So I have had some bad luck with my semantic wiki, in that while using the built in updater, complete with restore points it some how when installing an update to one of the extensions broke my wiki.
Luckily the amount of information lost is small as I am still getting to grips with the semantic markup.
08 July, 2012
The Hitchhiker's Guide Live Radio Show at the Woking Victoria a look back.
The Hitchhiker's Guide Live Radio Show at the Woking Victoria
Another view looking back from 2 weeks ago.
Was the show as good as I remember it?
Mostly is the honest answer to this questions. Part 1 was very good and was a lot of fun, the sound effects and the band where very good. The second part was I think in hindsight uneven, why it should be so I just don't know but that what I think.
I have seen some other reviews and there are several that mention the fact that the first part is stronger than the second, I suppose one of the problems Dirk had when writing this show was that most if not all the material is so very well known by most of the audience.
This then leads to a problem in what do you leave out?
Douglas Adams had lots and lots of ideas so there is plenty of material to choose from, do you go with a safe bet or do you chose something that will stretch all parties concerned eg the cast, the audience and the production team?
I like to think that Dirk went for let's be brave, and I think for the most part it works, the only trouble is the first part is just so good that you can not but help compare the second part with the first.
so then important question looking back at the show and also with hearing the recording is was I entertained? did Dirk do a good job?
The answer is yes to both questions.
Another view looking back from 2 weeks ago.
Was the show as good as I remember it?
Mostly is the honest answer to this questions. Part 1 was very good and was a lot of fun, the sound effects and the band where very good. The second part was I think in hindsight uneven, why it should be so I just don't know but that what I think.
I have seen some other reviews and there are several that mention the fact that the first part is stronger than the second, I suppose one of the problems Dirk had when writing this show was that most if not all the material is so very well known by most of the audience.
This then leads to a problem in what do you leave out?
Douglas Adams had lots and lots of ideas so there is plenty of material to choose from, do you go with a safe bet or do you chose something that will stretch all parties concerned eg the cast, the audience and the production team?
I like to think that Dirk went for let's be brave, and I think for the most part it works, the only trouble is the first part is just so good that you can not but help compare the second part with the first.
so then important question looking back at the show and also with hearing the recording is was I entertained? did Dirk do a good job?
The answer is yes to both questions.
Slow Posts
I have noticed that I am not doing as many blog posts as I did last year, I think this is due to the fact that I cant blog from my ipad as easy as I used to.
28 June, 2012
27 June, 2012
REVIEW: THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY RADIO SHOW LIVE! : WOKING
So I went last night (26.06.2012) to see The Hitchhiker's Guide Live Radio Show at the Woking Victoria and the question is, did I enjoy it?
The answer is that I did, the cast had fun, the drummer of the band was having fun and the audience also appeared to have fun. I think I have read somewhere that Dirk Maggs was asked what his plan was for the show and what did he want the audience to come away with, well if it was some 2 hours of entertainment with some great verbal and also visual comedy, then I have to say that he did it, and did it well.
Most of the audience got most if not all the jokes and everyone like what they saw and heard.
The great thing about a live show is that you can never know how that nights performance is going to go, and so it was with last nights, some of the mistakes were very funny and had not only other cast members and director laughing but the audiance as well, I think its great also that everyone was relaxed about any errors, if you could call bring the house down in fits of laughter an error, me I don't think so I think the errors were great.
Was it worth the money?
Yes
Would I go again?
No, Once seen why dilute something that is already great and never to be repeated exactly the same.
It makes me wonder just how good a live radio show of say comic book hero's would be?
part from the sad fact that getting permission would never happen or the costs would be so high so as to make it not worth doing I think that Dirk could do such a project, perhaps one day...
I am looking forward to being able to purchase a copy of last nights performance so that I can hear it again in the car and enjoy it all over again but in its original format.
If you can catch the tour before it ends please do so, its a treat for your ears.
I will when I get chance add some more stuff on the live tour to the Dirk Maggs website when I have the stuff I want to put on it.
The answer is that I did, the cast had fun, the drummer of the band was having fun and the audience also appeared to have fun. I think I have read somewhere that Dirk Maggs was asked what his plan was for the show and what did he want the audience to come away with, well if it was some 2 hours of entertainment with some great verbal and also visual comedy, then I have to say that he did it, and did it well.
Most of the audience got most if not all the jokes and everyone like what they saw and heard.
The great thing about a live show is that you can never know how that nights performance is going to go, and so it was with last nights, some of the mistakes were very funny and had not only other cast members and director laughing but the audiance as well, I think its great also that everyone was relaxed about any errors, if you could call bring the house down in fits of laughter an error, me I don't think so I think the errors were great.
Was it worth the money?
Yes
Would I go again?
No, Once seen why dilute something that is already great and never to be repeated exactly the same.
It makes me wonder just how good a live radio show of say comic book hero's would be?
part from the sad fact that getting permission would never happen or the costs would be so high so as to make it not worth doing I think that Dirk could do such a project, perhaps one day...
I am looking forward to being able to purchase a copy of last nights performance so that I can hear it again in the car and enjoy it all over again but in its original format.
