The Kop’s Last Stand 30 years ago today, 30th April 1994, I was among the 16,479 Kopites who sang their happy-sad goodbyes to the Kop on...

Overcoming Anxiety Notes on Mel Robbins – lessons to learn, habits to acquire, things to do (and things not to do). I recently discovered...

Telling People What They Don't Want to Hear The fact that people of very different political persuasions are currently sharing this photo...

Design for Health and Wellness - Essence and Existence The health programme that I set out in this short article is based on the detailed...

My first degree is in History. I'm very proud to say that I am a historian by exceedingly good training as well as by inclination. Even...

Gilbert O Sullivan Discography I can't actually remember ever consciously becoming a Gilbert O'Sullivan. I can't quite remember a time...

Jerry Lee Lewis – An Appreciation I was sad to hear of the death of Jerry Lee Lewis. He was by far and away the most electrifying...

To all those who have enjoyed England’s European championship win, and who have found it inspiring, now is the time to seek out your...

Photo by Nik Mesney/FAW. All other photos taken by me. The Agony and the Ecstasy The story of my first season watching ladies’ football,...

When Bob met Françoise I guess this is why it was called “The Swinging Sixties.” Things always get tricky when you mistake an ideal for...

Freddie Mercury and The St Helens Connection I discuss here the St Helens (and Liverpool) connection with Queen, investigating the role...

Alone Again, Naturally I’ve taken the title from the great Gilbert O’Sullivan song of the same name. Gilbert was a favourite singer from...

Queen 50 Greatest Tracks And then the next 50 Greatest It is the fiftieth anniversary of the formation of classic Queen with the addition...

This is the kind of thing that tends only to happen to me. Or, appraising the situation more honestly, this is the kind of thing that...

Bibliography and Word Count Materials here can be found on my Academia, Humanities Commons, Being and Place, and Entirely Elvis sites. I...

The Writing of Dante Below is the brief story of the trials and tribulations which have accompanied the writing of my Dante book from its...

Llandudno Ladies 6-1 Bethel Ladies I have recently moved house from St Helens, Merseyside to Llandudno. I am an avid football fan and,...

Design for Life Exercise – Diet –– Life The health programme that I set out in this short article is based on detailed information I was...

“Asperger’s is no joke. It’s autism. We may be smart and look normal but deep down inside we want to scream because no one understands...