To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity.

Oscar Wilde

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think rock 'n roll songwriters should worry about art. I don't think it comes into it...as far as I'm concerned, Art is just short for Arthur.

Keith Richards

 


Tom J Sandy was born in Bury, Lancashire and educated at the University of North Humberside, Hull.

He lives in Essex, with his two children.

He is the author of:
SCATE (Speed Cameras Are The Enemy)
Perverting The Course Of Justice
The Monopoly Murders
(pub 2006)
Bring Me The Backside Of Robert de Niro (pub 2006)

 




LIKES

Well books, naturally. Biographies, mysteries, thrillers. Try anybody once.

Music. Most of the classic bands. Stones (too many to mention but probably 500-plus), Who, Led Zep, Dylan (frightening number), Van Morrison. Some more modern ones, including The Foo Fighters and The White Stripes.

Trivia. Hence the quizzes on here. Nothing too taxing I hope. If they merely serve to keep you off the gambling and porn sites for a few seconds I feel I have contributed to the general moral health.

Food. Yes.

Drink. Yes.

DISLIKES

Apart from the usual global dislikes among decent folk, I can't think of many major petty dislikes 'cept Speed Cameras for quite obvious reasons. But I'll try...

OK, cold calling. The number of callers wanting to flog me a new bedroom, bathroom or kitchen has reached preposterous proportions. I can only assume they do it because SOME people must say Yes. Had one bizarre call when a woman rang back within seconds of terminating our chat. She accused me of being rude. I had merely laughed when she had started her spiel with "Good morning, madam. And how are you today?" Have been called many a thing down the years, but 'madam' was a first.

Surveys. Rarely a day goes by without experts in some field I had never previously heard of wasting valuable radio time. Often of a health or dietary-related issue. If you heeded them all you would drink nothing but water (from a Scottish spring), eat nothing but apples (organic, of course) and die of hideous stomach cramps.

 

 

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