playing football on a beach with a bunch of 20-somethings, and out-flying them, better-withstanding physical endurance, having better eyesight, AND also witnessing him rekindling a relationship with someone at least closer to his own
- [The Favourite](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-favourite/) - Starting as a fairly fun social climb tracking the inner machinations of Queen Anne's rule this piece develops into a manipulative and then dark drama on trust, vulnerability, love and power. It's a film that'll mainly be remembered for the disturbing/inconclusive ending, and providing a signature bit of avant-garde weirdness for the director to peg
- [Joker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/joker/) - 4 goes to finish this (interrupted by couch-snoozin), which is no way to give a film an objective go at being received well, is it? For starters, I'm not someone who generally gives a monkey's about comicbook films. Then there was the hype... I guess I just found this REALLY unedifying. Neither rooted enough in
- [Grosse Pointe Blank](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/grosse-pointe-blank/) - Total 90s cornerstone, this. Was it the last time Dan Aykroyd played a character in a film that wasn't just Dan Aykroyd? The thing that struck me most on this watch (other than the visible 90sisms which at the time seemed like perfectly normal life) was the apparent ease with which Cusack would declare "I
- [Elstree 1976](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/elstree-1976/) - "Famous with the mask on" - the thread here is around actors in small roles in the Star Wars trilogy. We know their lines; they're iconic. But unlike the marquee'd players, we know nothing about them. But, remembering that this was a film shot in the late 70s in England - prior documentary experience teaches
- [The Secret Lives of Dad's Army](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-secret-lives-of-dads-army/) - A very provocative title - although they're not going to call it "Approximately 50 minutes' worth of random footage and 2nd-hand anecdotes". I did learn a few things about Dad's Army that I didn't know, such as Corporal Jones and Capt. Mainwaring not being able to stand each other because of the actors' relative political
- [Are You Being Served?: Secrets & Scandals](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/are-you-being-served-secrets-scandals/) - Similar to the Dad's Army one (I watched them back-to-back), this was pure Channel 5 non-documentary claptrap. Some decent factual content about the programme, and filled in a bit more context for me about why it was so popular and ever-present in Australia (e.g. they filmed a companion series to it in Australia!). Mildly amusing.
- [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/) - I've seen this a few times before (incl. the Swedish original, and reading the books), but rewatched cos we were on a boat sitting around in a harbour and there was jeff-all else to do. I suppose the thing that struck me was that the film is mercifully free of the author describing the furniture
- [The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-spiders-web-britains-second-empire/) - I think the main point this doco tried to make (repeatedly) over its 78 minute runtime was: The English are Pricks. The really, really rich ones specifically. If you're interested in learning more about what they do, and how they do it - look elsewhere.
- [The Batman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-batman/) - Turns out the world needed another Batman movie. Who knew. This time it's (naturally) a bit grittier than the previous ones. I enjoyed the home-grown sensibility of some of the costumes & gear, and there's little point in focusing on which bits seemed contrived given that THE WHOLE THING IS MASSIVELY CONTRIVED. Bad guy The
- [Roald Dahl's The Witches](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/roald-dahls-the-witches/) - I'll confess to only having seen about 40% of this, through a combination of drifting in & out of sleep on a flight, and being interrupted by the flight having to land. It seemed like a lot of fun though - combining a story from my childhood (including some tangible memories of certain sections of
- [Ghostbusters: Afterlife](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/ghostbusters-afterlife/) - Nowhere near as bad as people might have you believe. Nostalgia's a funny thing, though. Seeing a film make a nod to a TV show or film series seems reasonable, but seeing a slightly self-indulgent film making a nod to a single earlier film... maybe that's not it/why. Not awful, but fine. Although I don't
- [Jungle Cruise](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/jungle-cruise/) - This film features opportunities for The Rock to stand in a jungle looking pissed off wearing a khaki shirt. Plenty-silly treasure caper, which whilst predictable (or at least, trope-heavy) was still a good fun ride. Chalk it up as one of the good ones. It's no Baywatch though.
- [Munich: The Edge of War](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/munich-the-edge-of-war/) - Bit of intense war drama here: and definitely not a PR piece for the allies, with Jeremy Irons's Chamberlain coming across as something of a tit. Some nice stuff about adolescent bonding overcoming contemporary politics and a few nice tense moments to pique the interest.
- [Boss Level](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/boss-level/) - Ah, the ol' time loop film eh? Forever doomed to be compared with Groundhog Day. Except instead of trying to get his end away with Andi MacDowell, this bloke was more interested in not getting the shit kicked outta him.
- [Tooth Fairy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/tooth-fairy/) - We REALLY need to stop watching films just because they've got The Rock in them. Well, no, that's not true. At least he didn't get a khaki shirt on and stand around looking pissed off in a jungle in this one. And I probably woulda watched it anyway after learning it had Julie Andrews in
- [Spencer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/spencer/) - The main things I took from this were: being impressed at how Timothy Spall was able to keep his facial expression looking exactly like a dog's anus for the whole film, thinking that Diana's chambermaids ushering her along a corridor looked like volunteer stewards at a CAMRA beer festival, and empathising with Diana's feeling of
- [Charlie Brooker - Death to 2020](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/death-to-2020/) - Clearly a different style of show to his "wipes", but at the same time essentially and necessarily similar - so it's impossible not to invite comparison. Some pretty good stuff in here, albeit with a much slower pace than I'd have liked. And I think it was possibly aimed at a different audience (US/Netflix rather
- [The Jesus Rolls](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-jesus-rolls/) - The Jesus Bombs, rather. So I've been anticipating this character spinoff from The Big Lebowski for AGES now, and Liz being out one night provided the perfect opportunity - and, casting the film's 4.3 IMDB stars to one side, in I went. If there was ONE takeaway from Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger
- [Unhinged](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/unhinged/) - "I'm gonna show you what a bad day looks like, lady". Well, Russell - you certainly showed us what a bad film looks like. I've no idea what this film was trying to set up, but it wasn't any sort of empathy with Crowe's overweight, overbearing, white entitled ass character - sadistically and relentlessly Terminatoring
- [Thunder Force](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/thunder-force/) - Thunder Farce. I reckon they came up with one implausible scenario/joke for this, then built a film around it. I could never understand the opprobrium out there aimed at Melissa McCarthy, however after seeing this and Life Of The Party the picture's starting to become a little clearer. 👎 👎
- [Doom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/doom/) - 105 minutes of first-person-shooter-game-based bollocks. We made it through about the first 18. Am only noting it here in case future me wonders whether I've seen this and searches the blog... just so the mistake's not repeated. 👎 👎
- [Cats](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/cats/) - Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. 👎 👎
- [A Castle for Christmas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/a-castle-for-christmas/) - Every now and again there's a film that we don't finish because it's too thunderingly shit - but I write about it here as a warning to whoever chances past to avoid it at all costs, in the hope that SOMEONE's time is saved. THIS is just such a film. 👎 👎
- [The Professor and the Madman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-professor-and-the-madman/) - Not that I'm hugely clued in on Hollywood these days, but I wondered how I'd never heard of this given the people involved - but it turns out it's one of those where they swap directors part way through, artistic differences, blah blah blah... in the end it was an interesting story told in a
- [The Unforgivable](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-unforgivable/) - Quality bit of acting from Sandra Bullock in this one - you want to empathise with her, whilst at the same time being wholly unable to relate to her situation (unusual, as it is). Throw some personality quirks in as well as presumably some learned behaviours, as well as what turns out to be a
- [Love Hard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/love-hard/) - Another christmas film for the "it's shit, but I like it" column - the usual utterly ludicrous premise and totally unbelievable plot development, and a punchline telegraphed loudly by the film's title. But, it was fun. Stupid, stupid fun. 👍
- [WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/wework-or-the-making-and-breaking-of-a-47-billion-unicorn/) - One day I hope historians can pinpoint the moment where our species fell for brand marketing over product marketing, or buying the hype/vision/dream/etc. - this documentary seemed to me to be a lesson in what happens when people concentrate too much on what the story sounds like and not enough time looking at what's actually
- [Alita: Battle Angel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/alita-battle-angel/) - This has been in the "to watch" pile seemingly FOREVER, and I'm so glad I got around to it (thanks, COVID!) because it was a great little tale. Screaming out for a sequel (unless I've misunderstood the storytelling mode), and yes there's plot holes - but the world's a rich one for both content and
- [Red Notice](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/red-notice/) - This film was basically the same concept as The Hitman's Bodyguard: that is to say, take a couple of fun-to-watch actors, then loosely give them a plot to hang from as they fanny about being over the top & ridiculous at each other. I'm SURE it's a total coincidence Ryan Reynolds was involved in both.
- [Dune](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/dune/) - It seemed ambitious to mount an expedition on a schoolnight to the cinema to see a 155 min space fantasy, especially given the quality of sleep I got during Blade Runner 2049. Yet Dune was a surprisingly gripping telling of a quite in-depth book and kept my attention the whole way through. I was surprised
- [Knives Out](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/knives-out/) - Complex whodunnit with quite the cast - certainly no linear solution for Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc to solve... I did find the Southern Gentleman accent a bit distracting, snapping my mind back to the chicken lawyer from Futurama. The characters were all richly defined and uniquely detestable, although I had a soft spot for the
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king/) - It's the third... aaaaah, OK then. You can go into tedious detail about Jackson taking licence with Tolkien's magnum opus, but there's no denying that this trilogy is a masterpiece of ambition and scale, and that there'd never been anything quite like it - and I'm hard pressed to think of anything since. It's gotten
- [Fyre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/fyre/) - Gripping documentary/catalogue of hate-targets surrounding a company geared to target "influencers", setting up a high-end festival on a tropical paradise, and the attendant tale of how neglect, pig-headedness and wilful denial of the facts led to the event seeing thousands of entitled arseholes travel to an island to learn that the promises had all been
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers/) - It's the second bit of Lord of the Rings... what do you want me to say? 👍
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/) - It's Lord of the Rings... what do you want me to say? 👍
- [Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/hitmans-wifes-bodyguard/) - Heheh, NOW we're talking. Basically this film's just an excuse to team Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek, and Samuel L. Jackson up again - does it really MATTER what it's about? With Michael Bryce (Reynolds) having lost his AAA rating he's desperate to prove himself and get back into the accredited bodyguard scene, and gets hired
- [Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/barb-star-go-to-vista-del-mar/) - To be honest I've absolutely No Idea how we got to this one. All I can say it is was 107 mins of utter silliness which I genuinely enjoyed. Notionally a story about two middle-aged best friends from the mid-west, stepping right out of their comfort zones and going on a trip to Florida... but
- [Crash](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/crash/) - 36 hour timeframe and 4 or 5 overlapping stories/lives/interactions set in LA, hinging around racism and frustration. Strong performances and quite a confronting series of issues, really. And fascinating to look at this film made in 2005 through the lens of BLM. I guess we're not making quite the progress that we ought to be,
- [Promising Young Woman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/promising-young-woman/) - What would you call her - an anti-daterape vigilante? Quite a well-assembled if somewhat confronting film centring around the notion that even the niceguys behave like total dicks when they think they can get away with it. Important points to talk/think about? Yeah. Depressing comment on the state of humanity? Fuck yeah. Triggering defensive feelings
- [Bombshell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bombshell-2/) - Rewatch for us of the Megyn Kelly/Gretchen Carlson/Roger Ailes story; chilling stuff, expertly assembled. Makes me feel even worse about Rupert Murdoch having started his empire in Adelaide. O, for a time machine. 👍
- [The Three Stooges](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-three-stooges/) - I put this on late one night out of morbid curiosity, expecting VERY LITTLE but at the same time looking forward to seeing the performance of Chris Diamantopoulos as Moe... and was actually quite pleasantly surprised! When you consider how 2-bit an original Three Stooges film was, I feel like the 2012 facsimiles actually did
- [1917](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/1917-2/) - Atmospheric World War 1 drama seemingly captured in a single shot (it wasn't, but it seemed to have been), with a cast that was either great actors or less-great actors whose presence made you think "I bet they were thinking they'd prefer to have [great actor's name] there". Co-starred King Tommen for most of it,
- [Zombieland: Double Tap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/zombieland-double-tap/) - I couldn't BELIEVE that the original Zombieland film was 10 years old - hell of a long wait for a seemingly inconsequential sequel, and while it's true this film isn't going to change lives, it IS a wonderful & fun extension of the kickass story from the first film. I love Woody Harrelson embracing playing
- [Don't Look Up](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/dont-look-up/) - The film that everyone's calling "the most insightful bit of satire in years", and which the critics are complaining about - I think it was just excellent. Some great performances by A-listers in non-blockbuster roles, spinning a tale dripping with the kind of inanity our governments & institutions are hurtling towards. The worst thing is
- [John Wick: Chapters 1-3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/john-wick-chapters-1-3/) - Not a great deal to say for this one - when you've got Covid 19 and are off work, you watch films. A trilogy of ludicrous, perfectly-executed masterpieces. 👍👍
- [Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/never-surrender-a-galaxy-quest-documentary/) - Galaxy Quest was released 20 years ago. Let THAT sink in. This documentary is a wonderful retrospective about the making and impact of a truly wonderful little science fiction comedy - told through the eyes of fans, filmmakers, cast and crew. It reinforces that Galaxy Quest is considered one of the best films in the
- [Monty Python: The Meaning of Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/monty-python-the-meaning-of-live/) - Intimate documentary about the reunion of the Monty Python team for their famous Final Concert series at the O2 in 2014 (of which I was very fortunate to attend twice!). Having seen 20+ years of the Pythons reminiscing about Python, this was a chance to see it actually HAPPENING behind the scenes, and it was
- [Parasite](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/parasite/) - I've no idea how we got onto this, other than maybe it being on a list of "20 worthy films to watch" in The Observer or something, but I'm so glad we did. Seeing a film produced by a different culture (South Korean) is an interesting and different-shaped lens to what we're used to from
- [World War Z](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/world-war-z/) - Revisit of a favourite from a few years back - sometimes you just need a stupid relentless onslaught of a zombie film that ISN'T comedy-oriented, and this is perfect. I don't think my earlier assessment has changed at all. 👍👍
- [Of Muppets & Men: The Making of the Muppet Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/of-muppets-men-the-making-of-the-muppet-show/) - I'm a bit obsessed with The Muppets, and with Jim Henson. The eclectic, supportive, familial slightly innocent good-natured chaos reminds me a lot of the crowd I used to hang out with growing up, and Henson's inventive, unique take on the world (coupled with his incredible synergy with the ultra-genius of Frank Oz) makes it
- [The Other Guys](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-other-guys/) - How in the hell had I not heard of this before? Adam McKay directing Will Ferrell and an excellent ensemble with all the trademark stupidity of situation and dialogue. Inane, and wonderful. 👍👍
- [Self/less](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/self-less/) - Ben Kingsley body-swaps to become Ryan Reynolds, and then a bunch of shit happened, and I don't remember how it ended. Something about taking the red pills.
- [Last Christmas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/last-christmas/) - If you're going to watch a christmas film which will inevitably be total crap, then you might as well pick the one with Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh, Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in it. Is it that christmas romcoms all seem to be tarred with the Richard Curtis-like story brush, or is it just that
- [Queenpins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/queenpins/) - I've no idea why. Not Kristen Bell's finest film, tbh. Actually, though it was "inspired by true events" (which sounds like some kind of weaselly way of getting out of some kind of corner that "based on a true story" paints you into) there was a lot in this film that clearly wasn't based on
- [Spotlight](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/spotlight/) - Does Mark Ruffalo ONLY act in films about uncovering large conspiracies? This one's about systemic child abuse by the Catholic church, along with the institutional coverup orchestrated by its hierarchy - Australians would no doubt be familiar with Cardinal George Pell. Well-told story, but sickening topic matter. Totally infuriating that it ever went on, and
- [The Heist](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-heist/) - There's a lot of shit out there on the streaming services, isn't there? I mean - you FEEL like you've got all the media in the world at your fingertips, and yet you find yourself going "Muuuuuh... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WATCH!". So you start spelunking through lists curated by god knows what halfwitted
- [Big Night](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/big-night/) - I'll be honest - I don't think I "got" this. I was attracted by the names... Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub make for an attention-grabbing casting, for sure. Throw in Alison Janney, and it seems a cert. But pastiche characters and a farfetched plotline seemed to point to some sort of moralistic tale, or SOMETHING,
- [Mission: Impossible - Fallout](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/mission-impossible-fallout/) - Bond For Workgroups 7.0 or something, right? I didn't remember exactly what the last of the M:I franchise I saw was although I do recall wondering when they dropped from quasi-decent action/thrillers into complete farce. Seems that with this instalment they've brought it back around to form, at least. Of course now one second-guesses which
- [Voyagers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/voyagers/) - Didn't actually finish this one - I think we got about halfway through, but evidently I wanted to note down that it was a massive steaming turd of a film. A bunch of kids get designer-raised and sent into space for a life-long mission to get to Mars so that their children can carry out
- [No Time to Die](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/no-time-to-die/) - And then they went to a glamorous place, to find someone. Then there was loads of shooting, and they found the name of someone else, so they went to another glamorous place to find them. And then there was loads of shooting. Etc. It delivered everything visually/viscerally I'd expect from a Bond film - whilst
- [Run Hide Fight](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/run-hide-fight/) - No idea how we stumbled on this one - must've been streaming-service promotion? Active shooter situation in a US high school, centred around a plucky underdog heroine. It's interesting that the "school siege" scenario's now such a commonplace notion that there are now listicles entitled "20 Great Movies About School Shootings", etc. - and this
- [Bad Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/neighbors-2-sorority-rising/) - It feels like if 2020 was the year of Dwayne Johnson, then 2021 is the year of Seth Rogen. Clearly, the word-with-self has not yet been had. Byrne & Rogen - having seen off the fraternity - want to sell their house to upscale to their dream house... but, just before the sale would you
- [The Interview](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-interview/) - I think I watched this after Liz went to bed, because I was curious about what had prompted the ire of the North Korean Government and a globally-famous computer hack. I mean, if it HADn't been for that bit of world politics you could've completely bypassed this Seth Rogen by-the-numbers "goofy fuckup lands in a
- [Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/mike-and-dave-need-wedding-dates/) - The algorithms seem to be doing some quite heavy lifting in my life these days - but Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Devine and Zac Efron were enough to sell us into watching this story about 2 rich party-boy brothers who need respectable dates for a wedding in Hawaii, and so (naturally) they advertise on
- [Bad Neighbors](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bad-neighbors/) - Don't remember how we got on to this - it's unlikely to have been on the strength of Seth Rogen's involvement ("oh look, another plot involving a man-child who takes a load of drugs and whose lack of responsibility somehow bites him in the ass"), so maybe it came up as a result of an
- [Between Two Ferns: The Movie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/between-two-ferns-the-movie/) - Thinly veiled vehicle for Zac Galifinakis to travel across America and interview celebrities in his Ali-G-esque quasi-stupid manner, peppered with malapropisms, non sequiturs, and just generally being antagonistic - couple with an anti-hero journey. Still, for me stupidity goes a long way and this one had me smiling along for the most part.
- [Kill Bill: Vol. 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/kill-bill-vol-2/) - I don't THINK I watched these back-to-back, but maybe I did? Hmm. I finished this in awe of Uma Thurman, and of the character of The Bride. The training sequences under Pai Mei were pretty annoying to watch, and I guess it was kinda the point, but Bill was just a total prick. The strongest
- [Kill Bill: Vol. 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/kill-bill-vol-1/) - Rewatch of an "old classic" partially for the sense of comfort, but also to see how affected Tarantino's work is through the lens of present context (mistreatment of various people, dangerous stunt situations on other films, etc. - y'know... this kinda stuff people get cancelled over). Thankfully Kill Bill stands up fairly robustly, and the
- [Bo Burnham: Make Happy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bo-burnham-make-happy/) - So weird. Watching this was an attempt to find out more about Bo Burnham's comedy, but aside from some decent silliness all I'm left thinking is that "it's all about him". But, in a different way to other comics. Rather than being the conduit/vehicle for the story, Burnham seems to always BE the story. I
- [Georgetown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/georgetown/) - An interesting story behind this one, and I thought that Chrisophe Waltz starring and directing would make for quite the package - however the outcome in this case was a fairly slow and wandering relating of the tale of a man who was so OBVIOUSLY a fraud (but, was he?) inveigling his way into an
- [Statue Wars: One Summer in Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/statue-wars-one-summer-in-bristol/) - This one presented as a documentary on the social context and history of the toppling of the Colston statue in Bristol but felt like by the end it had crossed over into a party-political for Mayor Marvin Rees. And televised documentary proof that when left to create & act out their own stories, a lot
- [Songbird](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/songbird/) - Near-post-apocalyptic vision of a 2024 where the COVID pandemic's still in situ, which probably only found an audience because we were all still stuck inside with not much to do and had watched EVERYTHING ELSE already. Could be a hangover from The West Wing, but I still think Bradley Whitford's a legend, even when he's
- [Dark Waters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/dark-waters/) - Well, THIS was frigging bleak. Captivating, and definitely a vehicle to send you through an emotional wringer - but incredibly well-assembled. The Sisyphean task of taking on Du Pont is a narrative that rings true from other similar stories I've heard (Marlboro/tobacco lobby, Union Carbide/Bhopal) where Giant Corporation rides roughshod over the health of local
- [Where'd You Go, Bernadette?](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/whered-you-go-bernadette/) - Simultaneously intriguing and confounding film about a reclusive architect played by Cate Blanchett, and a journey of discovery. It was easy to get caught up in, amid repeated wondering "Who the hell are these people?!", and one's disbelief is tested by an event you'd describe as "family holiday in Antarctica". I *think* I enjoyed it?
- [Highlander](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/highlander/) - Confession time: I'd never seen this end-to-end. Turns out I've seen it all in fits & bursts over the years (commencing with a run at it at Martyn Symons' house when I was about 14 - around the same time I discovered Spinal Tap, but hadn't yet "got it")... and of course a film that's
- [Bo Burnham: Inside](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bo-burnham-inside/) - Former YouTube musical comedian Bo Burnham put together this lockdown-prompted special, forming my first introduction to his work. Immediately one has to be impressed with the creativity employed to make use of the room he's limited to. What's more difficult to reconcile for me was the solipsistic nature of the material - which doesn't jive
- [Confirmation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/confirmation/) - Fairly gruelling but well-assembled historical drama covering the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings around sexual harassment. Amid the distraction of "Where do I know her from?!" (Kerry Washington, the mother from Little Fires Everywhere), the main response from us was incredulity at the dismissive attitudes portrayed to the womens' stories - serving as a reminder that
- [The Proposal](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-proposal/) - Agreeing to marry your ball-bustin' boss to keep your job because her visa's expired and she doesn't want to leave the country? Yep - perfectly reasonable premise there. The stupidity unfolds as we discover that Ryan Reynolds' character's heir to an Alaskan business empire & is trying to claw his way into publishing because that's
- [Midway](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/midway/) - Having just listened to Dan Carlin's EXCELLENT Hardcore History podcast on the battle of Midway, I was very interested to see how it would go with the modern Hollywood treatment. Short answer: skip the film, listen to the podcast. Admittedly the film's half as long, but the podcast fared for a much more textured and
- [Tenet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/tenet/) - Probably best summed up by how I recalled it to Adrian - "I didn't get it initially, then I THOUGHT I got it, and then sort-of understood it (or at least tried to convince myself I did) until practically the end, and then it sorta all fell into place". Probably worked a lot better as
- [Masterminds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/masterminds/) - Frigging silly film - definitely earned all of it's 5.8 IMDB stars. Frequently treading the wrong side of the border with "too stupid", there was something loveable about this. I really can't put my finger on why I didn't hate it. Zach Galifianakis is conspicuously absurd, and the one thing this film DIDN'T need was
- [The Way Back](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-way-back/) - Ben Affleck as former-basketball-superstar turned coach of church high school team. Felt a bit like a by-the-numbers underdog-comes-good tale with a mixture of tragic father figure. I don't think I'm ever gonna think of this other than "a film I saw". Made me think a lot more highly of The Accountant, I guess.
- [Captain Marvel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/captain-marvel/) - I feel like I *really* try with these superhero films, but they always end up feeling like I'm watching someone else playing a video game. There's probably loads of worthy stuff I'm missing in that synopsis, but at the end of the day - it's a superhero film.
- [Palm Springs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/palm-springs/) - Described to me as "The Groundhog Day remake that nobody asked for" - am I just getting too old/cynical, or is it fair to describe this as Groundhog Day mashed up with a "best friend's wedding" trope? I thought Cristin Milioti did a genuinely believable job of holding the story together, providing the canvas for
- [Limitless](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/limitless/) - NOW we're talking! Bradley Cooper not just goofing about like he did in The Hangover trilogy! Fast-paced smart drug tale with a slightly-cheesy but satisfying finish. No idea how I'd missed this for the past 10 years.
- [Moxie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/moxie/) - I love a good "girls strike back" film, only it genuinely pisses me off that this kind of female empowerment has to come as a result of guys being complete dicks. Why can't we have a story where the alpha-jock types are supportive and respectful of women from the get-go? I suppose it doesn't leave
- [Greenland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/greenland/) - Gerard Butler seems like a low-rent Russell Crowe in this environmental-thriller where the planet's fucked and they've got to get a select group of citizens out to safety. By the numbers, but reasonably well-executed.
- [Tag](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/tag/) - Based on a true story, about a group of lads who started playing a game of tag as young'uns, and for one month a year continued it into their later years. I suspect the actual game/true story was a lot more fun than this film - but it was fine.
- [The Night Before](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-night-before/) - Utterly ridiculous Christmas film where 3 dickheads action a pact and try to find the most amazing party of the year, parallelled by an "A Christmas Carol"-style subplot, and - surprise, surprise - Seth Rogen getting absolutely off his tits on a variety of drugs. I'll be honest and say that this yuletide tale didn't
- [Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies...](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/stephen-merchant-hello-ladies/) - Merchant's a genius, and uses his stature, profile, and appearance to pinball his status around like a trapeze artist. The material here was pretty solid, but I think I could've done without the contrivance to thread it all together. But then, you've gotta write a show around something, don't you. That aside, this was an
- [Bill Bailey: Limboland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bill-bailey-limboland/) - Haven't seen any of Bilbo's solo work in YEARS, it turns out - Tinselworm could've been the last one I went to? - and it was a delight to see him on form and resolutely odd here. Interesting that he's a household name now through his constant participation in panel shows - and that there's
- [The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-muppets-celebrate-jim-henson/) - Most people, having just finished 3 Muppet documentaries, would be unlikely to immediately start another... I'll put my hand up and admit to only having watched the first 20 minutes of this - but after seeing the frigging Pigs/Vikings/In The Navy sequence for the 4th time in the same night I was feeling somewhat tested.
- [I Love Muppets](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/i-love-muppets/) - Most people, having just finished 2 Muppet documentaries, would be unlikely to immediately start another... and this is why I'm on my 4th coffee today. 2002 saw the 25th anniversary of the screening of The Muppet Show - and what way to celebrate than with another retrospective! As well as the usual "What happened was"
- [The World of Jim Henson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-world-of-jim-henson/) - Most people, having just finished a Muppet documentary, would be unlikely to immediately start another - but you know how this works by now. This one, produced after Henson's death, was a bit more fo a general retrospective - focussing primarily on Muppets but touching proportionately on pre-Muppets, on the films, and the myriad other
- [The Accountant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-accountant/) - Affleck pushing the boundaries of common-sense, again. This summary tells you what you need to know:"As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise". Yes siree, with Affleck as the titular one-man-wrecking-and-adding-machine, and supported by the renowned emotional
- [Silver Linings Playbook](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/silver-linings-playbook/) - It's been a while since I saw a film this genre-ambiguous. Seemingly a comedy lining up Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro & Jackie Weaver in the prime roles, Jennifer Lawrence tangents in and all of a sudden the film switches orbits, resulting in a very odd plot that goes nowhere near where you thought you were
- [Central Intelligence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/central-intelligence/) - Oddball buddy setup with Kevin Hart (former highschool sports hero who became an accountant) and Dwayne Johnson (former overweight dweeb who became The Rock, and works for the CIA). I love a film that barefacedly walks in to a stupid premise. This one did just that, and now I think of it had BOTH a
- [Judy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/judy/) - Totally didn't recognise Renee Zellweger in this biopic focus on the latter years of Judy Garland's life - what a surreal life though... People in the nexus of global adoration can end up leading lives so far detached from "the normal experience" (whatever that is), which Carrie Fisher did an amazing job of describing in
- [Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/greg-davies-firing-cheeseballs-at-a-dog/) - There's something bloody compelling about the way Davies tells a story. And despite basically knowing exactly what you're going to get, it's impossible to tear yourself away from his roll-call of tales. 👍
- [The Mummy Returns](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-mummy-returns/) - We watched this on the strength of the involvement of The Rock, and were you to use the relative size of the characters' faces on the poster as an indication of their importance/screentime in the film you'd have at least expected him to feature as much as mouldering CG-when-it-suits-him creepy ancient dead dude Imhotep. However
- [The Brothers Grimsby](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-brothers-grimsby/) - This is possibly cinema's new low-point. I'm weirdly defensive of the work of Sacha Baron Cohen, believing him to be a far more intelligent social commentator and exposer of peoples' prejudices than a perfunctory skim of his work would suggest... however this was just bollocks. Why Mark Strong would agree to a film like this
- [Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-sword-of-destiny/) - OH MY GOD. This turd of a film was the sequel that nobody needed. Like millions of people, I was captivated by Ang Lee's 2000 martial arts masterpiece, and so held disproportionately high hopes for this film... albeit with a skeptical eye, based on the fact I'd never heard anyone talk about it. I'm going
- [The Hangover Part III](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hangover-part-iii/) - Nope, they fucked it. Typical mistake where you make a film following a colourful side-character too much. Jokes/silly situations were on-par with the first 2 films, but the bones of the story didn't allow for any kind of sense of endearment to the plight of any of the personae - mainly leaving you with the
- [Emma](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/emma/) - I studied this book in Year 10, and the only thing I could remember about it was that it bored me to frigging tears - so it seemed on the surface like watching a film adaptation with actors who'd gotten inside the intent of the text might bring it to life... but no, I STILL
- [Journey 2: The Mysterious Island](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/journey-2-the-mysterious-island/) - THIS FILM WAS A MASSIVE PIECE OF SHIT. Normally I wouldn't writeup/count a film I hadn't seen all of, but I feel like putting these words here & next to each other is in some way a public service that might somehow prevent anyone else making the same mistake. DO NOT WATCH "Journey 2: The
- [Happiest Season](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/happiest-season/) - Fairly standard "girl takes partner home to parents for Christmas" story with subterfuge because parents will disapprove, notable chiefly because the protagonists are a lesbian couple. I think a reasonably admirable cast, in search of a better storyline. Definitely a less-awful denouement. 👎
- [Pain & Gain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/pain-gain/) - Dammit. Why does The Rock keep signing on to do terrible films? Textbook exercise in taking too damn long to get the story set up, and we bailed after 20 mins because we Just. Didn't. Care. Might be an excellent film once it gets started. WE'LL never know. 👎👎
- [Jay and Silent Bob Reboot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot/) - It's weird, isn't it? 2001's Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back was a self-indulgent, self-serving, self-referential piece of shit film - and yet it remains one of my favourite classic bits of nonsense. The Jay & Silent Bob Reboot was a self-indulgent, self-serving, self-referential piece of shit and I just wish there had been someone
- [Nine to Five](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/nine-to-five/) - Proper deep 80's dive into feminist empowerment led by the amazing Fonda/Tomlin team so beloved of us in Grace & Frankie, and teamed up with the one & only Dolly Parton. Ridiculous, amazing, absurd and important - in 2020 we can't imagine the world this was set in, and yet at the same time so
- [Swinging Safari](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/swinging-safari/) - Unbelievably recognisable pastiche of 70s suburban Australia, while at the same time an insane, bubbly romp. I thought it was weird to shoe horn the "exploding whale" trope in there, but it worked and was able to deliver some newsreader-wearing-jacket-and-tie-and-speedos moments. Minogue & Pearce did an admirable job and kept the Neighbours cast's end up
- [The Hangover](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hangover/) - Ever watch a film expecting it to be stupid, and realise JUST how much you underestimated it? I had no idea this film would be THIS stupid - and it now makes sense why it turned into a trilogy. For some reason I thought Bradley Cooper brought a sense of gravitas to his role, which
- [The Hangover Part II](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hangover-part-ii/) - Nice trilogy progression - take a bunch of dickheads with a propensity for getting blackout drunk, and instead of setting them loose in Vegas, take them to Thailand. A fun ratcheting-up of the silliness of the first film, and certainly answers the questions "Well, where could they go from here?". 👍
- [Gran Torino](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/gran-torino/) - Clint Eastwood playing a hard-as-nails veteran/former assembly line worker living in suburban Detroit, as well as directing the film (prior to his penchant for speaking to furniture developed). Richly acted and though predictable also wins you over in the same way the Vietnamese family slowly, reluctantly win him over. Still lands as a powerful film
- [Scent of a Woman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/scent-of-a-woman/) - HOOOO-AAAH! Ok, so choosing this was probably an exercise in half-remembered nostalgia - I'm still pretty sure it's a good film, but it's VISIBLY from 1992. Philip Seymour Hoffman looks like a tiny child, and the whole affair definitely looks like it was designed to squeeze a bit of extra value out of a Dead
- [When Harry Met Sally](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/when-harry-met-sally/) - I was drawn back to a rewatch of this following hearing Lucy Prebble on the ALWAYS EXCELLENT Rule of Three podcast - and though visibly an artefact of its time, I thought it was an incredibly well put together film. Romantic comedy masterclass, and makes me smile to see Billy Crystal as a romantic lead
