Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
1) True or False - Last year, after my brother Ian asked for Christmas gifts of CD's by Spandau Ballet and a former X-Factor singer, along with a Mary Shelley book, on 25th December I presented him with Gold, Frankenstein and Olly Murs. - In the words of Spandau Ballet "This much is True" 2)... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, I participated in a verve filled Zoom quiz night with six buddies originating from, and in some cases still living in, Gateshead. Rounds of general knowledge, sport, music, absurdity and Argos codes intertwined with live acoustic music, ensuring the clambakes attendees spent an esprit laden three hours. At the end of the evening,... Continue Reading →
As I'm strapped for time today, in lieu of my usual daily vignettes of questionable observations, I'm forwarding the two rounds of questions I wrote for yesterday evenings Zoom quiz. The first ten questions penned for a fictional 'True or False' round, in which I unapologetically make a series of absurdly untrue claims in the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening I partook in a Zoom quiz with buddies. Live acoustic music, seven rounds of inquisitions and much guffawing forming our entertainment landscape. Below are the two rounds I wrote/presented for your delectation. In addition to my usual absurd 'True of False' round, where I shower participants with zany fictional queries, a series of... Continue Reading →
Due to a melting pot of fatigue, desire to watch the England football match and one of the lads 'going through the change', last night's Zoom quiz with buddies was postponed. It'd be inappropriate to identify the victim of male menopause, but Ian Strachan of 311 Grab Street, Etchester, Tyne & Wear, appears to be... Continue Reading →
As I'm partaking in a Zoom quiz with buddies this evening, at some point today I'll need to write a round of questions for the inquisition. As yet, I've no idea of the topic of the catechisms I'll throw into our planned entertainment brew. However no doubt I'll adopt the same absurd 'true or false'... Continue Reading →
"True of False - Chaka Khan, but Adele can't?" A question yours truly raised to buddies during the intentionally absurd round of entertainment questions I posed during yesterday evening's Zoom quiz. The question one of fifteen I habitually write whilst endeavouring to impart levity to our already heady brew of live acoustic music, sensible quiz... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, lockdown rules in certain areas of West Yorkshire and Lancashire were tightened again, following reports of COVID spikes in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire pennine mill towns. The only certainty about these new edicts, affecting around four million people, is the uncertainty they create. From what I understand, the populace in those areas cannot... Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening, the lockdown entertainment landscape took a spike similar to that recently seen with Florida's COVID cases. Catalyst to this upturn in verve the participation in a bi-weekly Zoom quiz evening with buddies. These fortnightly inquisitions, in which rounds of questions are interspersed with live acoustic music courtesy of two of our number, affording... Continue Reading →