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On my trip, I discovered that there is a chain of record shops in California called Rasputin Music. Rasputin was basically a guy that lived in Russia at the turn of the 20th Century. He was really controversial because he came to have a lot of influence over the Russian Royal Family at the time. He [...]

Well maybe you can now, as I saw this shop in Dallas. It could be a shop where you can get your cat tattooed. Then again, it may not be. If you are in Dallas and want to check it out, it was on Beltline.

I’ve been continuing my recce all over Northern Ireland this week for the upcoming TV series I’m working on.
It has been really interesting to be honest. Here are some things I learnt this week that I didn’t know before….

butterflies only live a couple of months
nitrates give bacon its bright pink colour, and [...]

Two things have closed this week which make things a bit rubbish. Firstly, the great record / dvd / book store called Fopp closed its doors. If you are not aware of them, Fopp was mainly a Scottish chain of stores where the staff were friendly, the stores were a bit funky, and they always [...]

I was in London on Friday for work, so took the opportunity to stay over and do some quick shopping as well. I made my first visit to Abercrombie’s first store in the UK, in Burlington Gardens, just off Saville Row.
My thoughts? Well it is enormous for a start – much bigger than any [...]

Well my invite must have got lost in the post, but yesterday Abercrombie opened their first UK store – in Saville Row in London. I’ll need to check it out next time I’m over.
They’ve also opened a UK specific website – here, and pricing (which seems quite steep compared to US prices) now include import [...]

Well after our flight being delayed because of 90mph winds and then having to be diverted over Scotland (not exactly en route!) I am in Dallas this week. The weather isn’t really great here either. Since getting here though, I have learnt three things…..

1. Here you can buy things that cut your hair while you [...]

It’s a toothbrush that plays tunes inside your head! It reminds me of the lollipops you could get a while ago in the states that played music in your head that no-one else could hear (which a lot of people don’t believe ever existed, but they did). The selection of music you can get with [...]

I HATE shaving. Horrible, so I try not to do it too often. But I’m not growing a beard.
One thing that really annoys me about shaving too (apart from the fact it’s boring) is Gillette – I don’t know why, but I don’t like them as a company. They keep introducing new razor blades with [...]

The good news: Urban Outfitters is coming to Belfast.
The bad news: In March 2008.