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  12. Dire Waits
    Adam and the Anthrax
    D’Oyly Parton
    Oasister Sledge
    Emerson, Lake and Nirvana
    Chic Berry
    The Jimmy Osmond Experience
    Britney Spears of Destiny
    The Chicago-gos
    U2Pac

    • I know Slug’s been getting a lot of behind-the-scenes betting support during this thread and you can see why. Consistently mildly amusing, which is exactly what the judges will be looking for.

  61. An old timer notes very few duplicates from the great Patrick Crowther hall of hampers from all those years ago. Meanwhile:
    Vanilla Fudge Buttons
    Jesse Motor’ead Davis
    Simon Dupree and the Big Soundgarden
    King King Tubby
    John Big Big Train

  63. Huang Tunng
    Burning Spear of Destiny’s Child
    Ice T Bone Walker Brothers
    Funeral For a Friendly Apple
    Ce Ce Penis Tony Hadley
    Men at Kraftwerk
    Attila The Stock Aitken & Waterman
    The Blue Nile Rodgers & Hammerstein
    808 Status Quo
    Ivor Big Gun Club
    23 Skid Doobie Brothers
    The MahavishNEU! Orchestra
    Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Hand Reel

    & forward onto Stockholm with the ABBAssynians.

    • I saw some of the panel’s heads nodding to Burning Spear of Destiny’s Child, but maybe they were just sleepy? A generally mild degree of amusement from Moose but I’m wondering if the big man from Hull is quite up to form?

  64. Katy “Scratch” Perry
    Pere U-Boo-Radleys
    Paul Brady Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich & Quackers
    The Nashville Libertines
    Harold Landcsape
    Sly & The Kipper Family Stone
    Herbert Von Karajan Hammer
    AR Kane Gang Children
    Anthony & The Linton Kwesi Johnsons
    Lana del Ray Davies

  69. The Mamas and the Papa Roach

    John Lennon and The Plasmatics Ono Band

    The Velvet UnderGroundhogs

    Ringo Starsailor and The All Starr Band of Gypsies

    Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul Asylum

    Gloria Estefan and the Miami Steven Van Zant Soundgarden Machinehead

    Eric Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah Ton

    Marty Wilde Cherry and The Wilde CatStevens

    The Po Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

    The Tragically Disposable Heroes of Hiphopricy

    Blind Melon Kim

  70. The Bee Kenny Gs
    Amy Gin House
    Eddie and the Hot Chip
    Sly and Family
    Toe Nicoe Fat
    The Chris Andrews Sisters
    Cilla Black Sabbath
    David McWill.I.Ams
    Unit 4 Plus U2
    Hank Marvin Rainwater

  76. Generation XTC

    Harry Style council

    Sly & the family stone roses

    Boney Eminem

    ABBA Robertson

    Shamen corner

    Eddie Grant & the Hot Rods

    The electric light Simon Park orchestra

    Johnny Thunderclap Newman

    Heather Small Faces

    Bluroy

    Swing out Oasister

    Elton John Lennon

    Paul Young Rascals

    Smiley Culture Club

    Stevie Wonderstuff

    Bruno M.A.R.R.S

  81. Jason Isbell and the 400 UnIt’s Immaterial

    CalexiCommunards

    Teenage FanclUB40

    Reverend and the Rainmakers

    James Gang of Four

    Van Helen Reddy

    Pink Floyd Cole and The Commotions

    The WaterBoyz II Men

    • James Gang Of Four getting a high five from a couple of the older judges there. But I do have to wonder if Etta James Gang Of Four Tops wasn’t a missed opportunity for a late knockout?

      • Thanks for the high 5 but I fear you’re correct, close but no cigar! Wanders off muttering to self and trying to mentally mash more musical monikers together……

    • A bit of a head scratcher that one but no flag raised from the judges – if memory serves Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film score composer and record producer. Zimmer’s works are notable for integrating electronic music sounds with traditional orchestral arrangements. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for over 150 films. So a result for Rigid there!

  95. You and Me at Six Pence non the Richer Blackmores Rainbow

    Bus Ted NuGentle Giant

    Ben Folds 5 Star(s) on 45

    Chris Robinson Brotherhood of Man

    Jimmy Eat World Party

    Judas Maxi Priest

  98. Well, the votes are being counted even as we speak. It’s too close to call but we’ve seen some fantastic play by some of the legends of the field here at the Corsair Tinned Chicken Stadium. I know you all have your favourites, I certainly have mine! But at the end of the day there’ll be winners and losers and those inbetween, so we can recap some of the high points while we wait for the results. This just in – we’re hearing that Gary had to be hospitalised for exhaustion after his early foray into – and exit from – the competition, so our thoughts and prayers are with him and the pool boy at this time.