- [Miss Congeniality](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/miss-congeniality/) - Can't believe I hadn't seen this - and I think it unlocked a bit more of an understanding for me about why people are so interested in Sandra Bullock. I'd always found her a bit beige as an actor, however this role highlighted Bullock as an actor with quite the sense of humour. And as
- [The Hitman's Bodyguard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hitmans-bodyguard/) - MASTERPIECE. Liz was convinced we'd already seen this, but as it didn't appear in my Media Roundups anywhere it's clear that there's NO WAY I could have already seen it. Even despite how familiar lots of bits in it were. But in any case, Samuel L. Jackson & Ryan Reynolds having an amazing time in
- [Bombshell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bombshell/) - Excellent portrayal of one side of the Megyn Kelly / Gretchen Carlson / Roger Ailes / Fox News situation, which we'd become familiar with through The Loudest Voice. As with any biopic dramas like this, it's necessarily a point of view on a telling of an event, but it was superbly acted and really great
- [The Hustle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hustle/) - Female-led remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, featuring Anne Hathaway in the Michael Caine role and Rebel Wilson in Steve Martin's shoes - the tale of the con artistes in the riviera town of Beaumont-sur-Mer. Whilst a perennially fun romp one very quickly gets the impression that director Chris Addison's brief was "make Dirty Rotten Scoundrels".
- [Frost/Nixon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/frost-nixon/) - Dramatisation of entertainment playboy & lightweight David Frost's campaign to bring attention to himself for interviewing disgraced former President, Richard Nixon - majestically performed by Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. Wonderful piece of cinema, in that the performances capture the building and changing of the relationship between the two men, and the complexity of the
- [Lemmy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/lemmy/) - Follow-the-mark documentary piece (original title before Netflix got to it: "Lemmy: 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son Of A Bitch") about Lemmy Kilmister, rock legend of Motorhead. I don't know that I came out of it with *much* of an improved understanding of the man, but more a deeper insight into the fact that he was definitely
- [Midnight in Paris](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/midnight-in-paris/) - Sweet Woody Allen comedy about a writer in Paris with his fiancee, their divergent dreams, and his increased understanding of his dreams based on an unlikely situation involving travelling back in time to the 1920s to find himself hanging out with F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, and so on. Owen Wilson
- [Big Trouble in Little China](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/big-trouble-in-little-china/) - Y'know what Jack Burton always says on a dark & stormy night, with the wind howling and the pillars of heaven shaking? Timeless classic that has all the ingredients of AWESOME. Why people even bothered making more films after this came out is completely beyond me. 👍👍
- [The Amber Light](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-amber-light/) - A wonderful whisky documentary led by writer and legend Dave Broom, exploring whisky's history and relevance against the backdrop of Scotland. It's hard not to be so massively biased when confronted with so many of one's friends in a documentary, but I thought it did a wonderful job of avoiding cliche and talking around the
- [Alice Fraser: Savage](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/alice-fraser-savage/) - Having discovered Alice Fraser through The Bugle podcast I was very excited to see one of her standup shows - this wasn't at all what I expected, but was excellent. It's a personal piece centring around her Mum, her upbringing, her relationships, and contextualised against her Mum's journey through Multiple Sclerosis. Fraser seems simultaneously awkward
- [The Wrong Missy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-wrong-missy/) - Oh God, this film was mental. At least it wasn't another forgettable romcom - I don't think I'll ever forget this one as long as I live. I don't really understand if this was intended to be a vehicle for Lauren Lapkus, or what - and at times it was a bit sad, when it
- [Baywatch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/baywatch/) - Did I already mention the weekend movie hierarchy around here? Typically if we're not watching one of the Tv series we go through, next request will be "Let's watch a shit movie!", so it's either romcoms or disaster films, or ANYTHING starring The Rock. This film was a magnificent exponent of the third category. SO
- [Good Will Hunting](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/good-will-hunting/) - Throwback to the late-90s with this one, which when asked I realised I'd never actually seen! It's funny how your enjoyment of a film becomes harder in an objective sense when so many cultural tropes are derived from it... and then there's the whole Kevin Smith connection (which had me thinking "Applesauce, bitch!" for most
- [Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/hari-kondabolu-warn-your-relatives/) - I mainly watched this to have a chance to see Hari Kondabolu in action after hearing him so many time on The Bugle.
- [The Hunt](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-hunt/) - Is it dystopian, or COULD IT ACTUALLY BE HAPPENING? Ultra rich people pay vast sums of money to hunt live poor people for sport: instantly goes a little "Hunger Games", with shades of familiarity due to its supposed setting. There were a few decent pull-backs as the situation changes and you find yourself thinking "How
- [Moneyball](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/moneyball/) - Brad Pitt & Jonah Hill lead the dramatisation of Michael Lewis's book of the same title, centering around the building of a baseball team via statistical modelling rather than more traditional talent scout approaches. I found myself willing myself on to like this because of the Michael Lewis connection, even in spite of it being
- [Borat Subsequent Moviefilm](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/borat-subsequent-moviefilm/) - Baron-Cohen strikes again with his is-it-holding-a-mirror-up-to-peoples-prejudices-or-is-it-just-a-man-acting-ludicrously ersatz Kasakh character Borat. This time he's got a daughter character on board, as his own mug's too famous to quite get away with what he used to. I have a sneaking suspicion that they rushed the release of this after managing to capture footage of Trump's lawyer Rudy
- [Being Elmo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/being-elmo/) - I remember this being a documentary focussing on the against-the-odds story of Kevin Clash, following his dream to become a puppeteer and working with Jim Henson - and creating/inhabiting the internationally famous Elmo character. Whilst I'm mildly obsessed with the Muppets and with Jim Henson, Elmo really gives me the shits, and I couldn't get
- [Plus One](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/plus-one/) - A wedding-table-comedy which I was sure I'd already seen before, but didn't recognise any of the details. Jack Quaid from off of The Boys inadvertantly ends up in pact with his laddish behaving mate about them taking each other as their Plus One to all the weddings they've got lined up.
- [Table 19](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/table-19/) - A wedding-table-comedy which I was sure I'd already seen before, but didn't recognise any of the details. Another vehicle for the range and depth of Anna Kendrick, set in the thoroughly plausible situation where she's attending a wedding that she was matron-of-honour for 2 up til 2 months' previous, but was then demoted to the
- [Love Wedding Repeat](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/) - A wedding-table-comedy which I was sure I'd already seen before, but didn't recognise any of the details. I know actors work on different jobs, but I was surprised that Olivia Munn was in this turkey, as I was used to her character in The Newsroom. Cognitive dissonance, I guess. Tim Key managed a handy turn
- [Killers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/killers/) - I'm not sure how we end up watching so many rom coms involving assassins, but my inability to lose myself in an actor's performance and instead think of their past works had me thinking about Steve Jobs being an assassin. Katherine Heigl is great fun, but this film really didn't set fire to any arses.
- [Red Joan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/red-joan/) - Must've watched this one when I was getting snoozy, because while I remember the role, I don't recall a great deal about the story. Not that it really matters - I'd watch Judi Dench reading a tax ledger.
- [Long Shot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/long-shot/) - I have a weird relationship with Seth Rogen - I think I want to like him more than I actually do, in part because he reminds me of a mate from back in Australia (while at the same time having NO QUALITIES in common with him). I remember seeing this, but only really what the
- [Stuck in Love](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/stuck-in-love/) - I didn't write anything about this at the time I watched it, and now have no recollection of it whatsoever. I assume I was talked into it due to the presence of Kristen Bell.
- [2012](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/2012-2/) - TOTALLY didn't recognise Amanda Peet in this. As Liz puts it, "The disaster movie that has EVERYTHING" ("everything" being fire, tidal waves, magnetic inversion, ice, etc). Spoiler alert - they make it. And they find "new land" in Africa. So I bet they felt like complete pricks turning up with giraffes in their big boat
- [Hercules](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/hercules/) - The thing with a film property based on characters from Greek mythology is that it seems absurd to cluck "Well that's just RIDICULOUS". However even the central plot vacuum wasn't enough to detail this Dwayne-In-A-Wig epic. And don't be misled into thinking the trailer accurately portrays the film, cos it doesn't.
- [The Departed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-departed/) - So, the goal of watching "a shit film" doesn't alway pan out, and in this case seeing a cast list with the names "Nicholson / DiCaprio / Damon" in it meant no further searching was needed. Unfortunately for me, I have a genuine problem telling DiCaprio and Damon apart - no idea why. Still, a
- [The Lovebirds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-lovebirds/) - Confusing and ultimately shit romcom, luring us in with the participation of Dinesh from Silicon Valley. Genuinely made me question what it is that people settle for in a film in this day and age.
- [My Way: The Rise and Fall of Berlusconi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/my-way-the-rise-and-fall-of-berlusconi/) - Ever find yourself sitting up late & alone watching a documentary about Silvio Berlusconi? I guess I was hoping to learn how/WHY he persisted in office for so long, but got wildly turned off the topic by seeing how much of an egomaniac the bloke is. "Here's my office, which is mainly full of tributes
- [Faster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/faster/) - We weren't really paying attention in this - it's got The Rock, but he's playing a sort-of-bad-guy (as you're constantly reminded by the prosthetic scars) on a revenge mission: it makes a tilt at moral ambiguity but you never really get there, and in the end I think we only let it finish because we
- [Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/eurovision-song-contest-the-story-of-fire-saga/) - I just don't understand how a story like this gets a 2-hour film - it's typical "You just gotta believe in yourself, and you'll see that what you've wanted was in front of you all along" stuff, with what I felt were problematic portrayals of Icelandic people by Hollywood actors. I guess I don't understand
- [This Is Where I Leave You](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/this-is-where-i-leave-you/) - Surprisingly emotional/dramatic piece for a cast of this pedigree (Bateman, Fey, Fonda, Driver, Byrne) with not quite enough comedy to push it out of being a drama. Enjoyable enough but pretty middle-of-the-road.
- [Walking Tall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/walking-tall/) - No, we're NOT obsessed with The Rock. We can stop watching his films any time we want... no, YOU'RE crying. etc. So, this one's BASED ON A TRUE STORY (credible), where an ex-marine goes back to his hometown but doesn't wanna get involved in the shenanigans at the casino, gets himself elected sheriff following a
- [Skyscraper](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/skyscraper/) - Standard awesome Dwayne Johnson fare - set in a 130+ storey high bleeding-edge-tech building, the titular "skyscraper" - and just for shits & giggles Johnson's character has an artificial leg. Which, y'know, I'm sure was a centrepiece of the original screenplay.
- [Rampage](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/rampage/) - When someone bases a film on the giant-mutant-gorilla/lizard/wolf-centred video game which the designers famously described as "a game that there was really no wrong way to play", this is exactly what you end up with. Granted, the film had much more plot than the game. So whilst Dwayne Johnson makes the experience a relaxed and
- [Life of the Party](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/life-of-the-party/) - Middle-aged mother joins her daughter at college story with Melissa McCarthy in the Rodney Dangerfield seat... plenty of silliness and a cast that's obviously having a great time, but you wondered if they bothered writing a script for half of it. Weird to see McCarthy and Maya Rudolph in the middle-aged-moms roles when just 9
- [Hustlers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/hustlers/) - BASED ON A TRUE STORY tale of strippers who band together to fleece Wall Street types, in which nobody comes off particularly well. I think I was fine with it when it was just the strippers taking advantage of the city boys "conventionally", but when they pivoted to their "business idea" & brought in other
- [Snitch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/snitch/) - The combination of Dwayne Johnson, the phrase "based on a true story", and an IMDB rating of 6.4 probably best convey what this tale of a construction company owner going undercover to free his wrongfully imprisoned son is going to deliver. Severely fails the "Yeah, but you wouldn't, would you?" test.
- [Like a Boss](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/like-a-boss/) - Comedy about a pair of best friends (Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne) drawn into high-business by a third (Salma Hayek) and the conflict & compromise that ensues. This was a film that we watched.
- [The Gentlemen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-gentlemen/) - Guy Ritchie seemingly signs on all his current cool acting mates for another convoluted extensively-casted crime caper, this time with Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Matthew McConaughey et al. Hunnam seems unable to deliver anything nuanced (albeit a much better performance than he turned in in King Arthur), but the real treat I thought
- [Official Secrets](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/official-secrets/) - Dramatisation of the whistleblowing & prosecution of GCHQ translator Katharine Gun who leaked a US communique to GCHQ instructing them to falsify a case for going to war in Iraq in 2003. Decent performances albeit seemingly heavyhanded dramatisation in places, leading one to wonder how much licence was taken and whether in real life the
- [Misbehaviour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/misbehaviour/) - The Miss World pageant in 1970 was a groundbreaking focal point for womens' rights & equality, conflating a simultaneous uprising of the Womens' Liberation movement with the pageant's recognition of non-white contestants, all against a depressingly sexist cultural backdrop which while easy to imagine possible, was pretty unsettling. Reasonably told if somewhat prone to caricature,
- [The Aeronauts](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-aeronauts/) - Victorian tale of balloonists pushing the boundaries of science & learning a lot about life and each other suspended in a tiny basket tens of thousands of feet above London. PROPERLY gave me the willies, if only due to the lack of safety equipment.
- [How Do You Know](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/how-do-you-know/) - Long on pedigree (Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson, James L. Brooks) but short on everything else - totally implausible rom-com where Witherspoon plays an apparently national-level professional sports athlete, but doesn't seem to demonstrate any agency over her romantic life. How Do You Know? Well, the fact it's a 2 hour long rom-com should've
- [She's Out of My League](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/shes-out-of-my-league/) - Utter bollocks.
- [Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker/) - Conflicting. I didn't hate it as much as the previous instalment in this "trilogy" (in which the parts bear little to no resemblance to each other stylistically or in storyline), but at the same time the whole arc of what's now a 9-film compendium's supposed to rest on a plot development which they've CLEARLY just
- [Contagion](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/contagion/) - Bafflingly strong cast for what's otherwise a "by numbers" movie without much of a point. I think the takeaways for me were that the human race can be real dicks when things get tough out there, that Jude Law in a plastic bubble looks like a *real* git, and more than anything, that there are
- [Angel Has Fallen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/angel-has-fallen/) - 3rd instalment in the "... Has Fallen" franchise, starring Gerard Butler (in this case, looking more like Russell Crowe). Really ought to have called this "Standards Have Fallen". Liz fell asleep, and I can't see her dialling back in to catch the bits she missed. Apart from a pretty kickass drone strike sequence to open,
- [Imperium](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/imperium/) - Occasionally paging through film descriptions on a streaming service one will pop up which you'd never have pictured yourself as being interested in or even having heard about, but seems like it'd make an interesting watch - and this was the case with this Daniel Radcliffe film about an FBI agent sent to work undercover
- [Dirty Rotten Scoundrels](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/dirty-rotten-scoundrels/) - We watched this 1988 classic following Liz's watching of girl-powered remake "The Hustle" on the flight from Sri Lanka, and I got a bit caught up in describing how much I loved "the original" with Steve Martin & Michael Caine... not realising that DRS is a remake of a 1964 Brando/Niven film called "Bedtime Story".
- [Peppermint](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/peppermint/) - Vigilante one-man-weapon film that's a one-woman-weapon film starring Jennifer Garner. I really enjoyed this, although it was very interesting to me how much my brain kept wrestling with the concept that she'd gone from Ordinary Mom in act one of the film to "five years later" in act two being a relentless tooled-up killing machine
- [John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/john-wick-chapter-3-parabellum/) - I guess I've come to regard John Wick films as the really-violent-film equivalent of opera: there's not usually much to the story, but the dressing is incredibly rich, and the quality & artistry's all in the fight sequences. There's a bit of a false start at the beginning (for me, at least) in the sequence
- [Mr. Right](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/mr-right/) - The Acting Range of Anna Kendrick heads up this oddball piece alongside Sam Rockwell, in which Rockwell plays a hitman with what can only be described as a fairly unconventional business model, and a very non-standard romcom situation comes into being. Total poppycock, of course - but I thought it was well-executed and enjoyed it
- [The Dead Don't Die](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-dead-dont-die/) - Pure wank. I mean, you've got the ingredients for a sure-fire winner of a film when you cast Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny, RZA, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, Danny Glover and Tilda Swinton in a small-town zombie flick. But somehow Jim Jarmusch managed to wrestle it into an attempt at a consciously quirky &
- [Yesterday](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/yesterday/) - Ever watch a film and watch it go about its twists, turns & machinations, then get to the closing credits and see "Written by Richard Curtis", and think, "Well THAT makes sense!"? That was very much my reaction on this one, about a bloke who - whilst flying through the air during a bicycle accident
- [Aladdin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/aladdin/) - On the one hand this is a completely superfluous exercise in brand-refreshing, copyright-extending, and merchandise-pumping by the Disney corporation. Good fun though. Will Smith met the challenge of playing a 3D version of Robin Williams' iconic genie (without ever eclipsing, but at least he didn't make a total pig of it), and Mena Massoud &
- [Tolkien](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/tolkien/) - Being a biopic, it's "based on a true story" - although the Tolkien Family made a statement saying they did not endorse the making of this film - it follows the developmental life of JRR Tolkien, highlighting the formative years culminating in the leadup to starting to write his books. The climax of the film
- [Bros: After the Screaming Stops](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bros-after-the-screaming-stops/) - Now we're talking. Based on a true story. Well, it's a documentary, so that's a freebie. This follows the brothers who make up the band Bros who are prepping for their first performance together in 30 years. Apparently the tickets to this gig (in London's O2) sold out in 7 seconds, which is something of
- [Men in Black: International](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/men-in-black-international/) - Based on a true story. File this one as "chewing gum for the brain" - MIB sequels aren't exactly cinematic game-changers, but it was a mindless enough romp and something fun to watch on a flight. Couldn't tell you what happened in it though.
- [Fahrenheit 11/9](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/fahrenheit-11-9/) - I can't seem to stop watching things that confirm how screwed up the world is. Although Michael Moore's known for laying it on nice & thick. This outing sees him looking at the US of A and analysing what happened in the 2016 Presidential election - why & how Trump got voted in, and how
- [The Great Hack](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-great-hack/) - This documentary centering on Carole Cadwalladr's journalistic investigations of Cambridge Analytica was quite compelling in its detail diving into how social media data was used to manipulate voters & allowed the company to perfect its near-weaponised data science operations. Thoroughly depressing, really, given that it opens up massive questions about the legality of the Brexit
- [The Red Sea Diving Resort](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-red-sea-diving-resort/) - The key phrase of the films I watched in 2019 seems to be "based on a true story". In this case, a Mossad operation to evacuate Ethiopian Jews from Sudan by setting up a cover operation of a holiday resort. The whole thing had a very "Argo" feel about it to me, and as such
- [Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/katherine-ryan-glitter-room/) - Katherine Ryan is amazing. Confident, assured, fabulous, sarcastic, empowered, affirming, hilarious, brilliant. She's a comedy assassin, and I wish there were a hundred of her standup specials on Netflix so I could watch them all - over, and over, and over. The headline piece from this special, I reckon, is her trip to see the
- [Fighting with My Family](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/fighting-with-my-family/) - I remember THIS one! You've got to love any story about WWE wrestling whose promotional spiel includes the sentence "Based on a true story". And it's got Nick Frost & Lena Headey playing a husband & wife. AND The Rock is in it. AND it's written/directed by Stephen Merchant. AND the official genre description is
- [Colette](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/colette/) - This one was quite good - we were mainly attracted to it due to the presence of Dominic West, who's always first & foremost going to be Jimmy McNulty for us, and therefore hearing him speak in any accent other than Baltimore is a non-sequitur (even though that's not his real accent). Quite well-told story
- [A Very Bad Day](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/a-very-bad-day/) - Evidently this was released in the UK under a different title - I recall this rather stunningly cast film not really having much effect other than being YET ANOTHER thing on in the background as the time passes. Alison Janney's always great, and in this she plays a Principal where a school day kicks off
- [Life Itself](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/life-itself/) - Good lord, I really have to write these little summaries as I go rather than retrospectively, cos I've no memory of this film either. Maybe it's a comment on watching too much stuff? I vaguely recall seeing Banderas and Patinkin in a film, but other than that the writeup rings no bells at all.
- [The Upside](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-upside/) - A fairly "by numbers" piece in which a misanthropic wheelchair-bound millionaire contrarily hires a parolee-jobseeker who's walked into the wrong room, and through their time together each learns a lot about themselves, etc. Decent performances from Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, and a waspy Nicole Kidman - but it's a plumbing together of stereotypes with barefaced
- [Jimmy Carr: Funny Business](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/jimmy-carr-funny-business/) - Netflix, IMHO, has done a great thing by sinking a load of money into developing standup specials - providing increased access to them for all, and removing the need to litter the landscape with single-watch DVD copies that haven't made it off the shelves of charity shops around the land. In Jimmy Carr's show you
- [Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/going-clear-scientology-and-the-prison-of-belief/) - This was an interesting one - it's a documentary about the insidious and conspiratorial nature of the inner upper echelons of Scientology, but a lot of it seemed to mirror the plot of any TV series you watch that features personality-cult religions, which I guess ought to have highlighted how well-researched TV series are nowadays,
- [Ocean's Eight](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/oceans-eight/) - Female heist caper modelled after the other "Ocean's" films, and bloody good fun it was too. Great cast brimming with personality and culminating in a self-supporting film that didn't feel like a "girl version of". Then again, I'd buy a DVD of Anne Hathaway reading weather reports. She's amazing. Good enough to overcome another 2-dimensional
- [A Simple Favor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/a-simple-favor/) - One of the problems with waiting til the end of the year to retrospectively write reviews of all of the crap you've watched over the year is that sometimes there are things you've no memory of whatsoever. This is one of those. I can see it's got Anna Kendrick in it (and her enormous acting
- [Brexit: The Uncivil War](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/brexit-the-uncivil-war/) - Dramatisation of one aspect of the Brexit "Leave" campaign, focussing on a tonsured Bandersnatch Phantybatch as charming person Dominic Cummings - it didn't get great reviews in the press, but then we've had enough of experts, apparently. Whilst it was never going to capture "the truth" of it, I think it was a reasonable watch
- [Compliance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/compliance/) - In 2019 this tale of peoples' willingness to go along with instructions from authority figures seems near-impossible to swallow against the context of social-engineering-awareness which we live day to day in financial services careers. And yet it's a dramatisation of a true story. Not an enjoyable film, and often it feels like not a well-made
- [Bridget Christie: Stand Up For Her](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bridget-christie-stand-up-for-her/) - I think Bridget Christie's wonderful, and ridiculous - and this was the first full show of hers I'd ever seen, outside of the circuit piece she used to do dressed as an ant. Excellent feminist material without - I think - pandering to women only, or too much man-bashing. Intelligent and enjoyable stuff. More! 👍
- [Pitch Perfect 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/pitch-perfect-3/) - It's hard to claim that a film like this was ridiculous or over-the-top when you consider the franchise it's building on... and maybe it was a product of our enthusiasm for the 2nd film and how much we felt it had improved on the 1st film. But this really had us sitting there thinking, "OK,
- [Bird Box](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bird-box/) - Post-apocalyptic thriller in which Michael Jackson (played by Sandra Bullock) runs away from NOTHING to try to get to safety. Meanwhile the story zips back and forth in time explaining why everyone's afraid of NOTHING (haven't been so scared of NOTHING since The Neverending Story...). Didn't have that much going on story-wise, so seemed to
- [A Good Day to Die Hard (Die Hard: Mission to Moscow)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/a-good-day-to-die-hard-die-hard-mission-to-moscow/) - Bruce Willis goes on holiday to Russia, and then some bullshit happens, and I don't really know because I fell asleep a few times during it and it was nonsense. McClane protesteth many times that he was "only here on vacation", and even managed to squeeze in a few "motherfuckers" - presumably to try to
- [Pitch Perfect 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/pitch-perfect-2/) - We only watched this to counterbalance the craptasticness of a couple of the Die Hard films and to get us prepared to accept the final load we'd get in Part 5. But aside from Anna Kendrick being nearly expressionless throughout, PP#2 remains ACA-MAZING! 👍👍
- [Live Free or Die Hard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/live-free-or-die-hard/) - Was this Justin Long's first film as a grownup? Eurgh. What a mess. Gripping grimly onto the premise that COMPUTERS CAN CONTROL EVERYTHING we're on a rollercoaster to disaster, which goes via an inexplicable Kevin Smith cameo to eventually Bruce Willis trying to converge his Christmas Die Hard-y-ness with that of Australia's equivalent, True Lies
- [Love Actually](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/love-actually/) - Everything'll be fine, as long as you're a rich white man. (Godammit, isn't Emma Thompson wonderful though?!) 👎
- [Die Hard: With a Vengeance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/die-hard-with-a-vengeance/) - A return to form, which is bound to happen once you get SAMUEL L. JACKSON in the mix. This felt *much* more like it fit with the original Die Hard in terms of character, and it also provided a plotline which could be ripped off variously in Batman films of the future. Jeremy Irons did
- [Die Hard 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/die-hard-2/) - So, taking the famous concept of using a character from a well-loved film and then plonking them in the middle of something that shares almost no DNA with the original is what's happened here. Less of a slightly-above-average-Joe pushed by circumstance into a perilous situation, and more of a one-man-wrecking-ball. It's like John McClane wants
- [Die Hard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/die-hard/) - The quintessential Christmas film. What else need I say? Although definitely worth a rewatch, because it's easy to forget what Bruce Willis looked like with hair. He must've been just on his way out from Moonlighting on this film - this really was his breakthrough role, before there was such a thing as Bruce Willis
- [Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/joan-rivers-dont-start-with-me/) - Didn't make it all the way through this one... Really wanted to like it, and I still maintain I think Joan Rivers is amazing - but this really left my cheese out in the wind. 👎
- [Amy Schumer: The Leather Special](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/amy-schumer-the-leather-special/) - Schumer taking absolutely no prisoners in her usual way in this standup show, however it's fair to say that the set wasn't her "usual" style - instead getting pretty clinical about sex. Kinda felt a bit like Eddie Murphy's "Raw" and "Delirious" shows, insofar as it's the sort of thing that adolescents might clandestinely quote
- [Katherine Ryan: In Trouble](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/katherine-ryan-in-trouble/) - Katherine Ryan has been on the comedy circuit for probably around 10 years now but I think in the last few has really found her rhythm with her brand of near-deadpan delivery of intellectually justified no-helmet, no-net leaps of comical wrongness. Definitely worth keeping an eye out for her appearances. 👍👍
- [Office Christmas Party](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/office-christmas-party/) - Box office silliness led by Jason Bateman's long-suffering everyman - I was a bit surprised at just *how* ridiculous the plot of this would get, although it seemed proportionate given the presence of TJ Miller, playing... well, TJ Miller. 👍
- [The Ballad of Buster Scruggs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs/) - I'll admit to being a sucker for anything with the Coens' imprimatur on, and this was a deliciously quirky if somewhat oddly formatted piece. Can't say that all 6 of the short stories really grabbed me, and in fact having established the format with the despatch of the titular Scruggs, I found myself wanting to
- [Olympus Has Fallen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/olympus-has-fallen/) - Having watched London Has Fallen, we figured it made sense to then watch the film that it was a sequel to. Much like its postcessor (*shrugs* could be a word?), it stars loads of things being blown up, and Gerard Butler. GO USA! Just, y'know, try to ignore the total frigging implausibility of how they
- [King Arthur: Legend of the Sword](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/king-arthur-legend-of-the-sword/) - Utter irredeemable faeces. Nobody needed to make this film. 👎👎
- [London Has Fallen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/london-has-fallen/) - Mindless action thriller starring loads of buildings in London being blown up, and Gerard Butler. Widely panned as being "effortlessly racist", but I'd contend that cinema's so full of 2-dimensional plotlines and villains that anyone who correlated this with real life in any way possibly hasn't engaged their faculties properly. Not that one wants engaged
- [I Feel Pretty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/i-feel-pretty/) - (Is it a bad sign that I had to google this to remember what it was?) If anyone else was to float me the concept of seeing a comedy about head injuries & body positivity I'd probably make you a directional recommendation, however the ace in the hole here is the lead role being played
- [How to Be Single](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/how-to-be-single/) - I think we ought to chalk this one up to "Jason trying new things". And gloss over the fact that it turned out I'd seen it before. Kind of like a Love Actually for millennials... except in this one not everyone's white. 👎
- [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/bohemian-rhapsody/) - Probably the film of 2018 that got the most people talking - though a necessarily whitewashed version of the truth of it, it was a nonetheless engaging biopic about the formation and career of Queen, centred on the life of Freddie Mercury. The soundtrack has been on high rotation 'round ours of late, although it's
- [Solo: A Star Wars Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/solo-a-star-wars-story/) - Another Star Wars film, another excuse for me to grumble about why they're nowhere near as good as they used to be. This one's the backstory about what made Han Solo into who he was, and as with all of these is packed with "Chubby, Hmm" moments* - I really wish they'd focus on just
- [Deadpool 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/deadpool-2/) - The one obvious exception to my antipathy towards the comic book superhero genre - the wisecracking, convention-busting maniac in the red spandex. And it's also really, really dark in parts. But the good news is that the sequel's on par with the original film. Not the hero we need, but the hero we deserve. 👍👍
- [Coco](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/coco/) - I should really stop watching Pixar films... although this was an unintentional watching as a friend's kid had it on telly on a Sunday morning as we were getting ourselves moving for the day. I guess by necessity a company that big in the entertainment scene HAS to do this - but it always disappoints
- [Andre the Giant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/andre-the-giant/) - Fascinating documentary into the life of possibly the most comic-book figure of the 80s: pro wrestler and actor Andre Roussimoff, "The Giant". Getting a look behind the curtain at the lives of wrestlers is always fairly abnormal topic matter, but this was magnified (in many respects) in the case of this 7-foot-and-then-some Frenchman. Re-watching footage
- [The Imitation Game](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-imitation-game/) - Engaging if sometimes historically questionable biographic drama about the life of Alan Turing and his time working at Bletchley Park cracking the ENIGMA code as used by the Germans in WW2. 👍👍
- [United 93](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/united-93/) - Biographical drama recreating one of the flights from the September 11 terrorist attack, notable in that it used little-known actors and not Tom Hanks. Oddly compelling given that you already knew the outcome, and equally hard to fathom the fragmentation of information flow between emergency services in such a scenario... one assumes that in an
- [Like Father](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/like-father/) - Oh god, this is that one where the hypercompetitive careerwoman gets pissed and ends up on a honeymoon cruise with her estranged father, isn't it... You can pretty much guess the rest from there. I think we watched this because it had Kristen Bell in the lead, and it really makes you wonder what the
- [The Internship](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/the-internship/) - Should've been called "The Internshit". Charmless hack where a couple of sales veterans stumble into a Google internship competition and struggle along, occasionally getting payoff from their balls-out bullshitting ways over the introverted nerdiness of their colleagues. Predictable rubbish with any redemption arcs in the script being overshadowed by the fact they're both complete pricks.
- [Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri/) - We chose this totally at random off Netflix without having heard or read anything about it, purely on the strength of it having Frances McDormand in the lead role. Captivating film with some great performances, in a sort of Coen-esque story replete with moral ambiguity and people doing the best they could under the circumstances.
- [Megashark vs. Crocosaurus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/megashark-vs-crocosaurus/) - Utter bollocks. 👎
- [Black Panther](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/black-panther/) - Another adventure in optimism by me after hearing loads of critical acclaim - I couldn't get on with Black Panther, either. I think I get the reasons for which this film's culturally significant, but at the root of it I still just didn't think it was a very good film. Plus I get the ache
- [John Wick: Chapter 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/john-wick-chapter-2/) - What's not to love about the comic-book, choreographed to near balletic perfection violence of John Wick? I don't think this film sought to raise the stakes from its predecessor: in my mind it was just more of the same, and that's a simplistic story basis ornamented with scene after scene of punishing video-game-like gunfight scenes.
- [Death of Stalin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/death-of-stalin/) - I really, really wanted to like this - Armando Ianucci at the helm, and Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin & other legends in the cast - but I couldn't get behind the humour, and wasn't well-heeled enough in the historical context to get it from that side either. Perhaps another case of a poorly chosen film
- [Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle/) - Impressive if only for the ability of the cast (The Rock, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan) to commit to some utterly absurd roles. I definitely enjoyed this much more than the original Jumanji film, and spent a lot of the time distracted & wondering when it became such a milestone film that it demanded
- [Game Night](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/game-night/) - Silly & implausible fun about a couple and their friends who hyper-competitively play board games, and a oneupmanship prank that goes awry turning it into high adventure. Jason Bateman's everyman is played with an almost Leslie Nielsen degree of straight-down-the-lineness inviting the massive amount of suspension of disbelief that this film needs for the story
- [Death Wish](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/death-wish/) - Why's Bruce Willis doing stuff like this? I guess it pays the bills... I haven't seen the original Charles Bronson film this is a remake of, but it's a sort of "one-man-gets-pushed-too-far-and-takes-justice-into-his-own-hands" affair which I suspect has been mined so many times since 1973 that this film loses any sense of relevance it may have
- [Justice League](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/justice-league/) - Comic book superhero films generally shit me to tears... but I still feel compelled to try them occasionally to see what the hype's all about and see if they've ever caught up with my expectations of what film should be. This film did not do that. Seeing the formation of a "super team", akin to
- [Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool/) - Watching on an aircraft seat-back was undoubtably the wrong format for taking in this dramatic romance/biography about a man's relationship with an American actress throughout their lives. In truth, the main reason I watched this was because I know the film's producer through our whisky club connections, and I wanted to see what he does

