Multiple scenes from The Phantom Menace were shot at Whippendell Wood (just north of London) incl. the Gungans’ Sacred Place where Padme and the rest of the Naboo appeal to Boss Nass to join them in battle against the Trade Federation. We went to check it out last week and I took the big manContinueContinue reading “Toy photography on Naboo”
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Beer Tours: St Albans
Beer Shop, 71 London Rd, St Albans, AL1 1LN The Craft and Cleaver, 62 Catherine Street, St Albans, AL3 5BU The Farmer’s Boy, 134 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ Mad Squirrel Tap (St Albans), Heritage Close, 17 High Street, St Albans, AL3 4EB White Hart Tap, 4 Keyfield Terrace, St Albans, AL1 1QJ
Can you collect without using Amazon?
My experience over the past five years of treating the gargantuan retailer as a last resort option.
Employee ownership panel at Salad
Growing up in Poole I’ve sat on many barstools on Poole Quay with a beer (these were alcohol free, admittedly) and had great conversations with friends and strangers alike. This chat, on Wednesday night at an upcoming venue called ‘Salad’ was an all time favourite. By chance, we all had something in common, employee ownership.ItContinueContinue reading “Employee ownership panel at Salad”
Word for word: When song lyrics became a collectable
Smash Hits’ Songwords Cards were a genius way to access and collect lyrics before Genius.
September 2024 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Motion City Soundtrack – Stop Talking02. beabadoobee – Beaches03. Pixie Lott – Midnight Trash04. Charly Bliss – Back There Now05. Frances Forever, Miya Folick – Mr. Man06. Magdalena Bay – That’s My Floor07. Abby Holliday – Steve Martin08. Phoebe Go – Something You Were Trying09. Old Sea Brigade – Heaven In The RightContinueContinue reading “September 2024 Mixtape”
The saga begins, again.
Last week I had the novelty of seeing Attack of the Clones in the same cinema and screen that I first saw it 22 years ago back in 2002. Here’s my ticket from that night alongside last week’s. £3.75 in 2002, £5 in 2024, and let’s be honest the latter is a bargain. I rememberContinueContinue reading “The saga begins, again.”
Celebrating 9 years with Grapevine
Today I’m celebrating 9 years with Grapevine. My 9th year started with the huge recognition we received at the Dorset Business Awards last Autumn and we rode the wave of that through into 2024. The 2nd half of the year has presented the question “what happens when you’ve finished telling everyone that your business isContinueContinue reading “Celebrating 9 years with Grapevine”
20 months and a lifetime of mixtapes
At the beginning of last year I started compiling a monthly public playlist on Spotify. My interest in new music and artists has been renewed in the first half of this decade and I felt inspired to share the songs that have been soundtracking my life, much like I did over two decades ago. All that’s reallyContinueContinue reading “20 months and a lifetime of mixtapes”
The mad merchandise of The Phantom Menace
25+ years later I’m still finding and buying items from one of Star Wars biggest merchandising campaigns. Let’s explore why.
Beer Tours: Southampton
Belgium and Blues, 184 Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW The Bookshop Alehouse, 21 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2ES Bottle & Stoat, 45 Bedford Place, Southampton, SO15 2DG The Butcher’s Hook Alehouse, 7 Manor Farm Road, Southampton, SO18 1NN Clockwork, 323 Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3HW Dirty Barrel (Beards & Boards), 33 Bedford Place,ContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Southampton”
Dorset Business Focus EO article
The press has a way of capturing the cultural zeitgeist. Select magazine coined the phrase ‘Britpop’ in 1993, Top of The Pops magazine gave the Spice Girls their iconic nicknames. Let’s not wait 30 years to credit Caroline Sharp and the Dorset Chamber team for documenting a new emerging scene in the August edition ofContinueContinue reading “Dorset Business Focus EO article”
Liam Toms 