The end of the Hell Raiser/Easy Rider!

Today saw the death of the original Hell Raiser and all round nasty bastard Dennis Hopper - even in his last few months he was trying to sue for divorce and make people's lives miserable. He was definitely NOT a nice person but boy did he make some superb films, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, Rumble Fish, Blue Velvet, Red Rock West and True Romance to name but a few....RIP Dennis, lets hope there is a place for hell raisers like you!

Believe the Hype - this book is GOOD!

I am very stubborn when it comes to reading hyped up books. I like to believe I dont follow the masses. You'd think I would have learnt by now! I didnt read the Lovely Bones until about two years after the hype - second best book I've read. Didnt read the Time Travellers Wife for years....ditto and most of all didn't believe the hype of my all time fave book the Secret History by Donna Tartt. So should it have been any surprise to me when the much hyped first Millenium book - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was an absolutely fantastic book??? It was just so good, I've read many books in this genre and for the most part enjoyed them but this is in a league of it's own. I honestly thought that the hype was due to the authors early demise but no, believe the hype this book is going on my fave list - bring on the next two. What a shame there will be no more - unless someone else wants to take up where Stiegs left off?

Brodie's First Championship Critique

Really pleased with Brodie's first championship show - the GSA show at Stoneleigh. The judge was a straight talking, no nonsense Cynthia Griffiths so this means even more as it's so complimentary - I even got a 'well presented' when he wasn't exactly the best behaved puppy there :)

1 Glaysher's Kilnrae Kemerton Crusader Of Billingham; very pleasing youngster, well grown, balanced head, good expression, good depth of brisket, well presented, moved soundly. 2 Smith's Bryerdale Mighty Murphy Of Boswedden, I really liked this one, good outline, well bodied & well balanced. Nice brisket and couplings. He would not settle on the move which was his downfall. 3 Atwell's Kilnrae Kemerton First Lord.

It was a wonderful day, a day that I started out wondering why I was bothering and came home with a dog I honestly believed in......I can now carry on with confidence!