## Tv Shows

- [The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-season-2/) - I don't feel they dialled back the visual splendour on this show much - but they DID start getting the fuck on with the storyline - to the point where it was actually starting to pick up some real momentum. Of course in the process of trying to piece together what'd been happening this mean
- [Slow Horses - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/slow-horses-season-4/) - By this point everyone knows what Slow Horses is about, and how utterly fabulous Gary Oldman is in it. He's like Captain Jack Sparrow - he's the only one you want to watch, and at the same time, it'd be useless to have a show all about him. A very fine show, indeed.
- [Bodkin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/bodkin/) - Intriguing story with a twist or 2 about a down-on-his-luck high-profile podcaster, and his high-stakes journalist pal investigating a small-community festival and uncovering an intriguing historical murder case. As you do.
- [Reacher - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/reacher-season-3/) - Never seen a case of Chekov's Gun that featured a gun that frigging big. Once again, this Reacher show pushes all the right buttons and drags you through a satisfying plot arc while remaining almost entirely predictable.
- [The Jetty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-jetty/) - Decent 4-part BBC whodunnit which bounced you along from theory to theory as the episodes unfolded so that the fact landscape at the end of a show was very different to how it was at the start. I enjoyed the moody Lancashire setting, and the in-your-face attitude of the protagonist. It's got to be said
- [Viz Top Tips](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/viz-top-tips/) - What the hell was this? It could only have come from the 90s - comedy legends Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, presenting Viz Magazine's "Top Tips". Comics performing other peoples' material, whilst trying to imbue it with their own essence/schtick, but also clearly being directed by the people whose material it was. As much as
- [MasterChef: The Professionals (Season 17)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/masterchef-the-professionals-season-17/) - A real game of two halves this season - the format whittles down 2 cohorts before bringing them together for a further winnowing, and I've never seen such an outrageously talented group in one half, and then a more "survival of the least lame" in the second. A couple of people toppled when you knew
- [Taskmaster (Season 18)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/taskmaster-season-18/) - I was really taken by this season, involving Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, and Rosie Jones. Zaltzman naturally is one of my comedy heroes and I'm delighted that he found a vehicle to be exposed to the mainstream. I was really impressed by Emma Sidi and will definitely keep an eye out
- [The Diplomat (Seasons 1 & 2)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-diplomat-seasons-1-2/) - Compelling but a bit trashy story about an American ambassador to the UK whose husband was previously an ambassador but now is without post, and how they interact with the political intrigue of the many machinations going on around them. It's quite engaging if you're prepared to overlook the massively visible fact that it's utterly
- [Loudermilk (Seasons 1-3)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/loudermilk-seasons-1-3/) - I doggedly stuck with this because I think I just want to see Ron Livingston in something good again - not convinced this was it though. The annoyingly-named Sam Loudermilk leads an AA-style group filled with characterful misfits and fuckups. I find it really distracting watching the way that a lot of American shows portray
- [Time Bandits - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/time-bandits-season-1/) - I know the original Time Bandits was a kids' film. I know I'm not a kid. Nostalgically, this show doesn't hold a candle to Gilliam's original. Objectively, it was a pile of crap - I'm a pretty laid back bloke, and yet the kid in the lead role really made me want to punch him
- [Griselda](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/griselda/) - Sofia Vergara's Spanish-language piece about drug queenpin Griselda Blanco. I'm not 100% sure why the prosthetics were necessary, but other than constant background distraction this was a pretty intense bit of escapism. I think I wanted to shout at the TV at a few points ("WHAT THE HELL MADE YOU THINK SMOKING CRACK WAS A
- [Ted Lasso](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/ted-lasso/) - What a piece. This started off as a straight sitcom about a fish-out-of-water soccer coach brought in to close the team down as a revenge ploy by a spurned ex-wife... but by god did it transform into something different. The hype's justified, the scripts are great, and what blew me away was the way the
- [Taskmaster - Season 17](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/taskmaster-season-17/) - A very close second to last season's brilliance - this saw the lateral-stylings of Jon Robins, the carefree madness of Joanne McNally, the timid & good-natured earnestness of a Dracula-costumed Nick Mohamed, the borderline incomprehensible logical leaps of Sophie Willan, and introduced me to the complex mind of Steve Pemberton (which prompted us to have
- [MasterChef 2024](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/masterchef-2024/) - The bespectacled ogre and his scrotum-faced keeper drag another batch of hopefuls through the repetitive competitive kitchen-based challenge, this year spicing things up by bringing back a busload of near-misses from last season. Was that for variety, or because there weren't enough entrants? At any rate, this time next year I'll probably still be struggling
- [Baby Reindeer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/baby-reindeer/) - Terrifying, really. And a bit of a twofer, because being one of the most watched things on Netflix this year we also get the parallel drama of people tracking down the players in this true story. Worth a look, but equally I hope it's had its moment and disappears again soon.
- [A Man in Full](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/a-man-in-full/) - Was definitely expecting a bit more out of this David E Kelley limited series - really felt like they took what I later learned to be a Tom Wolfe story and crammed it into the few episodes they had budget for, curtailing the story arcs with something of a mumble. It really felt that by
- [Deadloch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/deadloch/) - Every now & again a show comes up out of nowhere and takes you places you never expected - and this crime/comedy centred around a serial killer in a Tasmanian lesbian haven town absolutely kept us guessing. Gloriously rough, and moreishly bingeable.
- [For All Mankind - Seasons 1-4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/for-all-mankind-seasons-1-4/) - Started as a fairly promising sci-fi/alternative timeline show, although as Season 1 progressed it was clearly light sci-fi with a more obvious drama predilection. I enjoyed the progressive timeline of the show and the reincorporation of the characters as they grew up/developed, but was starting to lose interest by the end of S3 and only
- [Great British Menu 2024](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/great-british-menu-2024/) - The great marathon of high-end culinary art returns - proving once again that the standard of cooking in some parts of the country is far, far higher than others. Although that dubious regionality still shines through. This year's crop were a fine mismatched gaggle of misfits, with the finals being contested by a sweary posher,
- [Criminal Record](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/criminal-record/) - Decent police drama about a wrongful murder conviction, with some thoroughly disagreeable arse-covering cops, some beautifully rich flawed characters, and nailbiting intensity. Peter Capaldi always seems to be about 40% more intense than other actors, although some of that's GOT to be the fact that you're waiting for him to unleash a volley of Malcolm
- [Mr Bates vs The Post Office](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/mr-bates-vs-the-post-office/) - Incredibly important story, and horrifically this is the drama that triggered government action on the issue in question - we couldn't help wondering though if they made it incredibly patronising on purpose to appeal to an ITV audience. It's a surreal world to live in where one needs to watch content like this to contextualise
- [The Crown - Season 6](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-crown-season-6/) - I wonder if the final season turning into a turd has anything to do with the number of Game of Thrones actors who appeared in this epic? Or, just that it finally got to contemporary time rather than historical time. Either way, the fixating over Diana (in the same way I suppose the country/world did)
- [COBRA: Rebellion (season 3 of COBRA)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/cobra-rebellion-season-3-of-cobra/) - I only finished watching this out of wanting closure - agonising as it was to sit through the performances and scriptwriting of the last half of this. Hard to know whether this became so risible because of the wooden/mechanical scripts, or because the situations depicted were a contrived & unnatural mess. One can only hope
- [The Mandalorian - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-mandalorian-season-3/) - More Star Wars universe IP-mining. I don't see why everyone's so into this. I mean, he looks cool - but probably the most interesting thing about the show is the amount of analysis and speculation it's generated about whether Mandalorians == Space Jews. I don't understand the issues enough to comment, and don't have a
- [Banshee - Season 1 to 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/banshee-season-1-to-3/) - I got drawn into this as the show that Antony Starr (of The Boys) headed up previously, and was taken by the premise - a hardened criminal is released from prison, heads to the sleepy Pennsylvania town where his ex-girlfriend now lives, and following a rumble in a bar ends up assuming the identity of
- [Taskmaster - Season 16](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/taskmaster-season-16/) - Holy shit. I was well-acquainted with the format of Taskmaster, and my earlier forays into watching it had left me feeling it was amusing enough but really nothing too amazing. But Season 16 changed ALL of that. Maybe it's partly down to my mounting obsession with the good-natured silliness of Alex Horne (the Horne Section
- [Gen V](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/gen-v/) - Superhero High - a predictable trope. But, from the makers & universe of The Boys? Strap in. More of the unexpectedly creative violence amid a bleak, exploitative storyline and chemical hijinks from Voight Corporation. Great spinoff; makes me even more hungry for the real thing though. 👍👍
- [Jack Ryan - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/jack-ryan-season-4/) - Shortened but engaging finale season for this show - thankfully the streamer allowed the conclusion in a short 6-episode season rather than the 3-season cancellation that's become so commonplace in the content wars. Season 4 introduces Tom Clancy's equivalent of Drizzt do'Urden (very nerdy reference there) - Ding Chavez. As far as superweapons go I
- [Jack Ryan - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/jack-ryan-season-3/) - This one was a do-over - we started it back when The Child was born but after about 4 episodes realised that neither of us had the brain power to follow wtf was happening or who all those people were. Well-worth sticking with though as Ryan et al uncover a decades-old plot centering around some
- [The Last of Us](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-last-of-us/) - Really compelling post-apocalyptic zombie-esque nightmare that had us hooked & on the edge of our seats. I very much enjoyed the vibe of a zombie construct but explained to be caused by a fungal colonisation (leading to different rules), and was a little disappointed to learn that this show was based on a video game
- [The Good Wife - all seasons](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-good-wife-all-seasons/) - This one was a big undertaking: but a 7-season journey allowed for some sweeping plot arcs as well as some good episodic TV. Fabulous cast inhabiting some really strong characters in this: I'd actually watched a lot of the spinoff season, The Good Fight, some time ago and so this was in element some completism
- [Avenue 5 (both seasons)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/avenue-5-both-seasons/) - I was drawn to this by Armando Ianucci's involvement, and intrigued by Hugh Laurie's presence (plus supporting case - Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, and Josh Gad as a low-rent Jack Black). While the first couple of episodes struggled to figure out what they wanted to be I felt like this was settling into being quite
- [Succession (Season 4)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/succession-season-4/) - God, they're all awful, aren't they? We weren't doing the weekly-watch and so missed out on the week-by-week popular intrigue (remember back in the past when we used to work in offices and this sort of thing was called "watercooler chat"?). It worries me a bit how this show was wildly popular in the UK
- [Barry](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/barry/) - Well, this was unusual - initially a very oddly positioned seemingly-sitcom about an ex-veteran now turned hitman, who gets engaged by some comically bad criminals to perform an assassination only to get himself accidentally enrolled in an acting class and want to give up the hitman life. I mean, as premises go this is not
- [The Peripheral](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-peripheral/) - Genuinely interesting bit of sci-fi/drama of the sort where the episode starts a long way from where it finishes, and just when you think you know what it's about another plot element is revealed. Coupled with being a properly decent bit of William Gibson-esque cyberspace/virtual reality type content actualised by the tech of today, and
- [The Muppets Mayhem](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-muppets-mayhem/) - Sure, it's never gonna be "original Henson", but this Muppet spinoff was the first post-buyout iteration I actively *liked* - a real return to the Muppets just "being fun" rather than being funny. The celeb cameos all felt a lot more "knowing" than in the old days, and some of those references were a little
- [The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-5/) - By this point we're into character-driven drama, but the cast and writers bring their all to the final season and leave it all out there to tie up the story. A couple of self-indulgent conceits follow the retirement and closing the arcs to "present day", and Midge demonstrates yet again that she's a Tour De
- [The Reckoning](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-reckoning/) - Just chilling. Expertly and I think sensitively portrayed without shrinking back from the facts but also not holding the story up as rubbernecking trauma driveby. I really, really hope we've learned something from all this.
- [Vigil - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/vigil-season-2/) - Season 1 was so gripping that we were prepared to overlook the fact that Season 2 of this show named after a submarine had nothing whatsoever to do with submarines. Unless it was a metaphor, or something. Drones, a fictional middle-eastern country, corporate intrigue... it's like a British Homeland. And all against the backdrop of
- [Billions (Season 7)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/billions-season-7/) - The last ride of the gang from Billions. Was this credible? Not really. The motivations of the characters seemed to have come so far from where they started, but the unity against the new common enemy figure of Mike Prince didn't ring true for me. Still, there's a lot to love about watching the machinations
- [Doctor Who - The Five Doctors](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/doctor-who-the-five-doctors/) - This was one of those things we had on VHS which as an adolescent I must've seen a good 100 times, and therefore wasn't very surprised to see how much of it I could quote along with, despite not having seen it in over 30 years. WASN'T prepared for how crap the script, dialogue, and
- [I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/i-think-you-should-leave-with-tim-robinson/) - Honestly, I don't remember how I came by this. Or, much of what happened in it. But I *do* remember staring at it open-mouthed trying to work out what I'd just seen an earnestly and urgently messaging half my comedy chums to see if they'd seen it too or if I was imagining things. Probably
- [Firefly Lane - Season 2 conclusion](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/firefly-lane-season-2-conclusion/) - Decent drama about 2 best friends, and by the end of it you can understand how everything's gotten to the way it has. Pretty emotional stuff, and decent TV.
- [Dead to Me - Series 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/dead-to-me-series-3/) - I'll be brutally honest and say I don't remember specifics on this one - it's the ongoing story of a couple of women thrust into friendship through some death & treachery, with layers of secrets at work and some ludicrous scenarios. I do enjoy watching it though, even though the plot finds itself reaching a
- [Great British Menu 2023](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/great-british-menu-2023/) - We signed on for the high-end culinary ultra-marathon that is Great British Menu, and once again were astonished at the variance in quality levels and kitchen skill between the different regions. Also baffling was the way in which contestants were pegged to a region - you were born in Yorkshire but you work in London,
- [The Night Agent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-night-agent/) - Cute 10-part spy-thriller pushed at me by the Netflix algorithm. It was an engaging enough story, provided you were happy to ignore the UTTERLY RIDICULOUS central plot element once it moved into view. Fun and well-put together, provided you're not obsessed with worthiness or plausibility. And I didn't recognise a single actor in it.
- [We Need to Talk About Cosby](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/we-need-to-talk-about-cosby/) - Leaving aside the fact this could've been edited down a lot tighter (4 hours? Really?) - Yet Another chilling story of abuse of power to facilitate serial sexual assault by a male entertainer in the 60s-90s+. Sickening number of parallels to the Savile story too: including archival footage which seems at best sinister and at
- [Mad Men (all of it)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/mad-men-all-of-it/) - Not sure what I was expecting from this: having lived a life of watching people idolise these ruthless men who go out and get what they want, along with their drinking/smoking/all wearing suits/slick hair aesthetic, I just kept coming back to the fact that... they're all pricks! I really struggled to build any sense of
- [Rick and Morty - Seasons 1 to 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/rick-and-morty-seasons-1-to-5/) - A rewatch of Rick & Morty HAD to be done, because... well... infant to supervise, right? And when she's a bit older I won't be able to watch shit like this during the day. Just sublime writing. So much more to see on a rewatch.
- [Little Demon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/little-demon/) - Mainlined this accidentally, without being convinced if I enjoyed it. Obvious lineage to Rick & Morty, dialled up a bit in the adultness - I was also surprised at the depth of nerdy detail they went to. Probably the biggest draw was the idea of Danny deVito playing Satan.
- [Star Wars: Andor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/star-wars-andor/) - Holy crap. THIS is good Star Wars Universe content. As my colleague put it, "It doesn't have space wizards" - what it DOES have is intrigue, politics, characters you give a shit about, and storyline that it's foregone conclusion EVEN THOUGH it's prequel to other universe properties. And all done lovingly and accurately using the
- [The Book of Boba Fett](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-book-of-boba-fett/) - Thanks again, Disney, for force-feeding me more bullshit. Take one of the best, most ruthless, understated characters from the Star Wars universe, build the fanbase's expectation & excitement, and then reveal that the bloke underneath is a smug boomer who's generally *just* a little bit too pleased with himself. Throw in a load of stupid
- [Obi-Wan Kenobi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/obi-wan-kenobi/) - I really think Ewan McGregor was giving this all he had, but it's not possible to overcome the laziness of the Star Wars franchise and its 21st Century architects. A patronising parade of fan-appeasing lip-service stretched over a jeopardy-free plot, punctuated with plenty of "REALLY?" eye-roll moments. The one interesting character avenue that the story
- [Borgen - Power & Glory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/borgen-power-glory/) - Holy crap, having been massive fans of Borgen since day 1 and finding Birgitte Nyborg's floundering around in latter seasons a bit less satisfying, we were delighted that this instalment was a blistering return to excellence. In Borgen Power & Glory we not only saw the gritty innards of coalition politics (and the uneasy alliances
- [Young Rock - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/young-rock-season-2/) - The quasi-biopic of Presedential Candidate Dwayne Johnson continues - bringing in a little adversity and a few lessons but maintaining the ludicrous tone and cartoonish charm. What a way to mythologise a backstory! I feel like in this season his Dad, Rocky Johnson, is starting to get away less-easily with being a self-absorbed dickpiece. 👍👍
- [The Simpsons - Season 32](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-simpsons-season-32/) - Continuing the quality streak from season 31 - some good (coherent) stories, and really watchable. And we learned that Superindendant Chalmers' first name is Garibaldi. 👍
- [The Boys - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-boys-season-3/) - This show. My god, this show. I found myself describing in breathlessly to a workmate and realised that I absolutely love it. Flawed characters... flawed SUPERHEROES... and the set pieces - even after 2 eye-popping seasons, they can *still* pull surprises out of the bag. And, of course, there's the delicious swearing. Proper compelling TV.
- [The Orville - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-orville-season-2/) - Seth McFarlane's love-letter to Star Trek TNG iterated even further into the SciFi while still keeping enough comedy in the mix to sell that as a premise. These stories felt like GENIUNE TNG stories, which while the names and forehead-prosthetics were different, everything else about it smelled like episodes that didn't quite make it out
- [Reacher](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/reacher/) - I'm not one of the legion of fans who devoured the Lee Childs books - my only exposure to Reacher really has been the Tom Cruise film. Seasoned by the mouth-agape review of my mate Rodney, who just couldn't get over the fact that they'd cast a 5'6" actor as the 6'5" Jack Reacher. This
- [The Orville - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-orville-season-1/) - Intriguing, this one - I had a look at the first one of these ages ago because of the concept (space/scifi comedy, helmed by Seth McFarlane), and found the whole thing a bit desperate. However one of the blokes at work suggested sticking with it - and I'm kinda glad I did! By about 5
- [Succession - Season 2 & 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/succession-season-2-3/) - We kinda mainlined the remainder of this: a weirdly compelling show considering how frigging appalling all of the people in it are. Srsly, there's barely a redeeming feature among them. It's TOTALLY irrelevant that one of the main characters was played by an actor (Sarah Snook) who it turns out is from Adelaide, and went
- [The Flight Attendant - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-flight-attendant-season-2/) - No less absurd than the first season, but whatever you think of this show you CERTAINLY couldn't say it was formulaic or clicheed. Multi-faceted espionage caper constantly upended by the completely underequipped Cassie Bowden, with a concluding sequence that was bizarrely unrelated to the plot elements you might expect. Ridiculous, but it's got my interest.
- [The White Lotus - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-white-lotus-season-2/) - Basically, if you go on holiday and Jennifer Coolidge turns up in your hotel - GO HOME NOW. I'm really impressed at how this show manages to take an almost entirely new cast, and a new location, and weave a tale every bit as demented and interesting as the last season. And it was only
- [The Simpsons - Season 33](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-simpsons-season-33/) - Having a tiny baby to feed naturally lends itself to having The Simpsons on in the background, which explains how I mainlined this whole season in 2 weeks. I'm really, really impressed by these last couple of seasons - given that it's a show that started in 1989, here in 2022 they're turning out interesting
- [Firefly Lane - Season 1 & 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/firefly-lane-season-1-2/) - Timeline-spanning story about 2 best friends, which I was basically put up to watching by Liz. It departs from the usual cliche of these stories of nobody ever having to do any goddamn work despite having seemingly limitless time and resources by virtue of Katherine Heigl's character being a talk TV star (and Sarah Chalke
- [Veep - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/veep-season-1/) - I found it hard to assess what I thought of the material of this, so caught up was I in how Armando Ianucci it was - even with everyone in it being American. While desperately missing Chris Addison and Peter Capaldi, this seemed a solid show and I'm looking forward to cruising through the rest
- [The Handmaid's Tale  - Season 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-handmaids-tale-season-5/) - This might be the first time I've said this about this show, but I actually enjoyed this season - and this represents a bit of a seachange in that it's become more driven by plot, and seems less about making the viewer seem complicit in witnessing something awful. Of course the architects of Gilead are
- [Masterchef: The Professionals (2022 / Season 15)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/masterchef-the-professionals-2022-season-15/) - My favourite cooking show. Judged by my favourite chef. What's not to love? The skills tests this year were pretty brutal, and the departure of Monica Galletti was ably covered by Anna Haugh, who's forged a formidable place for herself in the lineup. This year's contestants all seemed pretty green (although notable to see how
- [Candy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/candy/) - Why do stories set in 80s suburbia always immediately conjure up the idea that some of them might be swingers? I know fashion's a fleeting and ephemeral thing, but even having grown up there it's impossible to believe that people ever thought any of the 80s (early 80s, specifically) was a good look. Also there's
- [The Orville - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-orville-season-3/) - The Orville's now almost totally shed its comedy roots and transmorphed into a late-90s space scifi serial. Season 3 was a "replatforming", that saw a new titlecard (The Orville - New Horizons), and longer episode lengths - which made for slightly more self-indulgent plotlines. As well as this, the writers leant into reincorporation/revisiting of story
- [The Fast Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-fast-show/) - Iconic, and part of the culture - no idea how I got this far in the UK without having consumed this. I paid for a compilation on Amazin that claimed to be the whole of The Fast Show - no idea if it was complete, but I got a great sense of the initial innovation
- [The Crown - Season 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-crown-season-5/) - We're pretty close to present day now, and you've got to wonder how pleased the monarchy are with these dramatisations. Imelda Staunton makes a feasible Elizabeth (amazing the power of an iconic hairstyle on a quality actor), but the real issue is the PAGES of dialogue - obviously invented, and QUITE some licence taken. The
- [Inside Man](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/inside-man/) - David Tennant's vicar and Stanley Tucci's death-row-not-at-all-like-Hannibal-Lecter psychologist are the tentpoles for this 4-part crime drama where the mild-mannered vicar just keeps on making the wrong decision, culminating in a VERY bizarre final episode. Some pretty wildly unrealistic police characters in this also. But it's only a story and it was interesting enough. I'd call
- [The Suspect](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-suspect/) - I don't know if TV crime shows have ALWAYS been this consciously misleading, or if it's a more recent development - so new am I to the ways of small-screen British drama. In this one the bloke from Poldark plays a psychologist with some weird stuff going on which sees him become a fugitive from
- [Seinfeld](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/seinfeld/) - I watched Seinfeld. All of it. All 9 seasons. Starting at the end of January, and finishing in November. Snatching 2 or 3 episodes in an evening when I could after Liz had gone to bed (she haaaaaates Seinfeld). I'd never seen it all despite it having been CONSTANTLY on TV - from its actual
- [House of the Dragon - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/house-of-the-dragon-season-1/) - OK, so I was ALWAYS gonna be watching this, and will watch it to completion unless it gets really dire. The world's too rich not to. However, it's worth registering at this point: they're pretty bloody earnest, aren't they? Totally lacks any of the sense of humour of its predecessor. The time elapsing business screwed me
- [This England](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/this-england/) - I really struggled watching a semi-dramatisation of the Conservative Government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis that didn't take a harder point of view against Johnson and friends. Central to it was Kenneth Branagh's faultless portrayal - albeit very distracting for over half of it due to the amount of prosthetics involved (and additionally because I'd
- [The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power/) - Such a rich setting. And ambitious in scale. Incredible detail. Really struggles in the way that prequels with known source material do though in that we know this is a story that needs to hit certain beats. The storytelling's a bit ponderous but why not just relax into the art and go with it? Will
