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18th March 201716th November 2020 Dave GurmanIsolation Blues, Music, Playlist

Isolation Blues #2

Big Country / Restless Natives James / Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) Leonard Cohen / Ain’t No Cure For Love Bob Seger &Continue reading

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17th March 201716th November 2020 Dave GurmanIsolation Blues, Music, Playlist

Isolation Blues #1

Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music / Let’s Stick Together Clash / Know Your Rights Stevie Nicks / Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around Stevie Wonder /Continue reading

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1st March 201722nd January 2018 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles, Paperback book

You can take the M road…  

My car pulled away with arms waving from every window, plus the sunroof. Fortunately it wasn’t a bunch of teenage TWOC merchants taking the piss,Continue reading

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12th February 201730th September 2024 Dave GurmanDisplay, Observation

Spare the rod…

…Spoil the chances of producing yet another generation who believe that the best way to teach a child respect is to beat it into them. ToContinue reading

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26th January 201720th September 2023 Dave GurmanDisplay, Observation

No Shit Sherlock!

As someone who has been quite rightly much maligned over the years for his lazy, unacademic, non journalistic writing and occasional ranting, I’ve got to sayContinue reading

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29th November 2016 Dave GurmanDisplay, Politics

What point are you trying to make?

It’s said that a picture can paint a thousand words; they certainly provide a simple straightforward means of setting an agenda. Consequently since the death of Fidel Castro lastContinue reading

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5th November 201612th November 2020 Dave GurmanDisplay, Film, Screenplays

Let’s make a movie

I’ve had four screenplay ideas for absolutely ages (the first one occurred to me in 1993 and even the most recent came about in theContinue reading

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1st November 20162nd November 2016 Dave GurmanDisplay, Film, Politics, Reviews

I, Daniel Blake

Let’s be clear, I really like the Olympic Studios; sitting at the very front in one of their comfortable reclining seats with my feet upContinue reading

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29th October 20161st April 2020 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles, NHS

Life has its compensations!

Manoeuvring the Majesty out of the small front garden in Finsbury Park was easy peasy – even with a mangled leg. As I reversed theContinue reading

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29th October 201612th December 2020 Dave GurmanDisplay, Motorcycles

Nostalgia Trip

Well it looks like I’ve managed to talk Roger into a regular slot, so I guess I’d better introduce myself. My name is Dave (David really,Continue reading

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