Life has a habit of getting in the way of things that you want to do and indeed it is what I will blame on the fact that I have not blogged in a few years. Having said that you will be glad to know that I don’t intend to […]
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Covid has been a disaster for us all but thankfully we seem to be at the stage were the majority agree we have to live with it and move on. I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop with my latest ‘Our Jimmy’ script with me as I learn my lines […]
I’m currently sitting about 35,000ft in the air as I fly home to Belfast from Hamburg via London Heathrow. It’s so good to be doing international travel again not only in the air but also at sea. For the past week I have been enjoying myself on board Oceania Cruises […]
I am currently writing this blog sitting in a beautiful space onboard Saga Ocean Cruises ‘Spirit of Discovery’. YES.. I am back as a Guest Entertainer onboard a cruise ship. Obviously we are following strict Covid-19 protocols in line with the UK Government’s requirements but it has not diluted the […]
Since my last blog we have all seen some positive changes. The continuing successful vaccination roll out, some lifting of lockdown restrictions and the imminent arrival (hopefully) of ‘freedom day’ Lockdown for some was stressful and for others enjoyable, for me it was busy, not with gigs but achievements that […]
I’m sitting down to write this and wondering – Where did January go?. Here we are, already in February and it seems to be very true that time flies or maybe that is just because the older we get the shorter a year seems to be. Henry Twells (1823 – […]
Well, here we are in December. The last month of a year that no doubt will be remembered for all the wrong reasons. The year that for the first time for the majority of us we lived through a pandemic. The word and idea of ‘Lockdown’ became a reality rather […]
It’s hard to believe that a month has passed since my last blog. Sad to say the current situation that we find ourselves in has changed not for the better but for the worse. Due to what is the arrival of the expected second spike (it’s just the case with […]
Like most of you I am sure, finding a bright side to this whole Covid-19 situation has not been easy. For me what was to have been a very busy and enjoyable year has just disappeared. As most of you know the two industries that I work in have been […]
2020 was to be a great year. Panto had just finished and box office records had been broken. I had a couple of days off then embarked on an eight night tour with my new ‘Our Jimmy’ show. Following that it was straight over to Barbados to start my shows […]