- [The Sandman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-sandman/) - Having never read the GRAPHIC NOVELS but heard loads about them over the years I was very keen to watch this, and mostly enjoyed the British emo/stoner vibing lead character. Took me a minute to pick up that as a comic book the pace of it wouldn't necessarily be episodic story arc, but could be
- [The Newsreader](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-newsreader/) - Newsroom drama set in 1980s Australia, hinging on the Lindy Chamberlain story - once again I find myself surprised at still being surprised to see Anna Torv acting with her native accent. Did we do 1950s Australiana on TV in the 80s? The look and attitudes of the time were very well-captured, although I wondered
- [Uncoupled](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/uncoupled/) - Comedic-but-tackling-the-real-life-issues series with protagonist Neil Patrick Harris being left by his long-term boyfriend unexpectedly, and the completely relatable stories that unfold for someone who's a high-end property agent, existing in the New York gay society scene. This is DEFINITELY not The Wire. Clearly we've become a lot more comfortable with gay men on TV since
- [The Undeclared War](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-undeclared-war/) - Utterly compelling and well-referenced techno/political thriller featuring Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance in supporting roles. I loved the visual metaphors employed for computer hacking (clear fantasy extensions, as opposed to furious typing & bystander peering), and also that they'd gone to the trouble of having realistic Tech Stuff on the screens (as opposed to the
- [Interior Design Masters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/interior-design-masters/) - Lots of the design ideas were interesting and that ALMOST got me to see past the infuriating elements of the show (for example, who the hell refurbishes a shop in 2 days with a budget of £3k?!). Overwhelmingly though I just found myself increasingly grinding my teeth about all the campness. Is it REALLY necessary?
- [Pieces of Her](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/pieces-of-her/) - So, I find it *really* hard watching things with Toni Collette in (and this is TOTALLY my issue) because I keep getting distracted about whether it was her that I really disliked in that Jurassic Park sequel (spoiler: it isn't - that was Tea Leoni, and I don't know why I can't tell the two
- [Upload - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/upload-season-2/) - Season 1 of this really, really grabbed me - so it's a bit of a shame that this followup instalment seemed to wander a bit. I don't know if there was an element of plot-padding, or maybe my mind just wasn't fully on it. Still good, but not 2-thumbs-up good. At least compelling enough to
- [Billions - Season 6](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/billions-season-6/) - The fortunes of this show were always going to be interesting following the plot developments closing out the 5th season, however the show weathered that change quite well - and in fact strongly. Props to the writers for the onion-like layers of screwing-over that went on in this season.
- [Diriliş: Ertuğrul – Season 2 (completion)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/dirilis-ertugrul-season-2-completion/) - We started this season in around Feb/March last year. They're just so damn epic in scale! Season 2 was quite the journey, with LOTS of key character deaths and huge changes in the political setup in 13th Century Turkey. It's crazy-infuriating sometimes as you wonder WHY THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE LISTENING TO {character}, despite
- [Great British Menu 2022](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/great-british-menu-2022/) - The best way to consume this, I think, is to have it on in the background & dip in and out periodically - otherwise you'd lose your mind. Notionally interesting due to the regional heats/finals nature of the contest, the show promises that everyone's in with an even chance. But some groups are clearly in
- [Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/jimmy-savile-a-british-horror-story/) - I think I got a bit confused here, as there's been loads of media rhetoric about the Steve Coogan-led dramatisation of the Savile story: and that's what I was interested in. It's probably no coincidence therefore that Netflix have been pimping out this documentary to capitalise on the story's current profile. Once started, of course,
- [The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-4/) - This felt like Maisel back in form after wandering a bit - albeit getting plenty more value out of the supporting characters too, especially Abe Weissman and Moishe Maisel. The plot arc shows The Plan starting to turn to doubt rather than events getting in the way of The Plan. And, I think it's setting
- [The Stranger](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-stranger/) - For some reason our TV was suddenly inundated with Harlan Coben stories, so we picked this one on the strength of the casting - it seemed quite a decent mystery piece whose episodes left you wondering deliciously what this show was actually going to be about. Maybe a little far fetched with a couple of
- [The White Lotus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-white-lotus/) - High-production-value piece about a few groups of protagonists who go to an island resort for their own various reasons, and the subsequent interplay and revelations they have whilst there. It's got a bit of everything but doesn't seem too predictable or hack, and kept us coming back for more. If there's a second season I'll
- [Rick and Morty - Season 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/rick-and-morty-season-5/) - Dammit, this show just keeps getting better & better - and Season 5 genuinely gave the idea that Roiland & Harmon genuinely don't care, and are putting in EXACTLY what they want to. More stupidity. More grotesquerie. More convoluted psy plots. All stakes raised, and all bets pay off. And, as ever, they just introduce
- [The Muppets](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-muppets/) - This was the ABC network's "contemporary" take on using the Muppet characters in a mockumentary behind-the-scenes-on-a-variety-show setting... which is kinda weird, because that's fundamentally what The Muppet Show was about. So what the hell's different here? And, missing. The key thing - articulated by someone in one of the seemingly endless actual documentaries I've seen
- [Pretend It's a City](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/pretend-its-a-city/) - I suspect I wildly missed the point of this. Lauded as "must see" by some ppl in my circles, I gave this a good solid attempt at watching (3 episodes), but ultimately found it impossible to give much of a fuck about what Fran Lebowitz thinks. Near as I can tell she's a some-time actress,
- [Succession - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/succession-season-1/) - Stampeding through the 1st season of this before it gets taken off streaming in mid January... I couldn't for the life of me remember why we stopped watching this, because aside from it being about a family of totally uniquely dislikable arseholes it makes for a pretty good watch. I still find it a bit
- [Masterchef: The Professionals - 2021 / Season 14](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/masterchef-the-professionals-2021-season-14/) - Possibly the most appealing aspect of this cooking competition programme is that everybody in it is competent. The field of entries for "The Professionals" has clearly been sifted thoroughly before we get to the first round - and though the odd one slips through that totally bodges up their first round cook it TENDS to
- [COBRA: Cyberwar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/cobra-cyberwar/) - 6 part followup to the surprisingly good COBRA - this once again pits Robert Carlyle and his inner circle against a national disaster; in this case what turns out to be a cyber-terrorism threat which wreaks havoc on the UK and instils a sense of panic and paranoia, which antagonist David Haig once again tries
- [We Are the Champions](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/we-are-the-champions/) - I can't recall what drew me to this - although my watching history does seem to point to the fact that if left to my own devices, I'll sniff out odd documentary series. In this case, it was a 6-part investigation of "ordinary people" and the unusual hobbies they get passionate about - narrated by
- [Billions - Season 5 (7-12)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/billions-season-5-7-12/) - Second half of Season 5, which was halted due to COVID. It might be the lack of recency, but it really felt like this grouping of 6 episodes ratcheted the intrigue and double-crossing RIGHT up to fairly epic levels, with outflanking, outflanking the outflanking, countering the outflanking, spotting an upcoming outflanking so positioning someone to
- [The Serpent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-serpent/) - Did I mention "light, uplifting TV" before? There was a point where we were simultaneously watching this, The Handmaid's Tale, The Underground Railroad, and Halston. You can forgive us for feeling a little emotionally wrecked! The Serpent was a 1970s true story about a thief & murderer of backpackers in Bangkok. Exquisitely performed and set-dressed,
- [The Handmaid's Tale - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-handmaids-tale-season-4/) - Torture Porn epic The Handmaid's Tale continues - with this season feeling a bit more focused and balancing more towards storyline rather than seeming like a university psychology experiment. There were still plenty of moments I felt like screaming, "FFS JUNE! DON'T GO BACK AGAIN!". Probably the weirdest thing in this one for us was
- [Horizon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/horizon/) - I didn't watch the *entirety* of Horizon - it was more that BBC iPlayer had a handful of episodes up to look at: so it was a total no-brainer to watch 1981's Richard Feynman episode, "The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out". Conducted very much in the "question off camera and film the answer" mode, it
- [Breaking Bad - Seasons 4 & 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/breaking-bad-seasons-4-5/) - I finished it! I've been watching this fucking show since about 2010. So, this was a gripping exercise in Stockholm Syndrome... Amazing series though - SUCH a change from where it all started, and yet a plausible plot arc. The final few episodes really ramped up the bleakness but it was a superb story, superbly
- [Devils](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/devils/) - Can we just reflect for a moment that this was described as "financial drama"? Yep, that's a thing now apparently. Set in London but footed by Sky Atlantic Italy, it did a GREAT job of reminding us how fundamentally awesome Italian men are. As well as a compelling story, it ALSO had some ludicrous interior
- [ReMastered: The Lion's Share](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/remastered-the-lions-share/) - One of the more successful late-night documentary selections I've made (and managed to stay awake through this one!) - South African journalist Rian Malan tracks down the daughters of Solomon Linda to see if they're aware that their father's song (Mbube - an obvious and documented progenitor of The Lion Sleeps Tonight) is being used
- [Aunty Donna's Big Ol House of Fun](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/aunty-donnas-big-ol-house-of-fun/) - Bit of surrealist Australian nonsense here - I think I'd seen a few Aunty Donna videos on Youtube, so their being commissioned for a Netflix series seemed worth a punt. It's intriguing to ponder if I'd seen this 20 years ago whether I'd be quoting it in the same way we do with Tripod, Python,
- [The Flight Attendant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-flight-attendant/) - I kinda went into this one without much idea what I was signing up for - but it turned into quite an engaging murder-mystery following an alcoholic flight attendant as she tried to get to the bottom of the murder of the multimillionaire playboy whose death she'd been framed in. Couple that with some subplots
- [This Country](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/this-country/) - I got introduced into the one by Tom at work, who it eventually transpired had never actually watched it. No idea what that says about anything. Real-life siblings Daisy May and Charlie Cooper head up this show as Kerrie and Lee "Kurtan" Mucklow - young-ish residents of a Cotwsold village, in this everyday-life-characters mockumentary style
- [Rick and Morty (last few episodes of S4)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/rick-and-morty-last-few-episodes-of-s4/) - This is more a placeholder to mark the date than an insightful comment. However I just can't believe how it's taken me so long to fall under the inane spell of Rick & Morty. Actually one standout from all the amazingness was the Snowpiercer/Story Train episode - Morty really, really is a crap storyteller. Can't
- [Masterchef: The Professionals 2016](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/masterchef-the-professionals-2016/) - Gary, Ellie, Matt, Arnaud, Brenton, Zoe - another crowd of hopefuls entering the Masterchef kitchen under the beady gaze of Marcus Wareing & Monica Galletti. If anything this show's softened my stance on what we now call "reality TV" - although I prefer to think of it as a cooking competition rather than just the
- [Homeland - Season 8](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/homeland-season-8/) - The final chapter in Carrie Matheson's Crazy Adventures, in which Claire Danes has buried the image of the impish smile from Romeo+Juliet & replaced it with a kind of gorilla-like gurning... but then, I guess the content's rather different. It really hit us in Season 8 how much the show's changed in focus over the
- [The Simpsons - Season 31](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-simpsons-season-31/) - It's a well-known fact among opinionated old arseholes like me that The Simpsons isn't as good as it used to be. It had its "glory period" from series 4 to 10, and it's gone downhill ever since. Ask anyone who tells you that what the last Simpsons episode they saw was and you'll likely get
- [Diriliş: Ertuğrul - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/dirilis-ertugrul-season-2/) - We didn't make it all the way through season 2 - merely 66 episodes through the 103 that make it up - but it's such a big part of my TV enjoying experience that it rates a mention. This season's definitely upped the ante from the first one. We've had a couple of the dramatis
- [The Beatles: Get Back](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-beatles-get-back/) - This documentary-of-the-decade was far too good to bother with my usual collection of sentences here. So I wrote a whole post, instead. 👍👍👍
- [Young Rock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/young-rock/) - BOOM! Now we're talking. It's a comedy quasi-biopic based on the life of Dwayne Johnson, told as a series of reminiscences as part of his Presidential campaign in 2032. It's sweet, funny, engaging, and you can tell DJ is enjoying every second of it. It has 70s/80s cheese, it has people doing serviceable jobs of
- [The Good Fight - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-good-fight-season-4/) - I accidentally found my way into liking this show back in 2019 and we'd been periodically checking to see if there was any more on the way... With great delight we found Season 5 on a streaming service, and started watching the recap - only to realise we'd COMPLETELY missed Season 4! I love how
- [Vigil](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/vigil/) - Ooh, I loves me a bit of bleak submarine-based drama - and the UK can be really good at doing bleak, although in a different way to Das Boot. This was a gripping 6-parter which had us counting down the days til the next episode aired, and upped the already high ante of being on
- [On Becoming a God in Central Florida](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida/) - This caught me TOTALLY off-guard. I was quite excited to see the series kick off with Alexander Skarsgard playing "Florida Man" in an Amway-but-OBVIOUSLY-IT'S-NOT-AMWAY cult/multilevel marketing cult... and then, well, let's say Episode 1 doesn't finish where you suspect it's going to. Nor does episode 2. And so on. We really warmed to this exercise
- [Mare of Easttown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/mare-of-easttown/) - So many column inches of reviews on this already. GREAT story, and so compellingly put together. Not only a torturous journey through the mundane, but it's foolish not to note that it was Kate Winslet utterly refusing the glamour bit. Really compelling story with loads of twists, some which went nowhere. I love that storytelling's
- [Staged - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/staged-season-2/) - How could you top the sublime first season? Well, by revealing that the whole thing was in fact a scripted work - and that there are discussions afoot for a US remake... only now there are other actors being considered to play Michael and David. Georgia and Anna get a pleasingly expanded role in this
- [Resurrection: Ertugrul - Season 1 (actually finished it now)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/resurrection-ertugrul-season-1-actually-finished-it-now/) - It's been a true epic in many senses, however we finally made it through to the end of Season 1. I think I've come to accept that this show is fundamentally a historical-fantasy-soap-opera, and realistically the plot doesn't tend to develop *very* far in any given episode. However I'm still drawn to it, and the
- [Quiz](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/quiz/) - Holy shit! ITV Hub has historically been a seething cesspool of tedium, however this 3-part dramatisation of the scandal of "The Coughing Major" on UK breakout gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was surprisingly captivating television! A little laborious to start, but it drew us in with its portrayal of a "special" subcommunity within
- [Showtrial](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/showtrial/) - Earnest British court drama which predictably doesn't end up where you think it's going to. Worth a look, although I think in all honesty the main thing that initially captured our attention was that chunks of it were filmed in Bristol. Yay, parochialism.
- [Trust](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/trust/) - Watching this one's been dragging out over months... What started as a crisp & enthralling drama based on the tale of the purported kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, the grandson of tycoon John Paul Getty (Donald Sutherland) turned into a fairly laborious plod through various ransom machinations based in Italy. It's based on a
- [Halston](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/halston/) - I'm always intrigued when a biopic gets dragged up of someone who's been alive during my lifetime who I've GENUINELY NEVER HEARD OF - not that my life's particularly tuned towards the fashion world. No idea if Ewen MacGregor's performance/likeness was accurate or not, but it certainly was committed and compelling, albeit seemingly purposefully not
- [Spycraft](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/spycraft/) - 8 part docu-series about spy techniques through recent history, backed with loads of stock footage and factual explanations/recountings of events. I came away feeling like they repeated themselves a bit, although being one of those shows I'd pop on after Liz had gone to bed that recollection's coloured by my propensity for falling asleep and
- [The Nevers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-nevers/) - In summary, "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!". Seemingly a Victorian Superhero piece, transforming into unintelligible scifi bollards at the last minute. A review I read prior to getting started described it as "a mess", and that's certainly how it ended - though there was enough in it to keep us going back for more. Very
- [The Pursuit of Love](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-pursuit-of-love/) - This was a lot. I spent a good lot of time being distracted by the fact that the story was written by one of the Mitford Sisters, which had me trying to remember the details of (that idiot) Andrew Collings's extended talk about The Mitford Sisters that I heard some time about 10ish years ago.
- [Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/monty-python-almost-the-truth-the-lawyers-cut/) - If there's something I really don't need in my life it's more frigging Monty Python documentary. I've been watching/reading Python docos pretty much since I've known about the Pythons. While watching this I realised that with the bulk of their work produced between 1969 and 1983, the Python team have been reminiscing about their work
- [Upstairs Downstairs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/upstairs-downstairs/) - We popped this on as a nostalgic re-watch of one of the shows we shared in the formative stages of our relationship - only to then find there was an entire 2nd series we'd completely missed! Well-constructed within the confines of the genre. I've no idea how authentic it is or what it tells us
- [Will & Grace - Seasons 1-3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/will-grace-seasons-1-3/) - We decided to pick up the late-90s comedy as a formative favourite of Liz's, and see how such a thing might weather today. To start with it seemed VERY dated, owing to a 4:3 aspect ratio alongside the fashion & hairstyles. Remarkable though - at the time I never felt the 90s had anything distinguishing
- [Humans - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/humans-season-3/) - Tricky bridging season with a bunch of half-sucked plotlines, which I'm relieved they managed to resolve all of. At least it was a relief to see a story concluded before turning into more post-Sopranos character-interaction based endless TV.
- [Prodigal Son](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/prodigal-son/) - I think we bailed on this after 5 episodes, which I feel's a reasonable tilt at it. In truth I think we picked this up for the wrong reasons - i.e. that it had Michael Sheen attached to it. Son of a psychiatrist/murderer who becomes a serial killer profiler, with episodic and background story arc
- [Brave New World](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/brave-new-world/) - This forces me to confess I haven't read the Aldous Huxley book... but SURELY it doesn't have all that fucking in it. Does it? Hmm. ANYWAY - it sorta teeters on the bullshittish for a long way, before tipping right over into it at the end. Useful that in the here & now we have
- [The Great British Bake Off - Season 11](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-great-british-bake-off-season-11/) - It's plausible that I've seen more than just Season 11 of GBBO this year - Liz has undergone rather a deep dive on the franchise, following my presenting her with a Kitchen Aid last Christmas... so I suppose I've been in the room for a fair chunk of it. But I'd say Season 11 is
- [The Thick Of It](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-thick-of-it/) - I can't believe it's taken me so long to complete this political tour-de-force from Armando Iannucci. Just masterful. You could potentially describe it as the 2000's equivalent to Yes Minister, except for the fact that watching this is like being waterboarded in comparison to its early 80s counterpart. I found it utterly gripping in its
- [Grace & Frankie - Season 6](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/grace-frankie-season-6/) - More antics and hijinks from Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin, with a bit more winning than previous seasons I thought. Mike McKean's cameo as a potential Frankie love interest was good. Sometimes the Robert/Sol stuff plays to type a bit too heavily. Borderline earnest at times but generally something I look forward to going back
- [Homeland - Seasons 1 to 7](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/homeland-seasons-1-to-7/) - Compelling CIA thriller following a sometime-unbalanced agent in her counter-terrorism work, in which she becomes very personally entangled - and also caught in the machinations of higher-level Machiavellian scheming by career spymasters. Famously slow in seasons 3 & 4, taken overall it's a compelling rollercoaster and though it took a while to get through it
- [Dead to Me - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/dead-to-me-season-2/) - One of those shows where seemingly normal people get caught up in an unusual but plausible circumstance, and then have you watching agape at how they choose to respond and the decisions they make. Sometimes difficult to watch because Christina Applegate's character traits and a couple of her aspects of her look in this remind
- [Schitt's Creek - Season 6](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/schitts-creek-season-6/) - The final & victory lap for a comedic masterpiece - following the fortunes of the Rose family in the town they came to own as a joke, and centering around the wedding of son David & his partner Patrick, as well as the resolution of the storyline of daughter Alexis. So ridiculous, such love, and
- [Upload](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/upload/) - We were really taken by this series with a sensibility of The Good Place, alongside the tech/scifi concepts of Black Mirror, with a hint of Season 1 West World thrown in. It's a solid watch with some good character development and an intriguing story, told in the theatre of a gripping VR-afterlife setting. Looking forward
- [Condor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/condor/) - More compelling CIA action (who knew we liked spy stuff so much!) which was all the more baffling for being totally un-putdownable for around 7 of the 10 episodes, but finishing in a way so ambivalent that neither of us could recall mere days afterwards what had actually happened. 👍
- [Greyzone](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/greyzone/) - I really admire a series crafted to be self-contained like this - Birgitte Hjort Sorensen (Borgen, Pitch Perfect 2, very briefly Game Of Thrones) - leads this FBI-equivalent terrorist drama set in Stockholm/Copenhagen, which while seemingly straightforward contains enough plot twists and moral ambiguity to keep it compelling. A fantasy plot, told in a way
- [Stateless](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/stateless/) - Fairly harrowing dramatisation of true events at an Illegal Immigrant Detention Centre in South Australia. I've long been critical of Australia's policies and practices regarding refugees and this 6 part series saw many of those stories, manifest. Most gruelling of all to deal with was the way in which holding sway over another person's life
- [Borgen - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/borgen-season-3/) - Looking back at old media roundups it seems that the last time we watched a Borgen series was before I started writing these! Season 3 (released in 2013, but only added to Netflix in 2020) is a magnificent return to form and provides a complex consensus-based political landscape which breathes hope into the idea of
- [Staged](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/staged/) - Sublime 6-part filmed-in-lockdown piece starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. Watching these two at play is just a pleasure, and the storyline doesn't even really matter - except that it's really well-constructed little story about rehearsing a play. Wonderful (if, totally unexpected) cameos, and I think Sheen & Tennant did a great job of avoiding
- [The Boys - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-boys-season-2/) - The high-octane dark underbelly of the Superhero business continues in this gripping second season, and while the plot seemed to split out into many threads to follow, it remained unmissable due to the sheer fucking ludicrous awesomeness of spectacle and content - involving many a Facebook post from people saying "I can't believe they did
- [The Comey Rule](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-comey-rule/) - This seemed like a really well-told story. Now, it's going to be a story told from one person's point of view - based as it was on Comey's autobiography - but one has to assume none of it's legally objectionable at this point. Otherwise, a story well-made and well-told. Biggest issue I had was Brendan
- [Rick and Morty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/rick-and-morty/) - Originally I had the feeling that Rick & Morty was something that had passed me by, and then I watched an episode or 2 and thought nothing of it - so it was only being brought to it through the laughter-teared eyes of my mate Adrian on a holiday that made me see it for
- [Humans - Season 1 & 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/humans-season-1-2/) - Intriguing drama about a present-day world where synthetic humans are engaged as domestic/industrial servants, until some of them develop consciousness. The characters have depth and dimension, and the synth acting is eerily good. And it explains why Richard Herring's been banging on about sex robots that look like Gemma Chan for years. The part of
- [The Queen's Gambit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-queens-gambit/) - Absolute gem of a series - great example of game-based suspense without resorting to bullshit Casino Royale-esque rules-exposition-for-dummies. Great role for Anya Taylor-Joy that has you wondering "why haven't we seen HER in anything before?!", and a beautifully shot/visualised setting of 50s/60s suburban America. One of the TV highlights of 2020. 👍👍
- [The Crown - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-crown-season-4/) - The show chunters on closer to contemporary times, and one wonders how they avoid libel: such is the unsympathetic lens through which some members of The Firm are viewed. Nevertheless it's required viewing, and we mainlined the whole thing in 2 sittings (albeit, whilst on holiday). Quite remarkable how the female characters are the movers
- [Secret City - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/secret-city-season-2/) - Drama series centred around CIA-equivalent in Australia (ASD - Australian Signals Directorate), with Anna Torv in the lead role - an actor who I keep forgetting is Australian due to having first seen her in Fringe and Mindhunter. This season centres around an explosion in Davoren Park (I know, right? Never thought that would feature
- [Billions - Season 5 (1-7)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/billions-season-5-1-7/) - Seems that the filming of Billions got caught in the COVID trap, because only the first 7 episodes of season 5 have been published. The ongoing dance between Rhoades, Axelrod and Mason sees Rhoades back in the US Attorney's office and Mason working with Wendy Rhoades on a renewables fund out of Axe Capital. There's
- [The Undoing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-undoing/) - Nicole Kidman's been tackling some really interesting & difficult stuff the last few years, and putting her opposite Hugh Grant who's also doing similar made for a very compelling if disturbing story to unfold, stripping back layers & lies, and definitely not finishing where you thought it would. 👍
