A scrapbook for my life
My name is Justin and I kill plants. There. I confess. Actually I'm not a floracidial maniac. I don't bear a grudge against aphalandra squarosa louisae (in fact I used to have one) and I have nothing personally against rubber plants. I just can't keep them alive. It doesn't matter if they are in the …
https://anchor.fm/justin-dix/episodes/Episode-13---27th-February-2023-e1vj6gs What we can do about the Ukraine one year on; The Plant Killers; Further on up the road Part 2; Radicalised old men; and where to get your t shirt in the new eye catching words merchandise store. Click here to listen.
Recording of an hour long fund raising gig in West London for victims of the Turkey / Syria Earthquake. Click here to listen. There will be another one at the Gunnersbury Museum on 3rd March, details to follow. Please spread the word and donate - victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria need help. …
An emotional appeal for the victims of the Turkey / Syria earthquake; bizarre car stories; Sheepless in Seattle; and a tribute to Paul Jennings. Listen to the podcast here.
Like most families we have car memories. Ours date back into motoring history, my grandfather possessing a car with one of the most wonderful things in the world (or so I thought as a child): trafficators. Instead of indicator lights little bakelite arrows would pop out from a recess above the head of the driver …
It’ll all end in tears … That bit of the capital with an inferiority complex (or a superiority complex depending on your viewpoint) will be agog to know that plans are being made for a new West End show called South London: The Musical. In the tradition of other misguided enterprises such as Mama Mia, …
I wrote the following piece two years ago, thinking that Covid might change the world for the better… The year is 2030 ...“Fancy a walk?” I said, knowing full well what the answer would be. As usual I got that big grin, those big brown eyes, and the response:“Just give me a minute”.Forty five minutes …
My lunch with an armed robber; South London - The Musical!; Why Dad's Army isn 't funny any more Listen to the podcast here.
My brief encounter with a notorious villain I once spent half a day with John Mcvicar, the armed robber and notorious prison breaker. He had committed various offences during his criminal career in the 1960s and 70s including armed robbery, a series of crimes which once earned him the title of the most dangerous man …
The ultimate comeback tour? News that scientists are aiming to bring back the long deceased Dodo by crossing its DNA with that of a Nicobar pigeon in a Jurassic Park style revival of long extinct animals has been met with interest in the senior echelons of the conservative party. The tories’ fortunes have sunk so …
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