When a story about a celebrity who’s just passed away pops up on Facebook my usual reaction is along the lines of “oh, that’s a shame. Still, he/she had a good innings” but then I read about Terry Jones and I was […]

I remember buying that in 1976, just before punk took off, along with Ted Nugent’s ‘Hey Baby’ and Les Dudek’s ‘City Magic.’ And guess where I first heard ’em? That’s right. On John Peel’s show.

I’m not a fan of his music, but he’s a great player and comes across as the sort of bloke you’d definitely like to have a pint with.

FYI – there’s two other Anderton’s videos on YouTube filmed at Bernie’s house […]

Bernie Marsden fans might find this interesting:

The B side of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Man of the World’ was ‘Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite’ credited to Earl Vince & the Valiants.

One I snuck into the FAQs on our first website: “throws the vocalist into bold relief.”

Arthur – good luck in Nerdsville!

I bow to your superior knowledge, Col.

Well, at least I was close.

It is “Fray.” It’s a meat processing town in Uruguay.

Well done, everyone! I don’t think I would have answered half of these questions without looking them up on the interwebs. Anyway, here’s the answers in all their glory:

Frank Sinatra tried and failed to buy […]

Yes!

It’s a good guess, but not the right one.

I hurt myself laughing at that. Seriously.

I saw them on their first tour in 1979 at Witcombe Lodge near Gloucester. They were still a trio back then and I thought they were amazing. The drummer (was it Lol?) had a see-through kit with these incredibly […]

Has anyone watched ‘Two Popes’ on Netflix yet? Started it last night but fell asleep! It seems promising.

I’ve seen five of the top ten.

6 Underground has to be at least the second worst film I have ever seen (number one will always be ‘The Hand’ starring Michael Caine.) .

Murder Mystery was crap, but a fun […]

You want an award winning AudioQuest Dragonfly, mate!

Three to choose from: Black (good), Red (better) and Cobalt (the best!).

Damn! I have a 42 inch Panasonic plasma that’s probably 8 years old now. I wonder how much longer it’s got to go?

Amen. He wasn’t the best drummer but he was the best drummer for the Beatles. The fact that Ringo was a leftie playing a rightie kit must have had some influence. Chad Smith of the RHCP thinks so:

Ringo served […]

My wife told me to “suck it up” when I found out what the dog had done. I was livid!

Then she (the dog, not my wife) chewed up an expensive pair her (the wife’s, not the dog’s) shoes. Ha! Suck it up, indeed.