tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:47:09 +0000SJB SportPhotosBySJBCarsYork Flash MobHousesittingSJB vs. Big BrotherYork City FCMiscTour: DominicanJob Hunt 2008About TCLTour: East AngliaTour: EgyptMotorsportSJBTVTour: AmsterdamTour: IndiaThe ComedianMySpace EraTour: EdinburghRammsteinTour: Eastern EuropeSJB PartiesTour: NewcastleTheatre Royalehttp://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (SJB)Blogger248125http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/TheCoolestLoserhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-7290390046530829731Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:51:00 +00002012-01-12T12:41:37.087ZAbout TCL Hi Everyone, I think it's safe to say that 2011 won't be going down in TCL history as one of its best years. While it has been a fairly crazy year indeed, moving house 3 times and my promotion to boot. It simply felt like a lot of things that happened this year weren't exactly 'blogworthy' and catch a lot of interest, pretty much because everything went pretty smooth in all fairness! I also http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/Lxi6MSv3CZE/2011-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/Lxi6MSv3CZE" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2012/01/2011-in-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-5225255987857317767Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +00002012-01-12T12:41:25.468ZTour: Dominican Buenos días, So I may have been snapping more pics this time, but don't worry that wasn't all I did while I was out in the caribbean. Here's some handpicked highlights. The Weather From Dominican Republic 2011 Maybe going to this part of the world in the middle of the rainy season isn't the most advisable thing ever. But the completely erratic way that the weather behaved is something http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/8HlbVC6p8q8/dominican-republic-part-3-highlights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/8HlbVC6p8q8" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/10/dominican-republic-part-3-highlights.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-20984101595896367Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:05:00 +00002011-10-23T20:47:54.038+01:00Tour: Dominican ¡Hola! Apologies for the wait in putting this one out. Here's a first-person view of a ride on the best tourist trip in the Dominican. If you're going to island you HAVE to go on this trip. Simply riding this thing is only half the reason why! Cheers SJBhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/d04EgMTzYK4/dominican-republic-part-2-megatrucks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/d04EgMTzYK4" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/10/dominican-republic-part-2-megatrucks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-3089647484695277097Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:23:00 +00002011-10-02T20:24:11.982+01:00Tour: Dominican ¡Hola! I arrived only this morning from flying halfway across the world and what's the first thing I do? Get on TCL and get some content coming up for you lovely people! As I said before, Bulgaria was lacking in photos but this holiday more than makes up for it. There's some really good ones so enjoy! I've got some highlights and an SJBTV video on the way too. Cheers SJB http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/o3Km9OsT1I0/dominican-republic-part-1-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/o3Km9OsT1I0" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/10/dominican-republic-part-1-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-7678864572810063922Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:51:00 +00002011-10-02T20:10:56.681+01:00Tour: Dominican Hi everyone, Wondering why I wasn't on the Big Brother audition tour this year? Well, firstly I forgot and secondly I wouldn't haven't been able to do it anyways. Why? I'm off on a little trip with Lisa to the Dominican Republic! Yup next week I'll be making the 4200 journey from York to the caribbean for two weeks in the sun. After so much work and stress over the past couple of weeks for http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/kYoImP6apU0/samwise-of-caribbean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/kYoImP6apU0" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/09/samwise-of-caribbean.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-8790543720559145085Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-09-10T18:51:30.353+01:00The Comedian Hi everyone, After a flurry of posts this week. I would like to plead for your generosity in supporting not only myself and my comedy group, but most of all a very worthy cause. Last year Can't Sing, Can't Dance, Don't Care hosted last year's Donate for Great charity concert for Great Ormond Street Hospital and Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK. It was such a massive honour in our http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/OuHXfiYgZZQ/donate-for-great-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/OuHXfiYgZZQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/09/donate-for-great-preview.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-2794594242624483138Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-09-03T16:52:42.488+01:00SJB Sport How do, Again, we seem to choose the sunniest day of the year to be cooped up in a car as we travel 136 miles to Coventry for a game of bowling. "Sam, you know that there wasn't many people at the York final, I wonder if all the good people from the last final won't be there." said Lisa, filling ourselves with confidence somewhat. Looking back to last year's final, it was a harsh lesson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/FUuDKm3eKoo/triple-x-final-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/FUuDKm3eKoo" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/08/triple-x-final-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-403679280258690242Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-08-30T18:38:49.847+01:00SJB Sport Hello again, Thrashing a Ferrari 360 round Donington Park would be enough for me for one day. I'd be ready for a celebratory beer and a chill out ready for work the next day. Not the Awesome Wednesday though! Next top was Tenpin in York. Oh yes, it's Triple X time again. Where my hits go up like anything from disgruntled men expecting something slightly different from what I'm offering. Last http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/1309Zb_eeCw/awesome-wednesday-part-2-triple-x-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/1309Zb_eeCw" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/08/awesome-wednesday-part-2-triple-x-york.