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Alex is a former hedge fund manager/commodities trader and author based in Monaco. Born and raised in the socialist regime of former Yugoslavia, under the one-party communist rule, his successful career in investment management took him from his homeland to Venezuela, via Switzerland and eventually Monaco (with a brief spell back home to serve in the last phase of Croatia's war of independence). https://alexkrainer.substack.com ↓ ↓ ↓ Today's podcast is in association NutraHealth365 who manufacture a superb high potency Vitamin D3 supplement called ImmuneX365. As we approach winter, your body's defences are under constant attack from flu, respiratory diseases and the common cold. So now, more than ever, is it essential that you have a robust immune system and as we all know, Vitamin D3 plays an essential role in this. ImmuneX365 is an exclusive and unique formulation that combines effective levels of Vitamins D3, C, and K2, as well as Zinc and Quercetin. This unique combination of nutrients ensures efficient bioavailability of D3, thereby giving your immune system an optimum boost. Take back your health with just two capsules of ImmuneX365 every day. For your peace of mind, all NutraHealth365 orders come with free two day tracked delivery, Go to < http://bit.ly/TheDelingPod > to get yours now. http://bit.ly/TheDelingPod / / / / / / Exciting opportunity to win a multi-million-pound house in Battle, East Sussex with a £5 raffle ticket and at the same time ‘Help HOPE Sussex Community raise 100k' Bella, one of my sharklings, and her husband Nick, located just a quick drive from HOPE Sussex Community are raffling off their stunning house. HOPE have signed up as an affiliate to raise money for their organisation. They're on a mission to raise funds for some exciting projects planned for 2024 including an all-year-round multipurpose space for events, sports, parties, theatre, etc. Participate in this amazing raffle and have a chance to win this gorgeous 5-bedroom house with a swimming pool, all for just £5! Plus, you'll be supporting a very worthy cause. This is more than a raffle; it's a gateway to a new life in a home that blends family living with luxury and tranquillity. You can choose to move in, rent out, or even sell the property. Located in a perfect setting of countryside and convenience, this home is just a 10-minute walk from the historic town of Battle. Easy commutes with the railway station less than two miles away, reaching London Bridge in just over an hour. Nearby towns: Tunbridge Wells, Rye and Hastings are within easy reach as is the beautiful Camber Sands. HOPE Sussex Community is now widely regarded as one of the great success stories to have grown out of the chaos and instability of the last few years. The Home-Ed community grew from a tiny seed into a dynamic and inspirational organisation. Fundraising is a constant focus. The 100K they hope to raise will elevate their dreams beyond words. Ticket sales will also support local charities; The Matthew 25 Mission and Warming up the Homeless. The prize includes stamp duty, legal fees + £10k to help with settling in. Compared to the lottery you have a much higher chance of winning. ENTER NOW and claim your FREE TICKETS with the BUNDLE PROMO RUNNING by scanning the QR code or visiting https://bit.ly/raffallwinadreamhouseHOPE — — — — Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole The official website of James Delingpole:https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk ♦♦♦♦♦ x

The brothers Delingpole convene. ↓ ↓ ↓ Today's podcast is in association NutraHealth365 who manufacture a superb high potency Vitamin D3 supplement called ImmuneX365. As we approach winter, your body's defences are under constant attack from flu, respiratory diseases and the common cold. So now, more than ever, is it essential that you have a robust immune system and as we all know, Vitamin D3 plays an essential role in this. ImmuneX365 is an exclusive and unique formulation that combines effective levels of Vitamins D3, C, and K2, as well as Zinc and Quercetin. This unique combination of nutrients ensures efficient bioavailability of D3, thereby giving your immune system an optimum boost. Take back your health with just two capsules of ImmuneX365 every day. For your peace of mind, all NutraHealth365 orders come with free two day tracked delivery, Go to < http://bit.ly/TheDelingPod > to get yours now. http://bit.ly/TheDelingPod / / / / / / Exciting opportunity to win a multi-million-pound house in Battle, East Sussex with a £5 raffle ticket and at the same time ‘Help HOPE Sussex Community raise 100k' Bella, one of my sharklings, and her husband Nick, located just a quick drive from HOPE Sussex Community are raffling off their stunning house. HOPE have signed up as an affiliate to raise money for their organisation. They're on a mission to raise funds for some exciting projects planned for 2024 including an all-year-round multipurpose space for events, sports, parties, theatre, etc. Participate in this amazing raffle and have a chance to win this gorgeous 5-bedroom house with a swimming pool, all for just £5! Plus, you'll be supporting a very worthy cause. This is more than a raffle; it's a gateway to a new life in a home that blends family living with luxury and tranquillity. You can choose to move in, rent out, or even sell the property. Located in a perfect setting of countryside and convenience, this home is just a 10-minute walk from the historic town of Battle. Easy commutes with the railway station less than two miles away, reaching London Bridge in just over an hour. Nearby towns: Tunbridge Wells, Rye and Hastings are within easy reach as is the beautiful Camber Sands. HOPE Sussex Community is now widely regarded as one of the great success stories to have grown out of the chaos and instability of the last few years. The Home-Ed community grew from a tiny seed into a dynamic and inspirational organisation. Fundraising is a constant focus. The 100K they hope to raise will elevate their dreams beyond words. Ticket sales will also support local charities; The Matthew 25 Mission and Warming up the Homeless. The prize includes stamp duty, legal fees + £10k to help with settling in. Compared to the lottery you have a much higher chance of winning. ENTER NOW and claim your FREE TICKETS with the BUNDLE PROMO RUNNING by scanning the QR code or visiting https://bit.ly/raffallwinadreamhouseHOPE — — — — Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole The official website of James Delingpole: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk ♦♦♦♦♦ x

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Morgoth humbly describes himself as 'just a northern bloke pontificating on a crazy world' but many rate him as one of the most astute cultural commentators online. https://www.youtube.com/@MorgothsReview1 ↓ ↓ ↓ Gold is a great way to opt-out of centrally planned currency by the elites, but it doesn't grow/offer a yield/you can't use it as moneyMonetary Metals offers the ability to grow your total ounces by renting or loaning your gold to gold-using businesses. Earn 2-5% annually on your gold while supporting businesses in the gold industry, or, if you're an accredited investor, you could be eligible to earn even higher yields (double digits) in their gold bond offerings. It's 100% physical and 100% yours. Your metal, you're in control. If you don't like an opportunity, you can opt-out any time. I know this company and have had Keith Weiner on my show several times. They're good people and I trust them. Opt-out of fiat currency and retake control of your money.Get on your own personal gold standard today with Monetary Metals. Visit https://monetary-metals.com/delingpole/ to learn more or get started opening an account. / / / / / / Exciting opportunity to win a multi-million-pound house in Battle, East Sussex with a £5 raffle ticket and at the same time ‘Help HOPE Sussex Community raise 100k' Bella, one of my sharklings, and her husband Nick, located just a quick drive from HOPE Sussex Community are raffling off their stunning house. HOPE have signed up as an affiliate to raise money for their organisation. They're on a mission to raise funds for some exciting projects planned for 2024 including an all-year-round multipurpose space for events, sports, parties, theatre, etc. Participate in this amazing raffle and have a chance to win this gorgeous 5-bedroom house with a swimming pool, all for just £5! Plus, you'll be supporting a very worthy cause. This is more than a raffle; it's a gateway to a new life in a home that blends family living with luxury and tranquillity. You can choose to move in, rent out, or even sell the property. Located in a perfect setting of countryside and convenience, this home is just a 10-minute walk from the historic town of Battle. Easy commutes with the railway station less than two miles away, reaching London Bridge in just over an hour. Nearby towns: Tunbridge Wells, Rye and Hastings are within easy reach as is the beautiful Camber Sands. HOPE Sussex Community is now widely regarded as one of the great success stories to have grown out of the chaos and instability of the last few years. The Home-Ed community grew from a tiny seed into a dynamic and inspirational organisation. Fundraising is a constant focus. The 100K they hope to raise will elevate their dreams beyond words. Ticket sales will also support local charities; The Matthew 25 Mission and Warming up the Homeless. The prize includes stamp duty, legal fees + £10k to help with settling in. Compared to the lottery you have a much higher chance of winning. ENTER NOW and claim your FREE TICKETS with the BUNDLE PROMO RUNNING by scanning the QR code or visiting https://bit.ly/raffallwinadreamhouseHOPE — — — — Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole The official website of James Delingpole: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk ♦♦♦♦♦♦ x

Holiday makers have been left in shock as Pontins announced their Camber Sands site will be closing with immediate effect.  Customers have been told some bookings will have to be cancelled and refunded. Also in today's podcast, snow has been falling across parts of Kent as the Met Office issues a  yellow weather warning for the county. There are warnings for snow and ice as we head into the weekend. People in some parts of the county say they're going weeks without any deliveries from Royal Rail. It's prompted calls from one Kent MP for urgent action ahead of the busy Christmas period. A Strood man says he many be left with no choice but to park illegally after the local authority took away his parking permit because of a "human error".  Despite paying £35 a year since 2002 for a space, Council say it's no longer an option. And in football, the Gillingham boss knows his team will have to step up if they're to cause an upset in the FA Cup this weekend. They're in the second round against Charlton Athletic on Saturday afternoon.  

