Not particularly awkward, more apologetic.

I had a ticket for a Fairport Convention gig at a local venue about 10 years ago. It’s a small place, about 200 seats max. I walked up to the main door, amongst a few […]

When my daughter was younger we’d both drop everything if A Close Shave or The Wrong Trousers came on. In spite of the fact we’ve had them on DVD for yonks anyway.

It’s the Black and Whites that tend to do […]

Michael Chapman. I came upon this a while ago. Pachyderm.

Quite remarkable.

Gary Barl-di

it’s followed on the album by my favourite London song! The above mentioned Lions.

Here’s the studio version. The drop into a trippy groove at 3:51. Oh yeah.

Single Handed Sailor

They’re both knocking it over the boundary here.

Mark Knopfler – yep all those ultra melodic trills and fills, but what about all those funky spaces he left in things like ‘Lions’ and ‘Follow me Home’. A guy who can play anything but prefers to serve the song […]

Ah. I did. 1996 at the Hammersmith Odeon.

Was that the last time he gigged in the UK? He was aces.

Wot? No Melvyn Hayes or Richard O’Sullivan?

A short time spent with Talking Pictures TV will prove that Sid James was in everything ever filmed from 1950 to 1976. And if he wasn’t John Gregson was.

I thought he was absolutely stunning. And yet passed up at least three chances to go and see him.

I was and remain a ******* idiot.

This cat

I don’t mind him playing ‘Sultans’ over and over. I wouldn’t mind if he didn’t, either.

I would like him to take a swing at some of the much earlier stuff though with his current stage full of musicians. […]

Another Jennings man here. I never really rated Just William. I’ve re-read a couple of Jennings recently and Anthony Buckeridge, I think, was on a par with Wodehouse in building up small scale farcical disasters […]

Mary Poppins Returns. Yes. We saw it with our daughter who has seen the original a dozen times (along with Singing In the Rain which she loves just as much).

We were keen for it to be good but were wary. […]

Great thread. I haven’t had my ears on much this year so this is a fantastic set of prompts and recommendations to look at.

For what it’s worth, here are the ones I have purchased and enjoy:

Paul Weller – […]

Bexhill-on-Sea, knee tremblers, Balls to Jumbo Jenkins

Oh, superb timing from your company. I’ve said this a few times to anyone that will listen to my drivelling, but loyalty or courtesy from any business entity is a myth. The precise moment anyone, at any level, […]