Whilst up in Norfolk last weekend we headed over to the very picturesque village of Heydon where we had a very fine traditional Sunday lunch at the Earle Arms before taking a brief stroll along the long drive of...
By justin on Jul 07, 2011
After having had my kids put the Bell Tent UK Inner Tent through its paces (see Bell Tent Improvements) I thought it only fair that I got them to help me test out the additional bag I was very...
By justin on Jun 30, 2011
As far as getting, or perhaps being, Out There then The Guardian weren’t wrong to describe Jim Whiting’s variété venue Bimbotown in Leipzig as a “mix of music, theatre and lots of crazy stuff by artists from all over...
By justin on May 03, 2011
The Guardian’s Wunderbar! The best of Germany piece this weekend featured Jim Whiting’s Bimbotown parties in Leipzig, “a mix of music, theatre and lots of crazy stuff by artists from all over Europe. Tickets are sought after but some...
By justin on Mar 24, 2011
Okinawa Joe would undoubtedly have killed anyone who had called him Okinawa Joe. Like – “Hey Okinawa Joe, how’s it going man?” – perhaps not realising that this man they hailed could apply lethal force effortlessly by means you...
By The Dude on Dec 17, 2010
Many many moons I was one of Jim Whiting’s helpers, which for me was a sort of sorcerer’s apprenticeship. He’s probably best known for the automatons in Herbie Hanckock’s music video ‘Rockit’, but is now based in Leibsig where...
By justin on Dec 06, 2010