Category Archives: General

On things which are general or outside the scope of other categories.

Vote Tastic

Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz Labour 20 Liberal Democrat 20 Green 12 UK Independence -14 Conservative -14 You expected: LIB Your recommendation: Labour/Liberal Democrat Click here for more details about these results

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Gorgonzola Spaghetti

This is even easier and faster than my last post. Astonishingly enough! For this delightfully creamy pasta effort for two people you will require: Enough Spaghetti for 2 people (4oz or whatever that is in metric) 8 spring onions About … Continue reading

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Courgette Pasta with Capers and Parmesan

I stumbled across a wonderful and very easy pasta dish this evening. This works with any pasta, but works best with long pasta like spaghetti, linguine or tagliatelle. 150g pasta (e.g. tagliatelle) 1 shallot – finely chopped 1 garlic clove … Continue reading

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Mince Pies

Comparing Dutchy Original with Waitrose All Butter, our exclusive team say 4 to nill that Waitrose win. Dutchy original were acknowledged for their smell, however the texture of the pastry and a general lack of flavour let them down. It … Continue reading

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Wharfedale DV832B

I strongly suggest that nobody every buys a Wharfedale DV832B set top box. These are currently on sale in Argos punted as a low power model. I have not made any investigations into the power consumption, so I have no … Continue reading

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A C an Eb and a G walk into a bar…

The E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is … Continue reading

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Inspiration

Over the last few months I have had the privilege of working with some very great people. I have been conducted by Charles Mackerras, Andrew Davis and Mark Elder and most recently I played 3rd trumpet with the Rehearsal Orchestra … Continue reading

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Names

R : You like to drink. I : Fuckin crazy. C : You are really silly. H : You have a very good personality and good looks. A : You like to drink. R : You like to drink. D … Continue reading

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Crimes

I noticed on a thread the other day the following list of trumpet crimes and associated fines. I agree with these wholeheartedly: MUSICAL OFFENCE AND FINE Playing highest note possible in warm- up £100 Sound-checking mic with obnoxious jazz licks … Continue reading

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