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F1 – it’s coming home… but is that a good thing???

YAY – F1 is coming back to the BBC [link]

Is it a YAY though? I’m a bit reserved in my enthusiasm here. Yes, I really want to hear the proper theme music again, and no adverts will be a superb thing.

But – and there are several buts here…

  • ITV have improved – Martin is a superb commentator and Steve is the best anchor
  • ITV do decent repeat programmes but also show early races live and in full
  • ITV allow time before and after races (Evening events tend to get shoved to ITV4 but at least you get post-race feedback and press conferences)
  • You don’t get “we’re just going over to see the latest football/tennis/cricket scores” in the middle – which BBC can be dreadful for.

I really want this to be the best news for F1 fans in the UK – but I can’t help but be a tad nervous about it. Look at Beebs MotoGP coverage and how much they rush that at times, and it does get the worries going.

The BBC are saying that they will listen to the fans – and I hope they do, because they really could do a great job… but they have to learn from the lessons that ITV have learnt, and the way ITV have reacted to those lessons.

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A throaty boiling with a dash of sleep

Wowsers – doesn’t 6 months just fly by??? We are still alive – honestly!!!

I know many folks have found us on Facebook now, which is a good way of catching up – but that doesn’t excuse my tardiness here – sorry!!

Well, we’ve just had among the most annoying couple of months. Mrs H managed to crash her car, kids have all been ill with various things (including a really nasty dose of conjunctivitis for our daughter), we’ve both had tonsillitis as well as other bugs and illnesses [along with a serious lack of sleep] and then… to top it all off… our boiler died.

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CONGRATULATIONS – Phil & Louise

OK, so the blog has been quiet for a month but that’s cos the Hartley household has been totally jammed and rushed off our feet…

There’s a load of stuff to talk about but the biggie is to send much love and congrats to Louise and her new hubby, Phil.

It’s the second of the Hartley weddings (after me and the missus got hitched 7.25 years ago) and was a really great day totally enjoyed by all who were there.

I popped on my David Bailey Wannabee hat for the day and took loads of photos – which can be viewed by going to http://www.hartleyweb.co.uk/photos – if you want the hi-res printable versions then give me a shout and we’ll sort it out.

It was really good to get all the Hartleys together again, it’s always a riot and a great laugh and usually only happens once in a blue moon…. but the great news is that next Saturday we’re all getting together again to celebrate an aunts birthday (she’s only in her early 30s of course!)

Anyway, I’ll sign off now but thanks to all at the wedding for a great weekend – and congrats once again to Mr & Mrs Scutt

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General Random Rantings

Hey folks…. just felt like jotting down some total randomness as there’s been a few bits running through my brain this week (shocking I know!)

Got a totally brilliant email this week notifying me that this weekends BTCC races are due to be shown on ITV4 and ITV1 with us getting to see more than the usual highlights of race 1&2 followed by rushed coverage of race 3… instead we are getting to see Race 2 live and full highlights of race 1 (although I have heard a rumour it may be a full race replay!) – I was totally peed off when it was announced that BTCC was not going to be on MotorsTV this year and that is was going to that Sinatra sports channel that costs an arm and a leg per month (especially if you aint interested in watching 22 men run after a small leather object every night of the week – I like football, but only in small doses and only specific matches)

 

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What would you look like in Springfield?

Med_MikeSimpsonsGreat fun has been discovered! http://simpsonizeme.com/ is a superb place to have a bit of fun and games. 

Take a facial photo of yourself (or someone else Tongue) and then you can create a Simpson-ised version with choice of hair, clothes, facial expressions etc etc.

I ran it on myself and you can see the results to your right. Not too bad really (and yes, I did put on a Homer-sized belly for me!)

Go on, have a go yourself – then post the results.