Big Red's Fun Bus

Alan is no well, sleep deprived, and, according to him, bursting with ideas. Hmm...   Tip Top Tune: Vickie Waiting by Prince

In which Alan ponders on the creative process, car trips around Scotland, and the Tom Weir Statue in Balmaha. Somewhere in there there's a point connecting all these things. Today's Tip Top Tune: Dream Baby Dream by Suicide

Here's the first wee intro episode of my new podcast about depression. If you like it please suscribe to its own feed. Cheers!

Well, well, well. WELL, WELL, WELL. You thought it was dead. Or you didn't think about it at all. Either way Big Red's Fun Bus is back.   Tip top tune: Alternative Candidate by David Bowie

Welcome to an opening ramble about what I'm currently thinking in relation to doing a new show. I'll start a new feed for it when Episode 1 is ready to go.

The show may well be over...for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A recap of Alan's current situation and a live stand up comedy set. Music: I'm Sorry by Jimmy Cliff Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas I Wasn't Built To Get Up by The Supernaturals Hero by Neu! It's All You by Sebadoh In Dreams by Roy Orbison

I apologise but the new Mario Kart game has consumed my life. Music: Weekend by Smith + Westerns Mer Du Japon by Air 1 Thing by Amarie Chinatown by Destroyer Rust by Echo & the Bunnymen

Alan's dad returns. Music: Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder Justified & Ancient (Stand By The Jams) by The KLF Sexx Laws by Beck Sugar Hiccup by Cocteau Twins Massive Nights by The Hold Steady Don't Give Up On Me by Solomon Burke

Alan remembers something from his childhood that doesn't sit well with him. Music: Wide Open Road by The Triffids The Bear by My Morning Jacket Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by Radiohead Age Of Kings by The Mountain Goats Leave by R.E.M.

A monologue about drinking is waylayed by thoughts on masturbation and sex education. Music: Dirty Dream Number Two by Belle & Sebastien One World by Utopia Listen by Lambchop Time Out For Fun by Devo Devils & Dust by Bruce Springsteen

It's sunny out so Alan feels like a trip. Music: Superhumans by The Flaming Lips Kim & Jessie by M83 Sure Shot by Beastie Boys A Life Less Ordinary by Ash 7/4 (Shoreline) by Broken Social Scene

Alan has dreams. Literally, he has dreams during the show. Music: Baby It's You by Smith Something About The Rain by Jeb Loy Nichols Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford Porcupine Juice by Santa Barbara Machine Head The Concept by Teenage Fanclub

Alan gets all nostalgic post-Wrestlemania for the days when you had to rent video tapes to see the wrestling. Music: Real American by Rick Derringer Live In Fear by Mark Crozer

Alan's on the night shift. Music: Sweet Leaf by Black Sabbath Black And White Town by Doves Take Pills by Panda Bear Rough Kids by Kilburn and the High Roads We Are Sex Bob-omb by Sex Bob-omb

Alan tries his hand at being a writer. Music: Outnumbered by Parts & Labor I Will Haunt You by Onieda Help The Aged by Pulp Slab Street by Six By Seven The Weight by The Band

Alan is feeling creeped out. Music: Paper States by (a is to b) Thor's Stone by Forest Swords Easter Woman by The Residents A Tribute To by The For Carnation Airsick by Laurel Halo

Alan just got a root canal. Music: Stiff Upper Lip by AC/DC Little Numb by Grand Drive Blood And Poison by The Sound Every Little Bit Hurts by Brenda Holloway Agony by Eels La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) by Manic Street Preachers

It's (almost) Valentine's Day and Alan is looking for love. Music: Mr. Boombastic by Paggy Fire In My Heart by Super Furry Animals Saturday Night by The Blue Nile It's A Heartache by Arab Strap

Sleep deprivation looms large this week. Music: Line In The Sand by Motorhead Jambalaya by The Residents Sunshine by Tune-Yards Walking On Gilded Splinters by Paul Weller