Straight on 'til Morning

Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning, that line always brings a lump to my throat. It's the same feeling you get when you know you're not going to see someone again, your period of mourning begins.
It wasn't quite true in Star Trek XI The Undiscovered Country because we saw Kirk, Chekov and Scotty in the 7th Star Trek film, Generations but you still got that sense that they were being put out to pasture.

Priceless, Resistance is Futile

This weekend film four are having a Star Trek Special and it's got me glued to my seat this Sunday night each film being introduced by one of the characters, in Generations case it was Jonathan Frakes, someone I had the pleasure of meeting when I was Assistant Manager at The Trafalgar pub in Kings Rd. I got his autograph too! Usually if a celebrity comes into work, I treat them as I would any other customer, after all, they're only out for a good time or a chill out. He was very gracious though and gave me his autograph on the back of one of my payslips, it was the only thing I could find for him to write on!
It's not often I get to 'Trek-Out' nowadays so any excuse is gladly jumped upon and I've found a load of beer friends who are also Star Trek fans or 'Trekkers'  on Twitter which makes me feel slightly less geeky, not that anyone who knows me could describe me thus(apart from my trekker tendencies).
I'm glad the franchise has decided to continue with the movies, the recent movie was excellent and proved that once again the guys and gals in charge know how to hand the baton over, I'm looking forward to the next film with baited, beery breath!
Until next time!

Pot.Kettle.Black.Anyone?

Montgommery Burns?

So, Andrew Marr has been 'gobbing off' about bloggers has he? In case you haven't seen it he said (and I quote)..

A lot of bloggers seem to be socially inadequate, pimpled, single, slightly seedy, bald, cauliflower-nosed, young men sitting in their mothers basements and ranting...
...The so-called citizen journalism is the spewing and rantings of very drunk people late at night'
Yawn! Sorry I was up late...ranting!


As someone who prefers to blog during the day and definately sober I take issue with this. Not only has Mr Marr described himself in half of his own 'rant' but it is currently 1.30pm, I am in my office above The Rake and on one side of my laptop there is a cup of coffee and on the other side a bottle of Coke, I therefore cannot be described as drunk since I haven't had a drink in over 24 hours.

Andrew Marr?

In fact lets turn this around and describe Mr Marr thus....

Bald, Slightly seedy ok, only two of his descriptions fit himself but let's face it, he's no oil painting, he's really rather 'burnsy' in fact!

I doubt Mr Marr is going to ever read this blog but I would like to point out to him that whilst it's not journalism(and really, it's not trying to be either!) it is a valid form of expression in the 21st century and  for me quite a lot of fun,
made more so by 'rantings' of c-list celebs who are up their own arses.

Rabid About Wimbledon

The REAL Wimbledon, remember the crazy gang? I do, I was there! I was part of it! I was stood behind that goal at Wembley where everything happened on the 14th May 1988 as a 14 year old who could only live the dream of those times. Good times where the underdogs sometimes beat the big guns. In the days before Chelski, the Gilletts and Hicks' of the world and long before anyone had heard on Ronaldo; in fact the world's most expensive footballer was only 3 years old when Wimbledon won the F.A. Cup.
I was going to plough lane long before anyone had even heard of Milton bloody Keynes and national hockey stadiums.

I rarely get to go to Kingsmeadow(new home of AFC Wimbledon) because of work but I still follow them keenly and look out for their results.
Another good result against tough opposition yesterday, they beat the mighty Wrexham away from home to go just one point behind Crawley who are currently top of the Conference.

Whilst I'm excited about this season, I'm also aware that they went through a blip last season at a crucial moment and fell out of contention for promotion to the league. It will be a massive achievement, beating that of the original Wimbledon Football Club, if we manage to get into the league at the end of this season it would have only been 8 years from being founded to getting into the Football League! A fantastic achievement.
When the dons were relegated from the premiership I was devastated. I knew that I would have to start expecting a different level of upset. I knew we were never going to survive as tenants at Crystal Palace and that proved to be the case when Bradford beat Liverpool to stay up and Wimbledon slipped into what's now The Championship.
Now I await the day when AFC Dons will meet the MK Dons in battle, I'm hoping that it'll be on Wimbledon's way up and Milton Keynes way down. I have nothing but contempt for the MK Dons franchise, it is a poison that has infected the football league and I hope that it will one day soon it go out of business; it has no place in football.

Welcome

Apparently I have too much to say and I need three blogs.
Anyway, welcome to The Other Stuff, this is the non-sweary(although there may be swearing) non beery(although there may be beer involved) blog where I will write about The Other Stuff that excites me. After all, it's not only about the beer...is it?
Topics on here? Cricket, Married Life, Music, London Transport(although this one may have to be on the sweary blog) and anything else that pops up really. I hope you enjoy it.
It won't be updated daily but rather when I have the time and the inclination.
If you're wondering what the third is, it's where I turn the air blue!

Anyway,  I'm mildly hungover and need to get ready for a CAMRA awards lunch. Laters.