Author Archives: jimmyjazz1080

About jimmyjazz1080

Jimmy Richards is a musician, songwriter and video blogger based in Glasgow, Scotland. He likes single malts, tetley tea and baked goods.

I got a new blog!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Subscribers, listeners, casual fans… lend me your ears! I’ve migrated the blog over to a new site in keeping with my change in name. As of this month, the domain name jimmyrichards.co.uk will no longer be a thing. So if … Continue reading →

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Quarter Life Identity Crisis: On Changing Names Mid Career

Posted on May 1, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

When I was a teenager, I honestly believed that there were people out there who would search me out and kill me should I give them my full name or any hint as to where I lived while on the … Continue reading →

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The Seven Elements of a Creative Personality (Lifehacker)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

I’ve been reading an article on Lifehacker about the personality traits normally exhibited by creative people. These include hunger for originality, volatile personal relationships and “being a pain in the ass.” In other news, bears have begun their protest at … Continue reading →

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Be Prepared!: How To Prepare For Exams

Posted on April 29, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Lets face it, I’m not an academic by any stretch of the imagination. I’ve never gotten consistent grades in anything. The subjects I excelled in throughout High School were things you could argue I had a natural talent for (mainly … Continue reading →

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Why are there no right wing comedians?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Not really a post as such, but read this little article in the New Statesman and wanted to share a quote by one of my favourite comedians, Mr Stewart Lee: The African-American stand-up Chris Rock maintained that stand-up comedy should … Continue reading →

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Night of Wolves – Review

Posted on April 15, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

It’s always nice to get free things. Free coffee. Free beer. Free anything short of disease and bacon. But free books? Free books are a rarity for me. So when I found David Dalglish’s Night of Wolves for free on … Continue reading →

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Doing Standup In TheBasement

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

This was my second ever standup gig, and it was last night in Ayr at a place called The Basement Coffee House. Apologies for the coffee grinder noise

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At The Table: The Three Tiers Of Gamers In Tabletop RPGs

Posted on April 8, 2013 by jimmyjazz1080

Last week we had our first game of the Dragon Age RPG by Green Ronin Games. We’d been planning the game for a few weeks, intending to run through their free Quickstart adventure to decide whether or not we wanted … Continue reading →

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Thursday – Stheno #DiabolicalDeeds

Posted on October 25, 2012 by jimmyjazz1080

My comrade in fiction, Timony Souler, has launched another one of her literary challenges, entitled Diabolical Deeds. This is my piece, inspired by the third prompt.

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Wednesday – Humbaba #DiabolicalDeeds

Posted on October 24, 2012 by jimmyjazz1080

My comrade in fiction, Timony Souler, has launched another one of her literary challenges, entitled Diabolical Deeds. This is my piece, inspired by the third prompt.

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