Listening to WIYE and there was mention of Genesis P Orridge and Cosi Fanni Tutti appearing on the cover of Force It by UFO … I couldn’t think of any other examples of artists on other artists album covers (that they didn’t play on) … cue as always about 600 examples

I rather liked their debut album and really thought they were going to hit the big time. Rather like The Fall. Except they never hit the big time either (just The North).

Got chatting to a guy running a record shop the other day and he too loved the first album but told me the second album didn’t sell at all. He saw them at Isle of Wight this year and said it was a very poor turn out.

Perhaps the Fall shaped hole is a very niche market.

I will soon be setting up a new business venture … vaguely speaking its preserves (jam chutney etc) but I want to make some beer mustards.

Only problem is I’m tee total.

Can you suggest a beer (not lager) that’s great tasting, full bodied and available in the supermarket?

Maybe a bitter or porter?

TIA

50 years ago today I was at Wembley to see Elton John ‘and friends’ for the princely sum of £3.50 we got there too late to see opening act Stackridge but they were followed by a rather lithesome Chaka Khan and her band Rufus. Chaka was wearing a full length Indian chiefs head dress and not a lot else. I particularly remember how good the drummer was and how tight his skins sounded. It was a boiling hot day much like today and the roadies had their hands full spraying the crowd with water. We were sat amongst a group of bikers from Chicago who were bizarrely over for the day … I’m sure there was more to this story. Next up was Joe Walsh and his band playing a few old James Gang numbers and ending with a storming Rocky Mountain Way. It’s odd to think that many of the musicians particularly Walsh, Henley and Elton were in the depth of massive cocaine habits at the time. Then came the Eagles a band I loved at the time. They were still playing all the old stuff like Doolin and Dalton, Train Leaves Here This Morning, Tequila Sunrise and even » Continue Reading.

In the light of another bad crash how come they still use them? Why isn’t the info saved onto the (aptly named) cloud?

Looking forward to the other allotmenteers faces when they see I’m setting half of it aside as a wild flower meadow.

I never realised it was still going. Gone are the days I knew of everyone in it and there would be much debate at the shameful overlooking of 23 Skidoo or Tuxedo Moon.

http://dandelionradio.com/2024festive50.htm

I rather like ‘khalas’ an Arabic word which translates a number of ways. That’s it, there ya go, enough, that’s ok, proven, no more discussion … usually comes with a waving hand gesture.

Yanni is another good Arabic word … like, so, errr, so it is, … it’s a sort of filler word, feels like it just means ummm at times.

Which country has the most (3) players in the top 15 all time career goalscorers for club and country?

They say it’s out of context and I don’t know what the context is but here’s the breaking story

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2qq2n3800o

Drake Raleigh Hawkins Nelson?

Yes they’re all seafaring heroes of Olde England. Fine upstanding Boys Own everpresents. The type of man to aspire to. Oh and also slave traders profiting from the death and misery of others and no strangers to sticking the flag where is doesn’t belong.

But if we give them a pass on the last bits … Nelson was more of an apologist … they were also the house names of my alma mata.

The current equivalent might be Farage Fox Lowe and Robinson and that wouldn’t do.

What were yours and has history been kind?

Chinese in China is a runner up. Think meat and veg boiled for about an hour then served up with water it was boiled in.

But runaway winner is Filipino food. You can’t get anything except hot dogs and burgers and if you do happen to find something local it’s always got this little bastard bitter gourd thing that really is the devils work

But who is it? I’m leaning towards Leonard Zelig although of course you can’t write off Trump

Anyone on it?

I’m Clivetemple and number one son (film student at Exeter) is harveyetemple (and he’s rather good he’d appreciate a follow)

The trial is ongoing. It’s beyond comprehension how utterly hateful some humans can be. It’s not a crime I imagine would carry a long sentence but I wish we lived in a world where such actions would be seen for what they are.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg93k0950pt

This sounds like something from Trumps brain

Dim sun?

https://www.lbc.co.uk/tech/experiments-to-dim-the-sun-set-to-be-approved-within-weeks/

Really interesting. They look like they’re from the Punjab probably Pakistan someone might know from the language.

There’s a whole series but this is the first I’ve seen

The Brutalist used AI to achieve Hungarian accents I’d say the most immediate issue here is why they used Hollywood actors and not Hungarians. But such is the film industry.

But what’s the problem? They use auto tuning and CGI all the time.

But is it a slippery slope? What’s next? AI to imitate cerebral palsy? Tom Cruise to play a black man? Eternal film careers unhindered by the actors death? Tailor made films where you choose the cast?

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/the-brutalist-director-defends-use-of-ai-to-refine-his-lead-stars-performances-13293656

It’s been the coldest winter in almost fourteen years.

Why fourteen? Fifteen would have fitted and been a rounder number even forty or fifty would have been passable. And why ‘almost’ if its winter then surely its been a round year not almost a year?

I’d go for it’s been the coldest winter since nineteen fifty one (or any other cold year that fits).

Do not watch if easily offended … or difficultly offended … and needless to say about as work safe as a hand grenade.

How can you make cheap or free international calls (not on FaceTime watsapp etc) now there is no Skype. TIA