Nick Barber

I bought Andrew Graham-Dixon’s biography of Vermeer last week - enjoyed his Caravaggio one so have high hopes for this.

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It’s going to be a nightmare - best plan might be to enter the EU through a small provincial airport where the queues are likely to be smaller.

It’s been put back a couple of weeks at Schiphol but it’s due pretty soon.

On the 19.59 from Schiphol to Groningen.

They went easy on him. Good job he wasn’t being driven through Paris.

Glad to be in the Netherlands this weekend.

The Andrew formerly known as Prince. Bet I’m not the first to say that.

Total clusterf*ck at passport control at Schiphol. Took an hour and five minutes to get through and the arrivals area was rarely less than full. Going to be even worse when they have to scan folks…

Got a refund off Sleazyjet for my delayed flight to Copenhagen the other week - refund was £20 more than I paid for the return flight, so happy with that….

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Could have been a 2…

For some reason Wordle won’t share today. Got a 4/6 though.

Struck out on Wordle today :(

A two review day from me!

Live Review: Rod Picott, St Lawrence’s Church Biddulph – 22nd October 2025 Biddulph is a former mining town on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border and St Lawrence’s Church has a history steeped in folklore - Templar Knights, the English civil war and Viking destruction  - and Victorian secret societies  - all have a part in its story - and now, its regular use as a venue for touring roots acts is part of its next chapter.

Live Review: Rod Picott, St Lawrence's Church Biddulph - 22nd October 2025. "Part wake, part celebration" @rodpicott

We’re dreadful tonight.

Start word definitely helped!

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The drive to and from Saltaire was horrible though. Heavy wind and rain, roadworks and the ridiculous Bradford ring road.

Tonight was my 19th time seeing Courtney Marie Andrews since 2017. I have tickets in the bag to take that total up to 25…she’s still got a way to go to catch up with Kate Rusby (53) and Richard Hawley (43) though…

Currently in Salt’s Mill, Saltaire, next door to the venue of tonight’s Courtney Marie Andrews gig and the two floors of books and art supplies have beaten me and my wallet.

Will do - reviews seem to be mainly positive.

Keir Starmer shouldn't wait until the likely fiasco of the May local elections. If he has any concern for party and country, he should step aside now, giving his successor as long as possible to undo the damage of his disastrous premiership and restore hope in politics.

Not yet - it’s on at a cinema close by so I might go on Monday.

I’m all for earlier gigs!

Neither Music Mania nor HMV had the Nebraska box set when I checked earlier. I didn’t want to buy online but looks like I might have to.

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I have a good friend with that name. He wasn’t born with the surname but his mother married a Mike Head & so he got lumbered. We were teachers & he would often get put on the duty board next to an equally unfortunate Mr Dick…

Feel really sorry for the SWFC Owls fans. They've been regally abused by their owners.

Courtney Marie Andrews St Mary's Twyford Hampshire - 23rd October 2025

Thursday's gig - 354 mile round trip, over 7 hours driving - but so worth it - flic.kr/s/aHBqjCyoHc