Meet The Chilis: The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Me

With news being announced that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are going to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame within the next few weeks, I am taken back to a time when I, myself, met the Chilis. It was the nineteenth of November 2011 and the anticipation of seeing the Chilis … Continue reading

International Hold Up: A Testament to WordPress

More and more each day, I am being shocked. Holdupnow has officially gone international! It’s astounding that a blog of this size has even been noticed here in the UK, never mind by various places across the world. This is one case in which social media has succeeded. Some of the countries that holdupnow has … Continue reading

The MoD Man

Fairly new to a business in which entire nations are affected, Oliver Hakin, an engineering technician apprentice, has given his time to answer questions about his life in the Ministry of Defence. Hakin’s started working for the MoD in 2010 although this was no easy feat. Upon seeing the apprenticeship scheme on the government’s website … Continue reading

McDonald’s Has Stopped Serving Under 18s

Haven’t you heard? McDonald’s isn’t going to be serving happy meals any more! Perhaps this strikes you as outrageous news that didn’t seem to heed a warning. Maybe you just thought that it was some kind of ludicrous joke, or you haven’t even heard about this at all. Today, all over social networking sites there has … Continue reading

Come Together: The Beatles And The Public

So hands up if you would like to join the magical mystery tour. My hands up. Personally, I’m a huge Beatles fan. I have to say I felt like I was the only one until recent times. The Beatles in my experience seem to be one of the few things I know to have a … Continue reading