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22nd September 201622nd September 2016 Dave GurmanDisplay, Music, Playlist

Playlist from 21st September 2016

The Rolling Stones / Sympathy For The Devil Courtney Barnet / Nobody Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party Ian Dury / Sweet GeneContinue reading

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16th September 20161st March 2017 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles, Paperback book

The Carin’ Sharin’ Chronicles

From the back cover: “Anyone who has found Dave Gurman’s recent offerings in The Rider’s Digest amusing, interesting, informative, or just plain infuriating, is guaranteed to findContinue reading

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15th September 201617th October 2016 Dave GurmanDisplay, Music, Playlist

Playlist from 14th September 2016

Prince Buster / Al Capone Bikini Kill / Rebel Girl 10cc / The Wall Street Shuffle The White Stripes / The Hardest Button to ButtonContinue reading

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11th September 201622nd September 2016 Dave GurmanDisplay, NHS, Politics

Selling off the NHS

  SHARES = AWARENESS LIKES = EVEN MORE FRIENDS GET THE MESSAGE COMMENTS = HERE TO FIGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IN! NB: This postContinue reading

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9th September 20161st March 2017 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles

Falling Head Over Heels

Manoeuvring the Aprilia inside the small front garden was tricky. It wasn’t difficult in a way that was likely to convince the smiling woman inContinue reading

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8th September 201621st September 2016 Dave GurmanJeremy Corbyn, Politics

Appealing for Democracy

On August 28th I shared another note entitled: “I was not angry until this instant”, which explained how incensed I was to have had myContinue reading

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30th August 201616th May 2023 Dave GurmanDisplay, Short stories

The Followers

This unfinished* piece is an homage to the Dylan Thomas short story of the same name. I’m very familiar with his hometown because when I was a kidContinue reading

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30th August 20168th December 2020 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles

True Colours

An Arthurian Brit in the court of Connecticut Yankees Given that they’re as American as the World Series and mom’s apple pie, the obvious choiceContinue reading

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28th August 20163rd October 2021 Dave GurmanDisplay, Jeremy Corbyn, Politics

I was not angry until this instant

I’ve been struggling to find the words to express just how incensed I’ve felt since I read an email last Thursday informing me that myContinue reading

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27th August 201622nd September 2016 Dave GurmanDisplay, Wedding Photography

Sam & Tom’s Wedding

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