Quote Of The Day

"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake - Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956)"

Friday, August 21, 2026

Cats @RegentsParkOAT…

Last night Roger and I went to see Cats at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London’s glitzy Camden. One of my least favourite musicals has no plot to speak of, but this cast and band are hugely talented. Both @rachaelwooding and @garywilmotactor are terrific. 

Entertaining enough (the Open Air always puts on a good show), and much better after the interval.

⭐️⭐️⭐️


#Cats #RegentsParkOAT #AndrewLloydWebber #MusicalTheatre







Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Fan…

What do you do when this shit hits the fan?

Turn off the fan…  Or stand behind something shit proof. 💩🤣



Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Abigail’s Party @haroldpintertheatre…

Last night with Marcus, I went to see Abigail’s Party at Harold Pinter Theatre in London’s glitzy West End. Tamzin Outhwaite @glamzin is a magnificent monster as Beverly, with Kevin Bishop @kevinbishop on fine form. We laughed and laughed. Very funny, horribly sharp and wonderfully caustic social commentary.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️


@haroldpintertheatre @glamzin @kevinbishop #AbigailsParty #MikeLeigh #WestEnd








Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Ted Lasso Season 4…

Ted Lasso is back. And it’s still laugh-out-loud funny.  


“Mother, am I feminist?”

“I hope not. I raised you better than that.”


“Do you ever wish a weekend would last forever?

One man tried that using AI. 

And now he’s dead.”


@TedLasso @AppleTV

#TedLasso #AppleTV #TedLassoSeason4 




Monday, August 17, 2026

Arsenal 3 - 0 Man City…

23 seconds. One goal. Then another. Then another. Arsenal apparently decided the Community Shield was not the place for suspense. Calafiori, Havertz and Ødegaard did the honours as City were politely dismantled. A trophy, a clean sheet, and a warning shot for the season ahead.

Onwards and upwards, my friends.


@Arsenal @ManCity @m8arteta 

#ARSMNC 🥅 #Arsenal #ManCity #Calafiori #Havertz #Odegaard 





















Sunday, August 16, 2026

Community Shield 2026…

Man City, we’re coming for you (via  Cardiff!) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@Arsenal ⚽️

@Regenersaurus 🦖 

#COYG 🔴⚪️

#ARSMNC 🥅





Friday, August 14, 2026

Heat Warning…

 So my phone just just went crazy loud.  #heatalert 



Martin Garrix @ Ushuaïa Ibiza…

Last night Darce dragged me to a discotheque. Dancing and jumping about and the like.


The theme was “Progressive house.” Well, I like prog. And I like house. So I thought I might find the odd tune I could tap my feet to.


Much fun was had. 🎶🕺


@MartinGarrix @ushuaiaibiza @darce_styles 

#MartinGarrix #UshuaiaIbiza #Ibiza #ProgressiveHouse #DanceMusic















Thursday, August 13, 2026

Eclipse Ibiza 2026…

After months of careful planning for full views of the Sun in the sky we were finally here. In Ibiza. Looking out over the sea. Looking West. Eventually. Not withstanding the €127 taxi dash across the island when muggins here had thought we should be looking East.  D’oh!  But anyway, we were here. 


And then, and then, catastrophe struck! At the most inopportune a solitary cloud in appeared just at the key moment! 🌑☁️ 


Oh no! Was the first total eclipse visible from Ibiza since 1905 going to be hidden from us?


Well, yes, and no. 🌅


The haze was annoying, sure, but the Sun is a bright MF. It shone through. Until it didn’t. For 1 minute and 40 seconds. 


We got to see it. Darce and I got to see the Sun being extinguished before our own eyes. 


And it was just as amazing as it has always been.  Transcendental. Every eclipse I see is different, but each reminds me of my first. 


Already planning the next one. Or two. 


#Ibiza #EclipseChasing #Eclipse2026 #EclipseIbiza #EclipseSolar #Ibiza2026