Haunted House!

Exciting times on many different fronts in Danny Granville Street in recent weeks. Most excitingly is the news that McCarthy's current residency is haunted. Bizarre things have happened since moving in occurred back in September 2008, but these things have come to ahead in recent weeks as paranormal behavior has increased ten-fold. Three residents, including yours truly, have reported thinking that they head someone say their name when nobody else was around. The electricity has developed a somewhat annoying habit of turning itself off during the most inconvenient of times, things are falling off shelves, there are mysterious bangs and knockings when nobody is upstairs, the other night I was certain that a shadow in the shape of a human moved in my bedroom as if it was picking something up, and most strange of all was the kettle turning itself on when nobody was around.

Research has lead to the discovery that next door lived two men who died in World War I, and in our very own house one man lost his life in the Great War. The medical facility that is opposite our house was also once a hospital, and the area of town in which Danny Granville Street is situated was also one of the few parts of Cheltenham to sustain bombing damage at the hands of the Luftwaffe. There is a strong case for ghostly activity, and in true McCarthy fashion there is the full intention to carry out research into this in the form of the return of McCarthy Industries much lauded Most Haunted programme - coming soon.

Regular listeners of the diary will know that I like to put my body through testing yet ultimately pointless tests. In the past, these have ranged from adjusting the body clock, seeing how long I could go without sleep and only a month ago I completed the three months as a vegetarian challenge. Now comes the next stage - fasting. Jesus has done it, Ghandi has done it and now McCarthy hopes to ascend to a more spiritual plain by undertaking what is more commonly known as a water fast. This is designed to flush all the toxins out of your body and allow it repair. There is no set time frame for how long I aim to go without food, as having thought about it that would be plain stupid. No listeners, from Monday February 22nd I will simply be seeing how long I can survive until hunger and temptation get the better of me. I expect it to be about an hour

Blokes on Soaps has now launched with McCarthy and Chapman's opinions on all things soap. We recorded our first podcast on Tuesday night, so expect that to be on-line in about six months. If it does make it on-line, then it will instantly have succeeded in getting further than other projects such as the Star Wars Movie, wrestling match, t-shirt printing business and driving test route guides.

Valentines Day, that delightful celebration of love, is now only ten days away. In break away from tradition, McCarthy will infact by sending out cards this year. So far a list of five recipients has been drawn up, so if you think there is a chance that you could be recieving a card from Burgess Hills Favourite Minor Celebrity this year (providing he has an address for you of course!) then be sure to keep your eyes peeled on that letter box.

And finally, in memory of the bygone days of 2004-2006, McCarthy has decided to return to having golden locks. The move has been recieved with a mixed reaction, with comparisons to WWE superstar Goldust and Eminem being of slight concerns. Here is a picture of the damage with McCarthy's new hair stylist, Carla,, taken on a recent night out: