Jackscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1083 )

• Ten Degrees of Drunkenness

  

  The other day, I was Facebooking (is that a word?) with Philip, an old mucker from my bean counting years. Actually, he did all the bean counting while I took... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Istanbul Pride, Turkey Shame

  

  Yesterday, at the very last minute, the Turkish authorities banned Istanbul Pride. A peaceful celebration of difference and diversity was savagely dispersed by... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• London Pride

  

  has been handed down to us, London Pride is a flower that’s free. London Pride means our own dear town to us, And our pride it forever will be. Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetry in Motion

  Last month, I posted a little piece about street buskers in Norwich doing their thing along Gentlemen’s Walk and Haymarket. I mentioned a nubile young man who... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Gay Day

  

  Yesterday, the US Supreme Court legalised same-sex marriage in all 50 states and America joined a select group of nations that have introduced marriage equality. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Take a Stroll Along Turkey Street

  

  If they wanted to shy away from the curtain-twitchers, they couldn’t have chosen a worse position. Their terrace overlooked Turkey Street like the balcony of... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bells, The Bells

  

  With Liam away in London on family duties, I was left to my own devices to troll the streets of Norwich. As I passed the rear of St Peter Mancroft, a divine... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cocks of the County

  

  There will be a great cock match at the Blue Bell…to show 31 cocks…Gentlemen shall be accommodated with a glass of excellent wine and care taken to prevent... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Retiring Norwich

  

  Norwich is a retiring kind of town, the perfect place to hang up your boots. The micro-loft is the ideal roost, a lift just wide enough for a mobility scooter (... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Eavesdroppers

  

  One more pretty beer garden, one more eavesdropped conversation. This time, two young hipsters with ridiculously overgrown whiskers. They were in deep, earnest... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wisteria Lane

  

  Unlike many houses of God poking up through the mishmash skyline of Norwich, the old church of St Giles, so ancient it got a mention in the Domesday Book of... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Walk a Mile in My Shoes

  

  I’m a little tied up at the moment (said the the vicar to the dominatrix) with Turkey Street stuff so here’s something silly about shoes prompted by the giant... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Irish National Treasure

  Jack Scott:Well done Ireland. You are a beacon of hope. As the Guardian put it… “Irish voters have decisively voted in favour of marriage equality, making... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eurovision 2015

  

  The grand final of the Eurovision travelling circus hits town tonight. This time, the old imperial seat of the Hapsburgs, Vienna, is the venue for the annual... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Irish National Treasure

  

  The annual Norfolk and Norwich Festival is in full swing right now, an eclectic mix of the performing arts in venues right across the city. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Chance

  

  The magnificent Jay Artale of Roving Jay fame is offering a free copy of Turkey Street in a sweepstake hosted on her Bodrum Peninsula Travel Guide site. This... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turkey Street is Open for Business

  

  Turkey Street is an ancient road ‘… just wide enough for two emaciated camels to pass each other unhindered’. Now you can take a stroll along its winding path... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• IDAHO Day

  

  Jack Scott:To mark today’s IDAHOT Day, I’m reblogging a post I wrote back in 2014 about IDAHO Day (the T got added a year later to acknowledge the challenges... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top of the Travel Pops

  

  Three days before the official publication of Turkey Street, the pre-released Kindle edition hit the top stop on Amazon in Middle Eastern Travel (as well as No ... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turkey Street Uncovered

  

  300,000 characters, 65,000 words, 350 pages, near-divorce bust-ups, seconds out sulks down the pub, slammed doors, never-ending re-writes and entire scenes... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION