Feeling old? Pah! Try having grandsons and attempting a conversation with them. The eldest has just moved up to senior school and the only answer I can get out of him is “yeah”. All he wants is games or videos on […]

This record was the biggest influence on my youth and probably pointed me towards collecting unusual songs throughout my life. It also featured in an advert for Maynards wine gums in 1993.

Fact. 1972 – 1975 I was a trainee accountant at Cussons, makers of Imperial Leather soap. They also made 1001 carpet shampoo.

Ditto.

Not here as often as I should be. Keeping busy for an old fool. I miss the NW Mingles.

I saw Martin & Martin in London when Michael Jackson was in the audience 😉

How about Don Estelle doing a version of Drive by The Cars? Oh sorry, it’s already been done.

Will do. He sang on the couple of songs they performed. They had his guitar case but found it was empty. I got to shake his hand and thanked him for coming.

Yesterday, after Andy Kershaw’s funeral, there was a memorial concert at Leeds University. I sat on a table with Martin & Eliza Carthy as they watched John Shuttleworth perform a couple of songs. They also p […]

During his treatment for lung cancer they found he had a brain tumour. So sad. Met him back in his Leeds days.

EXCUSE ME! Stackridge had a flute AND violin.

I went to a dark beers festival in the Wigan Central pub on Friday. I had a third of a 14% beer. Loopy juice!

I’m sponsoring a dark beer at the Wigan beer festival. It will be Beany’s Birthday Beer Barrel from 5th to 7th March. See you there.

That’s right blame me. I take full responsibility. I still haven’t seen them live but now Clare is with I really should. After all we share the same birthday!

When you have grandchildren.

No it was released in 1978. This version anyway. If you watch the video carefully you will see my namecheck.

I always pick up CDs by David Morris whenever I see them in charity shops. Try whistling this tune.

“Peter Murray’s Ambrosia is exctly conj his natal Moon, rulerr of his 8th H of longevity. Both sit in the constellation of Libra with fixed star Methusaleh. Methusaleha was the oldest person iin the bible, as was […]

I prefer the earlier version featuring Liz Kershaw & Carol Vorderman…

I only discovered Leo Sayer’s version of My Generation this week. It is certainly different. N https://youtu.be/Ib3NEpvkva4?si=1kpLxoZPgR4yuCas