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Brad Pitt tattoos his forehead in latest celebrity revelation (Rousse)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Dreamaticus

Brad Pitt sat at the end of my bed at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh. In such close proximity to the famous movie star, I could see that his face was covered in tiny freckles. These comprised a mixture of miniscule … Continue reading →

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Herman’s hermits’ secret identity (Rousse)

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When I mentioned that I was a toddler fan of Herman and the Hermits, the American drag queen with the shock of orange hair could barely contain his/her excitement. “I wanted to marry Peter Noone when I was three” I … Continue reading →

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A dress maker takes a break (Rousse)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dreamaticus

After a lovely bike ride along the river MSB and I went back to her flat and chatted. This made a welcome change from sewing garments.

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An unexpected golden oldie Gaelic concert (Rousse)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Dreamaticus

When my work colleague Julia said that her mother was lonely in the old people’s home, I offered to welcome the sad geriatric into my team to cheer her up. I popped over to her place to discuss the arrangements. … Continue reading →

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Chat cures all in medical practice staffed by volunteer “doctor” (Rousse)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dreamaticus

There was a staff shortage at the doctor’s surgery so TPR stepped in to help (even though he had no medical qualifications whatsoever). When I asked how he was getting on he assured me that all was fine. Apparently most … Continue reading →

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Detention for a naughty school girl (Rousse)

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Dreamaticus

GW and I sat up at the front of the minibus next to the driver – a 15 year-old blonde girl dressed in her pale blue school uniform. While I fiddled with my camera settings in an attempt to keep … Continue reading →

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Badger Peeping Tom discovered in ladies’ toilets (Rousse)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

It was not so unusual for me to meet up with my university pals SL and HJ (or SC and HJ as they were), but when we also saw GG and GK come into the café, we were rather surprised. … Continue reading →

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Daring Danish rescue attempt ends with death (Rousse)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I’d only met C in real life once before. Since our brief encounter earlier in the year all our recent contact had been online, where C’s alias was A. He’d agreed to pass on some photography hints to TPR so … Continue reading →

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Cats, chatting, and church (Rousse)

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dreamaticus

What a busy day! In the morning I made friends with a (real) cat, then had a very long chat with JB who had elected to spend the whole day in a marmalade fur outfit dressed as one. Afterwards I … Continue reading →

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Mark Radcliffe missing, Stuart Maconie scared (Rousse)

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Mark Radcliffe popped out of the studio, so I took advantage of his absence for a private chat with Stuart Maconie. After some preliminary small talk about preferences for co-hosted shows, I got down to the business of my complaint. … Continue reading →

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