Category Archives: THE ARTS

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE OK- MY 2013 Review of some of the books I came across. A REVIEW OF – 1.’MAYA’ by Alastair Campbell. 2. ‘A CASUAL VACANCY’ by JK Rowling. 3.’THE ART OF FIELDING’ by Chad Harbach. 4. ‘THE YELLOW BIRDS’ by Kevin Powers. 5.’THE GAFFER : THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A FOOTBALL MANAGER’ by Neil Warnock. 6. ‘JIMMY – MY STORY’ by James Anderson. 7. ‘THE CUCKOO’S CALLING’ by Robert Galbraith. 8 ‘SWEET TOOTH’ by Ian McEwan. 9. ‘THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY’ by Rachel Joyce. 10. ‘UNEXPLODED’ by Alison MaCleod. 11. ‘GONE GIRL’ by Gillian Flynn. 12. ‘AN ENDANGERED SPECIES’ by David Gower. 13. ‘DERBY DAY’ by DJ Taylor. 14. ‘ALEX FERGUSON :MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY’ by Sir Alex Ferguson. 15. ‘KISS ME FIRST’ by Lottie Moggach. 16. ‘ANGEL BABY’ by Richard Lange.

Posted on December 31, 2013 by SCARFMAN

So I just finish this amazing book a few days ago called Angel Baby by Richard Lange, and thought to myself I need to shout out loud just how good this book is and do a review of it. Then the … Continue reading →

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TWITTER IS BECOMING THE NEW X-FACTOR, I’VE GOT A ITCHY HAND SO CAN I GET A RT?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by SCARFMAN

TWITTER IS BECOMING THE NEW X-FACTOR, I’VE GOT AN ITCHY HAND SO CAN I HAVE A RE-TWEET MR CELEBRITY????? – A BLOG ABOUT HOW I AM DROWNING IN A SEA OF SOB STORIES!! I can remember the first time I … Continue reading →

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RING GIRLS DON’T TITILLATE ME, THEY INFURIATE ME!!!!

Posted on June 23, 2013 by SCARFMAN

A blog about how Ring Girls belong to a bygone sexist era and I thus question the sexism still pervading boxing and mixed martial arts! So, I turn on my facebook this morning and see a photo from some MMA … Continue reading →

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“HOORAY FOR HAROLD LLOYD” A Tribute to my late Father!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by SCARFMAN

“HOORAY FOR HAROLD LLOYD” – A tribute to my late Father on Father’s Day, and a message of solidarity to others missing their Dads today too! For my first blog I wanted to write about something very dear and personal … Continue reading →

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