- [Masterchef: The Professionals (2020)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/masterchef-the-professionals-2020/) - I normally can't be arsed with any kind of "reality TV", because people are knobs (this is based on years of attempts to see wtf people saw in Big Brother, and failing to get it)... but this one seemed different on 2 counts: the contestants are all professional chefs, and secondly - one of the
- [The Mandalorian - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-mandalorian-season-2/) - It's weird, isn't it? As a kid you see a character in a film and think "I'd like to know more about them". Then - years later - someone puts together a series that gives you a load more detail that you once craved, and it feels a bit like being pandered to. I can't
- [The World According to Jeff Goldblum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-world-according-to-jeff-goldblum/) - Nobody can Jeff Goldblum like Jeff Goldblum - so I've no idea what the pitching process for this National Geographic series was, but it features Jeff doing his inimitable thing on a series of different topics - Ice Cream, Swimming Pools, Bikes, Jewelry, Sneakers... - leading to a wholesome, informative and fun collection of perspectives
- [Bridgerton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/bridgerton/) - I somehow got talked into this and immediately wondered if I'd made the wrong move, given how tedious I find Jane Austen et al. This was definitely no Downton Abbey though, and by episode 5 was bordering on Game of Thrones-style sex scenes. It frustrates the crap outta me to watch people communicating in a
- [Diriliş: Ertuğrul - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/dirilis-ertugrul-season-1/) - So... TECHNICALLY I shouldn't put this in a roundup, because we haven't finished watching it. However it really rates a mention, owing to the fact that in its original broadcast form I believe each episode is movie-length. What Netflix cunningly did, to make it more bitesize, was to edit it back into much more consumable
- [The Duchess](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-duchess/) - Katherine Ryan's TV vehicle which - based on her standup content - probably draws heavily on her real-life relationship with her daughter. The lengths and workarounds she goes to in order to conceive is a bit of a stretch, and it's hard to believe that even someone so self-assured and self-aware would treat a partner
- [Criminal: UK - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/criminal-uk-season-2/) - Self-contained police questioning drama; on the whole more compelling than season 1, however some of the performances felt a little like drama school auditions.
- [High Score](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/high-score/) - Multifaceted documentary about the development of video games through history, and interviews with some of the industry's more notable figures. Somehow finishes up on Nolan Bushnell of Atari, whose genius can be summed up by "We took a game that the computer science nerds had dreamt up, and put a coin slot on it!".
- [Killing Eve - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/killing-eve-season-3/) - Hmm, seems I forgot to write anything about the first 2 seasons of this, also. Conflicted on this one - season 3 felt like it had some really confused/stationary moments... but at the same time there's something incredibly compelling about the characters and their relationships, and particularly Jodie Comer's Villanelle. Unless this show REALLY jumps
- [Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/self-made-inspired-by-the-life-of-madam-c-j-walker/) - We were really starting to settle into this before abruptly learning it was a 4-part miniseries. Spencer gives a solid portrayal of a principled, driven woman who wants to take life on her own terms, and finds the men in her life not looking good at all. Her business is a nascent empire built more
- [Run](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/run/) - Sweet/amusing-enough story about ppl approaching middle-age activating a youth-sealed pact to ease the drudgery in their lives, which takes a turn for the more sinister once it's got its hooks in you. I found the appearance of Phoebe Waller-Bridge playing a character VERY distracting, as much as looking at the main bloke and seeing the
- [Condor - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/condor-season-2/) - A continuation of the flummoxing first season; maintaining engagement better throughout but ultimately had us exasperated and shouting "Goddamn spies!" when the protagonists invariably did something with more layers of intrigue behind it. Lots of focus on Reuel Abbott, which was weird for me because I still see him as a Christopher Guest actor. Good
- [The Titan Games](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-titan-games/) - Not content with watching every Dwayne Johnson FILM we could get our hands on, it seems we've also turned our attention to his TV work as well. This is a feats-of-strength-and-endurance challenge show with various games with ridiculous names ("Atlas Smash" / "Lunar Impact" / "Hammering Ram") which either seem to be over in less
- [Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/jeffrey-epstein-filthy-rich/) - Frigging terrifying.
- [Little Fires Everywhere](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/little-fires-everywhere/) - Earnest drama set in borderline caricature town, starring Reese Witherspoon as a genuinely unpleasant mother figure. Great performances - esp. from the 2nd half of the series with the 20-somethings playing younger versions of the parent characters. Lots going on, and as you get closer to the end it's more & more of a guess
- [Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/tiger-king-murder-mayhem-and-madness/) - The TV phenomenon that swept the COVID Lockdown affected households of Great Britain - and I've no idea how to start describing it... a documentary about "tiger king" Joe Exotic, and the people in his life & fortunes of his animal park, but as the story unfolds episode by episode you can't help be stopped
- [Treadstone](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/treadstone/) - We bailed on this partway through cos we couldn't follow who was who for the most part. Are all younger people looking the same now? Well, that, and finding out it had been axed after one season. Pretty far from compelling, which is a shame because Bourne-style MKUltra sleeper agent stories hold a lot of
- [The Mandalorian](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-mandalorian/) - The Star Wars story that had everyone talking. I thought it was fine. I don't know why I have such a high expectation of the Star Wars universe for good storytelling, particularly in spite of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary... but this simultaneously gave screentime to a mysterious figure (or, more specifically, adjacent) in
- [COBRA](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/cobra/) - Massive solar flare causes nationwide power blackout - and this 6-part drama follows PM Robert Carlyle dealing with it. Decent bit of TV in the end; the opening blows were fairly predictable, but by the end I had a good solid bit of empathy for the characters, and was getting frustrated about the amount of
- [Russian Doll](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/russian-doll/) - Quirky as fuck Groundhog Day, led my Natasha Lyonne as a game developer who keeps dying and then respawning back at her own birthday party, leaving her to try to solve what's going on and unlock the mystery. Exquisitely shot & quite compelling, yet still leaves simpletons like me wondering wtf is going on, or
- [The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-3/) - The irrepressible Midge Maisel continues her tour de force of the comedy world of 1960, securing a tour spot as opener for crooner Shy Baldwin. The storyline this season seems to have found its way a lot better than series 2, but in the end it still comes across as if all of the other
- [Goliath - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/goliath-season-3/) - If season 2 was difficult to describe, season 3 has upped that ante quite a bit. Ostensibly about some farmers who come to Billy McBride about water rationing in their area, the story quickly becomes entangled & starts dropping into hallucinogenic back & forths involving a web of interlinked characters from previous series, covert interests,
- [Silicon Valley - Season 6](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/silicon-valley-season-6/) - The final arc for the beleaguered lads of Pied Piper Inc, rounding out with almost a victory lap of ludicrousness. A great and well-timed way to end this story, and happily we got a big serve of the utter ridiculance of Russ Hanneman to play out on. It had everything! Stupid vanity projects... hostile takeovers...
- [Bodyguard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/bodyguard/) - Now I see what all the fuss was about for this one! Police/detective thriller starring Robb Stark guarding a Tory. Decently rounded characters and plenty of character-driven ambiguity/conflict. I don't really want to say anything about this one other than definitely recommending it as a splendidly-crafted bit of telly. 👍👍
- [The Great British Bake Off](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-great-british-bake-off/) - It's fair to say that I totally missed this the first time around. And the second. And probably would've kept ignoring it in the same way that I do with things that Normal people watch on terrestrial TV. Liz got interested though, so I spotted various bits of it as I breezed through the room,
- [Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/tom-clancys-jack-ryan-season-2/) - More compelling CIA stuff... hard to know where to suspend disbelief about the Action Man antics of Jack Ryan, who's ostensibly meant to have gotten himself a job as an office jockey. This provoked a little bit of shouting "Arrrgh, WHYYYYYY!?" at the TV when characters supposedly selected for CIA black ops incursion activity would
- [The Handmaid's Tale - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-handmaids-tale-season-3/) - Sometimes I find myself wondering why I watch this - the unstoppable tide of unpleasantness depicted in the story raises the stakes for the characters to succeed and to create all sorts of moral ambiguity for the oppressors' characters... however on a much more surface level it's a kind of disaster-titillation which by continuing to
- [The Loudest Voice](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-loudest-voice/) - Dramatisation of the downfall of Roger Ailes - executive in charge of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, following his systemic sexual harrassment of the women they hired based on the speaking out of Gretchen Carlson. A compelling story highlighting the challenge of upholding the law and decency amid a backdrop of a huge power imbalance. I
- [The Boys](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-boys/) - For someone who more or less doesn't give a solitary flying fuck about superhero properties, The Boys was incredibly captivating. Almost an extension of where Mystery Men left off - this fairly cynical series featured superheroes-as-antiheroes with normal hopes, dreams, and foibles, alongside a toxic capitalist culture driving the idealism agenda, and being pursued by
- [Criminal: UK](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/criminal-uk/) - Police procedural set around an interrogation room, as part of a larger 12-part series set in several countries in those languages... which we didn't get around to watching. Engaging enough, but not especially memorable. More David Tennant facetime.
- [The Looming Tower](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-looming-tower/) - We seem to watch a lot of FBI & CIA related content, so this one examining how the breakdown in cooperation between the two over 9/11 was detrimental to the whole operation seemed an interesting and obvious watch for us. Highlighting that often the people at the heads of these things aren't moral paragons, but
- [Good Omens](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/good-omens/) - Thoroughly good fun screen adaptation of the Pratchett/Gaiman story of Aziraphale and Crowley - a pairing of functionary angel & demon who've worked together since the time of creation to make their lives easier and achieve better results. What's great about this is the amount of fun the ludicrously good cast seem to be having
- [Dead to Me](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/dead-to-me/) - Drama/dark comedy series starring Christina Applegate which feels like it has a few parallels or links across to Big Little Lies somehow, but a decent watch and further evidence of how much of a relief it is that TV shows aren't all about blokes & their adventures any more. The central conceit was a bit
- [Chernobyl](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/chernobyl/) - This was the 5-part "It's not fun at all, but you HAVE to watch it" show of 2019, and sticking to one episode a night was the sensible option. Splendidly presented (and the fact that the cast was entirely British seemed not that distracting, so long as you weren't jolted out of the moment by
- [Schitt's Creek - Season 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/schitts-creek-season-5/) - The Rose family continue their ridiculous adventures in the town of Schitt's Creek, and each character seems to be more & more O.T.T. every time they take the screen. Pretty sure that Alexis and David are mainly trying to get each other to corpse on screen, and Catherine O'Hara's Moira could be described as pure
- [GLOW - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/glow-season-3/) - Still sticking with this women-forward wrestling drama, although I feel like the writing this season took a bit of a detour because the story seemed to be more about the male protagonists (Sam Sylvia & Bash Howard). I hope it gets back on track again. Oh, ALSO, I just this moment learned that Britannica is
- [Big Little Lies - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/big-little-lies-season-2/) - The ante is upped in Season 2 with a conspiracy maintained between Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Kravitz, Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern as a result of the finale of Season 1, and now there's additional rounding out and deepening of the characters in the small, well-to-do seaside town they live in. Jeopardy in this
- [The Good Fight - Season 1 to 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-good-fight-season-1-to-3/) - I'd sort of shoulder-surfed Liz watching The Good Wife previously and so knew who some of these characters were - I guess it's a more gender & racially balanced law-ish dramedy after the same style as Boston Legal. Hard to know if my interest was partially down to the involvement of Rose Leslie and to
- [Grace and Frankie - Season 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/grace-and-frankie-season-5/) - Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin continue to perform like the treasures they are in this dramatic sitcom about retirees who've had circumstance thrust upon them, and how they deal with some of the admittedly fantastical changes in their lives. Which, as ever, appears to make for much more palatable viewing when nobody involved really has
- [Queen of the South](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/queen-of-the-south/) - We watched the pilot episode of this aaaaaaaaaages ago, then saw nothing more of it for a long time. So when it came up on streaming somewhere we had a weird deja vu moment, then watched the first one and kept looking at each other and thinking "have we seen this?". Seemingly decent story of
- [Camping](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/camping/) - Very conflicting show this - I quite enjoyed the concept, but the characters all really annoyed me, to the point where I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep watching or not, but somehow did. AND there was one bloke who I swore reminded me of somebody, and looked a bit like David Tennant. Hey
- [Game of Thrones - Season 7 (again)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/game-of-thrones-season-7-again/) - This is going to sound a bit stupid, but we re-watched Season 7 prior to watching Season 8 in order to get our heads back into the GoT story so that Season 8 would see us moving at running speed without having to remember what "just happened" (i.e. from 2 years ago when it was
- [Game of Thrones - Season 1 to 7](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/game-of-thrones-season-1-to-7/) - Having suffered through Season 8 we decided to make sure we weren't being nostalgic or rose-tinty about our glasses, etc. and so for the third time (I think) we started all the way back at episode 1 of series 1 and made our way through. It's still gripping and compelling TV, and I maintain that
- [Game of Thrones - Season 8](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/game-of-thrones-season-8/) - I feel like I've already covered this. Season 8 was a tremendously disappointing finish to the television highlight of the decade for the simple fact that the style of storytelling changed completely at the end of Season 6 and the showrunners rushed it: meaning that vast chunks of potential plot were compressed into moments, armies
- [A Bit of Fry and Laurie - Seasons 3 & 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/a-bit-of-fry-and-laurie-seasons-3-4/) - Having been a fan of Fry & Laurie since the early 90s I couldn't believe that I didn't know there had been 4 seasons of their absurd sketch show, (doing the air quotes with my fingers) "A Bit of Fry and Laurie". It was all very clever, although bingewatching it's a *little* much... however it
- [Penn & Teller: Fool Us](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/penn-teller-fool-us/) - I *love* Penn & Teller. They're the most skilful exponents of magic, comedy, and debunking that I think exist in mainstream TV today. So I *had* to watch this Netflix show in which would-be magicians would perform their tricks to Penn & Teller, and if P&T couldn't explain or guess how a trick worked, then
- [Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/breaking-the-magicians-code-magics-biggest-secrets-finally-revealed/) - So, there's a type of Netflix show that goes on late at night when everyone else is in bed and you want something on in the background while you do stuff on your phone/laptop, and that's what this turned out to be. I guess partially inspired by watching the Penn & Teller "Fool Us" stuff,
- [The Night Manager](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-night-manager/) - I suppose this one was my fault for not knowing the source material - this was a six-part adaptation of a John Le Carré book, rather than a 6 episode TV series: Tom Hiddleston's character almost out Bond-ing James Bond, with musical cues to match. Incredibly well-executed though and one hopes a second story can
- [Last Chance to See](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/last-chance-to-see/) - Stephen Fry & Mark Carwardine's followup to Douglas Adams' 1990 book & radio series. A generally desperate series of illustrations of mankind's decimation of our natural habitat and the ecological collateral damage that ensues, although seldom over-earnest and mawkish. Tough one for me, because it's one of my favourite books ever... and as much as
- [Friends from College - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/friends-from-college-season-2/) - Further adventures of the Manhattanites who behave like spoiled tossers. Generally amusing specific situations, but it's almost depressing that we live in a world where it might be plausibly possible that people could conduct themselves like this and still lead rewarding professional lives. TV's a strange thing, isn't it?
- [How The Young Ones Changed Comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/how-the-young-ones-changed-comedy/) - Inward-looking BBC Documentary about what a groundbreaking show The Young Ones was, and how the performers in it impacted the UK alternative comedy scene. I loved it, because of it being a walk through my favourite paddocks - but one's got to question what we learn from a documentary like this, other than that it's
- [Big Little Lies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/big-little-lies/) - Small-town tensions in a fabulously wealthy & attractive town interlinked with post-"happening" interviews. It's a little maddening to know that *something* has happened, but not know what or to whom. Heavy-hitting cast... weird to see Alexander Skarsgard without fangs.
- [Friends from College](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/friends-from-college/) - This sitcom about a group of Manhattan-dwelling Harvard grads doesn't really do anything for the image of the 1% - entertaining as it is, one can't help feeling that they don't work particularly hard. Mainly carried by the charisma/animatedness of Keegan Michael-Key, although good to see Fred Savage back in a series too. It's not
- [Set List: Standup Without A Net](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/set-list-standup-without-a-net/) - Circuit comedians improvise a set on a spontaneously-given list of topics as if it's their actual material - I have to say, I was massively disappointed by this. Having heard a few comedians in podcasts refer to it as pure adrenaline-fuelled craziness, when I saw it it just sort of seemed like an improv game
- [Pine Gap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/pine-gap/) - Australian drama set at the US/Australian joint surveillance & intelligence base near Alice Springs: has plenty of "NEED TO KNOW" security stuff and covert nonsense, and layers and layers of hierarchy, but on the whole presents an approachable approximation of day-to-day life in the kind of place that's only ever glimpsed in Tom Clancy stories
- [The Fix](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-fix/) - Jimmy Carr comperes Katherine Ryan and DL Hughely plus rotating guests - along with woefully underused stats expert Mona Chalabi - in a US-based panel game about solving one of the world's problems. Mainly a platform for the standups, who consistently outshine Jimmy. Really notable as a vector for getting a regular fix of Katherine
- [The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-2/) - The hands-down must-see Netflix show of 2018 - whilst plenty fanciful/ludicrous, contained some great characters and plot, and I think portrayed an assertive & confident protagonist (who admittedly kept inexplicably wanting to go back to her husband in spite of everything else about her nature). Great production values, and a really perky/snappy delivery makes it
- [Sisters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/sisters/) - Intriguing Australian comedy/drama about sisters brought together after discovering that the scientist heading up the IVF clinic was "enriching the mix", and the nature/nurture conflicts arising from learning you have an unknown number of siblings. Neat premise, and some fairly complex characters hanging off it, making for quite a good watch! 👍
- [The Sinner - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-sinner-season-2/) - Following season 1's captivating "reveal by numbers" tale of a murderess who has no recollection of why she did it, we were excited to latch on to Season 2... A very different pace, but still following the "seemingly open-and-shut case" format involving a son, a cult, and historical beef that unwound like pulling at an
- [Maniac](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/maniac/) - Really interesting scifi/thriller/comedy about a near-future world and some disparate folks undergoing psychoactive drug trials, which is really difficult to explain but definitely made for a few hours of excellent viewing. Reminded me a lot of Brazil, but with more modernly interpreted retro-future features. If THAT makes any sense. 👍
- [Secret City](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/secret-city/) - Canberra-based political intrigue based on Australia-US-China relations, featuring an actress who I kept thinking "looked a lot like Olivia Dunham from Fringe, only less boring" until I googled it and found it was the same actress. Quite well-executed, and I didn't even find the accents too annoying! Daniel Wyllie's character seemed all too real as
- [Twenty Twelve - Season 1](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/twenty-twelve-season-1/) - The mockumentary precursor to W1A, I didn't realise I'd previously sledged this as "a poor man's The Games", following reports that some Brits had more or less ripped off the peerless work of John Clarke & co in their near-perfect Sydney-based comedy. Nevertheless, the cast do an admirable job and the piece when viewed in
- [The Romanoffs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-romanoffs/) - Not sure what it is with vignettes/short stories - perhaps TV's post-Sopranos trend toward longer narrative & character arcs has conditioned my brain not to enjoy short snapshots; although in this case sometimes they're blissfully short. A real mixed bag, and critically slated. 👎
- [Succession](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/succession/) - Series playing out the scenario where successful company founder father dies (potentially) and leaves bickering family with power struggle and management responsibility. Kinda made me think of a non-comedic Arrested Development; all of the dysfunction and ineptitude, but much more at stake. Decent enough watch, but the series was pulled from streaming before we got
- [Breaking Bad - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/breaking-bad-season-3/) - Breaking Bad is a series of amazing moral ambiguity, and also probably the one thing that I'm the last person on the planet to have watched. I *love* shows where character's explored to the point where you find yourself hoping a character succeeds despite them doing reprehensible acts because you can empathise with how they
- [Ozark - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/ozark-season-2/) - Our old everyman chum Jason Bateman is back, this time without a comedic backing and set in the tense world of money laundering and drug cartels in Missouri. Laura Linney also performing a tour de force. You really find yourself wishing Marty could catch a break now and then. 👍👍
- [Tom Clancy’s  Jack Ryan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/tom-clancys-jack-ryan/) - Could have so easily trodden into the tedious path of prequels and "Chubby... Hmm..." moments, but turned out to be a quite well thought out & detailed plot, and not *too* much "GO USA!". A relatively nuanced view of the genesis of terrorism - although kinda leaves you wondering if we're all fucked just because
- [Ash vs Evil Dead - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/ash-vs-evil-dead-season-3/) - ASH VS. THE EVIL DEAD IS THE BEST SHOW EVER AND BRUCE CAMPBELL IS MY IDOL. Made with the same aesthetic and spirit as the best bits of Evil Dead, this series is every fanboy's dream. And because I've had to buy it all on DVD, I can go back and rewatch all of it... 👍👍
- [Last Week Tonight with John Oliver](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver/) - US-transplanted UK comedian & international sex symbol John Oliver continues to highlight some of the complexities of issues in the USA in a way that provokes a fair bit of gawping & forehead-slapping ("HOW DID IT EVER COME TO THIS?!") in his consistently hilarious and thought-needling way. I have no idea how he summons the
- [Goliath Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/goliath-season-2/) - Billy Bob Thornton's fallen-off-the-rails lawyer in his second season, with a pretty convoluted story, some incredible characters (as in, how'd a screenwriter come up with this stuff?!), and a fairly engaging way to tell an against-all-odds story. 👍
- [Disenchantment](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/disenchantment/) - Matt Groening's much-hyped medieval fantasy show: I went in with the best will in the world, but couldn't get past more than 2 episodes. I think it was partially that despite having an absolute gun roster of voice talent, the voices all felt recycled from other shows (which I find very distracting)... and also that
- [Schitt's Creek - Season 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/schitts-creek-season-4/) - This has been our real gem-find on Netflix, yet so few people in the UK appear to have picked up on it! A brilliant ensemble cast playing their way through ridiculous storylines, as the worst characters in the world... at the risk of describing 2 things as "sublime" in rapid succession, it just is. And
- [W1A Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/w1a-season-3/) - Mockumentary-style show about life working at the BBC, very much in the vein of Twenty Twelve, or by necessity of extension, The Games. Whilst it really hits home if you know anyone who does work at the Beeb, the hyperextension of modern workplace bullshit is a symphony of delicious to anyone in a corporate office
- [Glow - Season 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/glow-season-2/) - The Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling give it their all in another season in spite of Marc Maron's character's directorial laziness. That tells you nothing, really. Just watch it. 👍👍
- [Susie Dent's Guide To Swearing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/susie-dents-guide-to-swearing/) - Very short informational series on the origins & etymology of some of your favourite common English swears, told by the erudite & eloquent Susie Dent, from Countdown's Dictionary Corner. Magnificent television. 👍
- [Billions - Season 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/billions-season-3/) - Ongoing high-stakes game of cat & mouse between hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod and USDA Chuck Rhoades. We've been following this for a while now and are very much caught up in it. Corporate malfeasance, deviousness, intrigue... 👍
- [The Handmaid's Tale](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/the-handmaids-tale/) - Bloody compelling future/sci-fi which I daresay I don't need to summarise because EVERYONE'S watched it, seemingly. Gripping story, exceptionally well told - however it often borders on torture porn... like, what level of extremism will we "the audience" be complicit in accepting by watching it in order to follow the story? Often uncomfortable, sometimes possibly
- [Red Dwarf Season 12](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/red-dwarf-season-12/) - For a show which I genuinely had run out of steam in 1997, the opportunity to watch the latest stuff on a flight seemed a worthwhile one to take. And out of duty & love for the old stuff I persevered for 2.5 episodes, before ultimately writing it off as a waste of time. I
- [Altered Carbon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/altered-carbon/) - One of the most difficult to get into series I think I've ever seen, but once you're inside, HOLD ON - the story twists and turns, and the story you think you're watching one episode is nothing like what you're looking at 3 or 4 eps later. Richly told, intelligent sci-fi - loved it! 👍
- [7 Days Out](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow/7-days-out/) - Netflix's attempt to make Project Management sexy. Fascinating and disparate selection of stories told in a much more tension-fuelled and suspenseful way than anything with Jack Bauer in. And I SWEAR the Westminster Dog Show one was more or less lifted directly from the script of Best In Show (2000). 👍