Easy! If you enjoy this and would like to support my work, you can subscribe to this and or make a dontion on Ki Fi - BUY-ME-A-LAGER https://ko-fi.com/paulcree Greetings, bonjour, what's happening Welcome to Lager Time, fellow patrons of the Lager Nation, as we unwind, we let the lager flow and free our collective minds, or some such bollox.Yes indeed. Apologies for the short absence, these last few weeks I didn't quite anticipate it being this long but here we are, such is life. I am at times, a little disorganised but I've also been pretty busy. There's been a lot of back and forth to London, days at a time, meaning I'm away for my little home studio, there's been a couple of funerals, two weeks in a row, which have both been on Friday's, which is normally my day for putting the podcast out; so I'm sure you'll understand,So what have I been doing? Couple of weeks back, I had the pleasure of working at the Battersea Arts Centre, a place which I've done lots of stuff over the last 14 years, mate. It was the place I first got involved in theatre, had my first professional performing jobs, as well my first jobs, my first assistant roles doing workshop, met Conrad Murray etc etc.So I was back working with the almighty Beatbox Academy (who I've worked with, on and off, for many years.) It was the opening week for their latest show, Pied Piper, which is a re-telling of the classic-story, as hip hop musical, sounds it's all beats, bars, and a lot of singing and some pretty sublime harmonies and melodies. All the sounds are made on stage, by the cast and it's pretty damn good.Conrad Murray, who is the creator of the show and co-director with Ria Parry. Con is a good pal of mine, we set up Beats & Elements together (ten years ago now) – and I know all the cast too, some of which are good friends of mine. Yes I'm biased, but the show is a banger, mate! Fun for all the family.The whole run sold-out and it's had some really good reviews so far, and it now goes on tour, next stop Canterbury if you're down there. So there's a part of the show, which involves some of the younger members of the academy, which I was co-leading on. It was fun, got to go on stage twice a day, to packed out audiences who were having a great time. It was a fun week.I also stepped-up and performed at the Anti-Slam, which is a tongue-in-cheek, satirical take on a poetry slam. It was at the very cool Pleasence Theatre in London. The night itself was really fun, my bit could've gone better to be honest. I really enjoyed writing it, learning it, but I don't think it landed that well on the night. Oh well, sometimes you try these things. I think also, some of the other acts were simply very good. Large up Kareem Parkins Brown who won on the night, and was very entertaining.I also this week passed my driving test, so well done me. First time and all that. 40 years old, mate. Think I got a bit lucky. Means I've got get a little motor now, and generally become a bit more useful to my wife and my family. Which is good, I hopeAlright, so, onto this week's little Young Unprofessional piece. It's the final piece in this first little foray into doing this stuff. Just Another Day(Te) – little wordplay there. I managed to sneakily record it on Tuesday but my little doggies were making a lot of noise which you may hear on the recording. I've enjoyed doing this, I don't know if anyone else has, but you know, I'm only dong this because I like doing it. I want to take a bit of time and go back through them, look at the form of it, so what I can do more of etc etc.  I've got a few older pieces in the Reece character which I might record and put out, for posterity purposes. But well see, mate. As ever, everything on here is a work-in-progress, like my Anti-Slam gig, some things work, some don't, that's the game mate.In the meantime, I've been slowly adding old poems and lyrics, complete with video or audio, onto my website if you fancy taking a look - https://paulcree.co.uk/lyricsandpoemsSome more links below to support my work (or in the podcast description)That's it for nowI'll be back with something, probably in a couple of weeks timeKeep it Larger than lifePeas and tatersPaulIf you're able to, these are ways you can support my workTHE SUBURBAN BOOKMy 1st book collection of stories and poemswww.paulcree.co.uk/shopBeats & Elements: A Hip Hop Theatre Trilogy2 plays I co-wrote plus Denmarked by Conrad Murrayhttps://paulcree.co.uk/shop/beats-and-elements-a-hip-hop-theatre-trilogySTREAM TOAST IN THE MACHINE EPhttps://paulcree.hearnow.com/toast-in-the-machineBUY-ME-A-LAGERhttps://ko-fi.com/paulcreeSHOW LINKSPiped Piper @ The Gulbenjier, Canterbury Dec 6th 10thhttps://thegulbenkian.co.uk/events/pied-piper/Kareem Parkins Brown – Poethttps://www.instagram.com/parkinsbrown/Conrad Murrayhttps://www.conradmurray.org/Just Another Day(te)So we'd agreed Thursday for the date with Alice. Date. Can't believe I'm saying that, what happened to just, having a drink? Going a drink? Anyway, it was a Thursday. ‘ave that Stuart, a Thursday, priorities, mate! Be At One cocktail bar in Holborn. Despite vowing to not tell anyone, I told pretty much everyone; which totals about seven people. Such as to say, whilst I was making my way there, I received three text messages all wishing me good luck. Even Diane from work sent me one?! Diane… was she hinting at… na.Do people do that before someone goes on a date, though? Surely for some cosmopolitan young twenty something Londoner, especially a geezer, who probably does this type of thing all time all the time, they don't get those sorts of messages, do they? It was hard not to read too much into those texts. It felt as if they're were saying ‘Reece, we don't know how this has happened, or how desperate this person is, but you're going on a date, good luck, son, you'll need it'-  but it did make me realise I probably shouldn't have told anyone, probably. I was a bit embarrassed, I don't like drawing attention to myself like that, it's to exposing.  Even Gary sent me a good luck message, of sorts. It said ‘Do the business, mate, you can't be a nonce your whole life.' He meant well.I went straight from work. Got changed in the carzi. Took off my work shirt, and changed into a long-sleeved blue one that I'd bought in Topman. Kept, my work trousers and shoes on. I guess I looked kind of smart? It was about as smart as I'd get. Ideally, I'd least have the Air Max on, and maybe a Lacoste polo, letting her know I've got the street-geezer edge, little bit hip hop little bit football casual, but I was worried this bar would have a dress-code. Fucking dress codes. I didn't want to be late, so I got there early, like really early, and walked over to the bar. I don't normally go in cocktail bars, only really when I'm on dates, or birthday parties. I don't really go on dates, and don't have that many mates, so I don't really go in cocktail bars; unless it's some work doo. Basically, I don't go in cocktail bars. I looked inside and it was packed full of young 20's and 30's types. Some in couples, some in groups, some looking like the post-work crowd; still boozing. I figured it was too early to go in, especially on my ones, so I bopped round to The Crown, safer-ground, where I'd met that prick Stuart Simmons a few weeks before; he who put me onto this Gumtree online dating caper. It'd come full circle.‘Look at me now Stuart, I've made it, I'm on a date, you can't laugh at me now… and I've still got your Spiderman Game on the PS1! I'm gonna make love to this girl with that on in the background, on pause, just looping around. And what, bruv?!'He's a prick, but I guess he had done something good here. Alice seems really nice, from the computer anyway. And she's a teacher, with like, a proper job, a career. I'm probably out of depth here. There was a lot at stake. I was excited, and nervous, and anxious; I'd been thinking about it all day, all week. I pretty much did nothing back at work, which is only slightly less than what I normally do.I got a pint of that Alpine lager in, told myself I had time to kill, so sip it slow. Yea. Something else must've kicked in and overrode that internal command, because I did it in about four gulps; without even noticing. It's like I couldn't help myself, like my right hand was a magnet to the glass and my elbow was automated to go up and down and I didn't know where the off-button was. It just goes down to easy. I was trying to read a copy of the Metro on the table, but no words were going into my brain. Just staring a picture of Frank Lampard celebrating a goal for Chelsea. I wonder what Frank Lampard would be doing in my position.All I could think about were various scenarios of me impressing Alice, with my suave free-spirit-creative-vibes, but with the coating of a geezer who's got a bit about him. Not some posh kid who writes poetry on a tree-protest. Obviously. She needed to know that I was good guy, but I weren't no melt, like Stuart Simmons, or any of his London mates.Three pints later and I had half-an hour before we were due to meet. I was gassed-up and already fizzing with that lager buzz, feeling good but also like I shouldn't have drunk all that booze, a few burps slipping-out, worried that I might've already crossed that threshold, when talk just goes into turbo breeze and I'm just spouting hot air, like a malfunctioning kettle close to boiling point or more like implosion.I slipped in to the carzy for a Pat Cash and a sneaky spray of a Hugo Boss miniature, that I'd bought off Kemal from work, he had a load of them so I bought a set; some mate of his that worked in Duty Free or something; was getting job-lots of them. Whilst I was washing my hands, I noticed the jonny machine. Up until that point, the thought of banging, sleeping together, hadn't even occurred to me. I'd been pretty much entirely focused on hoping she was cool, whilst not making a complete dickhead out of myself, which I was at permanent risk of doing. It'd been a good while since I'd even got close to a chick like that, for even a kiss, let alone anything else. What was I meant to do here? I certainly wasn't planning on bangs, I felt lucky enough to even have a toenail in the door with a chick, a girl, a female, a lady, a women, with a job, and a career, and opinions, and a sense of humour, who seemed really nice, and funny, this was far from a sealed deal. Yet, what am I meant to do here? There's clearly some sort of rules to this caper; rules which have passed me by. If it went well, and things heated up a bit, she might think I was naïve if I didn't have them? Or reckless? But then, if I did, she might think I'm too presumptuous? Arrogant even? Disrespectful? I didn't want to be any of those things. This debacle was stressing me out. I stood there by the sink and wondered if many a geezer had been in this predicament, like Frank Lampard, where, whatever you did, you were probably gonna get it wrong. I thought about texting Gary, but then I knew what he would likely say. I had no idea what Frank Lampard would say, probably some football platitude about the lads putting in a good shift. So I rung Stuart, he laughed and told me to buy them, just to be on the safe side, figuratively and literally. Good advice, I thought and despite being a melt, he seemed to have done alright with the ladies of late. It's like he came into his own at uni or something. Lord knows how, he played Warhammer when we were kids, not even I had the temerity to do that (though I can't lie, I was tempted.)So I bought a pack of jonnies. The process of popping a couple of nuggets in the machine and the packet coming out, made me feel good, like a man, or something, sort of. I actually had a reason to be buying jonnies, for once. I was hoping another geezer would come in the carzy, like Frank Lampard, and see me buying the jonnies, like it's nothing, and give me that nod of respect. Not like back when we were teens when we'd would take turns to buy them in the shopping centre toilets, fill them up with water and throw them off the top floor.I stuck the rubbers in my pocket, which left a bit of a bulge but I had nowhere else to put them.  