Tag Archives: song

Eminem’s fiancé (Belle)

Posted on June 12, 2019 by

My relationship with Eminem (or Marshall as I was now calling him) was going from strength to strength. Although marriage hadn’t been mentioned, and no formal proposal had been made, Marshall helped me fashion a wedding headdress out of costume … Continue reading →

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Turkish Eurovision win fails to impress (Rousse)

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

The school office staff did not appreciate my CD of the solo Turkish artiste – even though she won the Eurovision Song Contest just a couple of years earlier. ‘I suppose I’ll just have to listen to it through my … Continue reading →

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Robbie Williams’ secret of song-writing success (Rousse)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

Robbie Williams explained his secret of song-writing success. ‘If you listen carefully, all my tunes are simply up and down scales with added lyrics’.

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Cult betting on the Eurovision song contest (Rousse)

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

I took the number 10 bus to Granton, then called for the kayak taxi from the pier. The kayak took me as far as a sandbank. I crossed the sandbank, then swam to the small island in the forth. Here … Continue reading →

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Phil Cunningham plays Edinburgh – to an audience of three (Rousse)

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

I took my seat in the fourth row of the concert hall and waited alone for Phil Cunningham to take the stage. The lyrics of his first song were displayed on a flip chart a few metres in front of … Continue reading →

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Hairy-legged daughter of schizophrenic dances in the tropics to hits from the 1980s (Rousse)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by

I managed to reach my father by phone from overseas. He chatted happily about his schizophrenia as if I had always known about his condition. In fact, this was all news to me. Then I joined TPR at the bar … Continue reading →

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A PhD student, a wolf, and a champion demented Whitby stretcher-thrower (Rousse)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

There was so much going on in the corridors that it took a long time to get everyone into the room and the main characters around the table for the PhD supervision. The student had become so paranoid that she … Continue reading →

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Abba dancing disappointment (Rousse)

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

The dancing started accidentally. I just lifted the needle on to the track of the LP that happened to be on the turntable and everyone took to the floor. I thought it would all be over in three minutes, but … Continue reading →

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Andy Gray takes to the stage in Kev F Sutherland’s latest show (Rousse)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

My run as the new female lead in Kev F Sutherland’s latest comedy and magic show had been going so well. I’d pulled in huge crowds at the football stadium. Some loyal fans returned night after night, mainly for the … Continue reading →

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Forgetting the lyrics (Belle)

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

My choir’s chances of winning this competition were minimal. First of all, this was meant to be a competition for boys only, and yet I was planning to sing the first two lines as a solo before letting the boys … Continue reading →

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