## Reviews

- [And Away](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/and-away/) - Anything written by Bob Mortimer at this point is going to be worth reading, and given lots of leeway critically due to him being an endearing National Treasure and all-round legend. His recent health scare prompted the penning of this memoir, which jumps back and forth between modern day and childhood, with both being the
- [The Satsuma Complex](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-satsuma-complex/) - The challenge I mainly had with this - following reading Bob's autobiography - was being able to prevent myself picturing Bob as the lead character. It even lends you to wonder how much of the material is "true story inspired" given Bob's history as a solicitor in South London. An amusing diversion.
- [The Justice Game](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-justice-game/) - Another riveting walk through legal cases from Geoffrey Robertson QC, selectively illustrating how to be a barrister is to play the game of justice. Endlessly entertaining and painstakingly erudite (as you'd hope, for someone in his role), he contrasts the cases he's been called into, illustrates the machinery of justice (for example the Privy Council,
- [You Are Nothing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/you-are-nothing/) - Biopic story of the genre-defying 90s art/comedy movement known as Cluub Zarathustra, following its live beginnings and journey through TV Land and beyond. Fun to come to love a gaggle of disparate comics in the 2010s and then learn years later that most of them were a gaggle of misfits in this, led by the
- [A Fine Line Between Stupid And Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/a-fine-line-between-stupid-and-clever-the-story-of-spinal-tap/) - To coincide with the release of the LOOOOOOONG awaited Tap sequel this was the inevitable "What Happened Was..." book to sell to all the 40-something hangers-on like me, keen to get a peek behind the curtain. Told in a pretty honest way, this found its way into my heart entirely because of the stories and
- [In The Best Possible Taste: The Crazy Life of Kenny Everett](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/in-the-best-possible-taste-the-crazy-life-of-kenny-everett/) - The story of Kenny Everett wasn't an overly happy one, which I expect is probably pretty well-known to people who grew up in the UK at the time. As a pre-teen Australian growing up in the 80s and benefiting from Ken's huge popularity and a failure of the cultural custodians to understand what they were
- [Alex's Adventures In Numberland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/) - Maths anecdotes & trivia assembled in an engaging way by a great communicator - this took a LOT longer to get to reading than I'd hoped but it references earlier chapters throughout which really helps with the recall & comprehension side of things. The invention of 0, the people counting in base-12, cultures who are
- [What's That Lady Doing? (Guilt, Shame, Blame and other funny stories)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/whats-that-lady-doing-guilt-shame-blame-and-other-funny-stories/) - I'd watch Lou Sanders read a shopping list. The woman's wonderful. This book's a kind of disorganised foray into the world of autobiography, through the medium of short story: a bit weird in pace, but it allows her to get out the kernels of the ideas she wants to get across without contriving too much,
- [Be Funny Or Die](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/be-funny-or-die/) - Massive figure in the backroom comedy firmament Joel Morris dissects the frog, but in a way where there's plenty of laughs, LOADS of nods to the comedy industry, and generally provides what amounts to a very simple distillation of a very complex and nuanced topic... the equivalent of describing the playing of music as "just
- [The Importance of Being Interested](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-importance-of-being-interested/) - Robin Ince's passionate outpouring about the many and wondrous ways in which science excites and unlocks creativity & wonder. I love Robin & his work dearly, however I can categorically state that he's a difficult author for a new parent to read - I've been chopping away at this since March, and by the end
- [Who Owns History? Elgin's Loot and the Case for Returning Plundered Treasure](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/who-owns-history-elgins-loot-and-the-case-for-returning-plundered-treasure/) - Geoffrey Robertson here dissecting the matter of the Elgin Marbles - their ownership, the truths and myths surrounding the British Museum's claim on them, and a wider exploration of the matter of cultural properties appropriated by other countries through a variety of means. Setting out the case that it's possible to work out where these
- [Lawfare](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/lawfare/) - (Subtitle: "How Russians, the Rich and the Government Try to Prevent Free Speech and How to Stop Them") This may well have been my first Audiobook, bought partially for cost reasons but also as it was read by the author. It was an illustrated description of the sorts of legal techniques that malfeasants use to
- [How They Broke Britain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/how-they-broke-britain/) - Taking a moment out of trying to get people to justify their opinions on radio, James O'Brien has assembled an excellent if not totally depressing case outlining how a handful of key individuals colluded, conspired, and/or coincided to take Britain from the 2008 Financial Crisis-handling days of Gordon Brown through to where we currently are,
- [The End Is Always Near](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-end-is-always-near/) - I've said before, a challenge with reading books by people whose voices you know well (in this case, podcaster Dan Carlin) is that you read their every word in the cadence of their speech. Luckily in this case it didn't slow things down at all - which is just as well as it covers quite
- [Clubland: How the Working Men's Club shaped Britain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/clubland-how-the-working-mens-club-shaped-britain/) - A history of the Working Mens' Club movement, told through the eyes, experience and research of master beer writer Pete Brown: never delivering anything as dry as a pure history, but sure learns you up on a lot along the way. Particularly fascinating was the recounting of how Gentlemens' Clubs were set up and had
- [Work! Consume! Die!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/work-consume-die/) - There's no doubt that Frankie Boyle is one of the sharpest and simultaneously bluntest comic minds of our time - however this book genuinely read like someone had thrown together a list of topics and then collated a bunch of his one liners and mashed them together to form chapters. Perhaps it's conditioning from the
- [Independent Scotch: The History Of Independent Bottlers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/independent-scotch-the-history-of-independent-bottlers/) - A much more engaging read that David's last book... Broadly hanging off the idea of presenting a history of independent whisky bottling, this entertaining tome serves mainly for the author to spool out some anecdotes and make 2 points. But it's done in a way I find so engaging that I'm happy to say that
- [Bibliomaniac: An obsessive's tour of the bookshops of Britain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/bibliomaniac-an-obsessives-tour-of-the-bookshops-of-britain/) - Robin Ince is a singular treasure, and I think only he could put together a story like this in a way I'd thoroughly enjoy reading so much. On face value a narrative of his tour around Britain promoting his previous book, but so much more... a glimpse into the brain of an undiagnosed ADHD comic.
- [Mad As Hell And Back](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/mad-as-hell-and-back/) - I'm a huge fan of Shaun Micallef, although I believe in Australia the reason he hasn't been more commercially successful is that a lot of people don't "get" him. This book is a collection of scripts from various shows he's worked on, interspersed with opinion/analysis/storytelling & footnotes by Micallef (and, allegedly, his long-time collaborator Gary
- [Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography Of David Cameron](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/call-me-dave-the-unauthorised-biography-of-david-cameron/) - Gripping and comprehensive read about the rise and fall of Cameron - infamously, this was the book that was sensationalised for the appendage/dead pig/mouth story. But more insightfully it detailed a portrait of Cameron being a near-effortlessly talented politician, with the will to ruthlessly get to the top and then no ideas about what to
- [It's Not A Runner Bean](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/its-not-a-runner-bean/) - 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 continued ploughing his comedic furrow but stayed true enough to his roots that these stories
- [Butterfly Brain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/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 Baz had written it. The ONLY thing I didn't love about this book is that
- [Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/brilliant-brilliant-brilliant-brilliant-brilliant/) - See, I shoulda written this at the time rather than months later. I think the lasting impression I had of this was that it was an amusing collection of short stories, some of which (and more than I'd care for) involved football. I've absolutely no idea what prompted me to buy/read this, and I'm not
- [Him Off the Viz](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/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 who carved out a career pratting about with his mates - with the warts &
- [In The Plex](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/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 day. Steven Levy writes candidly and with great insight (and clearly, access) on the origin
- [Jim Henson: The Biography](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/jim-henson-the-biography/) - As a Muppet fan I've long been drawn to the wholesomeness and creativity of Henson, tweaked by his Bohemian streak. So this biography was a wonderful chance to get a fuller picture of the story & timelines of things. SO many elements I didn't realise, like former Disney CEO Michael Eisner being the one who
- [Fortune and Glory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/fortune-and-glory/) - Fun little excursion, whereby Birmo's written a story featuring 3 of his characters from his "The Disappearance" trilogy but set it in the world of SM Stirling's "Emberverse". Not that I've read that. But, you don't really even need to know all that because as a standalone piece it's quite a good fun post-apocalyptic treasure-hunting
- [Cows, Curries and Chaos: An Indian Odyssey on Three Wheels](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/cows-curries-and-chaos-an-indian-odyssey-on-three-wheels/) - An old friend from Australia's produced this smirkworthy tome - a collation of blogposts from his adventures crossing India in an autorickshaw (tuk tuk) as part of a rally race. It's fun to see the cultural experience unfold in front of naive eyes, and made for a quite enjoyable read.
- [David & Goliath: Underdogs, misfits, and the art of battling giants](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/david-goliath-underdogs-misfits-and-the-art-of-battling-giants/) - Gladwell doing his Gladwell thing - this time about how underdogs win, and the complexity of assumption which leads you to think that they won't. Captivating stuff (albeit with some elements that have you thinking "reeeeeeeeallly?" afterwards) and worth a read. My challenge is that now having listened to his podcast a lot I can't
- [Nat's What I Reckon - UnCook Yourself](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/nats-what-i-reckon-uncook-yourself/) - Tricky to know how to describe this book... and I daresay it doesn't really matter. It's like a transcription of a really long Nat's What I Reckon video, in which he tells his life story and philosophy on life. I really like the guy. I'm delighted that he's found success with those cooking videos. Publishing
- [Humble Pi: A comedy of maths errors](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/humble-pi-a-comedy-of-maths-errors/) - Standup Mathematician Matt Parker - who I know of via the old Festival Of The Spoken Nerd shows when I lived in London, and latterly his appearances on the wonderful Numberphile YouTube channel and A Problem Squared podcast - has collected an anthology of maths-related disasters to show how important it is, and what sort
- [The Philosophy of Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-philosophy-of-whisky/) - I actually wrote a "proper" blog post on this one... it seemed the thing to do at the time.
- [Inside Black Mirror](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/inside-black-mirror/) - Superb interview transcripts discussing the conception & production of the first 4 seasons of Black Mirror - detailing not only storyline & production, but also the goings-on-at-the-time in terms of budgetary constraint and the move to Netflix, the actors they were able to get, production design... everything! And all pinned together by the easy conversational
- [I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/i-alone-can-fix-it-donald-j-trumps-catastrophic-final-year/) - What an absolute prick. So, this book was the sequel to what was, predictably, an account of the first 3 years of the Trump Presidency. I don't know where to start. The authors used their credibility to gain access to talk to key players in the saga, to obtain minutes, recordings and transcripts, and collate
- [Professor at Large: The Cornell Years](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/professor-at-large-the-cornell-years/) - A collection of transcripts from John Cleese's addresses to Cornell University during his tenure (now indefinite) as professor-at-large at Cornell University: a post which, as he describes it, consists of "turning up periodically to stir things up". It's probably fair to say that about a third of this book is the transcript of his conversation
- [Jeremy Hardy Speaks Volumes](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/jeremy-hardy-speaks-volumes/) - Lovingly assembled collection of bits & pieces from dear-departed comic & human being Jeremy Hardy. He was truly one-of-a-kind and several nuggets in this book really shone out for me. Interspersed throughout were tributes/contributions from other friends & comics, making for a book which was more of a fond & fitting reminiscence, rather than a
- [A Long Stride - The Story of the World's No. 1 Scotch Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/a-long-stride-the-story-of-the-worlds-no-1-scotch-whisky/) - You'd think that a history of a 200 year old company could be a yawn-inducing affair, echoing the tedium of digging through endless ledgers that the author inevitably had to do to look for clues in reconstructing the stories... however in the right hands it is the stories that come to life, and this exploration
- [Creativity](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/creativity/) - Sorry John... I found this book, whilst small, incredibly annoying. I get that it was meant to be a simple little positive idea - and arguably one that's very helpful to a lot of people. But how does that make a whole book? The book's notable for being short and cheerful, which is something its
- [The Last Day](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-last-day/) - Absolute belter of a first novel from one of the "QI Elves" - a dystopian future novel that stands up to John Birmingham levels of excellent, set in a world where the Earth has stopped rotating. Very difficult to put down; I found I finished this in the space of a week. Loved it.
- [97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/97-things-every-software-architect-should-know/) - As someone who's not a software architect, I figured this book about what software architects need to know might open my eyes to the sorts of things I might need to know about if I were to ever want to pursue becoming a software architect. The catch is, it was published in 2009 - so
- [The Distilleries of Campbeltown: The Rise and Fall of the Whisky Capital of the World](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-distilleries-of-campbeltown-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-whisky-capital-of-the-world/) - A detailed yet slightly austere/opaque history of the whisky industry in Campbeltown from around 1769 through to the early 2000s, covering the burgeoning scene to its production peak with the 29 active distilleries in 1835 and the subsequent decline following industry rationalisation and war to its current population of 3. Well, 2 and a half,
- [Pundamentalist](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/pundamentalist/) - I love seeing Gary Delaney at work - a slightly battered comedy 'everyman' with a hint of wrong'un, he fires out puns and stupid one-liners like a sort of giggling bullshit howitzer, and I can't help but get caught up in the joy of it. This is his first book, and bar some slightly iffy
- [Boris Johnson: The Beast of Brexit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/boris-johnson-the-beast-of-brexit/) - More a pamphlet than a book - I was intrigued into this by seeing it on a friend's "recently read" feed. It's a 60-ish page essay on the character of Alexander Boris DePfeffel Johnson, and given his temperament and past history of lying and criminal-adjacent activity & disrespect for the rule of law it simply
- [Rum: The Manual](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/rum-the-manual/) - A companion to his excellent Whisky manual, but geared at The Sugar Spirit - Broom-san deploys his mixer-led grading system to inform notes on a load of different styles of rums, and paves the way to educate on different styles & processes for what turns out is a VASTLY complex territory for knowledge. And people
- [eyE Marty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/eye-marty/) - An autobiography posthumously discovered in an attic, of one of the British comedy scene's most distinctive enigmas. Though he died incredibly early at 48 his life was packed with more living than most people - my head was spinning at having read of his adventures dossing in parks, touring the country performing, working in Paris,
- [52 Times Britain Was A Bellend](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/52-times-britain-was-a-bellend/) - One could be forgiven for feeling a little bleak about one's adopted country on the face of reading this - if it weren't abundantly clear that the author had started with THOUSANDS of similar incidents and narrowed it down to a more digestible 52. Coupled with the barrage of human dickishness I've been mainlining from
- [Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/gastrophysics-the-new-science-of-eating/) - Began as a fascinating exploration of the pulling of various strings to manipulate senses into contrarian experiences for people trying things, and somehow partway through turned into a love letter from the author to the Italian Futurists. Not helped by my continual confusing of Prof. Charles Spence with Prof. Richard Wiseman. I'm vaguely disgusted that
- [Tales from the Colony Room](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tales-from-the-colony-room/) - The history of Soho's Colony Room Club - a gathering place of Bohemians, artists, and free thinkers - established in 1948 by the redoubtable Muriel Belcher and closed in 2008. In that time it was home to a rollcall of Britain's alternative art establishment, and as with many of London's private clubs the source of
- [How To](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/how-to/) - Randall from XKCD has collected a bunch of thought-scoping exercises here about how to solve fairly basic problems (such as how to dig a hole) and then extrapolated to some less-basic ones (such as building a lava moat around your house) in such a way that gets you considering the notion of problem-solving by indirect
- [Tall Tales and Wee Stories](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/tall-tales-and-wee-stories/) - For the first time, comedy LEGEND Billy Connolly has put "pen to paper" to record some of his dizzying array of stories collected over the years and meted out to audiences in packed houses across the globe. You can't begrudge the man for wanting to share. Trouble is, as a huge fan and someone who's
- [How to be Right (in a World Gone Wrong)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/how-to-be-right-in-a-world-gone-wrong/) - Wonderfully written insight into the approaches & attitudes of James O'Brien in being a liberal talkback radio host, and the sorts of thoughts and beliefs he has as he encounters the sorts of callers he has on a daily basis. Ultimately I took his message as one of hope - hope that by asking people
- [The Founder's Tale: A Good Idea and a Glass of Malt](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-founders-tale-a-good-idea-and-a-glass-of-malt/) - A collection of autobiographical stories by the founder of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society which falls just short of being interesting - I'd sort of hoped for more depth on the founding of the society beyond the usual story about how "a few friends bought a cask, then decided to do it again"... and I
- [Robert Plant: A Life](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/robert-plant-a-life/) - Generously written biography of the singer from Kidderminster who caught the eye of Jimmy Page, who would go on to become a golden god of the rock firmament. There's so much more to the Robert Plant story than just Led Zeppelin, and this book admirably captures that - whilst of course a big part of
- [A History of Heavy Metal](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/a-history-of-heavy-metal/) - I've seen the comedy show which this book was based on 1.4 times (long story - but the 0.4 was a manful effort at putting on a performance despite the best efforts of the performer's gastrointestinal tract). Andrew O'Neill can be described as many things - but "passionate about heavy metal" is definitely foremost in
- [Dave vs. the Monsters: Resistance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/dave-vs-the-monsters-resistance/) - 2nd instalment in the Dave vs. the Monsters trilogy - fresh from saving the world, this instalment sees Dave revelling in his newfound adulation in Vegas, when The Horde make themselves known once again. You're not gonna learn anything reading these books - but they are bloody good fun.
- [Dave vs. the Monsters: Emergence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/dave-vs-the-monsters-emergence/) - Proper ludicrous fantasy/fiction here from JB - a deep-drilling oil rig somehow taps through to a banished demon horde civilisation, and a seemingly un-redemptionworthy everyman (Dave Hooper) finds himself imbued with superhero powers to combat them. Plenty of military operations & jargon, a rich fantasy demon-world setting, and all told with JB's signature approachability &
- [March of the Lemmings: Brexit in Print and Performance 2016–2019](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/march-of-the-lemmings-brexit-in-print-and-performance-2016-2019/) - M'colleague Billy went to the launch of this book, which he said was "the most Stewart Lee thing ever" - consisting of the author standing on a riverboat bookshop on a West London canal, reading excerpts from the book through a PA system to the gathered crowd on the shore. I find Stewart Lee's columns
- [Soupy Twists!](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/soupy-twists/) - Following his Blackadder biography, Jem Roberts dips into detail on obvious heroes of his - Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - in this examination of their comic partnership leading up to and focusing on "A Bit of Fry & Laurie". It's apparent that there was a great deal more to this story than I'd have
- [Miracle Brew: Hops, Barley, Water, Yeast and The Nature Of Beer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/miracle-brew-hops-barley-water-yeast-and-the-nature-of-beer/) - Pete Brown goes into a detailed dive into the ingredients of beer in this piece following his wanderings around the world, where he tries to understand different global interpretations of beer and the disparate endpoints that will take you, from what's nominally a simple list of the same ingredients. I love the way Brown writes:
- [From a Certain Point of View (Star Wars)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/from-a-certain-point-of-view-star-wars/) - Bit of a baffling one this - it takes the chronological run of Star Wars (or, if you're hung up on such things, "Episode IV: A New Hope") and then each chapter of this book is a short story written from the point of view of a bit-part character. A sort of "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- [The Cruel Stars](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-cruel-stars/) - John Birmingham's latest dramatic fiction, told in a similar style to his Axis of Time trilogy but this time the setting is a future space colonial civilisation, where aristocratic family corporations run planetary systems, and they come under attack from a deep space movement of insurrectionists thought previously banished from the galaxy. Birmingham's writing is
- [Rather His Own Man: In Court With Tyrants, Tarts and Troublemakers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/rather-his-own-man-in-court-with-tyrants-tarts-and-troublemakers/) - The trouble with trying to be objective about Geoffrey Robertson is that I can't do it. The man's an absolute legend and hero. This autobiography covers his entire life to date, from growing up in suburban Sydney - to the move to England via his Rhodes Scholarship - through to his burgeoning legal career and
- [The True History of the Blackadder: The Unadulterated Tale of the Creation of a Comedy Legend](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-true-history-of-the-blackadder-the-unadulterated-tale-of-the-creation-of-a-comedy-legend/) - Jem Roberts dives into the story & circumstances of the genesis and development of one of the finest British sitcoms ever produced, and one which taught me most of what I know about British history (I won a game of Trivial Pursuit once on the strength of the answer "a groat"). Being such a core
- [i, Kunt: How I became (and remained) a minor internet hit singer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/i-kunt-how-i-became-and-remained-a-minor-internet-hit-singer/) - The story of the rise & disappearance of inane & vulgar lo-fi singer of such minor internet classics as "Have a Wank", "Gentleman's Wash", "I Shit My Pants", "A Lonely Wank In A Travelodge", and the anthem "Fucksticks" - penned by the author himself. A refreshingly honest story from someone who doesn't feel like they
- [The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed the World](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-undoing-project-a-friendship-that-changed-the-world/) - Michael Lewis - mainstay of gripping Financial Services pieces like The Big Short, Liars Poker, Flash Boys et al - zeroes in on the story of Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, and how their theories on decision came to influence western society. Great story, great author.
- [Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/absolute-pandemonium-my-louder-than-life-story/) - Since hearing Blessed on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP!) I became somewhat obsessed with the man, and went & saw him live one evening in Bath, where I bought this book. A really unique character with a powerful grip on living life to the fullest. It's impossible to read without hearing it narrated
- [I'm a Joke and So Are You: A Comedian's Take on What Makes Us Human](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/im-a-joke-and-so-are-you-a-comedians-take-on-what-makes-us-human/) - Managed to *just* sneak this one in under the 2018 radar - Robin Ince has for a long time been one of my favourite comedians, and one whom I've watched reinvent himself and develop since first seeing him in 2006, and seeing his general demeanour grow to be much more tempestuous - alongside a keen
- [Cunk on Everything](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/cunk-on-everything/) - I mistakenly bought this for Liz, and when I handed it over very quickly realised that *I'M* the one of us that likes serially uninformed but doggedly informative broadcaster Philomena Cunk. A tough read from end-to-end, because it's literally a series of short pieces in alphabetically organised topics... but word-perfect for the character, and you
- [The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/the-strangest-man-the-hidden-life-of-paul-dirac-quantum-genius/) - Thorough biography of pioneering quantum physicist Paul Dirac - regarded by his peers as one of the greatest brains of the modern age, but somewhat lacking in personal PR skills. I found it utterly gripping as not only a window into the lives of his peers & mentors (Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Wolfgang
- [What Next](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/what-next/) - I bought this book in order to access a well researched & referenced perspective on the "Leave" side of the European Referendum discussion: the author being a Conservative MEP, and one of the people caught up in the phrase "the architects of Brexit". Whilst the book laid out the argument (or, at least, the author's
- [Bristol Pubs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/bristol-pubs/) - A historical dig through around 45 of Bristol's oldest pubs, covering both central buildings and further afield. A little inconsistent in its detail - some pubs turned up really interesting stories of events or people connected with the place, whereas others almost transparently highlighted the fact that the author had gone to the prison records
- [Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/storm-in-a-teacup-the-physics-of-everyday-life/) - Marvellous bit of science communication, this! Throughout its 280-odd pages it touches on a vast number of scientific phenomena, and each is explained in an approachable, easy, and humorous conversational style. My only complaint is that it didn't go into more detail on any of the topics it glanced across - if you could produce
- [Brew: The Foolproof Guide to Making Your Own Beer at Home](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/review/brew-the-foolproof-guide-to-making-your-own-beer-at-home/) - After half a lifetime of talking about it and watching other friends of mine doing it, m'colleague Adrian and I took the plunge (and, advantage of THE BLACK FRIDAY SALES) and bought some elaborate homebrewing kit. With any hobby comes the inevitable purchase of the first book you buy to tell you how to do

## Whisky Bottles

- [Loch Lomond 10yo Distillery Release 12 "Sherbet Fruit Fizz"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-lomond-10yo-distillery-release-12-sherbet-fruit-fizz/)
- [Inchgower 11yo by North Star Spirits for Meeting of the Minds (Edition 3)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/inchgower-11yo-by-north-star-spirits-for-meeting-of-the-minds-edition-3/)
- [Kilchoman Batch Strength](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/kilchoman-batch-strength/)
- [Clynelish 10yo Chorlton Whisky FF Hogshead](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/clynelish-10yo-chorlton-whisky-ff-hogshead/)
- [Laphroaig 33yo Strong Characters - Donald Johnson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/laphroaig-33yo-strong-characters-donald-johnson/)
- [Bowmore 18yo Whiskysponge no 74 Decadent Drinks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-18yo-whiskysponge-no-74-decadent-drinks/)
- [Artist No 5 Clynelish 20yo (1995) for La Maison Du Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/artist-no-5-clynelish-20yo-1995-for-la-maison-du-whisky/)
- [Torabhaig 7yo as a Thompson Bros Mystery Malt batch 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/torabhaig-7yo-as-a-thompson-bros-mystery-malt-batch-5-2/)
- [Bowmore 11yo by North Star](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-11yo-by-north-star-2/)
- [Torabhaig 7yo as a Thompson Bros Mystery Malt batch 5](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/torabhaig-7yo-as-a-thompson-bros-mystery-malt-batch-5/)
- [Ardnamurchan 6yo 2017 for The McLean Foundation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardnamurchan-6yo-2017-for-the-mclean-foundation-2/)
- [Tormore 10yo Blueprint Bourbon Barrel Finish](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/tormore-10yo-blueprint-bourbon-barrel-finish-2/)
- [Spirit of Yorkshire Filey Bay 10yo 10th Anniversary bottling](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/spirit-of-yorkshire-filey-bay-10yo-10th-anniversary-bottling/)
- [Hibiki Japanese Harmony Blended Japanese Whisky Suntory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/hibiki-japanese-harmony-blended-japanese-whisky-suntory-3/)
- [Highland Park 12yo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/highland-park-12yo/)
- [Clynelish Reserve Game of Thrones House Tyrell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/clynelish-reserve-game-of-thrones-house-tyrell/)
- [Hibiki Japanese Harmony Blended Japanese Whisky Suntory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/hibiki-japanese-harmony-blended-japanese-whisky-suntory-2/)
- [Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1976 by Thompson Bros for Dornoch Castle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/highland-single-malt-scotch-whisky-1976-by-thompson-bros-for-dornoch-castle/)
- [The Glover 14yo Blended Malt Whisky by Adelphi (Scotch and Japanese)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/the-glover-14yo-blended-malt-whisky-by-adelphi-scotch-and-japanese/)
- [Bowmore 11yo by North Star](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-11yo-by-north-star/)
- [Hakushu Distiller's Reserve Japanese Single Malt](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/hakushu-distillers-reserve-japanese-single-malt/)
- [Hibiki Japanese Harmony Blended Japanese Whisky Suntory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/hibiki-japanese-harmony-blended-japanese-whisky-suntory/)
- [Filey Bay single PX cask 2018 Spirit of Yorkshire exclusive for Royal Mile Whiskies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/filey-bay-single-px-cask-2018-spirit-of-yorkshire-exclusive-for-royal-mile-whiskies/)
- [Thompson Bros 8yo North Highland Blend 42.9% for Amazon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/thompson-bros-8yo-north-highland-blend-42-9-for-amazon/)
- [Johnnie Walker John Walker & Sons Celebratory Blend 200th anniversary](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/johnnie-walker-john-walker-sons-celebratory-blend-200th-anniversary/)
- [Clynelish 10yo 2016 Signatory Vintage refill oloroso and new oak hoggies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/clynelish-10yo-2016-signatory-vintage-refill-oloroso-and-new-oak-hoggies/)
- [Clynelish 10yo 2016 Signatory Vintage refill oloroso and new oak hoggies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/clynelish-10yo-2016-signatory-vintage-refill-oloroso-and-new-oak-hoggies-2/)
- [Bowmore 15yo Aston Martin Edition "Golden & Elegant"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-15yo-aston-martin-edition-golden-elegant/)
- [Ardray Blended scotch whisky (Suntory)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardray-blended-scotch-whisky-suntory-3/)
- [Inchmurrin 11yo 2014 Thompson Bros for Woodwinters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/inchmurrin-11yo-2014-thompson-bros-for-woodwinters/)
- [Bowmore 20yo 1996 Old Malt Cask by Hunter Laing (cheers Timmy)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-20yo-1996-old-malt-cask-by-hunter-laing-cheers-timmy/)
- [Benriach 17yo Thompson Brothers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/benriach-17yo-thompson-brothers/)
- [Signatory Vintage 14yo Orkney](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/signatory-vintage-14yo-orkney/)
- [Craigellachie 15yo 2004 44.131 Pine Apples SMWS](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/craigellachie-15yo-2004-44-131-pine-apples-smws/)
- [Bunnahabhain 30yo North Star Spirits batch 002](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bunnahabhain-30yo-north-star-spirits-batch-002/)
- [Kavalan Concertmaster Port Cask Finish Taiwanese Blended Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/kavalan-concertmaster-port-cask-finish-taiwanese-blended-whisky/)
- [Filey Bay IPA Finish Yorkshire Single Malt Spirit of Yorkshire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/filey-bay-ipa-finish-yorkshire-single-malt-spirit-of-yorkshire/)
- [Ardnamurchan 6yo 2017 for The McLean Foundation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardnamurchan-6yo-2017-for-the-mclean-foundation/)
- [Signatory Vintage 14yo Orkney](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/signatory-vintage-14yo-orkney-2/)
- [Stocking Fillers 21yo Highland Single Malt for Royal Mile Whiskies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/stocking-fillers-21yo-highland-single-malt-for-royal-mile-whiskies/)
- [Craigellachie 15yo 2004 44.131 Pine Apples SMWS](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/craigellachie-15yo-2004-44-131-pine-apples-smws-2/)
- [Teaninich 13yo Single Cask Nation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/teaninich-13yo-single-cask-nation/)
- [White Peak 2018 Vintage by The Whisky Trail for Elixir Distillers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/white-peak-2018-vintage-by-the-whisky-trail-for-elixir-distillers/)
- [Stocking Fillers 21yo Highland Single Malt for Royal Mile Whiskies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/stocking-fillers-21yo-highland-single-malt-for-royal-mile-whiskies-2/)
- [Teaninich 13yo Single Cask Nation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/teaninich-13yo-single-cask-nation-2/)
- [Filey Bay single refill sherry cask 2018 for Independent Spirits Retailers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/filey-bay-single-refill-sherry-cask-2018-for-independent-spirits-retailers/)
- [Ardbeg 10yo Cask Strength Committee Bottling](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardbeg-10yo-cask-strength-committee-bottling/)
- [Laphroaig 10yo c1990s (Thanks again, Mr Forbes!)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/laphroaig-10yo-c1990s-thanks-again-mr-forbes/)
- [Springbank 5yo 100 Proof](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/springbank-5yo-100-proof-2/)
- [Cadenheads Creations 18yo Blended Malt "Light Creamy Vanilla"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/cadenheads-creations-18yo-blended-malt-light-creamy-vanilla-2/)
- [Thompson Bros 11yo Loch Lomond 2014](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/thompson-bros-11yo-loch-lomond-2014-2/)
- [Lagavulin Distiller's Edition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-distillers-edition-2/)
- [Glen Grant 10yo 1980s for Italian market (cheers Tim!)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glen-grant-10yo-1980s-for-italian-market-cheers-tim/)
- [Macallan "A Night on Earth: First Light"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/macallan-a-night-on-earth-first-light/)
- [Ardbeg 25yo Committee gift](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardbeg-25yo-committee-gift/)
- [Clynelish 18yo Waxen Sun Special Releases 2025](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/clynelish-18yo-waxen-sun-special-releases-2025/)
- [Tormore 10yo Blueprint Bourbon Barrel Finish](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/tormore-10yo-blueprint-bourbon-barrel-finish/)
- [Springbank 10yo Fino Sherry Cask](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/springbank-10yo-fino-sherry-cask/)
- [Grant's Stand Fast blended scotch whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/grants-stand-fast-blended-scotch-whisky/)
- [Simply Whisky Stay Classy 9yo Glenburgie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/simply-whisky-stay-classy-9yo-glenburgie/)
- [Macallan Harmony Collection - Rich Cacao](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/macallan-harmony-collection-rich-cacao/)
- [Loch Lomond 16 The Falls of Falloch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-lomond-16-the-falls-of-falloch/)
- [Thompson Bros 11yo Loch Lomond 2014](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/thompson-bros-11yo-loch-lomond-2014/)
- [Glen Garioch 21yo 2003 bourbon hoggie from Decadent Drinks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glen-garioch-21yo-2003-bourbon-hoggie-from-decadent-drinks-2/)
- [Thompson Bros 8yo North Highland Blended Malt Scotch Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/thompson-bros-8yo-north-highland-blended-malt-scotch-whisky/)
- [Highland Park 14yo 2005 Single Cask for the Independent Whisky Bars of Scotland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/highland-park-14yo-2005-single-cask-for-the-independent-whisky-bars-of-scotland/)
- [Ardbeg Spectacular](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardbeg-spectacular/)
- [Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo batch 4](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardbeg-traigh-bhan-19yo-batch-4/)
- [Blended Japanese Whisky 21yo Fragrant Drops](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/blended-japanese-whisky-21yo-fragrant-drops-2/)
- [Glenfiddich Solera 15](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glenfiddich-solera-15-2/)
- [Ardray Blended scotch whisky (Suntory)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardray-blended-scotch-whisky-suntory-2/)
- [Dailuaine 9yo 2015 Thompson Bros](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/dailuaine-9yo-2015-thompson-bros/)
- [Ardray Blended scotch whisky (Suntory)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardray-blended-scotch-whisky-suntory/)
- [Simply Whisky Stay Classy 9yo Glenburgie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/simply-whisky-stay-classy-9yo-glenburgie-2/)
- [Johnnie Walker Gold Label Reserve](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/johnnie-walker-gold-label-reserve/)
- [Balvenie travel retail - The Creation of a Classic #holidaybottle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/balvenie-travel-retail-the-creation-of-a-classic-holidaybottle-3/)
- [Balvenie travel retail - The Creation of a Classic #holidaybottle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/balvenie-travel-retail-the-creation-of-a-classic-holidaybottle/)
- [Balvenie travel retail - The Creation of a Classic #holidaybottle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/balvenie-travel-retail-the-creation-of-a-classic-holidaybottle-2/)
- [Old Rarity blended by Bulloch Lade & Co. c1950s](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/old-rarity-blended-by-bulloch-lade-co-c1950s/)
- [Orkney 2010 14yo Signatory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/orkney-2010-14yo-signatory/)
- [Dornoch 5yo cask 144](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/dornoch-5yo-cask-144/)
- [The Chita single grain from Suntory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/the-chita-single-grain-from-suntory/)
- [Thompson Brothers 8yo North Highland Blended Malt](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/thompson-brothers-8yo-north-highland-blended-malt/)
- [Suntory Chita single grain Japanese whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/suntory-chita-single-grain-japanese-whisky/)
- [Lagavulin 16yo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-16yo/)
- [Bowmore 10yo Aston Martin edition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-10yo-aston-martin-edition/)
- [Glenfiddich Solera 15](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glenfiddich-solera-15/)
- [Talisker 8yo Rum Cask Finish 2020 Special Releases](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/talisker-8yo-rum-cask-finish-2020-special-releases/)
- [Johnnie Walker Blue Label](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/johnnie-walker-blue-label-2/)
- [Cadenheads Creations 18yo Blended Malt "Light Creamy Vanilla"](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/cadenheads-creations-18yo-blended-malt-light-creamy-vanilla/)
- [Johnnie Walker Black Label 12yo blended scotch whisky Princes Street Edition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/johnnie-walker-black-label-12yo-blended-scotch-whisky-princes-street-edition/)
- [Lagavulin Distiller's Edition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-distillers-edition/)
- [Glen Garioch 21yo 2003 bourbon hoggie from Decadent Drinks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glen-garioch-21yo-2003-bourbon-hoggie-from-decadent-drinks/)
- [Cambus 30yo Cadenheads single cask single grain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/cambus-30yo-cadenheads-single-cask-single-grain/)
- [Highland Park 10yo Winter (The Seasons) bottled by The Whisky Exchange](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/highland-park-10yo-winter-the-seasons-bottled-by-the-whisky-exchange-2/)
- [Lagavulin 8yo Bicentenary Edition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-8yo-bicentenary-edition/)
- [Lagavulin 11yo Offermann Edition 4 Carribbean Rum Cask](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-11yo-offermann-edition-4-carribbean-rum-cask/)
- [Tormore 10yo Blueprint series - Bourbon cask](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/tormore-10yo-blueprint-series-bourbon-cask/)
- [Loch Do!! Mannochmore 15yo by Decadent Drinks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-do-mannochmore-15yo-by-decadent-drinks/)
- [Talisker Wild Blue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/talisker-wild-blue/)
- [Loch Lomond 18yo miniature](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-lomond-18yo-miniature/)
- [Glen Moray 2017 Port Cask Finish (Distillery hand bottled) 8yo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glen-moray-2017-port-cask-finish-distillery-hand-bottled-8yo/)
- [Glen Moray Peated Fino Cask (Distillery Handfill) 2015](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glen-moray-peated-fino-cask-distillery-handfill-2015/)
- [Loch Lomond 8yo single cask single grain (Rhosdhu) G15.6 "Apple cart and custard" SMWS](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-lomond-8yo-single-cask-single-grain-rhosdhu-g15-6-apple-cart-and-custard-smws/)
- [Strathisla 14yo 58.53 Tropically Total Taste SMWS](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/strathisla-14yo-58-53-tropically-total-taste-smws/)
- [That Boutique-y Whisky Company Single Malt Irish Whisky batch 2 13yo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/that-boutique-y-whisky-company-single-malt-irish-whisky-batch-2-13yo-2/)
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- [Crawford's 3 Star blended scotch whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/crawfords-3-star-blended-scotch-whisky/)
- [Filey Bay Orange Wine Barrique](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/filey-bay-orange-wine-barrique/)
- [Burnside 11yo 2011 Woodrow's of Edinburgh](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/burnside-11yo-2011-woodrows-of-edinburgh/)
- [Speyside(M) 18 Oloroso 2005 cask DRU17-A106-46 Signatory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/speysidem-18-oloroso-2005-cask-dru17-a106-46-signatory/)
- [Blair Athol 11yo "Memories" by Simply Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/blair-athol-11yo-memories-by-simply-whisky/)
- [Highland Park 10yo Winter (The Seasons) bottled by The Whisky Exchange](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/highland-park-10yo-winter-the-seasons-bottled-by-the-whisky-exchange/)
- [Chivas Regal 12yo blended whisky (bottled 1960s)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/chivas-regal-12yo-blended-whisky-bottled-1960s/)
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- [Cotswold Madeira Cask distillery hand-filled](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/cotswold-madeira-cask-distillery-hand-filled/)
- [Bowmore 20yo 1996 Old Malt Cask by Hunter Laing (cheers Timmy)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-20yo-1996-old-malt-cask-by-hunter-laing-cheers-timmy-2/)
- [Blended Japanese Whisky 21yo Fragrant Drops](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/blended-japanese-whisky-21yo-fragrant-drops/)
- [Ardbeg Ardcore](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardbeg-ardcore/)
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- [Lagavulin 11yo Offerman Edition 2: Guinness Cask Aged](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-11yo-offerman-edition-2-guinness-cask-aged/)
- [Longrow 18yo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/longrow-18yo/)
- [Clynelish Distillers Edition 1992 Cl-Br: 170-2g Oloroso cask](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/clynelish-distillers-edition-1992-cl-br-170-2g-oloroso-xask/)
- [Cameronbridge 33yo single cask grain from Cadenheads](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/cameronbridge-33yo-single-cask-grain-from-cadenheads/)
- [Sutherland blended malt 5yo by Thompson Brothers 2023 edition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/sutherland-blended-malt-5yo-by-thompson-brothers-2023-edition/)
- [Cambus 30yo single cask single grain by Cadenheads](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/cambus-30yo-single-cask-single-grain-by-cadenheads/)
- [Loch Lomond 12yo Distillery Edition 7 Tropical Refill](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-lomond-12yo-distillery-edition-7-tropical-refill-2/)
- [Loch Lomond 12yo Distillery Edition 7 Tropical Refill](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/loch-lomond-12yo-distillery-edition-7-tropical-refill/)
- [Talisker 8yo Special Releases 2021](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/talisker-8yo-special-releases-2021-2/)
- [Ron Zacapa Centenario XO #iknowitsnotwhisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ron-zacapa-centenario-xo-iknowitsnotwhisky/)
- [Glen Grant 1992 20yo Creative Whisky Co / Exclusive Malts](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glen-grant-1992-20yo-creative-whisky-co-exclusive-malts/) - I won this one in a contest for buying a rather excellent book.
- [Ardnamurchan 7yo Whisky Sponge Edition 100](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardnamurchan-7yo-whisky-sponge-edition-100/) - Farewell from our universe little #WhiskySponge - maybe we'll see you when we visit #Whiskyland
- [Old Potrero 18th century style whiskey](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/old-potrero-18th-century-style-whiskey/) - Highly recommended to me by a dear departed friend, Dominic Roskrow
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- [Johnnie Walker Gold Label](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/johnnie-walker-gold-label/)
- [Highland Park 18](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/highland-park-18/)
- [Sutherland 5yo Blended Malt 2024 edition Thompson Bros](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/sutherland-5yo-blended-malt-2024-edition-thompson-bros/)
- [Benriach 17yo 2007 Thompson Bros](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/benriach-17yo-2007-thompson-bros/)
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- [Laphroaig 21 Friends of Laphroaig](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/laphroaig-21-friends-of-laphroaig/)
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- [Glenmorangie Tusail OB (Private Edition, made with Maria Otter barley)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/glenmorangie-tusail-ob-private-edition-made-with-maria-otter-barley/)
- [Bowmore 15 Feis Ile 2022](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/bowmore-15-feis-ile-2022/)
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- [Lagavulin 19yo Feis Ile 2019](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/lagavulin-19yo-feis-ile-2019/)
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- [Ardnamurchan 6yo 2017 MacLean Foundation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/whisky_bottle/ardnamurchan-6yo-2017-maclean-foundation/)

