We most certainly feel sympathy for the plight of the Ukrainian people at the hands of Putin`s marauding hordes. I fully support NATO`s arming of the Ukrainian Army and fuck Vlad the Mad`s demands that Nato should stop supplying these weapons. Who does the ugly fucking twat think he is?

I also think BoJo`s government response to the Ukraine refugee issue is a typical cock-up wrapped in a bureaucratic web that is typical of our beloved leaders.

However I was first dismayed at the treatment of black people trying to leave the Ukraine when hostilities broke out. They were mistreated at the Polish/Ukraine border by Border Officials on both sides of the border. I wasn`t surprised by the behaviour of the Polish Border guards, racism is a big problem in that country*** but I was surprised that Ukranian Border guards also mistreated black people. Of course not all the border guards were guilty of racism some black people crossing the border praised them for help.

***Any Polish people reading that comment please don`t pounce on me. I speak from experience and knowledge, my mother`s family lived on the Polish side of the border and ironically they crossed the border in » Continue Reading.

I bought some LPs off a seller on Discogs and the subject of Status Quo came up. I answered it was very coincidental that he should mention the Quo because just 2 days before I had taken possession of a 3CD Quo set. They are a band who’ve recorded a lot of singles I like and I intended to break the 3 CDs down to a single CDr for the car.

Anyhow the guy offered to throw some Quo* LPs in with the LPs I’d bought from him, which was very nice. However I declined his kind offer. Which brings me back to my question, What Albums/singles have you turned down which were offered to you as a gift?

*There are many more albums I’ve declined but can’t remember at this time, if I do I’ll post below.

Is there any way we can ban the Raving Loony from the U.K.?

Who or what would you ban from the U.K. to make this a better country?

Me? I`d ban social media.

I’ve been feeling I’ll this weekend. Slight increase in temperature, aches, coughing. I’m used to these symptoms having COPD & Asthma.

However the Baroness insisted I take a COVID test. Bloody POSITIVE.

My wife caught COVID early in the first lockdown, she’s a prison councillor and she now has Long-COVID. A horrible thing which really f€%@s you up.

I didn’t catch COVID from her and have had the mandatory 3 jabs. Whenever the lockdowns ended I have been out and about, pubs, concerts, record stores. Yes I thought I was invulnerable until now.

I know where and when I contacted it. It was St Patrick’s Night at the local Irish club. It was the only time I’d been out socialising in two weeks.

Am I bothered? Too bloody right I am, this is the last thing I need on top of my Asthma & COPD. I’m not going to be checking my temperature and having C19 tests every 3 hours but I am going to relax and keep my fingers crossed (in my head).

Just be careful out there my friends, Peace & love Richie.

Hi AWers, I have a question about the VAT paid on music items or other, imported to the UK that cost including shipping up to £135.

I buy lots of physical music, LPs/CDs/Box Sets, many from overseas and the info I find online is confusing. So I`m wondering if any of you good people have any helpful info.

At the moment you can import items up to the value of £135 including shipping into the UK from the EU VAT free, although places like Discogs/eBay are charging VAT on items under £135. I have called Discogs out over this and I`m awaiting a response.

I also believe that after the signing of a Trade Agreement between the UK and Japan the same rule applies as to the EU. This seems to be correct because I recently received two items from CDJapan without having to pay any import fees.

I have also heard but cannot confirm that the same rule now applies to items costing under £135 including shipping from the USA. As I have already stated the info on the internet is contradictory. If this was true about items from the USA as a music fan who likes to buy » Continue Reading.

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A follow up to Raising Sand, the pair have got together to record a new studio album: Raise The Roof.

“The two singers are joined in the studio by drummer Jay Bellerose, guitarists Marc Ribot, David Hidalgo, Bill Frissell and Buddy Miller, bassist Denis Crouch and Viktor Krause and pedal steel guitarist Russ Pahl.”

So Bellerose, Crouch and Ribot reunite as the rhythm section.

Out November 19.

This is good news.

Why is China getting away with, err, murder with regard to the Global Pandemic?

In a blatant Pamdemic cash in Boris Johnson and his Blustering Bandits have bought the rights to Ken `Diddy` Dodd`s anthem `Tears` and released it on the

Please excuse me if this has been asked previously. I’ve received some wireless headphones (Sony WH1000XM3) for a Christmas gift.

What do I need to be able to listen to my hi-fi set up with these headphones? The headphones are Bluetooth enabled.

All suggestions welcome, thanks in advance.

The Baroness is recovering from a knee replacement operation so I`ve had to do the chores are Harkonnen Towers.

No problem, well that`s not true, SOCKS WTF!!! Where do the feckers vanish to? I put 7 pairs in the bloody washing machine, transferred to the drier but when it comes to taking them out of the drier only 5 pairs and 2 odd socks remain.

Checked inside the washer & drier, checked under the dog`s bed no feckin` sign.

This is a modern day mystery. Where have all the socks gone?

Taken from a post on an internet forum:

December 31st China alerts WHO to new virus.

January 23rd Study reveals a third of China’s patients require intensive care.

January 24th Boris Johnson misses first Cobra meeting.

January 29th Boris Johnson misses second Cobra meeting.

January 31st The NHS declares first ever ‘Level 4 critical incident’ Meanwhile, the government declines to join European scheme to source PPE.

February 5th Boris Johnson misses third Cobra meeting.

February 12th Boris Johnson misses fourth Cobra meeting. Exeter University published study warning Coronavirus could infect 45 million people in the UK if left unchallenged.

February 13th Boris Johnson misses conference call with European leaders.

February 14th Boris Johnson goes away on holiday. Aides are told keeps Johnson’s briefing notes short or he will not read them.

February 18th Johnson misses fifth cobra meeting.

February 26th Boris Johnson announces ‘Herd Immunity’ strategy, announcing some people will lose loved ones. Government document is leaked, predicting half a million Brits could die in ‘worse case scenario’

February 29th Boris Johnson retreats to his country manor. NHS warns of ‘PPE shortage nightmare’ Stockpiles have dwindled or expired after years of austerity cuts.

March 2nd Boris Johnson » Continue Reading.

Trump is now advocating the irradiation of people with C-19 and to make sure the problem is solved*, inject them with disinfectant!

What a fucking irresponsible lunatic. Stalin ain`t got nothing on this miscreation.

*By death.

Yes some reality is coming to Cummings.