Hello my pretties! Well, here it is at last... my very own website. How groovy is that?
This is my little area of cyberspace where I 'call the shots', so to speak...
(there are quite a few images/add-ons on this site - so if you don't have Broadband, please allow a few seconds for the pages to load - thanks!)
I've finished working on my latest album... it's a selection of cover versions this time (in an 'acoustic' stylee) and entitled 'Coincidently' (cover pictured right).
I'm hoping to get some CD copies made for anyone who's interested in hearing it!
I'm still a dedicated music junkie, and attend Larry Foster's Tuesday night pop quiz at the Farmer's Boy pub in Maidenhead every week with my partner-in-crime, Kevin Hall. It's become a kind of tradition - the best quiz in town... by miles! See Larry's website here: http://www.freewebs.com/popprofessor/
Last year (2007) I attended Jon Kutner's quiz at the Bystander Inn, Wootton, with my girlfriend Miranda. We also finished 3rd place (with our team) at his annual End of Year Quiz at Luton! Here we are in a photo taken by Jon for his website: http://www.jonkutner.com/
I still like my mystical/spiritual stuff/feng shui etc. too - I'm never without my books, & I also like nothing better than a good pub-walk in the country on a summer's day.
Other than that, I still follow the Magpies & attend games as & when I can. Check all the latest news on the official website: www.maidenheadunitedfc.co.uk
This photo was taken by the Maidenhead Advertiser at the Magpies' historic FA Cup 1st Round tie at Stafford Rangers in Nov 2006 - my brother Maurice is on my left, & we're standing behind his flag. It finished 1-1 - an excellent result for Utd, who brought 4 coachloads of fans up to cheer the team on.
It was very exciting for me when I saw this photo, as I'd never had my picture in the papers before!
The 2006/07 season finished on a high too, with Maidenhead securing promotion back to the Conference South (via an exciting play-off final) one year after being relegated.
On this site:
Check out the Gallery - Me Thru the Years page to see some 'choice' photos of me in my childhood and beyond...
Myself & Sam, 2005
My son Sam has his very own page of Sam Stuff
Yu-Gi-Oh Duelling!
I've also created a page depicting a photo of him taken for each year of his life thus far in Gallery - Sam Thru the Years.
My mother passed away suddenly in Sept 2005 - and by way of a small tribute to her, I've assembled a photo-biog of her life in Mum's Photo-Biography Part 1 (covering the years 1936-64), and Mum's Photo-Biography Part 2 (1964-2005).
I've sub-divided it into Childhood Years & Rutland Court Years on the 1st page and Maidenhead Years on the 2nd, as these headings seem to naturally present the different stages of her life.
My mum, Christine Cann
On the page In the Beginning, I've put a few photos & info about my grandparents/greatgrandparents etc., & also added some info about my dad. Putting it together & delving into my ancestry has been a bit like that TV show 'Who Do You Think You Are'... it seems many other people enjoy this subject too.
I've also recently become interested in the concept of Urban Exploration... inspired by my belated re-discovery in 2003 of Maidenhead's former maternity hospital (the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital [CRX] where I was born) in a very derelict and sad state. I also discovered a fascinating and indispensible website devoted to the ruined hospital called The Shrine. I've become so interested in this, I've created an entire page on this site to display my photos from my various explorations there. It's all the more interesting now that this building has been completely demolished to make way for a housing estate - doh! Anyway, feel free to view some of my photos on CRXploration.
Some of my favourite things are on my Faves page. It's very long... but I just can't help rambling on & 'spanning the genres' (as the mighty Howard Moon once said), he he. I've basically listed all my favourite TV shows, films, songs & albums on here for anyone who's interested!
Finally, once you've viewed the site, please feel free to say Hi & sign my Guestbook. The more the merrier! Thanks to everyone who's left messages so far. And if you really want to engage with me, then:
Email me
