I took my son (7yo) on Saturday, we both loved it.

What’s your business?
– I sell woollen trousers
How’s it going?
– Wonderful, our business is rampant

What’s your business?
– I sell bathroom accessories and offer a side-line in Fred Astaire dancing lessons
How’s it going?
– Business is bad, we are nearly tapped out.

What’s your business?
– I sell origami kits
How’s it going?
– Not too good, we are close to folding.

Who is this Sly and his Stone Family? Why the riot? Can’t accept democracy. Move on. Weak!

Purple Rain….the liberal elite will tell you its global warming that causes this. Doesn’t exist. Lies from the press and those who want to ruin our country. Sad! Bad!

#8 is bugging me as I’m pretty sure I have seen that photo in the news recently

I think #5 is the singer Rob Thomas

I’ll copy mine over to here

A supergroup made up of; Toto, Ivor Novello, The Feeling, Bob Weir, Olivia Newton John, Kansas, Enya, Gary Moore

Toto Ivor Feeling Weir Newton Kansas Enya Moore

My wife attended the march in Houston, along with 23,000 other women (not bad for a red state, albeit a more blue city). There was a unity there that will hopefully translate to more active involvement.
If it […]

I loved this movie, as did Mrs S.

I though the leads were perfectly cast, I’m a fan of Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone is very talented.

I liked the ending, as it contrasted with the rest of the film.

The […]

Tiny Dancer or Rocket Man

12 to 19 (1987 to 1994)

No particular order.
I adored the first 4 albums back then, and still do.

Pixies – Surfer Rosa
Pixies – Doolittle
Pixies – Bossanova
Pixies – Trompe Le Monde
Portishead – Dummy
Massive […]

Seen: My wife and I watched OA (the Netflix series), a great concept let down badly by its ending.
We also saw La La Land on the big screen. A marvellous movie, loved it. The 2 leads were great. Expect it to […]

Here in Houston, it was 28F on Saturday, it will be 79F tomorrow (Tuesday).

That cold snap lasted 2 days….I guess that’s Winter over for another year

Bad: I was made redundant at the end of March, and was out of work for 3 months. Luckily savings, networking and the support of my family got me through this. It was the single most terrifying part of my life. I […]

One of the local beers here in Houston is called Fancy Lawnmower.

I remember going to a beer festival in my youth, and ordering an “Exmoor Beast”…9%.
I had a beast of a hangover the next day.

You know you will watch anything when you are transfixed by Kabaddi on Channel 4 in the early 90’s

The Guardian described it as “To the uninitiated, kabaddi looked like nothing more than a bunch of barefooted […]

Been Caught Stealing by Jane’s Addiction has a woof woof

Chris, its on Netflix (here in the US), not sure if it is the same where you are.