Darkling does Dubai!

Darkling Does Dubai! by Jo Friday 25th March 2005 (as usual, apologies for any mistakes in this – any misquotes or errors in the setlist are down to me and my over-excited brain making things up – sorry) Friday 25th March 2005, 2pm. I’m in Dubai, at the Country Club – it sounds posh, but [...]

Pupils I’ll never forget

Pupils I’ll never forget by From TES Grant Westoby was present at the birth of The Darkness Dan Hawkins was an unassuming, intelligent young man; quite a thinker in a way. I taught him GCSE English and he had a nice, incisive style of writing. He was imposing—about 6ft 3in — but gentle and introverted [...]