Talking of Slade, I remember Noddy Holder in an interview saying how news of a 12 year old kid who could sing like Ray Charles was the talk of the midlands music scene. Mr Winwood, of course.

I’m surprised no-one has mentioned this atrocity

They are probably a bit glum because they are thinking; “Out of all the instruments I could have been good at, I chose this.”

I saw the Hendrix package tour.

Here’s my Midge Ure joke. My father served on the good ship HMS Vienna during the war. It should have been the no 1 ship in the navy, but was kept off the coveted top spot by HMS Shaddupayaface.
I thangyew.

In the Beezer, there was a character called Colonel Blink, the Short Sighted Gink. He said “Arf, arf!” In the early 1960s.

Did ye get healed?

Vicki Wickham was chatting about RSG on this week’s Rock’s Back Pages podcast.

I speak of the pompatous of love.

Very sincere condolences. This reminds me of my father’s last day. He was lying there, completely unresponsive so we decided to see him off with his favourite music. I can’t remember exactly what, but it was […]

“We are lower than the world……….”

It could be argued that he died in Munich in 1970. I, too endured a Slpinter Group gig

Not a lot to add. I dont think anyone is making bad cars nowadays. One thing worries me, however. Why the hell are you returning to these shores?

Me too;
“Our Prime Minister is lazy, dishonest and incompetent”

It’s high time that Gerry Rafferty received some long-overdue recognition.

The finest ale on earth.

It would have been far more spectacular if the demonstrators had put a bit more effort in and chucked the statue off Clifton Suspension Bridge.

What’s happening now will be a picnic compared to the chaos which will ensue if the policeman gets off, as well he might.

The g must only be dropped on two words; “rootin'” and “tootin'”.

I remember John Peel saying that Cliff and the Shads were the first British rock ‘n’ rollers you didn’t have to watch from behind the sofa. I presume he was referring to Larry Parnes’ execrable ‘stable’. Apart […]