for those of you not yet sure what the hell roller derby is anyway, have a look at my previous post; What the hell is roller Derby and what’s it got to do with Brum anyway. otherwise read on…
Last weekend the Blitz Dames played host to the amusingly named Middlesbrough Milk Rollers at the Dames [...]
Speak to any Roller Girl, and they will tell you with conviction that roller derby is the fastest growing sport in the UK. True? I’ve no idea, but it is certainly growing at quite a pace. Birmingham is exceptionally fortunate to be the rolling ground of the Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames, [...]
Treasure Seekers VIII
There is a scene in the martial arts film, ‘Hero’, when, in order to learn how to defeat his enemy, the hero (Jet Li), must watch him write. Only in this way can he deduce the subtleties of his foe’s style and thus devise a strategy to defeat him.
The work of Caitlin Griffiths [...]
It has been several days since I made the half surprise discovery that I am a genius, by turning my sock inside out (see Yes I am a Genius), and during those days I have plumbed the depths and heights of intellectual isolation, yes, its lonely at the top.Last night though, I met two fellow [...]
A Portrait of Birmingham is a tall order by anyone’s standards, so my hopes for this event were less on the lines of an insightful look at what makes the modern brummie tick, and more on the lines of music, poetry, pictures and a beer please (yes, I had read the flyer), and I have [...]
Apologies for rambling so early on…I, like many arty types I suspect, grew up with the certainty that I would one day grow up to be a genius. Yes, one day I would use the medium of drawing to propose a theory so wild, so magnificently unbelievable, that it had to be true. Perhaps I [...]
Hello and welcome to my brand new Blog.I will be rambling about events and exhibitions, particularly art events, but also anything else that pops into my head, or that I happen to think is worth comment (mostly) in the town of Birmingham.