City Afflictions

Front Row / 3rd April, 2015

I have been unlucky with any trip out of City Airport.

Last time the flight was unable to leave for several hours for fog, this time airborne and a short hop to Rotterdam but more fog in Europe meant flight could not land in Rotterda. The pilot then tried unsuccessfully to land in Antwerp …More»

Big Hero 6 & Shades of…..

Flicks / 2nd April, 2015

My son dragged me along to this film – we waited in the Costa franchise in Cineworld and I wondered why there were so many unattached ladies meeting up and then of course it dawned on me the it was the opening night of 50 Shades of Grey !

However all was not the …More»

Space Warp….

Flicks / 30th March, 2015

Interstellar

Literally a slow burn, as the opening sequence shows the future is in the instant with – ‘the talking heads’ – not that you realise it at the time. Then the movie gathers pace, moving into space travel mode where time is warped and those that you leave behind can age in years, while …More»

A Tribute from Oz

Fanfare / 29th March, 2015

The Australian Pink Floyd tribute band turned back the years as Wish You Were Here kicked off proceedings painted onto a canvas in front of our eyes at the Ipswich Regent.

Very enjoyable – a full house delighted with a rendition of the finest progressive rock music which ebbed and flows like an ocean …More»