tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37891192009-11-16T16:29:28.681ZYorkshire SoulBooks, Metal, Wine, Punk, Cricket, GibberishYorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.comBlogger4438125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-45113507517901505512009-11-16T16:19:00.002Z2009-11-16T16:27:31.820ZRide The San Francisco MUNIThe MUNI is for you if......*You are allergic to soap*You like to hold long, loud, rambling, theological discussions with yourself*You enjoy shouting "Fuck it, give me a dollar" at regular intervals*You have an alcohol / cocaine / heroine / methadone / crystal meth / all of the above, addiction*You have a brown paper bag filled with something disturbing that is leaking Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-45695417258669206862009-11-16T15:30:00.003Z2009-11-16T15:46:25.133ZOakland Raiders 10 - Kansas Chiefs 16You don't have to possess an in depth knowledge of a sport sometimes in order to be able to see where a team is going wrong, and in the case of the Oakland Raiders yesterday, it's because they simply cannot catch a football. I lost count of how many throws reached the intended player, but were then fumbled and spilled, the Raiders need simple catching Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-40003247108090481212009-11-15T07:53:00.003Z2009-11-15T07:55:24.104ZAcademy of Science, San FranciscoThis is the cafe, it's a really beautiful modern building.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-41106287775622292602009-11-14T01:17:00.000Z2009-11-14T01:19:49.347ZGolden Gate BridgeYorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-59053767876332849912009-11-13T01:40:00.004Z2009-11-13T01:57:23.307ZYou Said...That on the whole you would rather be watching Life, but you couldn't decide whether you would rather have Keira or Cheryl on the couch with you.....Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-43895494907835323152009-11-13T00:58:00.003Z2009-11-13T01:09:36.714ZSan FranciscoThis is a nice city, apart from the financial district which could be the centre of any major city in the world, SF has a very distinct architectural style which really seems to set it apart from other places. Colour is also prominent here, many of the buildings are very colourfully painted and decorated.We had a full day in the city today so we took an open top bus ride around SF Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-54049264823354300462009-11-13T00:42:00.003Z2009-11-13T00:51:55.123ZLombard Street, San FranciscoMeg was itching to drive down the curviest street in San Francisco.She took the hairpin bends with ease, laughing like a maniac whilst I did my normal "Oh my Lord I'm about to die" thing.The view from the bottom. She let have a couple of minutes to calm down, then she found 'The Steepest Street in San Francisco."Eeek.The road on the other side of that yellow zebra Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-33228187694937949022009-11-13T00:32:00.003Z2009-11-13T00:37:31.833ZMuir Woods National MonumentThe home of big trees.Really big trees.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-181497052631768822009-11-11T04:14:00.001Z2009-11-11T04:15:54.108ZThe view from Howell Mountain Road, Napa, California.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-59198641791640574732009-11-10T15:17:00.002Z2009-11-10T15:36:56.977ZBook Review : The Catcher In The Rye - J D Salinger****"In 1981, it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States."That fact sums up the protagonist Holden Caulfield, he may have become an icon of teenage angst and rebellion, but what is he angry about and rebelling against ? Salinger's creation is both very clever and unlikeable, the boy'sYorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-25124813926370933322009-11-10T15:06:00.003Z2009-11-10T15:16:54.354ZBook Review : Sense And Sensibility - Jane Austen*I know this is going to bring about a groan of horror from some of my literary friends, but I hated S&S. Reading Austen should be reserved as a punishment for naughty schoolchildren.I think it is Austen's use of language that drove me up the wall, this is quite a slow moving book, the plot, such as it is, doesn't rattle along and the novel is Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-497237294681990812009-11-10T00:45:00.003Z2009-11-10T00:52:46.536ZSun And ChampagneMeg in the sunshine at Mumm vineyards, Napa. Also, yes I know it isn't champagne because it's made in the USA, but it is made from the same grapes, by the same grower so it is the next best thing.There are 1.2 million bottles of fizz in this aging room, and we saw at least 3 rooms like this, that's a lot of posh party wine.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-41231614646610507162009-11-09T01:34:00.000Z2009-11-09T01:35:30.678ZChimney Rock vineyard, Napa Valley, California.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-87851814295086602152009-11-09T01:27:00.003Z2009-11-09T01:32:49.698ZMeg's Monster TruckMeg wanted to hire a big vehicle to drive this in, so we got this, the Chevrolet Planet Destroyer, how big is it ? I was out of breath walking from the boot to the passenger door, and we accidentally ran over a Humvee on the drive up.