Bowled out that carzy, three pints in, a bit lagered-up, jonnies in my pocket, wearing that alpha-male swag like I'd just bought it from a fancy dress shop; felt good though, even if I had no idea what the fuck I was doing. Being half-cut at least made me forget, how woefully unprepared I was, for any of this.Alice sent me a text saying she was running ten minutes late. I could deal with that, I thought, and my fears were numbed enough from those pre-pints to step into the cocktail place on my Jack Jones. She messaged me, which to me was a good-sign, she hadn't ghosted me yet, like that time in year nine when Natalie Longden agreed to go to the cinema with me, but never turned up and I stood outside the ABC for two hours.It looked like a few of the post-work boozers had cleared out as a couple of tables had come free. Stepped up to the bar, picked up a menu and looked at it for all of about ten seconds; there were multiple cocktails on there, none of which I knew what they were, and I didn't have the patience to read the ingredients; so I got another pint in; they had kronenburg on tap; which considering I was three pints in, on an empty stomach, weren't the best idea. Kroenburg was in the naughty club; up there with Stella; personal favourite of mine, but I knew to tread carefully. I had a penchant for the naughty lagers but had gotton myself in trouble on those, many, many times before. But there were other forces at work here, familiarity won out, revealing I know nothing about cocktails, or much else for that matter.I sat, or perched, like a budgie, on this awkwardly high stool by the awkwardly high, tiny round table. Who actually wants to sit at these? They're so uncomfortable. I took regular small sips of the pint, and kept the phone in my hand, routinely reading the messages she'd sent me, nodding my head along to the generic house music, which was just about at background level, that no one else was listening too. I'd gone from feeling alright to shaking, and I couldn't stop tapping my foot, to the point where I wobbled the table and spilt a bit of the pint, which went on my hand and on my shirt. I managed to get some napkin form the bar, to wipe off the booze, some of which had also gone on my phone, when Alice rung me. Shit. I sort of panicked and said ‘hello' – voice going up an octave, and could about make out a female voice with a slight northern accent, saying‘I'm here, where are you?'I look up, and no more than ten metres away is this small, petit girl with dark blonde hair, with glasses, shoulder length, wearing a cream jacket, with a big clutch bag on her shoulder, blue jeans, flat converse trainers, standing there on her phone, looking around. She looked alright, bit small, but shit, alright, mate. And she's wearing trainers. Should've worn mine!‘I think I can see you ‘I said, napkin stuck to my arm, which I'd just realised. She turns round and sort of clocks me and walks forward. I unstuck the tissue, awkwardly climbed off my perch to greet her.  She looked kind of tentative walking towards me. Fair enough, I'm a stranger, you don't know me etc. I might be a nonce or something, which I'm not, obviously, or wait maybe it's not that obvious? Shit, I hope not. But she don't know that I'm not a nonce, so she was tentative, nervous. Like me.  Maybe she's  a nonce?As she's walking towards me, I'm thinking; what do I here? Is this a handshake thing, a hug thing, a kiss on the cheek thing? A two kiss on the cheek thing? What would Frank Lampard do? But before I knew it, I'd gone for some clumsy hybrid of a handshake and a hug and almost like fell into her. I got close enough to know her head came pretty much just by my chest, and that she smelled nice, even if she did have to lean back to avoid me crashing into her..‘Sorry' I said, I weren't quite sure what to do there.'She laughed though, and said ‘hello, I'm Alice.' It was a nervous laugh, but you know, understandable. ‘It's alright', she said, ‘we can hug.' And we hugged, and she still smelt nice.As first impressions go, I don't think I was doing that well. She had to climb a bit to get on the stool, and laughed while doing it. Do I laugh here? Is that appropriate? That would draw attention to her petiteness and I don't think I'd earned that right yet. But we get into the small talk anyway, how's your journey and your day so far and all that caper. I can do that bit, but I could already hear the wind-chimes indicating that I could unleash a whirlwind of turbo breeze at any minute, and talk a load of complete bollox, scaring her away. Had a cursory glance at my pint and I was already two thirds down. Do you want a drink, I said? She said ,yes please, and asked me to choose her a cocktail, that's a good sign right, bit flirty, but shit, she's gonna realise I know nothing about cocktails. I came back with a Long Island ice tea because that's the only one I'd heard of. She looked surprise and went, ‘ok, that's a strong one'. Not sure what that meant, though, but I don't think it was good.At the bar I spied they had bottles of Peroni so I downgraded myself to that, I had to keep the storm at bay, otherwise all hell would break loose, and I was already close. I was at the four-pint threshold with no food and a big potato sack of nerves, raging through me. This was a terrible combination; this was going to take all my mental powers to hold it together.She seemed a bit reserved, and was looking around a bit, whilst we were talking, this wasn't a good sign. I was trying to compensate for this with more chat, which was increasingly looking like bollox. However, I'd noticed she had a slight northern accent and asked her where she was from. She seemed receptive to this question and told me she was from some town in Lancashire, which she said was a bit of a dump but didn't mind it, as it was where she grew up, I respected that. Came to London for uni and stayed ever since. I then got her talking about her job, and what she liked about it, which was good because it meant I wasn't talking, and I knew a little bit about teaching. She genuinely seemed to love her job, some little primary school in Notting Hill and the more she talked, the more cool she seemed. She had a lovely smile. Slight gap between the teeth but it was cute. Not the best looking chick ever, but you know, she was alright. She then asked me the same question. I guess that's what this game is, when you're both a bit nervous, and trying to be polite, you ask each other questions and while they're talking you try to think of something witty to say whilst also trying to not be a dickhead; which for me, was proving very, very difficult. I told her about New Town, and growing up there and never really doing much.‘So you just came to London then? No uni?'Pretty much I said, expecting to think I was some kind of looser. From the sounds of it, where she's from, geezers like me don't leave. Which was a bit like New Town. I guess I am a bit different in that respect. Good for you she said, Uni was the only way I was ever gonna get out.We get on to the next drink, I'm just about holding back the drunkenness, I think she could tell, shouldn't have been late then, Alice?! She has a Martini this time and buys some crisps, which was a touch, as I think I needed some kind of sandbag in my liver to absorb some of the booze.  I could see she was relaxing a little bit more. I noticed her at the bar, texting, who though? She came back with a smile, of sorts, and some crisps. So where's your favourite place to go on holiday then?Bollox, I could lie here but fuck it.I haven't been on holiday in years, I said. We used to go to Camber Sands when I was a kid, had a couple of lads holidays which to be honest were a bit shit, just got sunburn and spent loads of money. She laughd at that. I've never been there but I'd like to see the middle east, maybe, like all of it. Iraq, Irsael, Iran, Syria I dunno. Never been to any of them.Interesting, how come? She said.I dunno, something about the region interesrts me.Like what? She said, really looking at me. I couldn't hold her stare for long, I looked at the beermatI dunno. Three of the worlds major religions are from there, in that one little spot on the map, so much of we know. The old spice roads and the ancient civilisations and all that. I dunno, maths and science, and discoveries and, like other stuff. Just find it interesting, it's like the middle of the world or something.Not quite the answer I'd expected but fair enough. You ask me a question? Go on.Shit, she was taking control, and I had no idea what to asj.‘Erm do you like music?'She laughed, that's a rubbish question, you've already asked me this question in one of your messages.Oh yea.She laughed again, ‘also, who doesn't like music?'I dunno, there's bound to be some perverts out there who don'tShe laughed again. ‘Perverts?'Shit, I'm not even trying to make her laugh here, but she's laughing. Is she laughing at me though?.My dad doesn't really like music, you calling him a pervert?What?! Na, na, er not at all.It's alright, I'm just teasing ya… he is a pervertReally?.... Oh right…Course he's not, I'm just teasing you again.Oh, ok.Jesus, she was playing me!Ok, next question then?Erm who's your favourite celebrity?Another corker of a question.SorryStop saying sorry. I'll answer it though. Gloria Estefan. Me and mum love her, sometimes we stand in the kitchen and sing Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, mainly when dad is out, as he hates it. So what about you then?I hate these questions, had no idea what to say.Err Frank Lampard.The footballer?YeaWhy?He's err a role model, kinda there when I need him, sort of.I've no idea what that meant, why did I say that?She laughed again, looked at me for a few seconds then checked the time on her phone, looking a bit mor anxious. We chatted a bit more, I talked this time about my family, Tanya who's a cousin, my job. She seemed more and more occupied, though, and checked her phone again.Do you want another drink? I saidNo you're alright, I've gotta head off. It's almost ten and I'm up up early, so if you don't mind I'm gonna say goodbuy.Shit. Suddenly her demeanour had changed a bit, I think she'd seen through me.Ah no worries, I should probably get off myself off as well, I've enjoyed it though.Yea she said, unconvincingly, whilst climbing down off her chair and opening her handbag.I got up myself, to sort of see her off, with no idea what to do, so I tried to play it cool and look like this was all fine, you know business as usual but suddenly feeling awkward and before I knew that automated arm was doing its own thing again, and had reached into my pocket for my oyster card, and without thinking pulled out my wallet, and the pack of jonnies, and plonked them on the table; before I could even register what I was doing.She looked at them, then at me, with a sort of bemused look. I didn't know what to say.Oh shit sorryShe looked at me, what are you sorry about? I didn't mean to get those out. I weren't suggesting anything, I forgot they were in there. Do you want me to walk with you to the tube station?She ignored the question. Do you always get those out on first dates?No… I didn't know what to do, my mate advised me to get them just in case..Just in case what?! She seemed pissed-off, now. And who is this, mate? Frank Lampard?!Was she brining Frank into this before, he didn't do anything. I didn't saying anything, and then in some sort of desperation repeatedDo you me to walk you to the station?No I'm fine, thankyou. It was nice meeting you.No kiss, no hug, no handshake, she just turned and walked off, didn't even look back. I slumped back down, elbow on the tables, head in hands. I blame Stuart. Dickhead.I was blasting out Broken Wings again on the train home. Did the routine,  Got off, kebab, smashed that, sauce in my chin, back to the flat, straight to bed. I wasn't going too as I knew it was a lost cause but decided to send her a text message and apologised for my clumsiness. Explained that I didn't really know what the correct thing to do was, so I was just being precautious. She didn't reply.Next day at work, Dianne weren't in and I was low down enough on most peoples priority list, to not give a shit about the fact that I'd gone on a date, so no one asked me, which was a good thing. I'd come to the conclusion that the whole date was a little like a Division Two side getting a plum cup-match against a Premier League outfit. Of course, I was the underdog going into it, no one expecting me to actually doing anything, just hoping for some of that cup magic. Held my own for a bit, showed a few glimpses of something and then eventually collapsed, standard I suppose.Got to about 5pm, whilst pretending to look at this customer, my phone vibrates and it's Alice. She said sorry she'd not replied and don't worry about the whole thing. She had some bad family news whilst we were there and said she'd overreacted a bit, was a bit upset and maybe in a few weeks, did I want to go out again?Shit. Sick! I didn't know what to do here? I mean obviously my answer was yes, but like when do I respond?? Leave it a couple of days? What would Frank Lamp… oh fuck that. No worries, I said, and yes I'd like that. Speak to you soon, Reece. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cree.substack.com

