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Aaargh! Disaster! Site down

Tue 14th October, 2003Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Aaargh! Disaster! Both the urban75.org and .net parts of the site have gone completely down, so great chunks of the site won’t be working…. Anyone desperately missing the bulletin boards …

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Got a bastard cold

Fri 10th October, 2003Wed 5th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sniff-tastic I’ve just been laid low by my first cold of the year. The weird thing was that it came on in minutes: I was feeling just dandy sorting out …

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Fri 3rd October, 2003 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Wi Fi’d! Those of you who followed this blog over the years will know about my long running battle with my home network. For some brief, glorious moments, everything works …

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Sun 28th September, 2003 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Another weekend rolls by… Saturday, we grabbed breakfast at the Brixton Lounge and met up with my NYC mate Matt and Ted/Dave. Then it was into the West End for …

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Nigerian scam emails: fighting back!

Fri 26th September, 2003Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Nigerian scam emails: fighting back! Ever been blasted with loads of dodgy emails from people purporting to be Nigerian businessmen offering you millions of pounds? Well, this guy got so …

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A minor hangover

Fri 26th September, 2003Tue 1st February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A minor hangover Last night was a good ‘un, starting off with a visit to the trusty Albert for a chum’s birthday. For the first time this year it was …

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Thu 25th September, 2003 - by editor - Leave a Comment

“You dirty old man!” Just come back from the Boston Arms in Tufnell Park after a brief visit. The Actionettes were booked to perform with 60s pop producer, Kim Fowley. …

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Football and pub quizzes

Thu 25th September, 2003Sat 8th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Football woes The good news: Cardiff City have no problem scoring goals, thumping in five in the last two matches. The bad news: on both occasions, the other team scored …

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cardiff / football

Executive box woe – Reading vs Cardiff City

Wed 17th September, 2003Wed 4th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Executive box woe I’m afraid today hasn’t gone to plan. What should have been a whoopy-doopsy, all expenses paid trip to Reading for a Toshiba press launch and – oh …

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More urban75 stats

Tue 16th September, 2003Wed 14th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A feast of stats! Unzip your anoraks, push up your band-aided specs and get a load of these tech-tastic stats! Oh yes! Access stats! The urban75.net part of the site …

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cardiff / football

Collossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham!

Tue 16th September, 2003Wed 4th August, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Collossal Cardiff City Crush Gillingham! The mighty Cardiff City slammed five goals past hapless Gillingham on Saturday – with Earnshaw bagging four! Tuesday night, I’m off to Reading football stadium …

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Wales bomb 0-4 to Italy in the San Siro stadium

Sat 6th September, 2003Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Disaster! The mighty Wales bombed 0-4 to Italy in the San Siro stadium tonight, despite putting up a brave fighting display that wasn’t reflected in the score. I watched the …

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A feast of favicons!

Thu 4th September, 2003Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A feast of favicons! If you didn’t know, favicons are the neat little icons that appear in your favourites list and in the browser bar when you bookmark a page. …

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Mars ahoy!
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Mars ahoy!

Thu 28th August, 2003Fri 22nd March, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last night, the brightest light in the sky was the pinky red glow of Mars, which is now closer to Earth than at any time in almost 60,000 years. I’m …

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cardiff / Places / wales / Wales

A trip on The Balmoral steamer from Penarth to Clevedon

Tue 26th August, 2003Tue 14th February, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Back from Wales Just returned from a fabulous short holiday in my hometown of Cardiff – and what a great trip I had! On Saturday night I celebrated Cardiff’s mighty …

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I hate football…

Thu 21st August, 2003Sat 27th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I hate football… Cardiff 0 Bradford 2 Serbia & Montenegro 1 Wales 0 What made the Welsh result all more depressing was the filthy torrent of disgusting racist abuse coming …

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Sony DSC F828 camera announced

Thu 21st August, 2003Sun 11th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Dribble, salivate, lust…..! Sony has announced its new Sony DSC F828 camera and it’s an absolute beauty! It comes with a thumping great 8 megapixel resolution, 28mm-200mm lens, a wide …

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Internet magazine : deadline battling again

Thu 21st August, 2003Fri 4th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Deadline battling again Once again the urban75 mansions are resounding to the sound of exasperated sighs and table-thumping hissy fits, as yours truly battles to start an overdue article for …

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Mon 11th August, 2003 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Stevie Wonder had an album out called ‘Hotter Than July’ He’s been better off calling it, “fucking boiling hot August”, in my book. Yesterday was the hottest day in UK …

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Sat 9th August, 2003 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The fattest pigs in the world As ever, man’s cruelty to animals know no bounds. In Taiwan, pigs are penned in and force-fed sand or heavy metals such as lead …

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Aaaargh! The heat! 34C in the office

Sat 9th August, 2003Wed 14th July, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Aaaargh! The heat! Bollocks to his chuffing heat. It’s now a blistering 34C in my office and I’m hating it – and there’s more of the same on the way …

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The football season kicks off!

Sat 9th August, 2003Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The football season kicks off! For the first time in 18 years, the mighty Cardiff City are now playing in the heady heights of the First Division! The good news …

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Sweltering in the sweaty, sticky heat

Wed 6th August, 2003Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Sweltering in the sweaty, sticky heat Today was the hottest day in London since records began, with the temperature climbing up to a hideously steaming 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.34 Fahrenheit …

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The heat! The heat! Aaargh!

Mon 4th August, 2003Wed 14th July, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The heat! The heat! Let’s get one thing straight. I’m not a fan of hot weather. That’s not to say I don’t mind a bit of sun if I happen …

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More buttons than a shirt factory

Wed 30th July, 2003Mon 17th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

More buttons than a shirt factory Yep, that’s what my new Logitech MX desktop keyboard/mouse combo has got! There’s eight buttons on the mouse, and a host of extra gizmos …

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Currently on my playlist

Wed 30th July, 2003Sat 8th May, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Currently rotating, jumping and involuntarily repeating on my increasingly erratic CD player: Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Super Furry Animals: Phantom Power Radiohead: Hail to the the …

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Photographic quandary – what compact?

Wed 30th July, 2003Mon 14th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Photographic quandary I’m currently flogging off a load of bits’n’bobs around the flat so that I can afford a new digital camera – but which one to go for? Here’s …

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Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / London / Places

The Dome, Lambeth Country Show and PROD

Thu 24th July, 2003Sun 11th April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Skankin’ around the room… Currently glued to the office CD player is the mighty fine Linton Kwesi Johnson, “LKJ in Dub” 1980 CD. ‘Nuff respect! A quick update to what’s …

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I want! I want! I want! Sony PEG-UX50 PDA

Fri 18th July, 2003Wed 14th July, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I want! I want! I want! Check out this incredibly cute new PDA from Sony

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Weird moment of the day – BBC London in Brixton

Fri 18th July, 2003Sat 5th June, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Weird moment of the day BBC London’s Jon Gaunt radio show were broadcasting from Brixton yesterday and I thought I’d take a look on my way to do some shopping. …

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