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-26406516184361239252009-11-08T13:57:00.003Z2009-11-09T01:26:38.988ZA Long Day's TravellingI don't think I have ever been so tired setting off on holiday, we locked up at work after a dinner for 55 at about midnight, and shortly after 1am we were on our way to Leeds courtesy of Mum & Dad In Laws Taxi service. Leeds station in the small hours of a Saturday morning is mostly filled with drunken revellers of the type whose eye you don't want to catch for fear of Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-81991166863884914182009-11-07T00:28:00.000Z2009-11-07T00:29:34.406ZSod ThisI'm off to San Francisco.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-22075605614908000392009-11-06T07:54:00.004Z2009-11-06T08:23:30.145ZCan't You Just Be NormalThat was the cry, almost in unison, from chef Phil and waitress Georgie a couple of weeks ago as I enthused over some recent musical finds. Via the wonderful African music blog Awesome Tapes From Africa I had downloaded some songs by a Ghanian singer and musician called Onipa Nua, and from the massive and eclectic WFMU On The Download archive I had come across a selection Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-43887470853228983352009-11-05T14:15:00.003Z2009-11-05T14:33:10.159ZHard Rock Hell IIIStage timesLast year the timings ran very close to time, so now it's time to pick and choose which bands I most want to see. The 3 stages are all very close so you don't have to spend more than a minute or two walking from hall to hall.Thursday - The Viking Fancy Dress Heavy Metal Ball17:30 - 18:00 Riot:Noise18:15 - 18:50 New Device19:05 - 19:35 Raw Glory20:00 - 20:40 Attica Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-52749032674866844722009-11-05T07:24:00.003Z2009-11-05T07:37:47.343ZQuestion Of The WeekYorkshiresoul readers said last week that if they were watching television, then Life is the best thing on the telly at the moment, followed closely by Strictly Come Dancing.This week's question delves into equally serious intellectual territory, who is the most attractive woman on the planet ? If your choice isn't on the list, add her in the comments.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-23538880081393329672009-11-05T07:02:00.002Z2009-11-05T07:21:30.479ZBook Review : 20th Century Ghosts - Joe Hill****This is the second collection of horror short stories I have read recently, and Hill's wildly inventive and eclectic collection is far superior to the formulaic repetition of tales by Ambrose Bierce that I struggled through.As with all short story anthologies, there are some good stories, and some not so good, but the good ones in 20th Century Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-69632461234149176702009-11-04T17:20:00.001Z2009-11-04T17:23:02.643ZOne - The Death Of Sam BerryOn the day before I found Eileen I witnessed Sam Berry walking up Cam Lane, checking the cars as came towards me. I was on the far side of the wall, hidden from Sam’s view, I already possessed a shotgun, indeed I had used it earlier that day to kill Thomas and Margeret Scoresby whom I had been lodging with. Something about Sam’s gait was troubling me, when I first Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-12039728890045716002009-11-01T21:42:00.001Z2009-11-01T21:45:34.286ZOne - A Zombie Apocalypse NaNoWriMo NovelOh God that was so stupid.I’m terrified, scared in a way I havn’t been since the first days, I’m running, stumbling breathless over a field, the fear propelling me across the long hummocky grass. Two fields ahead of me I can see Sleath Farm, if I can make it there ahead of the girl then I should be safe. Looking over my shoulder I can see the girl is Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-23769155539017348922009-11-01T11:15:00.002Z2009-11-01T11:23:55.414Z1,666 Words A DayThat is my target for November in order to complete this year's NaNoWriMo.The deluge today has pretty much flooded the course and all my booked golfers have gone home, so I can get started on this year's attempt, a zombie holocaust end of civilization novella provisionally entitled 'One'.You can check up on my progress here Yorkshiresoul Nano.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-804670962746370142009-11-01T07:15:00.003Z2009-11-01T13:38:16.925ZUnintended Hilarity in Sense And Sensibility"Don't you find it colder than it was in the morning Elinor ? There seems to me a very decided difference. I can hardly keep my hands warm even in my muff."Really Miss Dashwood ?! I hardly know where to look.Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3789119.post-61393930079390382402009-10-30T15:17:00.001Z2009-10-30T15:26:54.597ZFilm Review - ZombielandBy Guest Writer Dr. PIf you only see one monster-themed movie this Halloween, make sure it's Zombieland. Big G and I plumped for this spoof zombie comedy and boy were we glad we had. By the end of the opening credits we were in hysterics, and that pretty much continued throughout.The premise is simple (do I write that in every review!?) - the world has been overrun by Yorkshire Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02692673546597344281Yorkshiresoul@gmail.com0