Beach yoga is on the agenda for this week's Ryecast as I join Joanna Allen from “The Humble Warrior” for one of her classes on Camber Sands. She's back in Rye after some huge life changes which have seen her leave behind a highly stressed job in fashion and replace it with teaching meditation and mindfulness. She says: “From what I was doing then to what I'm doing now, I'm totally unrecognisable. It's so different but so much better.”After the class we grab a coffee at Camber Landing as Jo tells me about how the nature around Rye inspires her, leaving the stresses of London life behind, and how she enjoys helping others through her sessions. As well as yoga on the beach, there's a yurt in Appledore where she hosts retreats including full moon ceremonies. She tells me she doesn't miss her old lifestyle. "I'd just come back from a gruelling trip and discovered a new yoga class setting up at the end of my road. I knew things needed to change, so I gave it a go. And here I am now!”You can hear more about Jo's journey, and how I got on with my first yoga class (spoiler alert: I'm not very supple...), on this week's Ryecast podcast Find out more about Jo Allen, beach yoga and her retreats here https://www.the-humblewarrior.co.uk/Namaste.

Fed up with the cheesy antics and shameless self-promotion of typical wedding disc jockeys, Mary Nisi founded Toast and Jam in 2005 based on the idea that her clients and guests should be entertained, not overshadowed. Music-obsessed since childhood, Mary got her start in community radio and began DJing events when a listener called the request line and asked if she would DJ their wedding. Since then, the company has provided the soundtrack to thousands of weddings and events in Chicago and beyond, most notably for Barack & Michelle Obama, Valerie and Laura Jarrett, Vince Vaughn, and this one afterparty for every important NASCAR driver who was all very amused by the fact that she knew not one of them by name, amongst many, many others. She is a founding member of the Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) and the CHIRP Record Fair & Other Delights and currently hosts "The Noonday Underground" on Mondays from noon to 3 pm on CHIRPradio.org. She's DJed at numerous spots around Chicago including The Whistler, Cole's Danny's (RIP!), Schuba's, The Burlington, Delilah's, and Smashing Time, the legendary Saturday night dance party at The Hideout, as well as abroad at All Tomorrow's Parties, the celebrated music festival in Camber Sands, England. A graduate of DePaul University and a native of Omaha, Nebraska, Mary has been featured on NPR's All Things Considered, Chicago Public Radio, CS Brides, The Knot, Wedding Wire, The Atlantic, Chicago Tribune, Brides Chicago, Martha Stewart Weddings and TimeOut Chicago. She is also a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10000 Small Businesses Program. In 2022, she launched the podcast All Up In My Lady Business. Mary is also the creator of the Toast & Jam Lab, an online course to help Mobile DJs Grow & Scale their businesses. Mary fills the rest of her time with beekeeping in her Evanston, IL,  backyard, sewing in the basement, downhill skiing, watching Jeopardy!, and bicycling around the neighborhood with her husband, John, and son Sebastian. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2djs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2djs/support

