I'm slowly getting through the huge backlog of photos from our December 2007 trip to New York. Here's some updates - hope you like 'em!





New York street photos part 1





New York street photos part 2





New York street photos part 3

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A few snaps from around London town, taken with my trusty Ricoh GX100 camera.


Man with a hat, Bedford Square.


Penguin and passer by.


Bins, Ogle Street.

More London photos

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OK, not a flake settled and it soon turned into bloody rain, but for a moment Brixton looked lovely and wintery.

I love snow. In fact, I love winter too, but the deep, thick, crisp snowfalls of my youth seem a far distant memory now.


One of my favourite memories was waiting for a train at Cefn Onn station in Cardiff after a big snowstorm:

During the winter of 1977, the snow was so bad that I found myself stood waist high in a snowdrift waiting for the morning train. Needless to say, the driver failed to see me as he hurtled past my platform, and I got blasted with a covering of snow for my troubles!

Seeing this as a sign from above to go home, put my feet up and stay in the warm, I called in sick!
Cefn Onn memories

When it comes to snow, Chicago knows how to dish up the stuff, and on my visit there in 1999 (to be a guest on the Jenny Jones Show), I was rewarded with some astonishingly beautiful snowscapes.

Chicago snow



We have been blessed with a few snowy days in Brixton over the years though, even if the snow didn't tarry for long. I miss snow.

Brixton snow 2003
Brixton snow 2004
Brixton snow 2007
Brixton snow 2007 (2)

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From a classic timewasting thread on the urban75 boards today, here's two of my efforts to draw an album cover using nothing more than MS Paint.



Can you guess what they are? ;)
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I've just uploaded a big new photo feature on our walking holiday in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Here's a few pics for you:





Hebden Bridge station is a beautifully preserved Victorian station - why can't all stations look like this?

Hebden Bridge railway station





Hebden Bridge is a delightful northern town with a cosmopolitan vibe that has given it the nickname of the 'St Ives of the north'.

Hebden Bridge photos





We walked the eight miles or so from Hebden Bridge to Haworth and were lucky enough to just miss the rain that thundered down as soon as we hit the pub!

Hebden Bridge to Haworth walk



Haworth is an astonishingly pretty village. Check out the photos here: Haworth village photos





We also took a steam train trip to Keighley and Oxenhope on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. It was lovely!

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway trip




On Sunday we shook off the hangover with a short walk to Gibson Mill in Hardcastle Crag. It's well worth a visit!
Hardcastle Crags walk

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We've just come back from a fantastic walking weekend in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.



Once scattered with corduroy and worsted mills, the area has retained a rugged northern beauty and now thrives as a major tourist destination with a very healthy 'alternative' community.



We loved the place and the people. Above are some photos from a lovely night in the excellent Fox & Goose boozer.

Expect some more photos soon!

Labels: hebden bridge, photos, yorkshire

I'm loving my new Palm Centro phone which took over from my well battered Treo 650. It's a pint sized Palm OS smartphone, with offers a ton of functionality in a bijou package.



It's a great little phone and comes well recommended!

Read my full review here: Palm Centro review

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Thanks to the lovely Siobhan in Philly, the Philadelphia photo gallery has now updated with in-depth captions detailing the history and local quirks of this fine city.



These curious hand made tiles with weird messages could be found all around Philly - check out the link to find out more.

Philly photos

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There's severe gales and heavy rain blowing in from the Atlantic tonight.



Here's the view over Brixton right now.

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Oh yes indeedy! Thanks to two first half goals by Peter Whittingham and Roger Johnson, the mighty Bluebirds out-hustled, out-skilled and outplayed the Premiership team today.

You could almost hear the cash till register notching up every time the Caerphilly-born 17 year old whizzkid Aaron Ramsey got the ball, but this was a great, all-round team performance and a deserved win for City.

So we're on out way to Wembley for the semi final. I'll be there!
BBC report

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It's Saturday night and I'm stuck in with a stinky cold. No Fun. Bah.



I didn't do myself any favours spending most of last night out - I was doing the sound for the excellent Hillbilly/Boogie/Western Swing act Petunia at the Brixton Albert and then DJ'd until late into the night.



However, coughing and wheezing spirits were raised massively this afternoon by Wales' superb Triple Crown clinching 16-12 win over Ireland. Great work lads!



I've bought a new scanner and am working my way through some of my old photos - check out this article on the Eco Village in Wandsworth, a squat set up back in 1996.



I've also posted up my review of the fantastically sci-fi Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard. It's got lights that fade in and out like a Romulan cloaking device! It glows! It's wafer thin! It's made of plexiglass!

Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Keyboard: Review

Oh, and come on Cardiff City in the FA Cup!
*fingers crossed

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I've scanned in a few photos from a train trip I took nearly twenty years ago.



Travelling out of Cardiff with my then girlfriend Debbie, I doubt if we knew just how quickly this scene would be transformed. Now there's barely any industry left in the Welsh Valleys, thanks to the Evil Thatch and her Tory cohorts.

More pics

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Blimey. What a fantastic night this was. We had free freshly baked Welsh cakes, daffodils, Welsh music, Welsh video, two great bands and vast amounts of DJing till 4am.





I indulged my Welsh roots with a wildly erratic set of Welsh tunes, taking in the likes of Super Furries, Amen Corner, Manics, Gorkis, Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Los Campesinos, Gene, Budgie, Julian Cope, Visage and the Automatic.



More photos here: St David's Day Party

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