Posts from July 2006

How did we drink four bottles of rum? Were we using it as a mixer? (July 31st, 2006)

First of all, I have to second Clare’s post on the new Blood, Sweat and Tea cover. It looks astonishingly good. I mean, astonishingly. Apart from that, Clare’s said it all. And from here on in, Ed Ripley will be known on Vox as ‘The Terrifying Mr Ripley’.
He’s lovely really.

I had a barbeque yesterday. I [...]



Icke, who’d have darn stool night (July 25th, 2006)

Over to James Lark for the very final word on Our Work Here is Pun…
‘So…there was this tiny community which split pretty much equally into a third Catholic, a third Anglican, and a third Right Wing Global Elitist Christ Spirit Orb Lovers. But because it was only a small place, they only had one church, [...]



Get thee to a punnery (July 22nd, 2006)

“Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome to the stage the man, the legend, the lawsuit waiting to happen… Mr… Dr… Adam Kay.”
So, last night, began the second half of the second of our two Edinburgh preview shows starring Fraudio artists James Lark and Adam Kay. James – literally – needed no introduction but it fell to [...]



New York times (July 15th, 2006)

When I talk to people about The Friday Project, they often talk of envy. Envy at being able to choose my own hours. Envy at being able to meet exciting and interesting people. Envy at flying back and forth across the Atlantic to meet those self same people. Envy at getting drunk with comedians and [...]



I feel like a new man (July 3rd, 2006)

You know that point, every few weeks, when you look in the mirror and think to yourself ‘Jesus, I need to get a haircut’?
And sure enough you resolve to get that much-needed haircut as soon as possible… but not today because you have to get to a meeting. And then tomorrow rolls around but – [...]



Blog like noone is reading (July 2nd, 2006)

Clare told me off the other day for not blogging enough. She’s right, of course – there aren’t nearly enough copies of my face on this page compared to the old days.
Thing is, it turns out quite a few people read Vox now. You’d be surprised if I told you. Some even add it to [...]



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