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-8202101658625767662Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-08-30T18:39:03.475+01:00PhotosBySJBMotorsport Hi everyone, My word, I've had worse days than today! This week was probably one of the most stressful I've ever had at work. Thing was I was covering for my manager (like a boss) but blooming heck I took a mile in her shoes and most definitely wanted to give them back! Wednesday 17 August was my oasis in a week from hell. Which starts by going down the M1 towards Donington Park. The reason why http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/lkEhrt4OQW8/awesome-wednesday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/lkEhrt4OQW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/08/awesome-wednesday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-3960686568212972447Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-08-15T12:00:19.048+01:00About TCLPhotosBySJBHi Everyone, I am so happy to announce that after months of inactivity. The Coolest Loser is back in business!If you haven't checked out the stuff from Croft yet, please see this below. So what happened then Sam? Why no posts since January?Well, allow me to try and explain. In the time I have been away, TCL towers has changed location three times. We've moved from the old flat, to the house wherehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/srtOavYOAX4/back-in-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/srtOavYOAX4" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/08/back-in-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-1796071686445074685Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-08-21T15:43:37.065+01:00SJBTVMotorsport Hello again, In addition to the photos I've posted from Croft this year, I've also managed to put together a little video of some of the action from the races. It's also the first video to be available in HD! Just wait until I get my proper high def camera pointed at something, it's gonna look damn sexy. The only reason why I didn't managed to use my proper camera was because it was chucking it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/5iyPmBU4t3o/croft-2011-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/5iyPmBU4t3o" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/08/croft-2011-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-2433308808856886907Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:06:00 +00002011-08-13T18:44:26.510+01:00PhotosBySJBMotorsportHello everyone, Yes, this is my first post on TCL for over 6 months. More on that later, for now there's some pics from the BTCC at Croft this year. Welcome back guys, SJBhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/3k9Dtg9llts/croft-2011-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/3k9Dtg9llts" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/08/croft-2011-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-2860663212395797955Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:55:00 +00002011-08-13T18:05:03.279+01:00PhotosBySJBYork City FC Hello, After beating Darlington in the 2nd round, myself and plenty of other York City fans will have been watching the following day's FA Cup draw with high hopes of who we would be playing next. This is what it's all about, teams like York in the Conference having the chance to go up against the Manchester United's of this world some 4 leagues above us. The draw didn't disappoint, just like http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/zTkRYTpp_Ss/bolton-vs-york-city-fc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/zTkRYTpp_Ss" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/01/bolton-vs-york-city-fc.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-119208165115908741Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:00:00 +00002011-01-16T18:54:55.861ZThe ComedianHi up,While I am going to reduce the saturation that my dedication to comedy created on The Coolest Loser in 2010, this was definitely worth a mention.Last year I made my first appearance in York's local paper; The Press as part of The Great York Pillow Fight 2010. To see the article click here and the pictures with me in are the first and fourth on the right hand side, one features me getting a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/H5MpZrIv2pw/cscddc-in-press.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/H5MpZrIv2pw" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2011/01/cscddc-in-press.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-909557085257631979Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:42:00 +00002011-08-14T14:39:28.514+01:00About TCL Hello everyone, This is the post that I dread writing every year. It always takes me hours to type, design the header and put a shitload of links in to posts I've written earlier on this year. Yet again, it's also one of my personal favourites as it makes me reminisce over what a year has been. I just read the 2009 review back and just though "bugger me" at what I'd done and achieved that year.Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/JPKtfRGT4yQ/2010-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/JPKtfRGT4yQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-in-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-9097286620730955259Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:00:00 +00002010-12-19T01:05:14.896ZAbout TCLHello everyone,Today I will be celebrating 4 years to the day since my first ever post on MySpace. I have to say I do look back on what I dub the 'MySpace Era' and the first thing that pops into my head is "oh my gosh this is shocking!". It's also quite funny to see my blog which was originally going to be about "motorsport and political ranting " actually turn out to be anything but. ...and to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/PkyZDNRgBs8/4-years-of-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/PkyZDNRgBs8" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/12/4-years-of-blogging.