Author Archive: Bob Massey

Ca Plane Pour Moi

In October 2008 I was asked to attend a conference in Brussels, my guvnor was going to be on holiday and the conference looked as though it would be useful. The middle day of the trip was gong to be our wedding anniversary so we agreed that Val would come with me (at me expense […]

Riding with the King

I read the blurb on the back cover and then turned to the first few pages - there was a quote from Bruce Springsteens "Jungleland". I figured that any writer who quoted "The Boss" was alright by me.

From Father to Son

There are days when the world changes, everybody recognises them; the day when Kennedy, John Lennon or Princess Diana died. Depending on your generation you know what you were doing or where you were on those world changing days. Then there are the days when your own personal world changes, the day you meet the […]

Hunting Beer (again)

London hosted a different Beer event last week “Beer Exposed” (http://www.beerexposed.com) – this was a premium event featuring tutored tastings from some of the industrys best known names, representatives from some of Europes finest breweries and, perhaps most importantly, opportunities to sample the brews. It cost around £14 to get into the event, but all the drinks […]

The Time of the Season

Well August is lurching to a close, the late summer Bank Holiday has been and gone, I guess thats about it for summer. My personal measure of the seasons is whether or not I need to put the light on in the bathroom in the mornings. And today was the first day that I needed […]

Space, the final frontier

Ive started doing some decluttering in my den, not much you understand, but its a start. I think the CDs may get boxed up and put in the loft, as I cant remember the last time I actually played one. I also have a pile of DV Video Cassettes, recorded on various video cameras over the […]

Bread and Circuses – Olympics Two

While nobody would ever accuse me of be a sports fan, or even a sports follower (with the exception of Formula One) this weekends olympics coverage has been gripping. The weekend marked Britains best ever performance in recent olympic times, and as I type this Team GB are third in the medal tally, second only […]

The dangers of parallel universes

As even the casual reader may have determined, Im an avid reader. I devour books, and with the joys of about ten hours a week travelling on what used to be known as British Rail Im getting through a couple of paperbacks a week. Last weekend I picked up a Dale Brown book. Ive read most […]

Hunting Beer

On Friday, while much of the world was watching the opening of the Beijing Olympics, I attended the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) at Earls Court in London. This was the 31st GBBF and (I think) the 19th or 20th Ive attended. This was a fairly poignant afternoon, as my good mate Jon Cheese had […]

Olympics – One

Today marks the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games. We were in Beijing in September 2004, and saw the Olympic Countdown clock in Tianemen Square. Beijing was, while we were there, mercifully free of fog, although a a couple of the pictures look a bit hazy. Check the China link on the Been There, Done […]

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