Entertainment | Joe's Jottings https://joepritchard.me.uk Being the homepage and blog of Joe... Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:44:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 There’s something in my eye… https://joepritchard.me.uk/2026/01/theres-something-in-my-eye/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:10:43 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=7875 I have always been prone to crying through most of my adult life. I’ve never been one to boast of a stiff upper lip – I can hang on under certain circumstances but I will express my emotions when required. And sometimes – I just like a good cry. Music, books, films, TV shows are […]

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]]> And so in to 2017 https://joepritchard.me.uk/2017/01/and-so-in-to-2017/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 01:15:25 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=7904 My attitude towards New Year’s Eve this year was summed up rather well when I went to Asda this afternoon to buy ‘the boys’ – our 2 cats, Jarvis and Marvin – some cooked chicken. They like this as a treat, and whilst New Year’s Day lunch will feature roast beef, the boys just don’t […]

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]]> Michael Meacher – another of the old school leaves us https://joepritchard.me.uk/2015/10/michael-meacher-another-of-the-old-school-leaves-us/ Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:14:12 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=7788 I was sad today to hear of the death of Michael Meacher, left wing Labour MP for Oldham West and Royton. He was one of the last of the ‘old school’ Labour politicians who showed true Socialist conviction, having been first elected in 1970 and serving under Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Tony Blair, and […]

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]]> I’ll keep my dreams non-lucid, thanks! https://joepritchard.me.uk/2012/06/ill-keep-my-dreams-non-lucid-thanks/ Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:19:25 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1507 I’m a dreamer….not in terms of Peace on Earth, winning the lottery, etc. but more in the line of trying to keep an eye on my own internal, nocturnal landscape.  When I wake up, if I remember a dream, I write it down.  I have dream diaries going back about a decade now, and take […]

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]]> Running with the hares and hunting with the hounds…. https://joepritchard.me.uk/2012/06/running-with-the-hares-and-hunting-with-the-hounds/ Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:39:14 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1516 The title of this piece alludes to an old English saying; to ‘run with the hares and hunt with the hounds’ is a way of saying that someone attempts to benefit from both sides in a dispute. This saying was bought very much to my mind last week by the actions of two entertainers whose […]

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]]> Just one more thing…. https://joepritchard.me.uk/2011/06/just-one-more-thing/ Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:56:14 +0000 http://www.joepritchard.me.uk/?p=1321 Yesterday, Peter Falk died.  The 83 year old veteran actor had had dementia for a few years – an ironic end for a man who will always be known as Columbo, the dishevelled homicide detective with the razor sharp mind. Enough will be (rightly) written about Mr Falk over the next few days, and I’m […]

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