Thanks Mike, all sound advice. Tbh I was selling the flat as a bit of a doer-upper (priced about 10% less than others in the block in recognition), so I was just doing to paint everything magnolia and make it as […]

I took the day off as The Light and I are processing some difficult news. To take our mind off things we took the train to Frinton and walked along the beach to Walton-on-the-Naze where we went to the pier and […]

Oh that’s awful news. I only saw him twice, both times with at recent Lust for Life gigs and what a powerhouse he was.

It’s been a big month for shows, so I will restrict myself to those (Other than pointing out that the new series of White Lotus is absolute pony. I know I shouldn’t be negative in this thread but it needs to be […]

I saw The Saint, in the cinema when I was flat hunting in Taunton. He wasn’t great in it. Whatever happened to Elisabeth Shuh?

The first time I ever heard of Val Kilmer was when Willow was in cinemas, and the trailer seemed to be shown in every ad break with its repeated growl, ‘Val Kilmer …in Willow’. Except the line was read over […]

I’m with fents. But then again, I only saw it for the first time last year and I doubt that a man in his 50s watching it at home decades after it was released was the target audience.

I hate to think of you being disappointed.

Thanks for the heads up @dplumbley Having seen it once and loved it I’m not sure how keen I am see it again, knowing the twists in advance (which I guess we won’t be revealing on here for a while).

My cheap e-book, I forget the brand, unsurprisingly died when I was carrying it to work in a side bag one day, slipped on ice, and body-slammed it with my full weight.

I find myself just thinking of my favourite live albums and wonder if that is exactly the same thing as the question poses. Anyway … Two from my youth – AC/DC – If You Want Blood … MSG – One Night at Bud […]

Maybe better not to in Northampton. Its the only place we’ve ever visited where my other half insisted on locking the car doors before driving gratefully away, and that was on a pleasant summer day.

Didn’t Joe a strummer live there for a while? He was an occasional customer when I worked at Waterstone’s in Taunton.

Glasgow. Big place. Take your pick.

I once saw Thea Gilmore emerge for an encore to a variety of requests from the audience. ‘Those are all excellent suggestions, but we’re going to play something we’ve rehearsed if that’s all right with you.’

I’ll happily put my hand up for that description. Other gripes include standing ovations for decent but not exceptional shows, patronising laughter for weak/ ancient jokes told on stage, and the expectation of […]

The very book I have in my bag in the bus I’m currently riding, the sort of detail Calvino might have put in one of the linking chapters.

To Tame a Land on Piece of Mind, but Frank Herbert refused to let them use the title. I saw them on that tour and Bruce Dickinson said something to the effect of Herbert not liking rock, long hair, having a good […]

Iron Maiden are repeat Offenders – Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Dune to name but two, and I’m sure bigger fans than me could nominate more.