A stunningly beautiful woman who never let her physical beauty get in the way of delivering memorable performances. I loved her in everything, from Emma Peel in The Avengers to Veronica in Detectorists.

If it’s an everyday general purpose laptop I’d suggest you use a local independent computer shop. You’ll probably get something better for your money. They often have deals across 3 or 4 laptop specifications. The […]

JB also wanted us to “get up offa that thing”. I don’t think his “thing” is the same thing as Kool and the Gang’s “it” but if their “it” and his “thing” are one and the same “thing”/”it” (an “itthing” if you like) […]

I have a Las ‘Rizla’ t-shirt with the words “Say Skin Up Yer Bastards’ on it. I’ve never worn it because I can’t get my head through the neck of it it’s that narrow. My eldest daughter is into thrift shopping at […]

I don’t care if you’re young, old or middle aged playing a particularly melodic middle eighth, if it hasn’t got 9 beats to the bar expressed as 3+2+4 all yer music is a radge orange bampot.

“Sometimes ir doesn’t”*

* As muttered by my eldest daughter a few seconds after the final whistle and in response to the interminable cries of ‘It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming…’

Weekend in the Lake District with some old friends. In between walks, beer and football we played some old:

Allen Toussaint-Out Of The City (Into Country Life)

and some new:

The Coral – Eyes Like Pearls

Before or after the match? 🙂

7.5 hours of near solid walking with 1.2km of climb, 6-8lbs on my back and in direct sunlight all day in 27-30 degree heat; believe me I needed to get some salt back in my system.

I watched the match in a pub in Bowness-on-Windermere with my 2 best friends after a 22km hike around the Kentmere Horseshoe that started at 6am. Having spent the first half of the match drinking water, lime and […]

Rattlesnakes
Solid Air
Moving Up Country
Music Has The Right To Children
Come on Die Young
The Week Never Starts Round Here

Wha’s the sample? Bus Stop?

Mid-Atlantic Accent* Showdown Bonanza!

*Withe exception of at least one seagull. Can you spot him?

We Hate It When Our Heroes Become Right Wing Bellends.

B/w That Moz Isn’t Funny Anymore

Wimps!

Brings a whole new meaning to BBC iPlayer.

Argentina are shell-shocked. There could be a rout if they don’t change gear.

5 touches of the ball by France from goalkeeper to Mbappé.

Incredible goal.

Entrer là-dedans!

Come on France!