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King’s Lynn: Hanseatic Port – Day One
These medieval cities knew that trade brought wealth and wealth buys power, so they established a supranational trading league of their own. With their own navies and troops, based in fortified ports fringing the Baltic and The German Sea, as the North Sea was formally known, the Hanseatic ports were a formidable consortium. Much of… Read more
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By the water
Were you to stand by a pondTake a large rockThe heaviest you can throwChuck it as high as you canWatch it stall in flightA momentary pauseBefore it plummetsSmashes through the meniscusSends a plume of water upSpray everywhereWaves will rush to the water’s edgeRocking all that lives thereFrogs, tadpoles, newtsToads will submerge from fearThe water boatmen… Read more
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Brighton Day Trip
So, Karma Sheen, a band of ridiculously good musicians, who I have followed for a while now, scheduled their last fund-raiser for their first trip to SXSW in Austin Texas to be Monday night. The venue on Queen’s Road, Brighton is about 400 metres from the railway station and after checking train times and tickets,… Read more
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Up North: Sunday Morning
One of Britain’s architectural gems is Victoria Station in Manchester, a rare survivor of pre-Blitz and post-60s architectural vandalism. Its exterior could do with a scrub, its interior has been interfered with, yet it retains some beautiful craftwork. I particularly like the coloured glasswork in a long iron awning at the side. This displays destinations… Read more
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Up North: Saturday Lunchtime Kick-off
Jack Walker’s statue is located just beyond the Blackburn Rovers club shop, between the home end and the main car park. There’s not much detail of who Jack Walker is and what he did for his local club, where he poured in a substantial portion of his personal wealth. His money helped Rovers win a… Read more
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Up North: Evening Two
After Thursday evening’s refreshing taste of Manchester’s putative Indie scene, I was treated to a tribute band in Oldham’s premier music spot, Whittles @Tokyo. I had been before and enjoyed seeing one of Thin Lizzy’s founding members, guitarist Eric Bell, do his bluesy thing. Tonight’s show was more interesting from a sociological perspective, than a… Read more
I write as I wonder as I wander.
Journey of Words 