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-8766541135182212163Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-12-19T01:05:50.684ZThe ComedianHey,I may have been doing comedy for over a year now, but the pre-gig nerves never go away.The reason for this was completely different to any other gig I've done. Problem is I was onstage not 24 hours ago with a completely different set at my compere slot at Pulse. "Why didn't you just use the same set twice Sam?" I hear you ask. Thing is these Laugh for Lee gigs have been a difficult affair forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/BOxOLkErOJw/laugh-for-lee-v-write-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/BOxOLkErOJw" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laugh-for-lee-v-write-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-535301865293147049Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:00:00 +00002011-08-14T13:53:11.761+01:00The ComedianSJBTVHello, In keeping with the tradition of putting an SJBTV video here for Laugh for Lee gigs, here it is. Plus I've neglected you guys because I've wrote a hell of a lot of new material, some of which is not going near the internet just yet. So here's some stuff to whet your appetite, apologies for repeating a joke from a previous LFL gig in this vid. The set carries onto into one of my best yet sohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/AYpH9C0xyVI/laugh-for-lee-v-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/AYpH9C0xyVI" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laugh-for-lee-v-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-2498052140729010392Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-10-25T12:00:07.719+01:00The ComedianHello,Below are the photos from Laugh for Lee V - The Last Laugh. Enjoy.Video and write-up coming up soon, of course.CheersSJBhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/c7XfIja-xS4/laugh-for-lee-v-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/c7XfIja-xS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laugh-for-lee-v-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-2966867903064446460Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-10-24T19:38:27.670+01:00The ComedianHi up,A Laugh for Lee, the comedy gigs we've been having in order to raise funds for the late Lee Bradley is one final push to get the funds to get him a bench in his memory in York Museum Gardens. Here's the details, keep an eye on the new Upcoming Gigs tab for updated information as soon as I get it.When? Saturday 23rd October @ 7pmWhere? The Punch Bowl (formerly The Independent), York - Here'shttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/nbm7nkqQ20Y/laugh-for-lee-v-last-laugh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/nbm7nkqQ20Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/10/laugh-for-lee-v-last-laugh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-7439323424746078617Sat, 09 Oct 2010 19:42:00 +00002010-10-20T23:27:02.183+01:00The ComedianHi Everyone,It gives me great pleasure to announce that me and my comedy buddies from Can't Sing, Can't Dance, Don't Care now have a residency in the centre of York. That means weekly comedy gigs!Here's the details then:When? Every Friday @ 7pmWhere? Pulse Café, 25 Fossgate, York - Here's the venue on a mapOn Facebook? Here's the link to the groupWho? Depends on the night, while members of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/3KIY2w1vpV0/cscddc-pulse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/3KIY2w1vpV0" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/10/cscddc-pulse.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-7765578937909266223Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-09-25T15:38:42.550+01:00Tour: Eastern EuropePhotosBySJBЗдравейте,After a fantastic holiday last year in Egypt organised by my wonderful girlfriend Lisa. This year brought my turn to organise the holiday. But with a small budget it was going be to difficult to find a place that was good value while somewhere far away.The result was a week in Bulgaria and here's the best (and worst) bits of a quality week.The HotelWhen you look at the pictures I lookedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/pKCLhGdlsGE/bulgaria-highlights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/pKCLhGdlsGE" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/09/bulgaria-highlights.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-8985292301571571484Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:00:00 +00002010-09-25T15:38:20.923+01:00The ComedianHey up,Didn't see the entry, click here to see the video I submitted.In the anxious days I waited for the verdict, my confidence was lifted when they asked for my date of birth. I thought, if they threw my entry in the bin straight away, why would they bother asking?Unfortunately, no response was received which can only mean it's a 'no' from FHM.It doesn't matter really, should I have got throughhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/kssqtpuB5mc/fhm-stand-up-hero-2010-result.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/kssqtpuB5mc" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/09/fhm-stand-up-hero-2010-result.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-1005050425897781010Sat, 11 Sep 2010 16:28:00 +00002010-10-26T19:02:11.716+01:00About TCLHello,I've been working hard over the past couple of weeks to bring you a new look to The Coolest Loser. Allow me to run you through what's changed.First of all, it looks much better than it used to.No more plain white background, expect that to change in line with the posts I'm doing.Tabs along the top, want to see SJBTV videos or PhotosBySJB albums, look under the header for the links. There ishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/MWtMksMLQrA/new-look-tcl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/MWtMksMLQrA" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-look-tcl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110725591996305092.post-70853968977911649Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:33:00 +00002010-09-07T12:53:19.896+01:00Hi,One of my work colleague's daughter was attacked by a dog on Sunday in the center of York. Police are asking for any witnesses to come forward, please contact them immediately should you know anything about this incident.Please tweet, blog or Facebook this to help get the word out there and help find information.Please click the below links for more information:North Yorkshire PoliceBBC News http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~3/ZBfSxLTLt_k/four-year-old-girl-attacked-by-dog-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SJB)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheCoolestLoser/~4/ZBfSxLTLt_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://the-coolest-loser.blogspot.com/2010/09/four-year-old-girl-attacked-by-dog-in.html