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.

Musings

These are a series of musings, reviews and jottings through the years, enjoy.

Needles & 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.

Questions

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.

The 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'.

Sleepy Joe

Okay so it's been refurbished, but I suspect it's a more authentic taste of old Cuba than many other bars.

Hemingway

(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 […]

Dandy

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.

Cars and Girls

(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 […]

Grand Central Station

We both agreed that the mains were a disappointment, but that we’d enjoyed the starters.

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