Kate Moss came to fame in the 1990s, and her distinctive look went on to embody the era of Cool Britannia. She has appeared on the cover of hundreds of magazines and starred in campaigns for many of the top fashion houses. She has made cameos on film and television and inspired artists including Lucian Freud, Tracey Emin and Marc Quinn. Kate was born in Croydon in 1974. When she was 14, she was spotted at JFK airport by Sarah Doukas who signed her to her modelling agency. Two years later Kate was on the cover of the style magazine the Face – one of a series of photographs shot on Camber Sands by Corinne Day. The images were raw and natural and Kate's slight, delicate build, in stark contrast to the curvaceous supermodel silhouette that had defined the decade, heralded a new era in modelling. Kate moved on to high profile campaigns for the designers Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs. In 1993 she appeared on the cover of British Vogue for the first time. Later her waif-like figure attracted criticism from some commentators who thought some of her photographs glamorised thinness. In 2013 Kate received a Special Recognition award at the British Fashion Awards, acknowledging her 25-year contribution to fashion. Kate set up her own talent agency in 2016 and one of the agency's first signings was her daughter Lila. DISC ONE: Back to Life by Sunday Service and Jazzie B (Soul II Soul mix) DISC TWO: A Whiter Shade of Pale (Live) by King Curtis DISC THREE: Harvest Moon by Neil Young DISC FOUR: Life on Mars by David Bowie DISC FIVE: Oh! Sweet Nuthin' by The Velvet Underground DISC SIX: Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones DISC SEVEN: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison DISC EIGHT: Madame George by Van Morrison BOOK CHOICE: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry LUXURY ITEM: A cashmere blanket CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: My Sweet Lord by George Harrison Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

A Kent mum is calling for disposable barbecues to be banned from beaches after her son was badly injured. Alex, 12, stood on one that had been buried in the sand during a school trip to Camber Sands. The metal cut the back of his ankle, severing his Achilles tendon. Hear what his mum Lucy Gottelier has said about it and what she wants to see done. Also in today's podcast, if you moan about your children playing on their computers for too long - what do you think about them doing it at school? We're asking be because a school near Dartford is giving students the chance to get a BTEC qualification in competitive video gaming. Wilmington Academy is one of the first in the country to offer it - hear from a student and the principal. A community hub in Gravesend, which helps people of all ages with inclusivity has been nominated for a national diversity award. The Grand Healthy Living Centre helps tackle issues in society. Highly toxic plants, which can cause serious skin burns, have been found near a public footpath in East Malling. Giant Hogweed can grow to 15 feet tall and is also really dangerous for our pets. And in sport, hear from the Maidstone men who're training to row the Atlantic - despite never having rowed before. The pair are taking part in a challenge said to be the toughest in the world.