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- [crisps](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tag/crisps/)
- [campbeltown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tag/campbeltown/)
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- [Dramboree](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tag/dramboree/)

## Venues

- [Arts Theatre Angas St (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/arts-theatre-angas-st-adelaide/)
- [Playhouse (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/playhouse-adelaide/)
- [Scott Theatre (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/scott-theatre-adelaide/)
- [Thebarton Theatre (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/thebarton-theatre-adelaide/)
- [Governor Hindmarsh (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/governor-hindmarsh-adelaide/)
- [Hammersmith Apollo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hammersmith-apollo/)
- [Apollo Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/apollo-theatre/)
- [Astoria](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/astoria/)
- [Louvre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/louvre/)
- [Cambridge Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/cambridge-theatre/)
- [Barbican Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/barbican-hall/)
- [Saatchi Gallery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/saatchi-gallery/)
- [New Theatre (Oxford)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford/)
- [National Theatre - Olivier](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/national-theatre-olivier/)
- [Kenwood House](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/kenwood-house/)
- [Gielgud Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/gielgud-theatre/)
- [Criterion Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/criterion-theatre/)
- [Trafalgar Studios](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/trafalgar-studios/)
- [Dominion Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/dominion-theatre/)
- [Islington Academy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/islington-academy/)
- [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/theatre-royal-drury-lane/)
- [Richmond Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/richmond-theatre/)
- [Tower of London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/tower-of-london/)
- [Shepherds Bush Empire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/shepherds-bush-empire/)
- [Peacock Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/peacock-theatre/)
- [Prince Charles Cinema](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/prince-charles-cinema/)
- [Riverside Studios](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/riverside-studios/)
- [Royal Albert Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/royal-albert-hall/)
- [Brixton Academy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/brixton-academy/)
- [Odeon Camden](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-camden/)
- [Hen and Chickens (Islington)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hen-and-chickens-islington/)
- [Louis Tussauds (Great Yarmouth)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/louis-tussauds-great-yarmouth/)
- [St Martin's Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-martins-theatre/)
- [Hyde Park](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hyde-park/)
- [Lyric Hammersmith](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lyric-hammersmith/)
- [Greenwich Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/greenwich-theatre/)
- [Hammersmith Palais](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hammersmith-palais/)
- [The Forum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-forum/)
- [New London Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/new-london-theatre/)
- [The Met (Leeds)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-met-leeds/)
- [St Mary-Le-Bow](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-mary-le-bow/)
- [Albery Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/albery-theatre/)
- [Electric Cinema](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/electric-cinema/)
- [Electric Ballroom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/electric-ballroom/)
- [Royal Horticultural Halls](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/royal-horticultural-halls/)
- [Battersea Arts Centre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/battersea-arts-centre/)
- [The Venue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-venue/)
- [Menier Chocolate Factory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/menier-chocolate-factory/)
- [Wembley Arena](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/wembley-arena-2/)
- [Plaza De Toros Las Ventas (Madrid)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/plaza-de-toros-las-ventas-madrid/)
- [Museo del Prado (Madrid)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/museo-del-prado-madrid/)
- [Queens Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/queens-theatre/)
- [Underworld (Camden)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/underworld-camden/)
- [New Wimbledon Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre/)
- [Science Museum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/science-museum/)
- [Waltham Forest Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/waltham-forest-theatre/)
- [Prince Edward Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/prince-edward-theatre/)
- [Regents Park Open Air Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/regents-park-open-air-theatre/)
- [Royal Opera House](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/royal-opera-house/)
- [Somerset House](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/somerset-house/)
- [Earls Court](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/earls-court/)
- [Houses of Parliament](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/houses-of-parliament/)
- [Noel Coward Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/noel-coward-theatre/)
- [Victoria Palace Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/victoria-palace-theatre/)
- [Lyceum Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lyceum-theatre/)
- [Apollo Victoria Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/apollo-victoria-theatre/)
- [Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/cineworld-shaftesbury-avenue/)
- [Palace Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/palace-theatre/)
- [Hoyts Marion (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hoyts-marion-adelaide/)
- [Bloomsbury Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bloomsbury-theatre/)
- [Queens Park Rangers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/queens-park-rangers/)
- [Institute for Contemporary Art](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/institute-for-contemporary-art/)
- [Astoria 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/astoria-2/)
- [Foundry (Shoreditch)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/foundry-shoreditch/)
- [Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/queen-elizabeth-hall/)
- [Lawrence Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lawrence-hall/)
- [NEC Arena (Birmingham)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/nec-arena-birmingham/)
- [Aberdeen Arts Centre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/aberdeen-arts-centre/)
- [Novello Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/novello-theatre/)
- [Natural History Museum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/natural-history-museum/)
- [BFI IMAX](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bfi-imax/)
- [The Comedy Store](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-comedy-store/)
- [The Heineken Experience (Amsterdam)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-heineken-experience-amsterdam/)
- [The Coliseum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-coliseum/)
- [Dingwalls](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/dingwalls/)
- [Shakespeares Globe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/shakespeares-globe/)
- [Wembley Stadium](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/wembley-stadium/)
- [Hayward Gallery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hayward-gallery/)
- [100 Club](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/100-club/)
- [V&A Museum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/va-museum/)
- [Vaudeville Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/vaudeville-theatre/)
- [Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/van-gogh-museum-amsterdam/)
- [ED: The Black Tent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-the-black-tent/)
- [ED: Gilded Balloon Teviot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-gilded-balloon-teviot/)
- [ED: Assembly Rooms George Street](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-assembly-rooms-george-street/)
- [ED: Cow Barn](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-cow-barn/)
- [ED: Assembly Hall on The Mound](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-assembly-hall-on-the-mound/)
- [ED: Assemby Aurora Nova](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-assemby-aurora-nova/)
- [ED: Pleasance Courtyard Grand](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-courtyard-grand/)
- [Usher Hall (Edinburgh)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/usher-hall-edinburgh/)
- [ED: Udderbelly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-udderbelly/)
- [ED: C Central](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-c-central/)
- [ED: Pleasance Courtyard One](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-courtyard-one/)
- [Ambassadors Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ambassadors-theatre/)
- [Fortune Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/fortune-theatre/)
- [World of Mechanical Music](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/world-of-mechanical-music/)
- [Odeon Leicester Square](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-leicester-square/)
- [Wyllots Centre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/wyllots-centre/)
- [Panoramapunkt (Berlin)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/panoramapunkt-berlin/)
- [Haus Am Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/haus-am-checkpoint-charlie-berlin/)
- [Odeon Tottenham Court](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-tottenham-court/)
- [The Roundhouse](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-roundhouse/)
- [Symphony Hall (Birmingham)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/symphony-hall-birmingham/)
- [Vue West End](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/vue-west-end/)
- [Trafalgar Studios 2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/trafalgar-studios-2/)
- [Palladium (Koln)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/palladium-koln/)
- [Vinopolis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/vinopolis/)
- [New Players Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/new-players-theatre/)
- [Arts Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/arts-theatre/)
- [BBC Radio Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bbc-radio-theatre/)
- [Borderline](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/borderline/)
- [St Peters Church](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-peters-church/)
- [Soho Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/soho-theatre/)
- [Iceland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/iceland-2/)
- [Bercy Stadium (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bercy-stadium-paris/)
- [Apollo West End](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/apollo-west-end/)
- [Theatre Royal Haymarket](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/theatre-royal-haymarket/)
- [The Old Vic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-old-vic/)
- [Garrick Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/garrick-theatre/)
- [Sway Bar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/sway-bar/)
- [Sadlers Wells](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/sadlers-wells/)
- [Mirage (Las Vegas)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/mirage-las-vegas/)
- [Rio (Las Vegas)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/rio-las-vegas/)
- [Drill Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/drill-hall/)
- [Palladium](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/palladium/)
- [Leicester Square Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/leicester-square-theatre/)
- [Indigo2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/indigo2/)
- [HC Andersen Slottet (Denmark)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hc-andersen-slottet-denmark/)
- [Kronbourg Museum (Denmark)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/kronbourg-museum-denmark/)
- [Curzon Mayfair](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/curzon-mayfair/)
- [Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lyric-theatre-shaftesbury-avenue/)
- [Zeppelin Museum (Friedrichshafen)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/zeppelin-museum-friedrichshafen/)
- [Playhouse Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/playhouse-theatre/)
- [Proud Gallery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/proud-gallery/)
- [Conway Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/conway-hall/)
- [Scala](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/scala/)
- [Shaw Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/shaw-theatre/)
- [Comedy Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/comedy-theatre/)
- [Old Fire Station (Oxford)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/old-fire-station-oxford/)
- [Koko](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/koko/)
- [Flambards (Cornwall)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/flambards-cornwall/)
- [Chatelet Theatre (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/chatelet-theatre-paris/)
- [Catacombes de Paris](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/catacombes-de-paris/)
- [Pompidou Centre (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/pompidou-centre-paris/)
- [Royal Festival Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/royal-festival-hall/)
- [St Silas Church](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-silas-church/)
- [Delfont Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/delfont-theatre/)
- [Adelphi Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/adelphi-theatre/)
- [O2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/o2-2/)
- [Roundhouse Studio Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/roundhouse-studio-theatre/)
- [Ljubljanski Grad](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ljubljanski-grad/)
- [Etcetera Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/etcetera-theatre/)
- [BFI](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bfi/)
- [Ride The Ducks (Seattle)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ride-the-ducks-seattle/)
- [Studio 54](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/studio-54/)
- [Rockefeller Centre (New York)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/rockefeller-centre-new-york/)
- [Kings Head Crouch End](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/kings-head-crouch-end/)
- [The Phoenix Cavendish Square](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-phoenix-cavendish-square/)
- [Union Chapel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/union-chapel/)
- [Odeon Wimbledon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-wimbledon/)
- [St Pauls Knightsbridge](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-pauls-knightsbridge/)
- [Curzon Soho](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/curzon-soho/)
- [The Garage](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-garage/)
- [Village Underground Shoreditch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/village-underground-shoreditch/)
- [The Troxy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-troxy/)
- [Hilton Tower Bridge](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hilton-tower-bridge/)
- [Udderbelly Southbank](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/udderbelly-southbank/)
- [Hen and Chicken (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hen-and-chicken-bristol/)
- [ED: Traverse](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-traverse/)
- [ED: Pleasance Courtyard Forth](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-courtyard-forth/)
- [ED: Pleasance at Thistle Bar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-at-thistle-bar/)
- [ED: Freemasons Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-freemasons-hall/)
- [ED: Hill Street Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-hill-street-theatre/)
- [ED: Assembly Rooms George Street Supper Room](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-assembly-rooms-george-street-supper-room/)
- [ED: Assembly at Princes Street Gardens](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-assembly-at-princes-street-gardens/)
- [ED: Pleasance Dome](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-dome/)
- [ED: Pleasance Courtyard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-courtyard/)
- [ED: Udderbelly McEwan Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-udderbelly-mcewan-hall/)
- [ED: The Famous Spiegeltent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-the-famous-spiegeltent/)
- [Molyneux Stadium](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/molyneux-stadium/)
- [Civic Theatre (Bedford)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/civic-theatre-bedford/)
- [Barbican Pit Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/barbican-pit-theatre/)
- [Hilton Paddington](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hilton-paddington/)
- [Jazz Cafe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/jazz-cafe/)
- [Canvas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/canvas/)
- [Old Jameson Distillery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/old-jameson-distillery/)
- [Glastonbury Abbey](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/glastonbury-abbey/)
- [O2 Academy Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/o2-academy-bristol/)
- [ED: The Dairy Room](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-the-dairy-room/)
- [ED: St George's West](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-st-georges-west/)
- [ED: Just The Tonic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-just-the-tonic/)
- [ED: Gilded Balloon Billiard Room](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-gilded-balloon-billiard-room/)
- [ED: Udderbelly Pasture Cow Barn](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-udderbelly-pasture-cow-barn/)
- [ED: Pleasance Courtyard Hut](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-courtyard-hut/)
- [ED: The Stand](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-the-stand/)
- [ED: C](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-c/)
- [ED: Greenside Studio One](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-greenside-studio-one/)
- [ED: Gilded Balloon Dining Room](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-gilded-balloon-dining-room/)
- [The Stand](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-stand/)
- [ED: Pleasance Courtyard Two](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-pleasance-courtyard-two/)
- [ED: Underbelly Belly Dancer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-underbelly-belly-dancer/)
- [ED: The Queen's Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-the-queens-hall/)
- [ED: Assembly George Square](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-assembly-george-square/)
- [Edinburgh Playhouse](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse/)
- [ED: Underbelly White Belly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/ed-underbelly-white-belly/)
- [Cadogan Hall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/cadogan-hall/)
- [Aldersbrook Bowls Club](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/aldersbrook-bowls-club/)
- [The Shard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-shard/)
- [Prince of Wales Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/prince-of-wales-theatre/)
- [Harold Pinter Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/harold-pinter-theatre/)
- [Edinburgh Castle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/edinburgh-castle/)
- [Chateau de Versailles](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/chateau-de-versailles/)
- [Watershed (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/watershed-bristol/)
- [The Round Chapel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-round-chapel/)
- [St Martin in the Fields](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-martin-in-the-fields/)
- [ExCeL](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/excel/)
- [Tobacco Factory (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/tobacco-factory-bristol/)
- [Daryl Roth Theatre (NYC)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/daryl-roth-theatre-nyc/)
- [Bristol Hippodrome](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome/)
- [Manchester Apollo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/manchester-apollo/)
- [Museum of Modern Art (NYC)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/museum-of-modern-art-nyc/)
- [The Fleece (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-fleece-bristol/)
- [BBC TV Centre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bbc-tv-centre/)
- [Espace Dali](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/espace-dali/)
- [Tour Montparnasse (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/tour-montparnasse-paris/)
- [Imperial College London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/imperial-college-london/)
- [Shaftesbury Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/shaftesbury-theatre/)
- [Highline Ballroom (NYC)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/highline-ballroom-nyc/)
- [Bristol Beacon (formerly Colston Hall)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/colston-hall-bristol/)
- [Showcase Cabot Circus (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/showcase-cabot-circus-bristol/)
- [Vue Islington](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/vue-islington/)
- [Her Majesty's Theatre (Adelaide)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/her-majestys-theatre-adelaide/)
- [Bristol Old Vic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-old-vic/)
- [Prague State Opera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/prague-state-opera/)
- [Bristol Bierkeller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-bierkeller/)
- [The Lantern at Colston Hall (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-lantern-at-colston-hall-bristol/)
- [Old Billingsgate](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/old-billingsgate/)
- [Bristol County Cricket Ground](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-county-cricket-ground/)
- [St George's Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-georges-bristol/)
- [Showcase Avon Meads](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/showcase-avon-meads/)
- [Redgrave Theatre (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/redgrave-theatre-bristol/)
- [Everyman Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/everyman-bristol/)
- [Exchange (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/exchange-bristol/)
- [Bristol Comedy Garden](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-comedy-garden/)
- [Warner Bros Studios](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/warner-bros-studios/)
- [Lisbon Traditional Boats](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lisbon-traditional-boats/)
- [Museo Nacional de Arquitectura (Lisbon)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/museo-nacional-de-arquitectura-lisbon/)
- [Westminster Abbey](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/westminster-abbey/)
- [Trinity Centre (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/trinity-centre-bristol/)
- [Wardrobe Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/wardrobe-theatre/)
- [Lloyds Amphitheatre (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lloyds-amphitheatre-bristol/)
- [Thekla (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/thekla-bristol/)
- [The Forum (Bath)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-forum-bath/)
- [Wales Millennium Centre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/wales-millennium-centre/)
- [O2 Academy Birmingham](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/o2-academy-birmingham/)
- [Solden Skiarea](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/solden-skiarea/)
- [Thunderbolt (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/thunderbolt-bristol/)
- [St David's Hall (Cardiff)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-davids-hall-cardiff/)
- [Cardiff Wales Stadium](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/cardiff-wales-stadium/)
- [Bristol Zoo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-zoo/)
- [STADEFRANCE (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/stadefrance-paris/)
- [Eden Arena (Praha)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/eden-arena-praha/)
- [St Nicholas Church (Praha)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/st-nicholas-church-praha/)
- [Plymouth Pavilions](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/plymouth-pavilions/)
- [The Electric Bristol (was SWX)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/swx-bristol/)
- [Glee Club (Cardiff)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/glee-club-cardiff/)
- [One Great George Street](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/one-great-george-street/)
- [Louisiana (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/louisiana-bristol/)
- [Grand Central Hotel (Glasgow)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/grand-central-hotel-glasgow/)
- [Duc De Lombards (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/duc-de-lombards-paris/)
- [Musee d'Orsay (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/musee-dorsay-paris/)
- [Musee de la Musique](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/musee-de-la-musique/)
- [O-Chateau (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/o-chateau-paris/)
- [Hotel Salomon de Rothschild (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hotel-salomon-de-rothschild-paris/)
- [Opera Garnier (Paris)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/opera-garnier-paris/)
- [Jermyn Street Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/jermyn-street-theatre/)
- [London TV Centre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/london-tv-centre/)
- [Odeon Panton Street](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-panton-street/)
- [Savoy Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/savoy-theatre/)
- [Hackney Empire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/hackney-empire/)
- [Odeon Marble Arch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-marble-arch/)
- [Odeon Covent Garden](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-covent-garden/)
- [RADA Studios](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/rada-studios/)
- [Imperial War Museum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/imperial-war-museum/)
- [Tassenmuseum (Amsterdam)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/tassenmuseum-amsterdam/)
- [Lexi Cinema](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/lexi-cinema/)
- [Aldwych Tube Station](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/aldwych-tube-station/)
- [National Theatre - Lyttelton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/national-theatre-lyttelton/)
- [Motorpoint Arena (Cardiff)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/motorpoint-arena-cardiff/)
- [Bruichladdich Distillery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bruichladdich-distillery/)
- [Olympia](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/olympia/)
- [The Bond Digbeth (Birmingham)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-bond-digbeth-birmingham/)
- [Blenheim Palace](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/blenheim-palace/)
- [Arena Mexico (Mexico City)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/arena-mexico-mexico-city/)
- [Museo del Tequila Y el Mezcal (Mexico City)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/museo-del-tequila-y-el-mezcal-mexico-city/)
- [Westonbirt Arboretum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/westonbirt-arboretum/)
- [Barfly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/barfly/)
- [The Hob in Forest Hill](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-hob-in-forest-hill/)
- [Bristol IMAX](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/bristol-imax/)
- [Vue Longwell Green (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/vue-longwell-green-bristol/)
- [Principality Stadiwm (Cardiff)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/principality-stadiwm-cardiff/)
- [thestudio (Birmingham)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/thestudio-birmingham/)
- [Odeon (Hereford)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/odeon-hereford/)
- [The Hippodrome (Birmingham)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-hippodrome-birmingham/)
- [Marble Factory (Bristol)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/marble-factory-bristol/)
- [Green Park Brasserie (Bath)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/green-park-brasserie-bath/)
- [The Corn Exchange (Newbury)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/the-corn-exchange-newbury/)
- [Royal Victoria Park (Bath)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/royal-victoria-park-bath/)
- [We The Curious](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/we-the-curious/)
- [Knossos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/knossos/)
- [Merlin Theatre (Frome)](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/merlin-theatre-frome/)
- [Paintworks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/venues/paintworks/)

