Author Archives: Simon

About Simon

Simon Houghton creator of The Bloke Show started life as a baby, going on to become a boy and then a man, at which time he became an actor. As time passed he went on to be a director, later still he became a sales guy, then a business owner. Most recently he regressed and became a writer. Then a driver, then an actor again. Decisiveness is not one of his strong suits.

The Black Keys – Tighten Up

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Simon

Just because I love the clip Yeah Right!

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An unexpected meeting with a wounded animal

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Simon

PREFACE – I’ve decided to include short excerpts from the book I’m reading at the time in each new post . Should be interesting. Don’t you love the randomness of it all? Today my Reason and I trekked out to … Continue reading →

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I’m on it … and one awesomely bad sentence

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Simon

Sorry about the delay I’ve been busy job hunting, writing the beginnings of a novel , at least I think it’ll end up a novel…maybe a novella? Reading some classics Ive been remiss in having not read and learning the … Continue reading →

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Three Women Pt 3 – Great Lost Love – Jess

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Simon

The past ten months has been a particularly challenging time for me. In that time three remarkable women have made a significant and lasting impact on my life . In this three-part post I hope to pay a worthy tribute … Continue reading →

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Three Women Part 2 Beautiful – Carita

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Simon

The past ten months has been a particularly challenging time for me. In that time three remarkable women have made a significant and lasting impact on my life . In this three-part post I hope to pay a worthy tribute … Continue reading →

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