Posted by Paul Seaman under Elm Park / Leisure / Reviews on 7 January 2010. 8 comments.
Out tomorrow, a film that’ll mean a lot to me, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, a biopic of my hero from Upminister, Ian Dury. I’m not sure I’ll be able to watch it without crying. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under West Ham United on 20 November 2008. No comments.
I watched the England game last night at the local Stammtisch. Every time Germany touched the ball the Swiss drinkers booed. They banged the table in delight when West Ham’s Pat Upson scored. They were sure the Swiss referee would favour us. (Why was that good?, I remembered to ask myself.) They said it was just like in 1966 when West Ham and a Swiss referee humbled Germany at Wembley. It was England’s glory last night in Berlin. They loved it. So last night on Zurich’s Gold Coast I toasted England’s revival under Italian leadership – with my Swiss neighbours. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under Crisis management on 30 October 2008. No comments.
London’s latest shopping extravagnza, the Westfield London Centre, was planned in a boom in another century and opens at the beginning of a recession.
Oh doom, oh gloom, oh glum. Thank goodness, Boris says that view’s nonsense. More »
