- UnReidable Chapter 16 – April 1997: Edinburgh, Scotland To most of the world the name means nothing. But to me and a few others, the name ‘Forest Pump’ means everything. It represents a football team, a permanent bond, a shared existence, a way of life. I’m exaggerating, but only a little. Forest Pump started as just a weak pun for the name of our Edinburgh University […]
- UnReidable Chapter 15 – April 2001: Edinburgh, Scotland In April 2001 most things were going well. I was back living in Edinburgh, some of my best friends lived there too, I was happy to be married, and although I was still working as a temp, I was working at the Scottish Parliament. I was only with the Parliament for about a year, but I was involved in some […]
- UnReidable Chapter 14 – April 2006: Upper West Side, New York The first thing you learn when you move to New York City is that no one gives a shit that you’ve just moved to New York City. In April 2006, I had been in NYC for about 5 months, but I still wasn’t settled there. I had just started out as an attorney, and I […]
- UnReidable Chapter 13 – April 1984: Barrhead, Glasgow I’m still amazed that more people don’t remember me as a TV child star. My standout appearance on the low budget Saturday morning television show ‘The Untied Shoelaces Show’, in April 1984, was probably my breakout moment. Actually I only know one person that saw it live, and it was never shown on television again. […]
