New Feature Announcement.
Hello my blogging chums! Apologies to many of you for my recent absence but I will be paying more frequents visits again very soon. There have been many reasons why I’ve had to take a break: Namely, my dear wife and beautiful kids; my new 10 week old puppy; my work and the course I’m studying for; escaping to the hills and building a home there and also my – out of control – Scottish drinking habits 😉 Most importantly for you bloggers, though, I’m aware that a lot of you are pining over the temporary hiatus of my running feature Tuesday’s Trivia Tidbits. Fear not! As there has been another good reason for me taking a break.
I’ve had another little idea that I’ve struggled to get off the ground due to time constraints and now that some time has been freed up, I’ve been able to do a little work on it.
I won’t keep you in suspense for too long as the first one will go up tomorrow and it should feature at least once a month (or more frequently, depending on demand) so that Trivia Tidbits can return to it’s usual weekly slot.
More info, I hear you say?
Sshhh! There, there! Okay, then…
Basically, it’s my version of Classic Scene’s from cinema. I notice that other bloggers do these types of posts but my intention is to provide it a little differently and do it in true transcript form with the added bonus of an accompanying video clip, wherever possible. As an avid reader of screenplays, I always find that the words from a scene can really stick in your head and jump off the page and that’s as good a reason as any to share some of my favourites with you. For anyone that shares this enthusiasm with me, then my new Classic Scene’s feature should appeal to you too. Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
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May 1, 2013 at 11:05 pm
Yay another feature you can teach me stuff with! Look forward to it!
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May 1, 2013 at 11:09 pm
You may not learn as much from this new feature Nick but if you like reading dialogue in script form, then it should do nicely on occasion.
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May 1, 2013 at 11:06 pm
Great visual idea, Mark.
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May 1, 2013 at 11:10 pm
Cheers Michael. Your feedback would be very much appreciated when the first post goes out tomorrow.
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May 1, 2013 at 11:07 pm
You know I’m fuckin’ in, Muckers!!
Boat Drinks and Butt-Wheats!!
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May 1, 2013 at 11:11 pm
Haha! I knew I could count on you my man.
Boat Drinks and Butt-Wheats! 😉
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May 1, 2013 at 11:11 pm
Money! I’m all over it bro. Great idea. Look forward to it. Hope you had a good time with the family. I will be heading out early with my son for a father/son baseball trip! Can’t wait!
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May 1, 2013 at 11:13 pm
Thank you brother! It won’t appeal to everyone but it’s something I’ve always enjoyed and hopefully others do too. Enjoy your family day! Have a good one! The post will be here when you return. 🙂
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May 1, 2013 at 11:18 pm
No way bro! I’ll have my phone with me so I’ll be checking it out tomorrow! 😉
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May 1, 2013 at 11:20 pm
Now that’s soliarity! LOL
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May 1, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Cool, man. I’m sure it will kick ass!
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May 1, 2013 at 11:18 pm
Cheers Fogs! Just trying a little something different and hopefully give me the buzz for blogging again. Been slacking of late, as I’m sure you’ve noticed 😉
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May 1, 2013 at 11:27 pm
Awesome. Looking forward to it!
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May 1, 2013 at 11:33 pm
Thanks Fernando! It’s just something a little diffrent and should add another string to my site’s bow, if you know what I mean? 😉
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May 2, 2013 at 5:30 am
Yeah 😉
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May 1, 2013 at 11:55 pm
Cool! I’m looking forward to it.
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May 2, 2013 at 12:22 am
Good man! It’s something a little different that I hope works for some people. It won’t appeal to everyone, though.
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May 2, 2013 at 12:14 am
Can’t wait Mark! Sounds great man.
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May 2, 2013 at 12:24 am
Thanks for the support Ryan. Hope it appeals.
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May 2, 2013 at 12:19 am
Sounds like an interesting idea. Looking forward to seeing it. 🙂
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May 2, 2013 at 12:26 am
Cheers Chris! I don’t think anyone else is doing it at present, so it’s a different way of sharing my thoughts on good dialogue and classic scene’s without muscling in on a similar idea.
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May 2, 2013 at 3:54 am
Hey Mark if you ever need scripts I have a ton in PDF form. Look forward to it.
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May 2, 2013 at 9:12 am
That’s great news. I’ll take you up on that. I’ll drop you a little email to see what you could help me with. It’ll make my job a whole lot easier. Thanks man!
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May 2, 2013 at 8:52 am
Sounds good brother. I hoped you were going to be recreating Trainspotting word for word and filming it, but this could still be good 😉
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May 2, 2013 at 9:14 am
Haha! Thank you brother. I am now pondering an exact scene-for-scene remake of Trainspotting. Thanks for the idea! 😉
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May 2, 2013 at 10:19 am
Sounds good! Adding new features that aren’t reviews always seem like a good thing for a blog, I should think about some for myself 😉
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May 2, 2013 at 10:25 am
Cheers Ewan. You should add a little something. It mixes it up a bit and can sometimes get most of the traffic. My Trivia posts are the most successful part of my blog. It allows a little more diversity and can encourage people to hang around more often. Not to mention, it gives your blog that little personal touch.
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May 2, 2013 at 11:40 am
Sounds good to me mate! It’ll help fill the void left with by the TTTs! Looking forward to seeing what you throw at us! 🙂
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May 2, 2013 at 11:58 am
It’s not as catchy as TTT but it’s something that appeals to me and hopefully to others. Should be getting posted in about half an hour. You’ll find out then, if it’s for you or not.
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May 2, 2013 at 11:56 am
Sounds good!
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May 2, 2013 at 11:59 am
Hope you like it man. It should appeal to some people.
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May 2, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Well it sounds like my sort of thing, looking forward to seeing it 🙂
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May 2, 2013 at 12:05 pm
I’m posting it in about half an hour, man, so you can see it in full then. Here’s hoping it takes off! Thanks for the interest buddy!
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May 2, 2013 at 12:30 pm
And you’ve gone for a belter with Reservoir Dogs!
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May 2, 2013 at 12:38 pm
It is indeed a belter, man. Glad you agree. There will be many more of these come if they go down well.
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May 2, 2013 at 5:12 pm
Look forward to checking out that new feature, especially now that I see that it is Reservoir Dogs.
So are you building a castle or hut made out of peat?
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May 2, 2013 at 5:39 pm
The first post of the feature is now up Adam. The wait is over 😉
Haha! I’m not building it out of peat but I would like it to be a castle. Its a complete wooden structure which is actually nearly finished and completely habitable. Just building an extension at the moment to realise it’s full castle potential. 😉
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May 8, 2013 at 2:38 pm
Great idea for a new feature, I look forward to it! 🙂
I didn’t blog for a month either, so busy! Glad to see you’re back, and good luck with the house!
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May 8, 2013 at 4:30 pm
Thanks again Georgina. I’m busy as hell over the coming weeks so, I’ll be a bit quieter than usual. I totally understand your taking time off. It must be done sometimes. My first post on the new feature is up already. Hope you like it.
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