Category archives: Weirdness

Upon Death’s Purple Altar: The 2009 Manky Toy Show – Live!

(Curtain draws back to reveal…not a stage, but bare concrete walls atop a bare concrete floor. On this floor are two bins. In Bin A sits “The Man” – an emaciated figure sporting a sick-stained tailcoat, a battered top-hat, and… continue reading »

Upside-Down and Downside-Up, Mirror Magic Means Much Mixing

While Gregory Gráinneog and his wretched companions eke out a miserable existence above ground (on a scorched and ruined earth), below the surface – in caverns dark, dank & deep – a weird cabaret repeats itself. Endlessly. A curtain prepares… continue reading »

The Nightmarish Post-Apocalyptic Hell-world of Gregory Gráinneog

Though casual viewers of Bosco may retain fond memories of a show jam-packed with incident, energy and excitement (singing, dancing, making & doing etc), serious Bosco scholars like myself know the truth behind these rose-tinted lies. Severe budgetary constraints, coupled… continue reading »

All will love me and despair!

As I stood in line (vino bottle in hand) at our local booze merchants on Thursday evening, my wandering eyes alighted on the following Evening Herald headline: ENYA STALKER DISAPPEARS Now while the real story behind said headline may well… continue reading »

Naughty Boys, Lucky Bags, and Karl’s Lovely Wig

And so the brother (he who used to love jam sandwiches more than life itself) is married. Saturday’s celebratory fancy dress part-tay was a raucous, riotous and rewarding affair. Particularly for me, as I scored a magnificent triumph in the… continue reading »

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