  101. Fountains of Wayne Fontana(!)
    Fat boy Slim Whitman
    The Future Sound of Londonbeat
    The Prodigable Planets
    Underworld Party
    Orbital Falco
    God Speed! You Emperorory Storm and the Falcons
    Echo & the Bunnymen Without Hats
    Peaches and Herb Alpert
    10,000 Mani Little Axe
    Charlie Watts and the Einsturzende Neubatentet

  118. The results are in – well, one of them – and it’s a great honour to have Jase from Human Ressauces to open the envelope! Jase?

    HI EVERONE JASE HEAR ONLY I GOT PROMOTED TO CQ WICH IS CAULITY QONTROL RITE OK SO IM OPENING THE ENVLOPE AN IT SEZ AWARD 4 OUTSTANDING EXELENSE IN COMENTING GOSE TO BEEZER 4 HIS CONTRIBUTON SO NICE 1 BEEZER GIVE IT UP 4 BEEZER GUYS LOL!!!!!!

    • I don’t mean to sound snobbish, but quite frankly I doubt even young Jase would have made a worse job of spelling “Resources” than you have managed. Or were you imitating his spelling in order to ridicule him? (Because if so, I find that unkind.)

    • Cor! Thanks Jase and HP

      I’ve never won anything before. And I note that seeing as there’s no actual prize, I still haven’t won anything.

      It matters little. A wiser man than me that I knew would often say ‘Good Morning’. I take solace from that.

      Exits, stage left.

  122. The results are in! There was some problem with hanging chads that seems to have been resolved, so I’m pleased to hand the envelope containing the name of the prestigious Man Of The Thread award to Jase, but before I do, I ‘d like to say that the judges had a very difficult job, as all of the entries were of such a high standard that there are no real losers here [apart from Bellows – Ed.]. Jase?

    HAHALOL RITE MATE WOTSIT SAY OH DIDDLEY FARQUAR? WTAF??? IS THIS A MISSPRINT?

    Ha ha! Thank you Jase! Yes at the end of the day the sheer consistency of Diddley’s contributions won the unanimous praise of the adjudicators, but it was Camel Toe Fat that clinched the match in extra time. A result that should really surprise nobody. So it’s congratulations to Diddley and Beezer (your pen and pencil set is in the post) and a good night from all of us here at the Corsair Tinned Chicken Stadium! [fade up harmonica theme]

  124. IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL “WHOEVER” SINGS.
    Scornershop – dare u enter
    Billy Spray Cyprus – if the Don won’t
    PlaceBowling for Soup DragonSilverchairMan of the Board
    The GrateStraYellon the Painter& Dockers
    Pearl Bailey Jam
    The Fall Out BoysZone

  129. Welsh proggers edition:

    Randy Neu!man

    Danny Pop Will Eat Itselfman

    Jaz Colemanu Dibango

    Aimee Mano Negra

    Sunburned Hand Of The Manic Street Preachers

    Method Man…Or Astroman?

  136. Good to see people refusing to leave the Corsair Tinned Chicken Stadium. It’s been a ballet for everyone – a ballet of feelings, and emotions. But the votes are in – Beezer and Diddley won by a convincing margin. and are as we speak being carried aloft in a socially-distanced victory parade around the car park.

          • Hang on, hang on! This is Stalinist revision. I was privileged to curate at least a couple of Ten Hamper Threads myself, one being the selfie thread.

            And if you total up the comments to the Lionel Blair/Jeff Beck posts jointly curated by Mojo and me, they reach the moon! Twice!

            You tell kids today – they just don’t want to know.

            (chiz – will this do?)

            • You don’t know ’cause you weren’t there, dude. I stayed up all night watching Patrick and Steven take that thread over the millennium mark. It was deep space, it was the South Pole, it was Everest.

              • Man, I was runnin’ point on the selfie thread. Dudes were crawlin’ all over that sucker like white on rice. It was Blogstock, baby! Everybody was there – possibly except you. We figured it was the dawn of something new. Something beautiful. Something about us we could show our kids. “Yeah! I was there! The Selfie Thread!” They were the best of times. We were young and free and we held the future in the palm of our hands.

                • It was Patrick all the way.

                  From memory …

                  The Crazy World of Arthur Askey
                  Kate & Santana McGarrigle
                  It’s ImmateriAl Bowlly
                  The Amon Doolies
                  The Yoko O’Nolans and my favourite …

                  Fields of The Nephilmanzanera

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