143. Rave on, children, RAVE ON! It's time for a return visit (FINALLY!) to Camber Sands, UK for the 24th annual Rockabilly Rave! Join me for a 3 hour pre-party sure to get you in a rockin' good mood. We're celebrating the BEST all-rockabilly weekender in the world with a dangerously cool selection of tracks from most of the bands performing this year at The Rave. Go bop, jive & stroll crazy with tracks from The Nite Howlers, Mitch Polzak, Paul Ansell's No. 9, The Radions, Lynette Morgan, The Go Getters, Toto & The Raw Deal, Danny-O, The Crawdads, Red Hot Riot, Legacaster, Deke Dickerson & The Whippersnappers and even The Bellfuries! As always, an expertly curated assortment of vintage 50's-era rockers to compliment the best new rockin' recordings! PLUS, an exclusive live chat with Rave organizer Jerry Chattabox (!) to find out what's new & improved for Rave #24. It's the perfect program to get you ready for some serious RAVE-action, it's DJ Del Villarreal's "Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!" 

“Stayed overnight in Camber Sands, East Sussex. Was hoping to go for a morning swim in the sea, but was so cold the best we could manage was paddle in the shallows […]

Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest Scott Immergut. Scott is the CEO of Ricochet.com and the Ricochet Audio Network. He is the long-time producer of the Ricochet Podcast and the GLoP Culture podcast with Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz. He's also the Executive Producer of The Hoover Institution's Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson andGood Fellows, with Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane. Scott's Music Pick: SqueezeThey might do it down on Camber Sands and at Waikiki, but in the mainland U.S., Squeeze was mostly a rumor for much of the band's career. Highest charting album? #32. Just two Top 40 singles. Squeeze, unfortunately, was destined to join the long list of very British bands that never quite crossed over to the States.If you know Squeeze at all, it might be because of the placement of “Tempted” on the soundtrack for Reality Bites. Or, perhaps a roommate at college had the Singles 45's and Under collection on CD, as most roommates seemed to in the 1990s. But there's a heck of a lot more to the story.This is, of course, where Political Beats steps in to solve the problem. Because the truth is you won't find music any better than what Squeeze produced, particularly at their peak from 1978-1982. The highly literate lyrics of Chris Difford, filled with sharp storytelling and British allusions, paired perfectly with the beautiful, melodic, and sometimes quite complicated music written by Glenn Tilbrook. Tilbrook's soulful tenor took most of the leads (except, famously, on perhaps the band's best-known song, “Tempted”) while Difford's deep croaking voice contributed backing vocals.The duo were called the heirs to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting throne, though the comparison never really fit and actually harmed the band's output, as we discuss on the show. But they were something special, producing some of the finest pop songs of the era, like “Another Nail In My Heart,” “Pulling Mussels,” “Up the Junction,” and “Is It Love”.The band broke up in 1982, making way for a pretty awful Tilbrook/Difford duo album that was a naked reach for the charts. Squeeze reunited in 1985, fell apart in 1999, got back together in 2007 and remain a recording and touring entity to this day. Pick up almost any album from their collection and you're going to hear at least a handful of well-crafted, melodic, memorable tunes.If nothing else, you'll learn about a whole bunch of British slang, like “argybargy,” “up the junction,” “that's not cricket,” and “slap and tickle.” But we're pretty sure you're going to love this music, as well. It's not just an East Side Story, it's one everyone can enjoy on Political Beats.

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23 Skidoo with Alex Turnbull in conversation with David Eastaugh  Formed in 1979 by Fritz Catlin, Johnny Turnbull and Sam Mills, and later augmented by Alex Turnbull and Tom Heslop, 23 Skidoo had interests in martial arts, Burundi and Kodo drumming, Fela Kuti, The Last Poets, William S. Burroughs, as well as the emerging confluence of industrial, post-punk and funk, heard in artists such as A Certain Ratio, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group and This Heat. Their first 7", "Ethics", was released in 1980, followed by "The Gospel Comes To New Guinea" & "Last Words" 12" single which was co-produced by Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk and Chris Watson from Cabaret Voltaire at their studio, The Western Works in Sheffield. A Peel Session was recorded on 16 September 1981. Their début album, Seven Songs, was released in 1982 and is said to evoke the claustrophobic humidity of an African forest. The album went straight to number 1 in the Independent charts. Seven Songs, which was recorded and mixed in three days, was co-produced by Tony, Terry and David, aka Genesis P-Orridge, and Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV and engineer Ken Thomas. A hastily executed EP, Tearing Up The Plans, was produced in the absence of the Turnbull brothers, who were travelling in Indonesia. The personality clashes that arose from this experiment resulted in guitarist Sam Mills and vocalist Tom Heslop leaving the band soon after. The band performed for the first time as a three piece, joined onstage by David Tibet of Current 93, at the first WOMAD festival. This live performance would go on to become the first side of the band's most challenging release, The Culling Is Coming, which also features Skidoo's exploration into gamelan on side two. The album resulted in the band being criticised for being 'too abstract'. 1984 saw the arrival of bassist Peter "Sketch" Martin following the break-up of Linx. Skidoo recruited Aswad's horn section for the "Coup" 12", which featured samples from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now and which was interpolated from their track "Fuck You G.I." from the album Urban Gamelan (1984). Urban Gamelan features Sketch on side one and, on side two, the original three piece line-up experimenting with metal percussion using patterns inspired by gamelan. After having been evicted from their rehearsal space at Genesis P-Orridge's "Death Factory" the band shifted their focus towards hip hop and turned their attention to production and building a studio, Precinct 23. In 1987 they released a compilation album, Just Like Everybody, featuring work from this period. In 1987 the Turnbull brothers formed the Ronin label and released Jailbreak by Paradox, widely regarded as one of the first breakbeat records, as well as tracks by British photographer Normski and MC FORCE. In its later incarnation, Ronin released material by Deckwrecka, Roots Manuva, Skitz, Mud Family and Rodney P amongst others. They signed to Virgin Records in 1991 and were able to build a new studio with their advance. In 2000 they released a self-titled LP, which featured contributions from Pharoah Sanders and Roots Manuva. This was followed by a compilation of singles, The Gospel Comes To New Guinea in 2002, and for the first time on CD, reissues of Seven Songs and Urban Gamelan. In 2008 the expanded catalogue CD reissues were issued by LTM, who also issued a double-vinyl edition of Seven Songs in 2012. This issue featured the 1981 John Peel session and 12" versions of "Last Words" and "The Gospel Comes To New Guinea". In November 2013, the band played the final holiday camp edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Camber Sands, England. In 2012 Alex Turnbull co-directed Beyond Time, a documentary film about his artist father William Turnbull. The film was narrated by Jude Law and scored by 23 Skidoo with both new and old material. The soundtrack album (packaged with a DVD of the film) was released by Les Disques Du Crépuscule in 2014.

