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Writes for money. Also writes books. Obsessive cricket dad. Unfashionable music listener. A Village in Norfolk, England. www.privatesecretdiary.com
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As a bit of a Pink Floyd obsessive, always feel it's a missed opportunity when we get to 'T' and it's not Storm Thorgerson.

Its a ciabattasaurus

wow he didn’t even thank them for their attention to this matter

Back from three pleasant days at Headingley. First time there. Good cricket played, and it's nice that the municipal multi-story car park people from the 1970s got to design the environs of a cricket ground. Bashir got a raw deal in the BBC highlights. Bowled well; kudos to Stokes for keeping him on

Encountered a weasel very close-up on my walk today. No idea why the word 'weaselly' has such negative connotations... it was a quite stupendously sweet and amusing creature.

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? Writing is quite difficult.

The Media: The FIFA Club World Cup is a total flop! Nobody is going and nobody cares. Also the Media: Here are all the match reports and articles about the Club World Cup dominating our sports pages and taking up the whole segment in our radio news. No other sports exist.

Everytime I see this woman I can't help but think that somewhere, Aardman are missing a plasticine villain.

Spent Father's Day at the ground, hosting Norfolk U12 v London Schools Cricket Assoc. Really talented young players. Didn't get a card, but one of the London kids called me 'sir' when I took the drinks out, which was just as good.

maybe they shouldn’t put me in charge of the charcuterie board

Top village moment of the year as our captain lumbers after the ball which beats him to the boundary, and finds that the farmer has forgotten to switch off the electric fence.

Make a band health care Fontaines G.P.

the antlers, my friend are goin' in the bin these antlers are goin' in the bin

My enemy's enemy is still actually my enemy

are there any doctors on here, is it technically possible to die of popcorn overdose

Directions to Saturday's match: 'park in the farmyard, walk through the field with horses in it, and the changing hut is ahead of you' This sounds like my sort of cricket ground. It's a shame about the weather forecast.

“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.

Now listening: Bee Gees: Tales from the Brothers Gibb. My new musical love is early-period Gibbs. There's a terrific beseeching melodrama about their 60s and early 70s stuff. The video has been... done on a budget. youtu.be/NvzeG-5cP3U?...

The word 'feast' doing HERCULEAN work on this Sainsbury's 'meat feast' pizza.

To cheer everyone up, here is an anecdote about when David Bowie was filming the video for Ashes to Ashes.

We put these out when the opposition go in to bat

Cheering at the news and this guy is an absolutely brilliant strategist, but he really needs to wear more of a lilac top with a yellow shoulder area.

Fair to say that the boy wasn't particularly chuffed to be woken up for school this morning.

Off to Bradenham with the 1st XI, which IIRC is a charming little village ground. Spectating, due to age-related knee.

been escorted out of a Novotel for votelling which is strictly forbidden apparently the rule is in their name

This sort of thing happened to (IIRC) Norwich Bystanders CC a couple of years back, and proud to report that we very quickly put it out there that they'd hammered us the week before.

*extremely Bryan Blessed voice* Gordon Kaye's alive?