If you can catch the tour before it ends please do so, its a treat for your ears.
I will when I get chance add some more stuff on the live tour to the Dirk Maggs website when I have the stuff I want to put on it.
22 June, 2012
Mid Summer
so from now on we are on our way again towards winter. I must say I don't think we left it going by the weather we have had over this last 8 weeks.
19 June, 2012
Website
So I have done some work on the Dirk Maggs website yet again, mainly editing.
I am thinking if I should do a cast list for hitchers live, I have yet to make my mind up on it.
I am thinking if I should do a cast list for hitchers live, I have yet to make my mind up on it.
18 June, 2012
Dirk Maggs Website
I have done a small update to the Dirk Maggs Productions website, mainly about the Hitchhikers Radio show Live! tour. as its a work by Dir but not a radio show it has been put in the other audio works for 2012.
as a side note to the above I shall be going to the Woking show, and I am looking forward to it.
as a side note to the above I shall be going to the Woking show, and I am looking forward to it.
17 June, 2012
HHGTG live show Woking
So the good news is that I am going to see the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy live in Woking next week on the Tuesday show.
It should be a great show and lots of fun as I can not see how Dirk Maggs could organise a live radio show any other way.
I shall report back on this event. It will be the first Dirk Maggs production I have seen or heard this year...
It should be a great show and lots of fun as I can not see how Dirk Maggs could organise a live radio show any other way.
I shall report back on this event. It will be the first Dirk Maggs production I have seen or heard this year...
16 June, 2012
June
So here in the UK summer appears to have got stuck somewhere between March and April, I can not remember the weather being so bad at this time of year. Its cold dark and wet, in fact its more like November than June at least to me it is.
may be it will get better, as a Brit I am going to hope so.
may be it will get better, as a Brit I am going to hope so.
07 June, 2012
Events from the past
You may remember from last year that I spoke about L on my blog and the things that she was up to.
Well I have just found out what has happened to her or at least someone is saying this is what happened, I don't know if it true or not that is for someone else to work out not me.
I am told that she has lost her job and that she is still out of work. That she now lives on her own in a caravan as she admitted that she was cheating on her husband. I don't know if this is true or not.
So if it's true then you really don't know just how good things are and the choices you make can have large changes to your life.
I can not check if what has happened to L is true as I have no way to contact her.
If true its sad that she has ruined her life for a bit of sex on the side.
Perhaps one day I will find out what happend.
Well I have just found out what has happened to her or at least someone is saying this is what happened, I don't know if it true or not that is for someone else to work out not me.
I am told that she has lost her job and that she is still out of work. That she now lives on her own in a caravan as she admitted that she was cheating on her husband. I don't know if this is true or not.
So if it's true then you really don't know just how good things are and the choices you make can have large changes to your life.
I can not check if what has happened to L is true as I have no way to contact her.
If true its sad that she has ruined her life for a bit of sex on the side.
Perhaps one day I will find out what happend.
31 May, 2012
Flat Roof
Good news, well it is for me, my flat roof has been repaired...
My bank balance does not like this very much as its taken a hit.
My bank balance does not like this very much as its taken a hit.
29 May, 2012
22 May, 2012
Websites
www.dswilliams.co.uk is working now, which is great, sadly I don't know just how long it has not been working correctly but its some time, perhaps as long as a week or more.
The good news is that I have not lost any of my data, and all the hard work that went into making the sites in the first place.
I suppose when I have anything new I should update the sites.
The good news is that I have not lost any of my data, and all the hard work that went into making the sites in the first place.
I suppose when I have anything new I should update the sites.
Website
So after a bit of email here and there been new and old hosting companies my website www.dswilliams.co.uk is back up and working.
I am please that its finally all back on the internet, I suppose I will be lucky if I get 2 or 3 visits a day ....
I am please that its finally all back on the internet, I suppose I will be lucky if I get 2 or 3 visits a day ....
19 May, 2012
Website Missing
Just discovered for reasons that I don't understand that my previous web host has not transferred something called a IPSTAG to my new hosting company, and that's nearly a year ago!
To say that I am not happy is an understatement, in fact I am not happy with both of the companies concerned, surly these days they can get their act together to transfer a domain from one host to another without me having to chase them.
Espacally as I don't have a clue as to what a ISPTAG is, and I really don't want to know I just want my domain transferred on the date I want it.
So I have now chased my old hosts who are in the USA for them to hand over the IPSTAG to my new hosts, I have a really bad feeling that this is something that is going to take time to sort out.
Meanwhile none of my websites work.
Not happy...
To say that I am not happy is an understatement, in fact I am not happy with both of the companies concerned, surly these days they can get their act together to transfer a domain from one host to another without me having to chase them.
Espacally as I don't have a clue as to what a ISPTAG is, and I really don't want to know I just want my domain transferred on the date I want it.
So I have now chased my old hosts who are in the USA for them to hand over the IPSTAG to my new hosts, I have a really bad feeling that this is something that is going to take time to sort out.
Meanwhile none of my websites work.
Not happy...
01 May, 2012
Rain
Rain and holes in roof don't go together, and so it seems with insurance companies..
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