The hot rockabilly acts at Camber Sands this year

Sometimes, it’s when really bad things happen that we are reminded that this isn’t a rehearsal. We get one shot at this life and, if we don’t get it right this time, we don’t get it right. A more sombre episode than usual – but don’t miss the message.   Dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Amatrice ...

Soundcrash's Funk & Soul Weekender takes place 13-15 May down at Camber Sands, with the likes of Roy Ayers, Quantic, Onra, Tony Allen, Mr Scruff and many more. Russ Ryan was born and raised in Bermuda on a diet of soul and jazz, discovering hip hop upon his move to Brighton. He's first and foremost a digger of records, rocking parties with DOOM, Jazzy Jeff, Slum Village, Soul 2 Soul to name a handful. Groovement is very proud to present his mix ahead of his appearance at The Funk & Soul Weekender. Grab your ticket: http://www.soundcrashmusic.com/soundcrash-funk-soul-weekender/

In GBA 84 we get better acquainted with my writing group. It's a 7 way conversation focused on our shared interest of writing. Half the group are making their second appearance. For the other half this is a teaser for upcoming episodes focuses on them. We sit down for tea and cake in the dining room of a Camber Sands holiday house during our first trip away together. We tell the story of how the group formed, discuss the way the group works, consider writing as a craft, a passion and a form of work, tackle writing "block", the future of the novel, whether writing can be taught and other aspects of this thing we do. The group are: Jen: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-61 http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/ http://twitter.com/jadamthwaite Nathalie: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-20-nathalie http://twitter.com/NathalieLeonora http://countingzeros.wordpress.com/what-is-counting-zeros/ Joss: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-27-joss http://www.stormboy.net/ http://soundcloud.com/jossarmitage Angela: http://twitter.com/angelashoosmith Sofia: http://twitter.com/jslundberg Emily: http://emilycleaver.net/ http://twitter.com/EmilyCleaver Me: http://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/sets/the-dave-episodes/ http://goosefat101.blogspot.co.uk/ Blogs about that Writing Retreat: http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/i-love-my-friends-but-1/ http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/i-love-my-friends-but-2/ http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2011/10/22/seven-writers-and-a-cottage.html http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2011/10/30/seven-writers-writing.html And blogs on our 2nd Writing Retreat: http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2012/8/19/headspace.html http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/from-the-living-room/2012/8/26/the-retreat-and-beyond.html Nathalie's blog about our first "intervention" session: http://nathaliehourihan.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/help-for-blocked-writers/ Instead of asking for plugs I asked for people to recommend books on writing: Joss: Teach Us How To Sit Still by Tim Parks: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teach-Us-Sit-Still-Sceptics/dp/0099548887 Angela: That Crafty Feeling by Zadie Smith: http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/?p=73547 How I Write in Time Out: eg http://www.timeout.com/london/books/features/2100/Neil_Gaiman-how_I_write.html Jen: This Year You Write Your Novel by Walter Mosley: http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Year-Write-Your-Novel/dp/0316065412 Dave: Steering the Craft by Ursula Le Guin: http://www.amazon.com/Steering-Craft-Exercises-Discussions-Navigator/dp/0933377460 How to Write a Damn Good Novel II by James N. Frey: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Write-Damn-Good-Novel/dp/0312104782 The Carrier Bag Theory Of Fiction by Ursula Le Guin: http://www.trabal.org/texts/pdf/LeGuin.pdf Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics by Scott McCloud http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Comics-Invisible-Scott-McCloud/dp/006097625X http://www.amazon.co.uk/Reinventing-Comics-Scott-McCloud/dp/0060953500 Emily: On Writing by Stephen King: http://www.amazon.co.uk/On-Writing-A-Memoir-Craft/dp/1444723251 Rhyme's Reason by John Hollander: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhymes-Reason-Guide-English-Verse/dp/0300088329 Sofia: On Writing by Stephen King Story by Robert McKee: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Substance-Structure-Principles-Screenwriting/dp/0060856181 The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Writers-Journey-Christopher-Vogler/dp/0330375911 You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at http://www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!

More rare vinyl from Camber Sands

An initial first podcast about The SFX Weekender 2. which I returned from today. The event was held in Pontins Holiday Park, Camber Sands from the 3rd-6th February 2011. Guests included Torchwood writer James Moran who kindly recorded something for me. If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering. The end theme is dedicated to a few of my friends on twitter and inspired by a debate on there earlier this week.

Simon and Wayne are back with another Spiffing Review this time they are joined by Chris Burdett, a fellow podcast enthusiast from Squadron Leader Jack Steel and the Starblade, to review their recent trip to SFX Magazine's SFX weekender. The SFX Weekender was a sci-fi convention held at the Pontins in Camber Sands over over the weekend of 5-6 February 2010, plus there's another look into the trailer park. To contact the show you can: email simonandwayne@spiffingreview.com twitter @spiffingreview web http://spiffingreview.com