gordon barnes?
...yes, I am he and (until recently) I earned my crust as a paperclip counter in a warm office in stornoway on the isle of lewis in sunny scotland.  now, however, I have ventured across the sea, back to glasgow to do the whole student thing again.  this time its an MSc in it.
as a boy, I attended the nicolson institute, eventually moving to the big city and finally graduating in philosophy from the university of glasgow.
why this site?
...well, I have a passion for music.  I like talking about it almost as much as I like listening to it or making it or eating it.  so, why not inflict my healthy obsession on the rest of the world?  what of it?
plus, this gives me a shaky premise around which I can build a web site and thereby indulge my fancy for web design.
however...
society has encouraged me to work for a living plus (sadly) I'm a serial procrastinator.  all told, this means spare time is all too lacking.  in other words, don't be too surprised if things don't change around here for days on end - I'll probably be slouched in front of the telly watching er re-runs - like any other sane individual would.
look out!  it's his wallet
"the contents of a gentleman's pocket reveals the very essence of his soul," so said aristotle whilst juggling dormice for a bet and suffering under the heady influence of copious amounts of highly potent bulgarian red wine and night nurse... allegedly.
so, have a rummage around mine then!
right about now
I am feeling
so, that's it!  if you you want to know more fill in this form and ask what you will.  now have a look at the rest of the site and don't forget to sign the guestbook!  cheers...
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