Tim Vine owes his entire career to Tommy Cooper.

A really great article! I didn’t know much about the state of Stax at that time or the general unrest in Memphis, but it puts things in perspective.

Re: this line: “… an enormous gold chain, a tool of […]

… or in his case, a Bellendi.

The aforementioned Guy Pratt:

WRITE A DAMN BOOK!!

Mick Jones guesting again, this time on the B side of ‘Pump It Up.’

After seeing James Intveld last weekend, I’d like to be one of the two guitarists, sporting a nifty 10 gallon hat, playing the hell out of a Telecaster.

If only I could play like that.

I had the same problem. Frustrating, isn’t it?

… but they eat chicken feet there!

It’d be nice to have enough hair to tousle.

A good Margarita.

Bloody hell!!

There’s a Chinese rapper called Wyo Ming.

Actually, that’s a lie.

Happy Birthday, Mrs. W!!

Black Oak Arkansas

Apparently there is a group called The Maine.

The Kentucky Headhunters
Michigan & Smiley
Mississippi John Hurt

I saw him opening for Steve Winwood at the Hammersmith Odeon (as it was then) sometime in the mid eighties. It was a great show.

Don’t keep us in suspenders!! What happened next?

“Pelanty” (Chris Waddle)

I don’t get it. The article says: “… ticking a box that confirms they are the owner of the name.” But the person who trademarked the name isn’t the owner and surely 53 years’ worth of recordings proves that. […]