I have a vivid memory still of reading the first pages of Unreliable Memoirs in the break room at work in the winter of 1986. The sensation of absolute joy remains.

I’ve been alongside ever since.

‘As […]

Porridge:

Godber – Remain. Him and his Denise were in Torremolinos once, quite enjoyed it and would like to go back and find out what calamari actually is

Lukewarm – Remain. He once met a nice man from […]

If I didn’t suggest that quote then I should have.

I recall, when we were The Word ‘Massive’, proposing ‘I’m a Massive Member’

Ho Ho and furthermore Ho.

Enjoy it if you go. It’s a city I would love to see.

I have it in my head that I read somewhere that at some point before WW1 Stalin, Lenin and Hitler were all residents at the same time.

I’m probably at […]

You’re all quite welcome.

Ask her to open the pod bay doors and listen to what she says.

Ha! Excellent

A Viz Comic letter once advised singing along to the Match of the Day theme these lyrics, to which the tune fits very nicely:

‘I said fuck off you fucking bastard
Fuck off you fucking twat
I […]

That’s because he threw it overarm.

That it is @Neilo

I played all of them on YouTube after posting. The only one that palled was Re-Flex.

But, yes. ‘You’re The One For Me’ is a ******* excellent record e’en now.

Gah! Bleedin’ autocorrect.

Innit marvellous

Let it all Blow by The Daz Band
You’re The One For Me by D-Train
On The Beach by Chris Rea
The Politics Of Dancing by Reflex

All singles I thought were great at the time but would never have let on to […]

Finally! 🙂

I’m wasted here. I’m wasted over there as well

Quite. More than a soupçon of Bryan Ferry

I wonder if The Chuckle Brothers covered ‘Vienna’

Another committed Straitist here. The first three albums sound-tracked my teens and led me towards JJ Cale, Ry Cooder, Dylan, Springsteen and on and on and on into the good stuff.

What helped at the time […]

I saw them at the Newcastle Mayfair in 1983. A small venue with a small stage. They looked a bit daft on it striking the poses with the Les Pauls and the Ibanez Destroyers but I didn’t leave early.

A […]

They discussed one of my blog posts on the 100th Episode recorded at Abbey Road.

I was quite chuffed and told quite a few civilians. You can imagine the reaction.

Get out of that! You can’t, can you?

Me too, pretty much. Though Vulpes has made it sound very intriguing and worth investigating.

My problem is I’m useless at the very basics. Pals of mine were very taken with a thing called ‘Metal Gear Solid’ […]