Author: ashleyelsdon

Storyteller - Poet - Explorer

And then Palm Sounds was 8 years old

Posted by on in History, Stuff

Amazing to think that. I almost can’t believe that I’ve been writing Palm Sounds for just over 8 years now. How did that happen? But possibly the most amazing thing is how people have responded to it over the years and what it has created in that time. In fact, when I think about it, it can become a little overwhelming, so perhaps better not to, and just get on with it.

Yes, I think I’ll do that for now.

4th Doctor: Last of the Colophon

Posted by on in Books and Audiobooks

Last of the Colophon cover

I really need to listen to this again as I think I fell asleep through a lot of it. I was on my way back from Chesterfield last weekend after a particularly good birthday weekend for an old friend, and my mind did wander as I listened.

So it deserves a second hearing I think and then I’ll be able to decide what I think of this episode.

Getting Patchblocks

Posted by on in Tech
Opening up the Patchblocks
Box

I’d almost forgotten that I’d funded these on kickstarter, so when they arrived it was a lovely surprise! I’ve barely had a chance to get to grips with these as yet, but having opened up the software and loaded a sample patch they look like great fun.

The dilema of opening things

Posted by on in Stuff

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I posted yesterday about getting this 12″ single of The The’s Giant. So far so good. But, sadly, the nice sticker on the front of the disc is on the cellophane and not on the sleeve itself, meaning that the minute I open it, the sticker is gone!

Disaster!

Getting the Giant …

Posted by on in Events, Listening, Music

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This was the other record store day release I really wanted, but couldn’t get on the day. At the time I thought I’d done pretty well to get 2 out of three of the special releases I wanted, but I’d really wanted this too and ended up looking on eBay for it.

Well the one I got wasn’t a bad price at all, and was in perfect condition too.