Alex Laybourne's Blog, page 51
May 18, 2013
Busy Times Mean Less Blog Fun for Alex
I haven’t actually looked at the specifics, but I know it has been a while since I wrote a real blog post. I have been spending a lot of my blogging time interviewing others, and have somehow neglected myself. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoying helping others, and chatting with other authors is a […]
May 14, 2013
Extract from Sir Laurence Dies – By Christopher D Abbott
If you missed my interview with talented author Christopher D Abbott, then you can catch it here, and, as promised in the post, here is a sample taken from his novel; Sir Laurance Dies. Sir Laurence was a decorated soldier in the Great War, and a hardnosed businessman. He was also a man of […]
May 12, 2013
Alex Laybourne Sits Down With Author Christopher D. Abbott to talk Holmes, Poirot and Dr. Straay.
Today I am joined by author Christopher D. Abbott. Author of ‘Sir Laurence Dies’; a murder mystery of the highest caliber, and it is available now. Christopher is a hard-working man who has still found time to write and publish a novel, and is also working on multiple other titles. Hi Christopher, thank you […]
Sports Direct: You Should be Ashamed
This is an honest post and annoyed me so much I just had to write something about it. It shows that standards of companies in the UK, and I daresay the world over. The customer no longer means anything. Their money means things, but even that does not seem to guarantee any sort of customer […]
May 11, 2013
An interview with Crispin Hellion Glover
Reblogged from TheOriginalVanGoghsEarAnthology: Crispin Hellion Glover is a man of many talents. He has worked as an actor, screenwriter, director, author, publisher, and recording artist. His best known roles such as George McFly in Back to the Future, the Thin Man in both Charlie’s Angels flicks, Willard Stiles in the remake of Willard, Grendel in […]
May 8, 2013
Goodbye Ray Harryhausen June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013
Today we said goodbye to the man who is – in my view – responsible for the special effects industry as it is today. Without Ray Harryhausen the movies would not be the thrill they are. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, none of these series, or any others like them would have been around [...]
May 7, 2013
The Liebster Award… I have been Nominated
I always find blog awards a very humbling experience, and I know that I have said this every time I have been nominated, and I can assure you that I will continue saying it. This award came to me from one of the great friends I have made online in recent years; elizabethdrosa.com. Originating in [...]
May 5, 2013
Could a Remake Ever Become a Classic?
I am still on holiday, so only a very quick post from me today. The other day I was sitting there, watching True Grit. The Coen Brothers remake with Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon, and I greatly enjoyed myself. The film was dirty, really grubby and to a great extent somewhat realistic in terms [...]
Sunday Update May 5th 2013
Well, today is Liberation day in Holland, and there are always a number of services going on to remember the removal of the Germans and the return of the country. This year they were planning to honor the German dead as well, and this was met with much criticism. I think it is a nice [...]
May 3, 2013
Has the EU gone completely mad???? Update : Video added.
Reblogged from Meeka's Mind: This video clip explains the importance of seeds, and seed diversity far better than I can. http://youtu.be/QJ28IC63hlI This is huge, and truly HORRIBLE. I've just learned the EU is trying to pass a new law that would outlaw the selling or trading of heirloom varieties of seeds. If passed, this law [...]
