"This time it's all about me"

Firstly I’d just like to tell you that this was ready to post yesterday as promised but then blogger wouldn’t do as it was told, sorry if you been waiting with baited breath.

Whilst having a big tidy in my flat the other day I found some pages from Tequila Mockingbird’s blog that I’d printed off at work to read at home. On them was a list of 100 things about her. I am now going to unashamedly steal that idea.
Ladies & gentlemen may I present 100 things about me…

I say “I like to think I am” instead of “I am” far too often
I have always longed to be famous & I haven’t given up hope…yet
I once had a cat called Alan
I changed my name at the age of 14 because I didn’t like it.
I did it legally at the age of 25.
I was adopted when I was a few weeks old.
I don’t like vegetables.
I will never marry again..
…unless Kylie Minogue is my bride
I used to be petrified of spiders but I can tolerate them now
As yet my penis has never let me down when I’ve needed it
Irish blood, English heart’s what I’m made of
The first “band” I ever saw live were Kajagoogoo
I want to slap the paperclip guy on Microsoft word
The most wonderful thing I’ve ever bought myself is my I-pod
I like to think I am a very good father
I used to be a thief (a very good one at that) but I haven’t stolen for over 10 years.
I wear my heart on my sleeve
I can be extremely selfish
I 100% believe that there is other intelligent life in the universe
I once lived and worked on a holiday camp
I have been on TV twice, both were fleeting appearances. The 2nd of which I could be seen crowd surfing at a Travis gig. Of this I am strangely proud
I passed my driving test first time
Alvin Stardust once stole my tambourine (well sort of)
Between December 96 & August 98 I saw Stereophonics live 13 times & I haven’t seen them since
A lover once noted that I have more body hair on one side than on the other
I smoke far too much
My mother tells embarrassing made up stories about me like how I would put milk on my hair to make it straight. She’s a bit nutty.
I can be extremely charming
I can be extremely devious
I enjoy occasionally taking drugs with Ecstasy being my favourite.
My ex-wife often refers to me as Peter Pan
I had a fantastic party for my 30th birthday where I was off my tits on wiz & E without my wife knowing.
I am cursed with an inability to control money
I once had a dream come true & I have suffered for it every day since
I wouldn’t change it though
I love coffee & I don’t like tea
On the only long haul flights I’ve ever been on I had the misfortune to have a plane with a knackered entertainment system, there & back!
My favourite place is London & I’d like to live there one day
I sing very loud & passionately in my car & I don’t give a crap who sees me
When I was in a band in 1994 we once played to 4 people in a Sheffield pub.
I once got chatted up by a guy in a Reading pub, I thought he was just being friendly
I despair of the number of friends I’ve lost contact with
I like porn
My son looks so much like me that it’s frightening
Outside Britain I have only been to 5 other countries: France, Spain, Holland, Canada & The USA
I love football (soccer to my trans-Atlantic readers) but have no time for any other sports.
My favourite colour is orange
My favourite colour for clothes is black (though I’m told that I suit red)
I love lists (but this one is really hard!)
My favourite film with no spaceships in it is Die Hard
If my loved ones comply with my wishes then my funeral will be the funniest funeral ever in the history of funerals.
When my time comes I would like to die in spectacular fashion, I can hear people now; “Do you remember Flash? Lovely bloke, got eaten by a lion y’know”
I love the welsh accent on women
I have a highly evolved sense of direction & never, ever get lost
If I was an animal I would be a sloth
I am really tempted to rename this list- 57 things about me
Speeded up voices always make me laugh
As I child I once rode a horse bareback to impress a girl (it worked)
I’d like to grow my hair long but I cant because it grows up & out
I have become incredibly reliant upon my computer
I favour boxer shorts as my undergarment of choice
I would like to go on a cruise one day
Every pair of socks I own are black
I’m a good dancer but am rarely confident enough to let go
I lost my virginity when I was 16
I hate the fact that I will be 35 in January
I have never been slim
I have too many times in my life been the other man
I haven’t been in a proper record shop for ages & it makes me sad
I try to have faith that most people are essentially good
I am very sceptical about anything that I can’t see, hear or touch
I love dark chocolate
I don’t like being cold
If I was really good looking instead of average I would be a total Casanova
I am utterly bored of my job
I don’t like confrontation though I enjoy a good natured debate
I hardly ever lose my temper & when I do I sulk more than I shout
I haven’t watched television at all for almost a week
I once got dressed up as a woman when I worked at the holiday camp & several people didn’t realise it was me
I am weak willed
I used to think that the 22nd of the month was cursed as bad things always happened to me on that date
It is 12 years to the day since I met my ex-wife
I am a qualified manual handling assessor & instructor
I could drive a fork lift truck before I could drive a car
I am very fond of making grand romantic gestures
I don’t know of anyone who dislikes me
That would perhaps change if certain people read my blog
I would dearly love to go on holiday with the boys next year
I am an exceptional singer
I sometimes think that I’m the great lost songwriter of my generation
I like getting the giggles when I’m stoned
I would love to meet Noel Gallagher cos I think he’s a geezer
I am fascinated by astronomy & quantum physics but I struggle to get my head round some of it
I have not really achieved anything of note in my life but I feel I will one day
I think I have brought much happiness into many lives & I’m very proud of that
I am very lazy
I wear a size 8 shoe
I generally don’t like Thursdays
I am not an animal person

Phew, that wasn’t easy. Anyway I’m off over to see Reckless & Dream Girl now & I’m very excited about playing them my new recordings of “Never enough” & “We both know”.
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