Neil Hopcroft

It seems last years resolution of sorting out my career has been somewhat more successful than my previous ‘sort my life out’ resolutions – sure, its not completely fixed yet but things are looking a lot better now than they did this time last year. What else do I need to sort out? There is […]

I think using half a bottle of Tabasco sauce to ‘liven up’ tonights meal might have been a mistake.

I don’t care what it sounds like, I want one. (The technology inside the electric guitar has been set since the 1930s: Magnetic pickups convert string vibrations into electrical impulses. Gibson’s new Les Paul, with proprietary Magic technology, does something else altogether, something no other guitar does. An audio converter inside the instrument’s body translates […]

John Updike – “America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.” (from motivationquote)

1. What did you last read? The contrarians guide to leadership – Steven Sample 2. What are you reading now? London Orbital – Iain Sinclair 3. What do you plan to read next? In the shadow of the American dream – David Weinarowicz or Intimacy and solitude – Stephanie Dowrick 4. What would you like […]

as when talking to a bunch of Californias who introduced themselves to me tonight – a truly surreal experience where while we were basically speaking the same language I understood everything they said but none of them understood a word of mine. Is my accent really that strong? We managed to establish a protocol where […]

Damn you all! You’ve all gone quiet. Anyone would think it was Christmas or something… I expect to find accounts of your Noel joys and horrors when I get back from Cyberage Voodoo…

…mostly clumsy. I started the day waking myself up by throwing coffee grounds over my bare feet. Joy. And have just dropped a bowl to land perfectly in my rice-cooker after folding itself into three pieces, knocking the lid closed on its way in. Neat. Work went well today, since we solved most of the […]