Rob ButterfieldNov 3, 20204 minTHE IMPORTANCE OF NOT BEING IDLEMaking the most of our circumstances. The headline may fly in the face of that great Oasis tune but drastic times call for drastic...
Rob ButterfieldApr 8, 20203 minA STARK REMINDER I’m adding this to my blog so we can look back and NEVER forget the way the world changed in 2020.
Rob ButterfieldMar 8, 20201 min50 WOMEN WHO CHANGED ROCK'N'ROLL...The perfect way to honour the great women that have mad a difference to the music scene. I take no credit for the article below - it seemed
Rob ButterfieldFeb 11, 20203 minTHE CONSEQUENCE OF MAYBEOne thing life has taught me is that not all decisions you make in life will be good ones. But that really is ok.
Rob ButterfieldJan 14, 20202 minPICTURE THISI’ve always loved a great photograph. It’s true that a good picture can a tell a story that words can only help you to imagine...
Rob ButterfieldDec 31, 20198 min2019 - A RETROSPECTIVEI’m sure I’m not alone in posting a retrospective of the year as it comes to a close. It’s become a ‘thing’ for many; a chance to look...
Rob ButterfieldDec 9, 20192 minSPACE RANGER IN DANGERForget the Elf on a Shelf, all hail the Space Ranger in Danger! #bloodybuzz
Rob ButterfieldNov 2, 20193 minI REMEMBER THE 5TH OF NOVEMBERLighting up the sky with Standard fireworks! If I’m honest, November the 5th these days is a bit of a non-event for me. Our kids are both...
Rob ButterfieldAug 31, 20193 minWHERE HAVE ALL THE STORIES GONE?Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible… Regular readers of this blog may have noticed an absence of posts over the last few...
Rob ButterfieldAug 1, 20194 minFIVE MORE WALKS IN THE COUNTRYThe obsession continues... So, here we have it, as promised, an overview of walks 6 – 10 for anyone who is remotely interested in my...
Rob ButterfieldJul 23, 20196 minTHESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKINGA new obsession with the outdoor life. For those that follow me on one of my many social media accounts you may have noted that in recent...
Rob ButterfieldJul 8, 20195 minDEEP INSIDE THE DEVIL'S ARSEA venue like no other. I’ve been a member of T.Rextasy since October 2015. We do around 100 gigs a year and get to play some pretty...
Rob ButterfieldJun 25, 20193 minLIVING IN A POST-TRUTH WORLDExchanging fact for emotion. Whoever said politics was boring? As a kid it certainly used to be; it was a thing that grown-ups talked...
Rob ButterfieldJun 4, 20193 minIS THIS THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR?When the Manchester lad became a California Son… As Steven Patrick Morrissey turns 60 he celebrates not only a sell-out US tour but the...
Rob ButterfieldMay 23, 20194 minWE'RE NOT NORMAL...But then again, what is normal? Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s I had what could only be considered as a very happy and ‘normal’...
Rob ButterfieldMay 21, 20191 minMILKSHAKE - IT BRINGS ALL THE BOYS TO THE YARD...Really? What has the world come to? There was a time when a good old pelting with eggs and flour was the ultimate political protest. But...
Rob ButterfieldMay 7, 20193 minFLYING PLANES WITH KERRY KINGAnd necking Jager! Most of you will know Kerry King as the heavily tattooed and mean-looking guitarist from the legendary metal band...
Rob ButterfieldMay 3, 201910 minIT'S ALL ABOUT THE BASS...A lifetime obsession with the low-end instrument of joy! I make no apologies for the length of this article. It’ll no doubt extend far...
Rob ButterfieldApr 23, 20194 minPUT THE KETTLE ON...A very British tradition. What is it with us Brits and our obsession with tea? It’s not even a British invention; the history of tea is...