Wish You Were Here In Part 76 of this blog, I wrote about seeing the Australian Pink Floyd during the 50th anniversary of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ album. I noted I hoped to see them again, and I did just that the other week. 2025 is the 50th anniversary of the ‘Wish You … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 181
Piano Revisited Looking back through this blog I see that in Part 33 from February 2023, I noted, “…something on my bucket list is to play the piano for the public in a railway station. We have pianos in stations here for anyone to sit down at and entertain the public. I thought doing a … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 171
Record Fair I was excited to stumble across a record fair. I hadn’t heard one was being held in Stirling on the weekend I was in town, so it was good to feel that buzz I get when I see the opportunity to browse music with like-minded folk. Maybe it’s my age, but I was … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 143
The Dark Side of the Moon The Glasgow Science Centre Planetarium was hosting The Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd and I was fortunate to get a ticket and go along to listen to what is one of my all time favourite albums. I could spend all day writing about Pink Floyd … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 140
Cupar Next stop was Cupar, a small town of nearly fourteen thousand people. This was chosen as a stopping off point on the way home, and is good for a coffee and stretching the legs. It may sound like a random place to visit, and it is, but you never know what you may come … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 138
Writing Update October 2024 Ove the last couple of months I’ve been catching up on my blogging. There was a bit of a backlog, and given the number of places I visit, it’s been a challenge keeping my blog up to date. This push to document what I’ve been up to has meant that little … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 128
Piano I decided to treat myself during the summer to a new digital grand piano. I don’t have room for an acoustic one so this is the next best thing. It has eighty-eight full-size weighted keys, hammer action and has the feel of a real piano. It has a small range of piano types, including … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 123
Nick Mason I went to see Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets which is a massive deal for me. I’ve been a Pink Floyd fan for decades, have all the albums, special editions and several dozen books. As noted in Part 76 of this blog, I met Nick at a book signing in Edinburgh, at the … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 105
The Dark Side of the Moon It was the 50th anniversary of the album The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd in 2023. It’s one of my favourites by a favourite band. Over the years I’ve purchased it in vinyl, cassette, the original CD pressing, a thirtieth anniversary 5.1 surround mix CD, the … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 76
Ukulele In part 29 of this series I mentioned my passion for electronica and hardware synths. I also play guitar, bass and piano. However, recently, my favourite instrument and the one I am picking up every day is the Ukulele. I started dabbling with it a few years ago with a Soprano, which is the … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 49
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