Archives for July 2010
Greetings Earthlings Revisited: The Winchester Space Brothers
[Part 2 of the reposted Greetings Earthlings archives. Originally posted on June 26th, 2007. See here.] Where: Winchester, England When: November, 1976 Witnesses: Ted Pratt & Joyce Bowles Artist: Jennifer Cook Introduction Unlike Jean Hingley’s hour-long ordeal in Rowley Regis,… continue reading »
Alex Will Be Down in a Minute
The licking clean of the cue ball. The snarling and tearing off of the obligatory (detested) bow-tie. The glorious shirts. The fedora. Memories of the late Alex Higgins are numerous and vivid. But the one that I’ve found hardest to… continue reading »
Your House is on Fire and your Children all Gone
In those dark days before the internet became ubiquitous – when only the mightiest sultans, emperors and corporate zillionaires had ready access to WebCrawler and Infoseek – finding out stuff was an onerous task. If the information wasn’t located in… continue reading »
8-Bit Agonies: Vigilantes and Ms. Ciccone
I’ve written here before about context (or lack thereof) and back-story (or lack thereof) in vintage arcade games. The relative complexity of contemporary gaming may necessitate lengthy in-game tutorials, 100 page instruction manuals, online walkthroughs/FAQs etc., but back in the… continue reading »
Follow the White Rabbit (A World Cup Special)
Several years back, during yet another of the many football tournaments in which England have bowed out like whimpering dogs covered in mange and puke, the residents of Albert Square sat down to watch an England match on the big-screen… continue reading »
