Author: Rob

Admittedly it was a very short era, but I still feel kind of sad now that a year and half at Chandler Gooding has come to an end. My leaving “do” was a good evening, though, with the usual suspects making the trip of twenty yards from the front door of CG to the pub we almost always end up in!

I’ll be back there for freelance work, but somehow I doubt it will be the same. Maybe if I’d left under different circuimstances then I’d be quite happy to turn the page for a new chapter. Having been made redundant it just feels like I had so much left to do. Ah well, you live and learn and all that.

Perhaps freelancing for the company will get it all out of my system.

I had a very good laugh indeed last night at Hammersmith Apollo, where I went to see Bottom 2001. All the usual knob gags were there of course, plus the odd bit of improvisation that serves to enrich the “plot” even further.

The highlight for me came after the interval when Rik and Ade, as Richard and Eddie, were discussing the characters who played them.

“Who plays me again? Isn’t it that tosser who fell off the quad bike!?” was Rik Mayall’s warmly appreciated reference to his very nearly tragic accident.

Although the performance seemed slightly more upbeat than that of their last outing in Hooligans Island, I fear that they’re running out of steam.

Richard’s observation that “Rik Mayall is much too old to be playing me!” just about sums it up. Hopefully next time round they’ll bow out on a high before their reputation is tarnished. If they visit a theatre near you, then do go – it makes for a very pleasant night!

It came as sad news this week that Fastest Gaming News Online has met its demise. Although not as feature laiden as C & VG or IGN, FGN Online proved to be a valuable source of facts when you didn’t really need the braying associated with most of the other gaming sites.

FGN Online joins Urban Fetch London on the very small list of dotcom casualties that I actually feel sad to see the back of. From the reportage (at you, Victoria Beckham!) on the site it looks like the guys have moved on to bigger and better things, which is the best result you can hope for when a business reaches the end of its life.

All the best and thanks for all your effort – it was very much appreciated.