## Artists

- [Iron Maiden](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/iron-maiden/)
- [Hello Dolly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/hello-dolly/)
- [Henry Rollins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/henry-rollins/)
- [Billy Connolly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/billy-connolly/)
- [Stewart Lee](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/stewart-lee/)
- [Umbilical Brothers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/umbilical-brothers/)
- [GUD](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/gud/)
- [Weird Al Yankovic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/weird-al-yankovic/)
- [Vince Jones](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/vince-jones/)
- [Goose](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/goose/)
- [Ross Noble](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/ross-noble/)
- [They Might Be Giants](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/they-might-be-giants/)
- [Herbie Hancock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/herbie-hancock-2/)
- [Into The Woods](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/into-the-woods/)
- [A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-the-forum/)
- [Reduced Shakespeare Company](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/reduced-shakespeare-company/)
- [Roy Ayers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/roy-ayers/)
- [Sweeney Todd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sweeney-todd/)
- [Bill Bailey](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bill-bailey/)
- [We Will Rock You](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/we-will-rock-you/)
- [Hayseed Dixie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/hayseed-dixie/)
- [Europe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/europe/)
- [Motorhead](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/motorhead/)
- [The Producers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-producers/)
- [Jimmy Carr](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jimmy-carr/)
- [New Model Army](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/new-model-army/)
- [Australian Pink Floyd Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/australian-pink-floyd-show/)
- [John Butler Trio](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/john-butler-trio/)
- [Daniel Kitson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/daniel-kitson-2/)
- [Weezer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/weezer/)
- [Oscar Peterson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/oscar-peterson/)
- [The Cat Empire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-cat-empire/)
- [BBC Proms](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bbc-proms/)
- [Medeski Martin and Wood](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/medeski-martin-and-wood/)
- [Adelaide Gang Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/adelaide-gang-show-2/)
- [Young At Heart](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/young-at-heart/)
- [Dream Theater](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/dream-theater/)
- [Shaolin Monks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/shaolin-monks/)
- [Xavier Rudd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/xavier-rudd/)
- [Robert Plant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/robert-plant/)
- [Marillion](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/marillion/)
- [Porcupine Tree](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/porcupine-tree/)
- [Blue Man Group](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/blue-man-group/)
- [Chemical Brothers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/chemical-brothers/)
- [Orlando Choir](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/orlando-choir/)
- [Patrick Stewart](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/patrick-stewart/)
- [Reel Big Fish](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/reel-big-fish/)
- [Whisky Live](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/whisky-live/)
- [Jethro Tull](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jethro-tull/)
- [The Black Crowes](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-black-crowes/)
- [Sigur Ros](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sigur-ros-2/)
- [BB King](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bb-king/)
- [Les Miserables](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/les-miserables/)
- [Beatallica](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/beatallica/)
- [Rik Mayall](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rik-mayall/)
- [Royal Philharmonic Orchestra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/royal-philharmonic-orchestra/)
- [Mary Poppins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/mary-poppins/)
- [David Gilmour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/david-gilmour/)
- [Ladysmith Black Mambazo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/ladysmith-black-mambazo/)
- [Zappa Plays Zappa](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/zappa-plays-zappa/)
- [Roger Waters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/roger-waters/)
- [Marcus Miller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/marcus-miller/)
- [George Clinton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/george-clinton/)
- [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/red-hot-chili-peppers/)
- [Bauhaus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bauhaus/)
- [Avenue Q](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/avenue-q/)
- [Billy Elliot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/billy-elliot/)
- [The Lion King](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-lion-king/)
- [Dylan Moran](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/dylan-moran/)
- [Wicked](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/wicked/)
- [Spamalot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/spamalot/)
- [Tenacious D](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tenacious-d/)
- [Lez Zeppelin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lez-zeppelin/)
- [Nine Inch Nails](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/nine-inch-nails-2/)
- [Aberdeen Gang Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/aberdeen-gang-show/)
- [William Shakespeare](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/william-shakespeare/)
- [Wildlife Photographer Of The Year](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year/)
- [Comedy Store Players](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/comedy-store-players/)
- [ISIHAC](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/isihac/)
- [Royal Crown Revue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/royal-crown-revue/)
- [Bobby McFerrin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bobby-mcferrin-2/)
- [Muse](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/muse/)
- [Antony Gormley](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/antony-gormley-2/)
- [David Cross](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/david-cross/)
- [Ozomatli](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/ozomatli/)
- [The Easy Star Allstars](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-easy-star-allstars/)
- [Stomp](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/stomp/)
- [Tool](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tool/)
- [Fuerzabruta](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/fuerzabruta/)
- [Brendon Burns](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/brendon-burns/)
- [Tiger Lillies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tiger-lillies-2/)
- [Potted Potter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/potted-potter/)
- [Little Shop Of Horrors](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/little-shop-of-horrors/)
- [Whole Lotta Led](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/whole-lotta-led/)
- [WWE Raw](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/wwe-raw/)
- [Unkle](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/unkle/)
- [Harry Connick Jr](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/harry-connick-jr/)
- [Prague State Opera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/prague-state-opera/)
- [The Mars Volta](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-mars-volta/)
- [Velvet Revolver](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/velvet-revolver/)
- [Dean Haglund](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/dean-haglund/)
- [Focus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/focus/)
- [Th' Legendary Shack Shakers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/th-legendary-shack-shakers/)
- [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds/)
- [Ween](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/ween/)
- [Tim Minchin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tim-minchin-2/)
- [Jay Johnson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jay-johnson/)
- [Rachmaninov](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rachmaninov-2/)
- [Foo Fighters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/foo-fighters/)
- [Mike Wilmot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/mike-wilmot/)
- [Lucy Porter and Stephen K Amos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lucy-porter-and-stephen-k-amos/)
- [Andrew Maxwell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/andrew-maxwell/)
- [Lord Of The Rings Musical](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lord-of-the-rings-musical/)
- [Alabama 3](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/alabama-3/)
- [Zorro](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/zorro/)
- [Polar Bear](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/polar-bear/)
- [The Brent Flood](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-brent-flood/)
- [Martin Martini And The Bone Palace Orchestra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/martin-martini-and-the-bone-palace-orchestra/)
- [Matthew Bourne](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/matthew-bourne/)
- [Cirque Du Soleil](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/cirque-du-soleil/)
- [Penn and Teller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/penn-and-teller/)
- [Victor Spinetti](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/victor-spinetti/)
- [The Kransky Sisters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-kransky-sisters/)
- [Russell Howard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/russell-howard/)
- [French And Saunders](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/french-and-saunders/)
- [Jim Jeffries](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jim-jeffries/)
- [Eddie Izzard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/eddie-izzard/)
- [Ben Folds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/ben-folds/)
- [Fantomas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/fantomas-2/)
- [Robin Ince](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/robin-ince-2/)
- [La Cage Aux Folles](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/la-cage-aux-folles/)
- [Just A Minute](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/just-a-minute/)
- [Chris Cornell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/chris-cornell-2/)
- [Priscilla Queen Of The Desert](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/priscilla-queen-of-the-desert/)
- [Sunset Boulevard](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sunset-boulevard/)
- [A Little Night Music](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/a-little-night-music/)
- [The Prodigy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-prodigy/)
- [The Living End](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-living-end/)
- [Clive James](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/clive-james/)
- [Shlomo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/shlomo/)
- [The Radiophonic Workshop](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-radiophonic-workshop/)
- [Philip Glass](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/philip-glass/)
- [Lynyrd Skynyrd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lynyrd-skynyrd-2/)
- [Bert Jansch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bert-jansch-2/)
- [Canonbury Chamber Choir](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/canonbury-chamber-choir/)
- [Michael Palin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/michael-palin-2/)
- [Hannah Waddingham](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/hannah-waddingham-2/)
- [Spinal Tap](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/spinal-tap-2/)
- [Derren Brown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/derren-brown/)
- [Of Montreal](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/of-montreal/)
- [Sammy J](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sammy-j/)
- [U2](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/u2-2/)
- [Tori Amos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tori-amos/)
- [Ed Byrne](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/ed-byrne/)
- [Dame Edna Everage & Sir Les Patterson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/dame-edna-everage-sir-les-patterson/)
- [Janeane Garofalo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/janeane-garofalo/)
- [Adrian Edmonson & The Bad Shepherds](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/adrian-edmonson-the-bad-shepherds/)
- [Sean Hughes](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sean-hughes/)
- [Carrie Fisher](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/carrie-fisher/)
- [Chick Corea](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/chick-corea/)
- [Barbershopera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/barbershopera/)
- [Andrew O'Neill](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/andrew-oneill/)
- [Rammstein](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rammstein/)
- [The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-bonzo-dog-doo-dah-band/)
- [Eric Clapton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/eric-clapton/)
- [Tim Key](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tim-key/)
- [Pendulum](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/pendulum/)
- [The Magnetic Fields](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-magnetic-fields/)
- [Lucy Porter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lucy-porter/)
- [Rain Machine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rain-machine/)
- [Sweet Charity](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sweet-charity/)
- [The Pajama Men](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-pajama-men/)
- [Tap Dogs](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tap-dogs/)
- [Bon Jovi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bon-jovi/)
- [Them Crooked Vultures](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/them-crooked-vultures/)
- [Michael Winslow](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/michael-winslow/)
- [Stuart Goldsmith](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/stuart-goldsmith/)
- [Tripod](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tripod/)
- [Tinariwen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tinariwen/)
- [John Hegley](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/john-hegley/)
- [Dara O Briain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/dara-o-briain/)
- [Stephen Fry](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/stephen-fry/)
- [Love Never Dies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/love-never-dies/)
- [Hugh Hughes](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/hugh-hughes/)
- [Richard Herring](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/richard-herring-2/)
- [Stephen Hawking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/stephen-hawking/)
- [Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sharon-jones-and-the-dap-kings/)
- [Courtney Pine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/courtney-pine/)
- [Deftones](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/deftones/)
- [Andrew Lawrence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/andrew-lawrence/)
- [Jo Caulfield](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jo-caulfield/)
- [Various](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/various/)
- [David Leddy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/david-leddy/)
- [Seyf & Dobrowolski](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/seyf-dobrowolski/)
- [Anthony Black](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/anthony-black/)
- [Paul Zenon and Mikelangelo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/paul-zenon-and-mikelangelo/)
- [Douglas Coupland](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/douglas-coupland/)
- [Jason Byrne](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jason-byrne-2/)
- [Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/patrick-stewart-and-ian-mckellen/)
- [David Mitchell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/david-mitchell-2/)
- [A Porthole Into The Minds Of The Vanquished](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/a-porthole-into-the-minds-of-the-vanquished/)
- [Chas Early](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/chas-early/)
- [Axis of Awesome](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/axis-of-awesome/)
- [Vikki Stone](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/vikki-stone/)
- [Dwink](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/dwink/)
- [Andover Dance Group](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/andover-dance-group/)
- [Rock the Ballet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rock-the-ballet/)
- [Simon Callow](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/simon-callow/)
- [Andy Zaltzman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/andy-zaltzman/)
- [Steve Pretty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/steve-pretty/)
- [Barts Choir](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/barts-choir/)
- [Jeff Innocent](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jeff-innocent/)
- [Daniel Radcliffe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/daniel-radcliffe/)
- [Don Hertzfeldt](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/don-hertzfeldt/)
- [Judi Dench](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/judi-dench/)
- [English National Opera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/english-national-opera/)
- [Jay and Silent Bob](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jay-and-silent-bob/)
- [Deborah Frances White](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/deborah-frances-white/)
- [Paul Simon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/paul-simon/)
- [Terry Jones and Michael Palin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/terry-jones-and-michael-palin/)
- [Tim Rice](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tim-rice/)
- [Monty Python](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/monty-python-2/)
- [Salvador Dali](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/salvador-dali/)
- [The Spaghetti Western Orchestra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-spaghetti-western-orchestra/)
- [BBC Concert Orchestra](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bbc-concert-orchestra/)
- [Simon Evans](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/simon-evans/)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/devin-townsend-project/)
- [John Cleese](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/john-cleese/)
- [Doug Anthony All Stars](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/doug-anthony-all-stars/)
- [Nils Frahm](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/nils-frahm/)
- [Asian Dub Foundation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/asian-dub-foundation/)
- [Gregory Porter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/gregory-porter/)
- [Deafheaven](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/deafheaven/)
- [Gary Delaney](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/gary-delaney/)
- [Matilda](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/matilda/)
- [The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-men-that-will-not-be-blamed-for-nothing/)
- [Idina Menzel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/idina-menzel/)
- [Greg Davies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/greg-davies/)
- [Russell Brand](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/russell-brand/)
- [Kraftwerk](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/kraftwerk/)
- [Too Many Zooz](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/too-many-zooz/)
- [Adam Buxton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/adam-buxton/)
- [Tim Vine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tim-vine/)
- [Sarah Millican](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sarah-millican/)
- [Calexico](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/calexico/)
- [Andreas Gursky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/andreas-gursky/)
- [My Dad Wrote A Porno](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/my-dad-wrote-a-porno/)
- [Tragedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tragedy/)
- [The Herbaliser](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-herbaliser/)
- [Alan Davies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/alan-davies/)
- [Reginald D Hunter](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/reginald-d-hunter/)
- [Okilly Dokilly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/okilly-dokilly/)
- [Brian Blessed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/brian-blessed/)
- [The Goodies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-goodies/)
- [Greta van Fleet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/greta-van-fleet/)
- [Simon Munnery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/simon-munnery/)
- [Johnny Dowd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/johnny-dowd/)
- [Nick Mason](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/nick-mason/)
- [Bristol Show Choir](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/bristol-show-choir/)
- [Royal Republic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/royal-republic/)
- [The Dollop](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-dollop/)
- [Lianne La Havas](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lianne-la-havas/)
- [Rob Zombie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rob-zombie/)
- [Jean-Philippe Viret Trio](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jean-philippe-viret-trio/)
- [Mozart](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/mozart/)
- [Mick Foley](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/mick-foley/)
- [Sisters of Mercy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sisters-of-mercy/)
- [Doctor Brown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/doctor-brown/)
- [Rainer Hersch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/rainer-hersch/)
- [Greg Proops](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/greg-proops/)
- [Festival of the Spoken Nerd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/festival-of-the-spoken-nerd/)
- [Daniel Barenboim](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/daniel-barenboim/)
- [John Robins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/john-robins/)
- [UCLU Musical Theatre Society](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/uclu-musical-theatre-society/)
- [Patti Smith](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/patti-smith/)
- [Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/michael-palin-and-terry-gilliam/)
- [Lack of Afro](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/lack-of-afro/)
- [Post Modern Jukebox](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/post-modern-jukebox/)
- [Kunt And The Gang](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/kunt-and-the-gang/)
- [Paul Foot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/paul-foot/)
- [Nish Kumar](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/nish-kumar/)
- [Wardrobe Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/wardrobe-theatre/)
- [Nickolls & Perks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/nickolls-perks/)
- [Forbidden Worlds Festival](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/forbidden-worlds-festival/)
- [Pink Floyd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/pink-floyd/)
- [Birmingham Royal Ballet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/birmingham-royal-ballet/)
- [Jerry Sadowitz](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jerry-sadowitz/)
- [Josh Widdicombe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/josh-widdicombe/)
- [Glass Animals](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/glass-animals/)
- [Armando Iannucci](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/armando-iannucci/)
- [The Horne Section](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-horne-section/)
- [Jon Ronson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/jon-ronson/)
- [BEAK>](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/beak/)
- [Led Zeppelin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/led-zeppelin/)
- [Freckle Productions](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/freckle-productions/)
- [The Whisky Exchange](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/the-whisky-exchange/)
- [Alasdair Beckett-King](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/alasdair-beckett-king/)
- [Clutch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/clutch/)
- [Sara Pascoe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/sara-pascoe/)
- [Tall Stories](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/artists/tall-stories/)

## Gig Types

- [Comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/comedy-2/)
- [Opera](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/opera/)
- [Gig/Concert](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/band-gig/)
- [Play](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/play/)
- [Museum or Tour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/museum-or-tour/)
- [Art](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/art-gallery-or-exhibition/)
- [Musical](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/musical-2/)
- [Choral or Classical](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/choral-or-classical/)
- [Spoken Word](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/storytelling-and-spoken-word/)
- [Roller Disco](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/roller-disco/)
- [Film](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/film/)
- [Festival](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/festival-2/)
- [Musical Revue](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/musical-revue/)
- [Theatre](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/theatre-show/)
- [Whisky Festival](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/whisky-festival/)
- [Dog Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/dog-show/)
- [Radio/TV Recording](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/radio-recording/)
- [Debate](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/debate/)
- [Musical Comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/musical-comedy/)
- [Ballet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/ballet/)
- [Cabaret](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/cabaret/)
- [Exhibition](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/exhibition/)
- [Beer Festival](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/beer-festival/)
- [Sport](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/sport/)
- [Wine Tasting](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/wine-tasting/)
- [Kids](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/gigtypes/kids/)

## Movie categories

- [Superhero](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/superhero/)
- [Drama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/drama/)
- [Comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/comedy/)
- [Adventure](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/adventure/)
- [Action](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/action/)
- [Disaster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/disaster/)
- [Dark Comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/dark-comedy/)
- [Documentary](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/documentary/)
- [Animated](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/animated/)
- [Animated Adventure](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/animated-adventure/)
- [Space](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/space/)
- [Space Fantasy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/space-fantasy/)
- [Biopic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/biopic/)
- [Rom com](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/rom-com/)
- [Western](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/western/)
- [Standup Special](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/standup-special/)
- [Thriller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/thriller/)
- [Musical](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/musical/)
- [Heist](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/heist/)
- [Courtroom/Legal](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/courtroom-legal/)
- [Period Drama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/period-drama/)
- [Piece of Shit](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/piece-of-shit/)
- [Horror](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/horror/)
- [War](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/war/)
- [Science Fiction](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/science-fiction/)
- [Crime](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/crime/)
- [Fantasy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/fantasy/)
- [History](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/history/)
- [Mystery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/mystery/)
- [Family](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/family/)
- [Romance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/movie-categories/romance/)

## Tv Show categories

- [Sci Fi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/sci-fi/)
- [Comedy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/comedy/)
- [Drama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/drama/)
- [Documentary](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/documentary/)
- [Animation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/animation/)
- [Satire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/satire/)
- [B-Grade Schlock](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/b-grade-schlock/)
- [Thriller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/thriller/)
- [Political Thriller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/political-thriller/)
- [Panel Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/panel-show/)
- [Standup](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/standup/)
- [Fantasy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/fantasy/)
- [Sitcom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/sitcom/)
- [Talent Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/talent-show/)
- [I Have No Idea How To Categorise This](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/i-have-no-idea-how-to-categorise-this/)
- [Spy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/spy/)
- [Action](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/action/)
- [Crime](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/crime/)
- [Biopic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/biopic/)
- [British Mainstream TV](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/british-mainstream-tv/)
- [Scandi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/scandi/)
- [Game Show](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/game-show/)
- [Reality](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/reality/)
- [Cooking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/cooking/)
- [Period Drama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/period-drama/)
- [History](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/history/)
- [Mystery](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/mystery/)
- [Political Drama](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/political-drama/)
- [Sketch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/sketch/)
- [Law](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/tvshow-categories/law/)

## Authors

- [Graham Farmelo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/graham-farmelo/)
- [James Morton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/james-morton/)
- [Helen Czerski](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/helen-czerski/)
- [James MacVeigh](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/james-macveigh/)
- [Daniel Hannan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/daniel-hannan/)
- [Robin Ince](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/robin-ince/)
- [Brian Blessed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/brian-blessed/)
- [Charlie Brooker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/charlie-brooker/)
- [Jason Hazeley](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/jason-hazeley/)
- [Joel Morris](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/joel-morris/)
- [Michael Lewis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/michael-lewis/)
- [Kunt from Kunt and the Gang](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/kunt-from-kunt-and-the-gang/)
- [Jem Roberts](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/jem-roberts/)
- [Geoffrey Robertson QC](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/geoffrey-robertson-qc/)
- [John Birmingham](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/john-birmingham/)
- [Pete Brown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/pete-brown/)
- [Stewart Lee](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/stewart-lee/)
- [Andrew O'Neill](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/andrew-oneill/)
- [Paul Rees](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/paul-rees/)
- [Pip Hills](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/pip-hills/)
- [Ben Blacker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/ben-blacker/)
- [Renée Ahdieh](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/renee-ahdieh/)
- [Meg Cabot](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/meg-cabot/)
- [Adam Christopher](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/adam-christopher/)
- [Zoraida Córdova](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/zoraida-cordova/)
- [Pierce Brown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/pierce-brown/)
- [Kelly Sue DeConnick](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/kelly-sue-deconnick/)
- [Rae Carson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/rae-carson/)
- [Paul Dini](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/paul-dini/)
- [Ashely Eckstein](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/ashely-eckstein/)
- [Matt Fraction](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/matt-fraction/)
- [Alexander Freed](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/alexander-freed/)
- [Delilah S. Dawson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/delilah-s-dawson/)
- [Jason Fry](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/jason-fry/)
- [Christie Golden](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/christie-golden/)
- [Ian Doescher](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/ian-doescher/)
- [Kieron Gillen](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/kieron-gillen/)
- [Pablo Hidalgo](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/pablo-hidalgo/)
- [Claudia Gray](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/claudia-gray/)
- [Mur Lafferty](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/mur-lafferty/)
- [Ken Liu](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/ken-liu/)
- [E.K. Johnston](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/e-k-johnston/)
- [Tom Angleberger](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/tom-angleberger/)
- [John Jackson Miller](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/john-jackson-miller/)
- [Nnedi Okorafor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/nnedi-okorafor/)
- [Griffin McElroy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/griffin-mcelroy/)
- [Mallory Ortberg](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/mallory-ortberg/)
- [Madeleine Roux](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/madeleine-roux/)
- [Greg Rucka](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/greg-rucka/)
- [Gary D. Schmidt](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/gary-d-schmidt/)
- [Beth Revis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/beth-revis/)
- [Charles Soule](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/charles-soule/)
- [Cavan Scott](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/cavan-scott/)
- [Elizabeth Wein](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/elizabeth-wein/)
- [Paul S. Kemp](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/paul-s-kemp/)
- [Glen Weldon](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/glen-weldon/)
- [Chuck Wendic](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/chuck-wendic/)
- [Sabaa Tahir](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/sabaa-tahir/)
- [Wil Wheaton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/wil-wheaton/)
- [Daniel José Older](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/daniel-jose-older/)
- [Ben Acker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/ben-acker/)
- [James O'Brien](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/james-obrien/)
- [Billy Connolly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/billy-connolly/)
- [Randall Monroe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/randall-monroe/)
- [Darren Coffield](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/darren-coffield/)
- [Charles Spence](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/charles-spence/)
- [James Felton](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/james-felton/)
- [Marty Feldman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/marty-feldman/)
- [Dave Broom](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/dave-broom/)
- [Heathcote Williams](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/heathcote-williams/)
- [Gary Delaney](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/gary-delaney/)
- [David Stirk](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/david-stirk/)
- [Richard Monson-Haefel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/richard-monson-haefel/)
- [Andrew Hunter Murray](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/andrew-hunter-murray/)
- [John Cleese](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/john-cleese/)
- [Nicholas Morgan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/nicholas-morgan/)
- [Billy Abbott](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/billy-abbott/)
- [Philip Rucker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/philip-rucker/)
- [Carol Leonnig](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/carol-leonnig/)
- [Annabel Jones](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/annabel-jones/)
- [Jason Arnopp](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/jason-arnopp/)
- [Matt Parker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/matt-parker/)
- [Malcolm Gladwell](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/malcolm-gladwell/)
- [Adam Branford](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/adam-branford/)
- [Brian Jay Jones](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/brian-jay-jones/)
- [Joel Golby](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/joel-golby/)
- [Steven Levy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/steven-levy/)
- [Simon Donald](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/simon-donald/)
- [Barry Cryer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/barry-cryer/)
- [Mark Steel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/mark-steel/)
- [Michael Ashcroft](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/michael-ashcroft/)
- [Isabel Oakeshott](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/isabel-oakeshott/)
- [Shaun Micallef](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/shaun-micallef/)
- [Gary McCaffrie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/gary-mccaffrie/)
- [Dan Carlin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/dan-carlin/)
- [Lou Sanders](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/lou-sanders/)
- [Alex Bellos](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/alex-bellos/)
- [David Lister](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/david-lister/)
- [Rob Reiner](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/rob-reiner/)
- [Robert Wringham](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/robert-wringham/)
- [Bob Mortimer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/authors/bob-mortimer/)

## Genres

- [Biography](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/biography/)
- [Politics](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/politics/)
- [Science](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/science/)
- [Beer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/beer/)
- [History](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/history/)
- [Bristol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/bristol/)
- [Uncategorised](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/uncategorised/)
- [Psychology](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/psychology/)
- [Autobiography](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/autobiography/)
- [Humour](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/humour/)
- [Fiction](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/fiction/)
- [Sci Fi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/sci-fi/)
- [Space Fantasy](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/space-fantasy/)
- [Drinks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/drinks/)
- [Beer](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/beer-drinks/)
- [Popular Culture](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/popular-culture/)
- [Food](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/food/)
- [Joke Book](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/joke-book/)
- [Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/whisky/)
- [Tech](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/tech/)
- [Cooking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/cooking/)
- [Self Help](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/self-help/)
- [Television](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/television/)
- [Documentary](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/documentary/)
- [Maths](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/maths/)
- [Travel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/travel/)
- [Memoir](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/genres/memoir/)

## Series

- [The Cruel Stars](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/series/the-cruel-stars/)
- [Star Wars Disney Canon Novel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/series/star-wars-disney-canon-novel/)
- [David Hooper](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/series/david-hooper/)

## Publishers

- [Faber Faber](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/faber-faber/)
- [Allen Lane](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/allen-lane/)
- [Eichel](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/eichel/)
- [Random House UK](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/random-house-uk/)
- [Biteback Publishing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/biteback-publishing/)
- [Head of Zeus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/head-of-zeus/)
- [Arrow](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/arrow/)
- [Unbound](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/unbound/)
- [Titan Books](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/titan-books/)
- [Del Rey](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/del-rey/)
- [Headline](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/headline/)
- [Harper Collins](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/harper-collins/)
- [Birlinn](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/birlinn/)
- [Two Roads](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/two-roads/)
- [John Murray](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/john-murray/)
- [Viking](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/viking/)
- [Sphere](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/sphere/)
- [Coronet](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/coronet/)
- [Mitchell Beazley](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/mitchell-beazley/)
- [LRB](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/lrb/)
- [O'Reilly](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/oreilly/)
- [Hutchinson London](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/hutchinson-london/)
- [Crown](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/crown/)
- [Canongate](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/canongate/)
- [Ebury Press](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/ebury-press/)
- [Cornell University Press](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/cornell-university-press/)
- [Bloomsbury Publishing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/bloomsbury-publishing/)
- [British Library Publishing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/british-library-publishing/)
- [Penguin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/penguin/)
- [Ebury Publishing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/ebury-publishing/)
- [Mudlark](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/mudlark/)
- [Simon & Schuster](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/simon-schuster/)
- [tontobooks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/tontobooks/)
- [Weidenfield & Nicolson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/weidenfield-nicolson/)
- [The Do Not Press](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/the-do-not-press/)
- [Hardie Grant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/hardie-grant/)
- [Atlantic Books](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/atlantic-books/)
- [Harper North](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/harper-north/)
- [Bonnier Books](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/bonnier-books/)
- [Go Faster Stripe](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/go-faster-stripe/)
- [Vintage](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/vintage/)
- [Gallery UK](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/reviews/publishers/gallery-uk/)

## Distilleries

- [Ardbeg](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/ardbeg/)
- [Ardnamurchan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/ardnamurchan/)
- [Balvenie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/balvenie/)
- [Ben Nevis](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/ben-nevis/)
- [Benriach](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/benriach/)
- [Benromach](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/benromach/)
- [Blair Athol](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/blair-athol/)
- [Bowmore](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/bowmore/)
- [Bunnahabhain](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/bunnahabhain/)
- [Caol Ila](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/caol-ila/)
- [Clynelish](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/clynelish/)
- [Compass Box](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/compass-box/)
- [Craigellachie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/craigellachie/)
- [Dailuaine](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/dailuaine/)
- [Glen Elgin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glen-elgin/)
- [Glen Garioch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glen-garioch/)
- [Glen Grant](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glen-grant/)
- [Glen Moray](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glen-moray/)
- [Glenburgie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glenburgie/)
- [Glenfiddich](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glenfiddich/)
- [Glenlossie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glenlossie/)
- [Glenmorangie](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/glenmorangie/)
- [Highland Park](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/highland-park/)
- [Inchgower](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/inchgower/)
- [Jameson](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/jameson/)
- [Johnnie Walker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/johnnie-walker/)
- [Kilchoman](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/kilchoman/)
- [Lagavulin](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/lagavulin/)
- [Laphroaig](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/laphroaig/)
- [Loch Lomond](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/loch-lomond/)
- [Lochlea](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/lochlea/)
- [Macallan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/macallan/)
- [Mannochmore](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/mannochmore/)
- [Nc'nean](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/ncnean/)
- [Ron Zacapa](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/ron-zacapa/)
- [Springbank](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/springbank/)
- [Stauning](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/stauning/)
- [Strathisla](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/strathisla/)
- [Talisker](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/talisker/)
- [Teaninich](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/teaninich/)
- [Tormore](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/tormore/)
- [Circumstance](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/circumstance/)
- [Anchor](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/anchor/)
- [Filey Bay](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/filey-bay/)
- [Cambus](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/cambus/)
- [Cameronbridge](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/cameronbridge/)
- [Cotswold](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/cotswold/)
- [Spirit of Yorkshire](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/spirit-of-yorkshire/)
- [Chita](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/chita/)
- [Dornoch](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/dornoch/)
- [White Peak](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/white-peak/)
- [Kavalan](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/distillery/kavalan/)

## Bottlers

- [Berry Brothers & Rudd](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/berry-brothers-rudd/)
- [Cadenheads](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/cadenheads/)
- [Compass Box](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/compass-box/)
- [Creative Whisky Co](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/creative-whisky-co/)
- [Decadent Drinks](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/decadent-drinks/)
- [Elixir Distillers](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/elixir-distillers/)
- [Frisky Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/frisky-whisky/)
- [That Boutique-y Whisky Company](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/that-boutique-y-whisky-company/)
- [Thompson Bros](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/thompson-bros/)
- [Woodwinters](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/woodwinters/)
- [Atom Brands](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/atom-brands/)
- [Scotch Malt Whisky Society](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/scotch-malt-whisky-society/)
- [Fragrant Drops](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/fragrant-drops/)
- [Chivas Regal](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/chivas-regal/)
- [The Whisky Exchange](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/the-whisky-exchange/)
- [Simply Whisky](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/simply-whisky/)
- [Signatory Vintage](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/signatory-vintage/)
- [Woodrow's of Edinburgh](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/woodrows-of-edinburgh/)
- [Crawford's](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/crawfords/)
- [Suntory](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/suntory/)
- [Bulloch Lade & Co](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/bulloch-lade-co/)
- [Single Cask Nation](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/single-cask-nation/)
- [Royal Mile Whiskies](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/royal-mile-whiskies/)
- [Hunter Laing](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/hunter-laing/)
- [Adelphi](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/adelphi/)
- [North Star](https://www.jasonbstanding.com/bottler/north-star/)