Whoa, pigeon on a chair….

He has a point re Thatcher, hated though she was, but I reckon he just likes to take a contrary view for fun.

And the butter ad money.
A friend of mine worked for Tussauds back in the 90s and tells the story of Lydon, in for an interview or similar, being approached by an over enthusiastic fan who shouted, “Johnny R […]

Just noticed the Phil Collins figure. I’m told by someone who knows that his various divorces left him relatively hard up, hence the recent tours when he’s physically not that well.

You’re probably right. Although I knew Lydon wasn’t fabulously rich, I’m a bit surprised his estimate is quite so low.

TMFTL?

My question: How the hell is Billy Idol worth $50m?

I have other Beautiful South albums but Carry On Up The Charts would be enough for most people.

It took me a while to get Norton Folgate and it was only the repeated praise for it here that made me go back to it but it is magnificent.

If she’d wear a bit more eye make up and back comb her hair…….

ABBA Gold.

I was going to say Madness but then I remembered I have Norton Folgate and Oui, Oui…
Divine Madness is all you need from the years when they made great singles and videos. Possibly one of the greatest greatest hits albums.

My wife hates cargo shorts worn with boots. I tell her it’s very common amongst the people I work with, often in winter, but she just rolls her eyes.
I took my son to the National Physical Laboratory open day i […]

Tiggs, earlier today.

The Haberdasher’s Company has a Livery Hall in the City of London

It’s a modern hall, unlike many of the other ancient guilds and is near Smithfield and St Barts Hospital. There’s no picture of Fiona Bruce there.

There is a Haberdashers’ Aske’s School which is fee paying. It has a boys and girls school and is in Elstree, Herts. It’s not the one Fiona Bruce went to which was in New Cross and was a state school. I knew a cou […]

Was it Mojoworking at the old place who told the story of his girlfriend’s grandmother turning Jimi Hendrix away from her house due to the colour of his skin?

Red Box? You can get ointment for that.

Did you buy the book?

Pence: he’s got a rabbit called Marlon Bundo.