Tag Archives: Edinburgh

Oswald Danes plies an evil trade in Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Notorious paedophile, rapist and murderer Oswald Danes parked his specially adapted 4×4 on Infirmary Street in Edinburgh, then laid in wait for victims. The four of us were the first to encounter him. As we walked up to the junction … Continue reading →

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Compensation for lost luggage (Rousse)

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The first bag to go missing was a carry-on sized hard-shelled suitcase (metallic grey with purple trim). I’d left it in the care of the bus driver after he had dropped me off just outside the new premises of the … Continue reading →

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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre to solve all our problems (Rousse)

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Kev F Sutherland was living the Edinburgh Fringe dream. He hadn’t been to bed following his Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre show performance the previous night, yet he was still wide awake, chatting amiably to his fans from a spot … Continue reading →

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New Diana revelations, courtesy of Ian Hislop (Rousse)

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Ian Hislop revealed that Princess Diana’s body secretly laid in state at the Claremont Hotel, Edinburgh, for two weeks before her funeral in September 1997.

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Andy Parsons turns to kids’ comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe (Rousse)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dreamaticus

Given Andy Parson’s hairstyle (or lack thereof), it was somewhat amusing that we first met properly through a hairdresser. We had, of course, crossed paths for real before. This was on the day that we shared a lane in the … Continue reading →

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Career highs and fashion lows (Rousse)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Dreamaticus

The careers of all my friends were taking off big-time. DT was now a renowned social media expert, NP an internationally acknowledged poet, and JW a retail queen who administered her empire from her babywear shop in Stockbridge. I was … Continue reading →

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The assassin’s wife (Rousse)

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I wept on the number 11 bus as it worked its way through the Leith traffic. When the stranger came over to comfort me I listed all my woes: I was always getting lost on public transport (especially trains to … Continue reading →

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Victoria Beckham brightens Rousse’s conference woes

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Dreamaticus

I walked up to the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh with BF. I was rather embarrassed to be attending a conference in my purple fleece pyjamas, but BF was almost identically dressed and didn’t care at all. Once everyone was assembled … Continue reading →

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Paul the cobra and the early history of punk (Rousse)

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When our friends from the Isle of Lewis popped in to see us in Edinburgh they brought two pets with them. Paddy the black and white collie dog bounded round the house in excitement. Meanwhile, attracted by the smell of … Continue reading →

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Postcards to Prince William, a rat in the office, and in-flight washing facilities (Rousse)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dreamaticus

When I said that I would join them just as soon as I finished addressing my postcards to the Palace most of the party shot me dirty looks. I didn’t care. They were just jealous that they – unlike me … Continue reading →

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