Jackscott
A diminutive, myopic, washed up ex-pretty boy with my best years behind me with a distinctly perverse and frivolous view of the world.
MY BLOGS
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Perking the Pansies
http://www.perkingthepansies.com/
Imagine the absurdity of two openly gay, recently ‘married’ middle aged, middle class men escaping the liberal sanctuary of anonymous London to relocate to a Muslim country. I chronicle our exploits with the mad, the sad, the bad and the glad in a blog for the whole world to ignore.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 1024 )
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Seven Year Itch
It’s the fifth anniversary of our civil partnership today and seven years since Liam and I first met. I’ve been stalked by happiness (and a bit of sadness from... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Attack of the Norovirus
The schools are off and a sparkling (but still chilly) early spring day brought the north folk of Norfolk out of hibernation to swarm around the lanes of Norwic... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
I wanted to see ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ when it was released in 2012. It’s my kind of film but not the kind that got a screening at the plush cinema... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Bosphorus
As the sea route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and the narrow meeting point between Europe and Asia, the Bosphorus has been of immense strategic... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
James Dowdall, RIP
James Dowdall, Torch BearerImage courtesy of Robert HayesIt’s curious how extended families, so close in childhood days, can grow slowly apart as children age... Read more
Posted on 24 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Stop Press!
So far, the start of spring has been a nipple-hardening affair. Wild March winds are whistling across the East Anglian flatlands and snow flurries swirl around... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Little Book of Coming Out Stories
‘The Little Book of Coming Out Stories’ must in the running for the smallest book in print. Like me and gift boxes from Cartier, the best things come in... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Jack in the Book
You could knock me over with a feather boa. Fifteen months after Perking the Pansies, Jack and Liam move to Turkey first hit the shelves, it’s back at the top o... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Google Before You Go
A bright spring sky and a benign forecast enticed us out for a countryside foray. We fancied a look around a reconstructed Iceni village near the hamlet of... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Red Nose Day
It’s Red Nose Day and up and down the realm, normally sane citizens are indulging in a collective act of extreme silliness for Comic Relief, raising a bit of... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lady Haha
To honour International Women’s Day (8th March), we plopped through the puddles on a blustery night to watch a quintet of female comics. Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Happy Birthday, Pride Live!
Suddenly I find myself with a few radio gigs under my belt. What began as a couple of promotional guest spots to flog some books on the ‘My Pride Live! Read more
Posted on 09 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Celebrate World Book Day
Today is World Book Day here in Blighty. One of the main aims of the event is to disconnect today’s cyber-mad yoof from their gadgets and gizmos and save them... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Amazon and the Tax Man
It’s great to see that the latest Amazon ad for the new Kindle Paperwhite is LGBT inclusive. Now all Amazon has to do is pay fair taxes in the countries in whic... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Gareth Thomas, Dancing on Ice Drama
Former Welsh international, Gareth Thomas, demonstrated that he’s just as nifty on ice as he is on the rugby field. The man mountain with more muscles than Atla... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Nine to Five
Despite a head cold that had me sipping on the gin and Lemsip, Liam managed to get me to Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ at the Theatre Royal, Norwich. Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Plumber’s Bum
One for the ladiesIn their utilitarian wisdom, the local water company decided to replace our meter. Apparently, the old device was knackered and belonged in th... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hyde Park on Hudson
Another free ticket for Cinema City and another viewing: ‘Hyde Park on Hudson.’ We were enticed by the promising trailer, but I’m afraid the trailer contained... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
People Shaped Travel
Expedia, the giant American online travel company, is the latest corporation to step up to the plate in support of same-sex marriage in the States by... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Young at Heart
To celebrate John Hurt’s appointment as the first Chancellor of the newly elevated Norwich University of the Arts, we sank a bottle at the nearby Playhouse... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION