Your other obsessions or hobbies?
The great Winston Spencer Churchill.....
Only 8 more companion volumes and 2 volumes of war papers to go now....
My collection of volumes of the 'official' Winston S. Churchill biography has taken me a few years (on and off) scouring s/h bookshops and charity shops and ebay to get this far - avoiding the vastly inflated prices some volumes go for - all 1st edition English editions (except vol 1 of the war papers). Along the way I have picked up duplicate volumes that were in better condition and donated the old ones to the local library. (Nothing scruffy though.)
Martin Gilbert started as a junior researcher - employed by Randolph Churchill - in 1962 and took over as the biographer when Randolph died three years after his father (Winston) in 1968. The work was still continuing in 2000. I am not quite sure if Gilbert has any more additions to make now though.
I think the biography still holds the record as the most extensive ever.
I will probably have to 'bite the bullet' one day, skip a hifi upgrade, and pay the going rate for the Vol V companion parts. (They go for £hundreds per volume as there were less printed).
I also have 'History of the English speaking Peoples' by the great man and his history of the second world war and a few other books by and about him.
Oh and I love photography as well. (Though usually to a higher standard than the pics above.)
mountain bikes. racing cars and Single Malts some of which can be seen below.
about half of the bikes!
Used to love Macro Photography hence my Avatar but no longer seem to be able to dedicate the time I need, last Few years My main Pass time other that AV has been Archery, been an Engineer I had to shoot a Compound Bow.
I rarely catch even the omnibus edition these days...
I'm in a rock band. I may have mentioned this. I have more guitars than are strictly necessary to support this pastime.
Apart from these, I don't really have time for other hobbies
Golf and gaming (PS3 / Xbox) really.
Don't think you can count drinking as a hobby, but I seem to do more of it than I probably should. With friends I should add!
JohnDuncan:I'm in a rock band. I may have mentioned this. I have more guitars than are strictly necessary to support this pastime.
But this is not mathematically possible!!
25 songs in your average set, one song per guitar...
pwiles1968:Used to love Macro Photography hence my Avatar but no longer seem to be able to dedicate the time I need, last Few years My main Pass time other that AV has been Archery, been an Engineer I had to shoot a Compound Bow.
I'd love to see you leaning out the back window of that Range Rover with the bow - true gangster style. 
JD How long does a set of strings last ya these days? I guess you tune all your gear yourself too.Yeh.JohnDuncan:25 songs in your average set, one song per guitar...
JohnDuncan:25 songs in your average set, one song per guitar...
I'd hate to be your road-crew.
Brian123:I'd love to see you leaning out the back window of that Range Rover with the bow - true gangster style. H]
Whilst being pursued by some bloke in a Mustang?.....
Brian123:
pwiles1968:Used to love Macro Photography hence my Avatar but no longer seem to be able to dedicate the time I need, last Few years My main Pass time other that AV has been Archery, been an Engineer I had to shoot a Compound Bow.
I'd love to see you leaning out the back window of that Range Rover with the bow - true gangster style.
Gangster with a long bow? You're about 900 years too late.
Big Chris:Gangster with a long bow? You're about 900 years too late.
You know - as in Robin' Da Hood. 
(Gets coat.)
- Login to post comments
1. Cycling - racing to be precise not the beardy weady save the planet green nonsense
2. Cars, cars and cars. Have worked in the auto industry for last 20 years, can't ever imagine leaving it, though I do despair at some publications rather naive views of how the industry really operates.
3. Music as in playing blues / rock on a very tasty Gibson SG standard though a nice warm all valve 30W combo. One day Angus, you will call me
JRiver MC17 -> Cambridge Audio DACmagic+ -> Roksan Caspian M2 -> ProAc D18