James Hook is still finding the Gap.
There are lots of different ways of striving to achieve your goal. Blast through, go around the side or over the top. James Hook always seemed to be able to find the gap…and he still is!
The Shark Is Broken
The Shark Is Broken. This week I caught up with an old friend. Guy Masterson’s uncle was Richard Burton so understood Ian Shaw’s relationship with his father actor Robert. They now have a SELL OUT show in the West End set on the boat in JAWS, the Orca.
The Welsh POW Camp, home of ‘The Great German Escape’.
From the Battle of Gower to the Great German Escape from the Welsh POW Camp, history is all around us and often we are too busy to notice. But behind the castles and POW barracks there are stories we need to hear and lessons we need to learn.
Can we please live in boring times again!
May you live in …boring times again! I used to long for excitement and interesting things. Nowadays, whilst I still like my films and books to be exciting I want boring politicians & boring news and boring trips to the petrol station and supermarkets!
Chasing a dream…come true
James Hook had a dream, a rugby dream that would only come to pass after he hung up his boots. This week that dream came true in a much bigger way than anyone could have imagined.
I’m more Mr McGregor than Peter Rabbit these days
I know the stories make out that Peter Rabbit and his mates are the good guys, but I have to tell you, and I hope you won’t tell my granddaughter, but these days I tend to side with Mr McGregor!
It Was 20 Years Ago Today…
It was a beautiful September morning in Mumbles, and I was looking forward to recording some bass guitar with my friend Wal for a new album. By the ends of the day we knew the world had changed forever.
What’s Today?…September!
I don’t know if you’re the same as me but lately I’ve had trouble working out what day it is. Not any more. Now I know Today is …September.
Living with the Taliban
LIVING WITH THE TALIBAN. This week I managed to track down Sian, the aid worker I almost went to visit in Afghanistan back in 2000. Why did she go, and why did she leave? She also shares the stories she is now hearing from her friends still there. This is her story of life under the Taliban. www.themalandjohnnyshow.com
Hiraeth for Herat
Saying yes is powerful. It has taken me all around the world. Sometimes we say yes but circumstances say no. That’s what happened to me in 2001 but I still feel Hireath for Herat, Afghanistan and admiration for the woman from Wales who stood her ground in the face of the Taliban