Category Archives: Film

Batman and I

Posted on April 6, 2019 by charliecountryboy

“One August day an eight-year old and his mum are picking blackberries, she is unaware her son is a Superhero and wearing his costume beneath his ordinary clothes. I was expecting a crime wave not a heat wave and as … Continue reading →

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Why I Started Dancing

Posted on October 27, 2018 by charliecountryboy

You know what, it started with a little boys crush, yep, really. I was eight years old and on holiday in Scarborough (Benidorm of the 60’s) I was taken to the Black and White Minstrel Show you can see why it … Continue reading →

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Me, Batman and Other Superheroes

Posted on December 16, 2017 by charliecountryboy

Someone suggested re-posting old posts and so I recalled this from five years ago, which may have even more relevance today? Watching Kill Bill some years ago I was impressed with Bill’s view of Superheroes. I don’t know if you … Continue reading →

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Time and Age, Where Does It Go?

Posted on October 14, 2012 by charliecountryboy

Everyone says time passes a lot faster as you get older, but does it? I can’t remember how quickly time passed when I was a kid. If it passed slower back then, was it because I was less busy? I … Continue reading →

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Magical Mystery Tour, There’s no Mystery Really

Posted on October 7, 2012 by charliecountryboy

Last night, Saturday 6th October, the BBC repeated the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour film. There has been a vast array of comments on this film from ‘rubbish’ to ‘phenomenal’. What amazes me is how some people are surprised that the parents … Continue reading →

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A Week in Further Education. Oh My!

Posted on September 22, 2012 by charliecountryboy

So here I am still alive and kicking after my first week as a Carpentry Lecturer in a Further Education College. The first two days were pure induction, now you know I’m not one to pick fault 😉 but really? All … Continue reading →

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Me, America and all that TV stuff.

Posted on July 21, 2012 by charliecountryboy

I remember many years ago, 1963 to be exact, I loved America. The Lucy Show, Cheyenne, Rawhide, Flicka and Rin Tin Tin. The Kennedy’s were politically irrelevant to a child growing up in the 60’s, but I knew something was … Continue reading →

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