Author: ashleyelsdon

Storyteller - Poet - Explorer

One Night Stan

Posted by on in Edinburgh Fringe, Events, Festivals

Another show I saw at Edinburgh this year. Whilst I’m not a massive Laurel and Hardy fan I really enjoyed this production. It was a one man show about the last night that they performed.

Be Bop Deluxe: Futurist Manifesto

Posted by on in Listening

I got this box set the other day and I’ve been listening to it off and on for the last few days. I love the music of Be Bop Deluxe and found it by discovering Bill Nelson’s solo work.

I have all the actual LPs that make up Futurist Manifesto, but even so it’s great to hear all of the tracks together.

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Another kit

Posted by on in Stuff, Tech

When I was at the V&A Digital Design Weekend I picked up this kit as it looked like quite a lot of fun. I probably won’t get a chance to do much with it until November at the earliest, but hopefully it’ll get made soon.

The Power of Making

Posted by on in Exhibitions

I went to this exhibition yesterday at the V&A and it was amazing. Not a huge exhibition, in fact quite small, but well worth getting along to, and it is free to get in to although there was a considerable queue for a Sunday.

I don’t know how long it is on for, so it’s worth checking the V&A site, but I’d certainly recommend it.

The Scott Monument

Posted by on in Poetry

I climbed the Scott Monument on my last day in Edinburgh. The last time I was in the city it wasn’t open to the public. Although that was a long time ago now.

I’m glad I did it. It was certainly an experience, but not for everyone I shouldn’t think, and certainly not in very heavy wind and rain.