Engine Punk

The other day my sister mentioned our old school bus, a two tone blue coach (coaches being more luxurious than buses) run by Mitchell's of Perranporth. This was while I attended Goonhavern Country Primary school from 1969 to 1974. A torrent of fond memories followed and I took to wondering whatever happened to this old bus. At first sight this could have been Podgy's twin. I was intrigued to see that this coach has a Cornish registration number although Podgy definitely different (photo: Wikimedia) We called our bus Podgy and I'd seen similar coaches over the years. Everything pointed  to Podgy being a Bedford SB Duple Super Vega, one of the most stylish coaches made during the fifties and early sixties. I began to search the internet for information and was delighted to find loads of images on Flickr. Some pictures were historical while others showed present day survivors, beautifully restored in preservation. And there are still some mouldering round the pa...

BOB Today, I am joined by Billie A. Williams, the American thriller writer. Firstly, Billie, congratulations on launching your book! BILLIE Thank You Bob. And thank you for inviting me to visit you and your readers on your blog. But sorry I got your name wrong! I put Bob Blackburn on my site, not Bob Blackman! BOB No worries, Billie, it happens all the time! Anyway, you've fixed it now. I reckon this horrible cold I've got may even have affected my typing. When I can speak it's very dasal - I mean nasal. It's a good job this is a virtual book tour, otherwise you'd've had a very long and very wasted journey. So, for a book like Small Town Secrets , how much of the process did you do yourself and how much did you farm out? BILLIE I wrote the novel. Wings ePress , did the rest. Edits - I had to go through approve, fix or deny, line edits/copy edits same scene. Cover art – I fill out a form they supply of what I see on the cover - I hap...