Hero to ZeroEamonn SadlerSeptember 25, 2012September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerSeptember 25, 2012September 6, 20170“Oy! Elvis! It’s your round!” The words sent shivers down my spine. Not because I was in a pub with...
Sheep Two, Sheen ZeroEamonn SadlerAugust 30, 2012September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerAugust 30, 2012September 6, 20170I had been in my local pub watching the now legendary 1979 Silverstone 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix and I was...
Sheep Two, Sheen ZeroEamonn SadlerAugust 14, 2012September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerAugust 14, 2012September 6, 20170I had been in my local pub watching the now legendary 1979 Silverstone 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix and I was...
Right Place, Right TimeEamonn SadlerJuly 31, 2012October 20, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJuly 31, 2012October 20, 20170In 1987 I bought my dream car. No, it wasn’t a Ferrari or a Porsche, it was a five-year-old Mark...
Fame and Fortune (Almost)Eamonn SadlerJuly 16, 2012September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJuly 16, 2012September 6, 20170One night in 1998 after a gig in Manila, a woman approached me and my band and asked if we...
Winning and Losing on the SlotsEamonn SadlerJuly 4, 2012September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJuly 4, 2012September 6, 20170 When I was 15 years old I used to work on weekends as a glass washer at a country...
Bed and Breakfast and a Bogus BabyEamonn SadlerJune 8, 2012September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerJune 8, 2012September 6, 20171In the 1980s I was working as an agency truck driver in Oxford on my days off from the fire...
The Truth HurtsEamonn SadlerApril 30, 2012September 5, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerApril 30, 2012September 5, 20172 I have decided I am going to be completely honest with everyone from now on. No more lies, no more...
The Fearless Guardian AngelEamonn SadlerFebruary 27, 2012October 23, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerFebruary 27, 2012October 23, 20170My friend Tony and I were coming back from a party late one night on his Suzuki 250 motorcycle when...
The Unnecessary FireEamonn SadlerFebruary 6, 2012August 8, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerFebruary 6, 2012August 8, 20170We call the magical device we have in our pockets a “phone”, but it really should be called a “communicator”....
A Rare Christmas TreatEamonn SadlerDecember 27, 2011August 8, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerDecember 27, 2011August 8, 20170I woke up early on Christmas day 1984, seriously hung-over after an inpromptu party the night before. The planned party...
Are you Mr Magoo, too?Eamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011May 9, 2021 by Eamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011May 9, 20210As I slide at break-neck speed down the slippery slope of life towards the age of 50, I can’t help...
Party AnimalEamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011September 4, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011September 4, 20171One Friday night when I was 15 years old I persuaded my folks to let me go to my first...
Blind, Bamboozled and BigEamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011September 4, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011September 4, 20170For me, travelling is as much about the journey as the destination. One of the things I enjoy most “en...
The Battle of the BeerEamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011September 6, 2017 by Eamonn SadlerDecember 20, 2011September 6, 20171It was Christmas Eve 1984, and, just like I did every year in those days, I was running around the...