Author Archive: Bob Massey
Back from the edge
back in the day, a band or artist could release an album and hit single and buy themselves their mansion. A few follow up albums and tours and then relax, earning an income from royalties from radio plays and occasional sales from record shops.
Continue readingMusings
These are a series of musings, reviews and jottings through the years, enjoy.
Continue readingNeedles & Pins
as there are signs that after a long winter lockdown, we can expect pubs to reopen, I anticipate discussions about which Covid vaccine each of us have received and the ill effects we may have suffered.
Continue readingQuestions
After I was made Town Mayor (of South Woodham Ferrers) in May 2020, the local free newspaper, the South Woodham Focus asked if I would answer twenty questions for them.
Continue readingThe Accidental Mayor
I had previously agreed that I would support Julia as Deputy Mayor, but suddenly and unexpectedly I found myself to be the person nominated to be Mayor of Chelmsford - an 'accidental Mayor'.
Continue readingSleepy Joe
Okay so it's been refurbished, but I suspect it's a more authentic taste of old Cuba than many other bars.
Continue readingHemingway
(Jussie Smollet) – Don Hermanos, Havana As I mentioned earlier (here), it’s easy to get cynical in Havana, if you believe the publicity then Ernest Hemingway regularly frequented Sloppy Joes, La Floridita, Dos Hermanos… indeed its difficult to find a bar that doesn’t have a claim to Hemingway, and I struggle to imagine how he […]
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I had a strange experience in Bar Dandy, but before I explain, you should be aware that Salsa music pervades Havana, it issues from every bar, café and taxi… I don't think I heard any other type of music while I was in Havana.
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(Prefab Sprout) – The Jolly Farmer, Dronfield Woodhouse Once upon a time, many years ago and in a previous life, I lived with my parents on Gosforth Drive, overlooking the Gosforth Valley in Dronfield Woodhouse; midway between Sheffield and Chesterfield. I was single, in those days, and the ‘Gorsey Brigg’ was the (then) newly opened […]
Continue readingGrand Central Station
We both agreed that the mains were a disappointment, but that we’d enjoyed the starters.
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