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Concert for Ukraine

Newsflash: On Sunday, 13th March, at 7 pm, the Jazz After Hours website will be streaming a Concert for Ukraine. The headline act is Alina Bzhezhinska and the HipHarp Collective. Alina is a Ukrainian-born jazz harpist, and she comes with a 5-star rating from the Crotchety Critics Circle. For further details, click the image above.…Read more Concert for Ukraine

7-Year Anniversary

Here, in the UK, the seventh anniversary is usually commemorated with woollen gifts. I'm stealing the U.S. tradition of copper this time, though, with a burnished brown top hat engraved with a seasonal motto. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the copper topper! As we complete year seven of the Crotchety Man blog, I see…Read more 7-Year Anniversary

Now We Are Six

Six years old and, if the statistics are anything to go by, better than ever. That's the Crotchety Man blog. We broke the 100 followers barrier this year and both the visitor and view counts were well up on the last 12 months. ... now I am six,I'm as clever as clever,So I think I'll…Read more Now We Are Six

The Bees Are Buzzing

So, RF does have a sense of humour! https://www.facebook.com/robert.fripp.96/videos/3429444193738253/

Wood You Believe It?

It's hard to believe but the Crotchety Man blog is now 5 years old. This particular anniversary is usually celebrated with gifts made of wood. Something like this statue of Ian Anderson might be appropriate; it would certainly be a welcome addition to the Crotchety Art Display Shelves. But, first, let's take a quick look back…Read more Wood You Believe It?

Sick Note

Dear Reader, I trust you will excuse little Johnny Crotchety from blogging today. The sniffle he has had for the last three days has become a lot worse and blocked nasal sinuses made for a very restless night. With hindsight, it was probably a mistake to amble across the moors of Derbyshire yesterday. Although the…Read more Sick Note

Highlights of 2018

In a few days time this blog will be four years old and, I humbly suggest, it's looking pretty good for its age. Did you know the average lifespan of a blog site is only 2 years and 7 months? That makes Crotchety Man positively geriatric! But before we celebrate our fourth birthday, let's look…Read more Highlights of 2018

Now We Are Three

- - - - - - - - A prisoner breaks out of jail. He runs down the street shouting "I'm free! I'm free!". A small boy is unimpressed. "So what?" he calls, "I'm four". - - - - - - - - The Crotchety Man blog is (very nearly) three years old now and,…Read more Now We Are Three

New Year Honours

With predictable inappropriateness the UK's list of honours for New Year's Day 2018 was announced two days ago. Highlights include: the musicians Barry Gibb (CBE) and Ringo Starr (MBE); Helen Sharman (OBE), Britain's first astronaut and passionate promoter of science and technology; and our former deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who gets a well-deserved knighthood.…Read more New Year Honours

Finding His Voice

The Crotchety Man blog is now two years old and, as you can see, the boy is beginning to find his voice. According to mumsnet.com, a two year old will be "behaving increasingly like adults do". That site goes on to say, "About one in five children of this age has at least one tantrum a…Read more Finding His Voice