Posts tagged ‘Small print’

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  • Give me the crisp packet of a child who is seven
  • Perfect circle
  • A call to Arms
  • Long night’s journey into day
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  150 great things about the Underground
  My birthday salute to a public transport titan
  Twenty-five years ago today
  A real-time rummage through my old diaries

  Come to Metro-land
  An album of songs I have written

  TV Cream
  ...to which I contribute

• TAGS

  Abandoned signage A busker A jovial take on nuclear reprocessing A location suggestive of diabolical masterminds A loss of dignity An absence of first class service in first class carriages An exploding tea urn Apples that can not be brought back by killing Edward Woodward A travelator Belligerent seabirds By way of clearing my throat Carnforth Chips and beans Conversations with strangers Crotchety old sods European integration - by rail! Feeling like I'm taking part in a BBC sketch comedy series Hello there I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing Lancashire hot pot in the name of the law Large type that demands to be read at once Liverpool Merseyrail Me talking to you on camera - you have been warned Moving pictures Northern skies Over-familiar train managers Overheard mutterings Paradiddles People getting Holmfirth confused with Carnforth to limited comic effect Racist crones Ray Gosling Secretly feeling glad that something very very old still exists Shared rail-based adventuring Small print Something approaching beauty Steam trains that aren't what you're expecting Stiff upper lips The Floral Dance The Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection The smell of a black and white film The sound of silence The worst kind of train in Britain Too much running and not enough railwaying Very British expressions of rage

• TWITTER

  • "They had a few friends, tried to enjoy life, and will be missed by their family." It would seem more real somehow. 8 hours ago
  • Just once I'd like to read of someone who died before their time who wasn't "bags of fun", had "lots of friends" & "lived life to the full". 8 hours ago
  • This humidity can fuck off. How can anyone enjoy this time of year? #countingthedaysuntilthenightsstartgettinglonger 9 hours ago
  • "The welcome warm blast..." guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/18… Wouldn't describe 30C as "welcome". 18 hours ago
  • "It's Kenneth Horne to the rescue in The Gaylords." Who could possibly be playing the title role? bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… 1 day ago