Just thought I’d post a link to a wonderful article in today’s Guardian, which is written by Maradona’s former teammate Jorge Valdano (he scored in the 86 World Cup final). It’s beautifully worded and worth […]

I live in Merseyside, and I’m willing to bet anyone at least, ooh, 20p that we’ll be moved up to tier 3 after 2-3 weeks. People in pubs don’t socially distance – even when it’s just a meal, there’s always some […]

You’ve nailed it there, Jaygee. The ‘Winter Wonderland’ headline is regurgitated every Christmas – usually accompanied by forlorn pictures of portacabins doubling as Santa’s grotto.

Certainly not intending to hijack this thread, but have you ever seen a pre-fame comedian die on his/her arse? The uni circuit was a big breeding ground for up-and-coming comics. I saw Brendon Burns at the […]

Wasn’t I am the Walrus banned by the BBC because of the word ‘knickers’? Ah, innocent times. Fair play to Radio 1, though: they did ban Status Quo for being crap (yes, yes, they did some good early singles, etc.).

To simply drive an F1 car in a straight line requires a level of physicality way beyond Joe Public; the strength and gym work required to be able to handle such high speeds/fast turns is incredible.

I recall […]

You make a good point about autocue readers waving their bloody arms around. It’s endemic in news programmes and documentaries, especially the BBC4 patented ‘walk and wave arms’ routine. If someone in real life […]

I used to love a Lagavulin, but I’ve found that it’s gone a wee bit too peaty; it’s verging on TCP at times. It’s also nearly doubled in price in the last 10 years! If I find one under the Christmas tree this […]

A very good point, Jack, and one that I made to a US-based chum of mine. He insisted that Biden would win – precisely because they have ‘adjusted the polls for inflation’, so to speak. Even then, it’s gone wrong. […]

My knowledge of UK libel trials (extremely limited, if I do say so myself) is that they run along the lines of the ‘balance of probability‘, rather than to the criminal standard of ‘beyond reasonable doubt […]

My eyesight is definitely going – I read that as ‘What interesting squits do you do in the morning?’ They’re fragrant and varied, I assure you.

Liverpool is in the highest possible tier, and I’m not remotely surprised. I live in Merseyside, and a simple trip into the city demonstrates exactly why there’s an issue: people don’t socially distance. […]

I saw Bob Dylan in 1997. He appeared to play the same song 19 times.

Manchester has one of the highest student populations in Europe, so that’s a big factor. Students all live in shared accommodation, and they occasionally get quite ‘friendly’ with each other…

It’s interesting how history views Blur. At the time, they were derided for changing musical styles so often (I seem to recall a lot of the music press denouncing Tender as a Spiritualized rip-off).

I think […]

That’s a good one. Ewan MacColl is a well-respected folk musician and songwriter, but Kirsty is probably more widely recognised.

A quick hop onto wiki has informed me that one of Ewan MacColl’s grandsons is in […]

Still a great film: ‘”I’m not an actor – I’m a movie star!”

In the same way that I’ve never seen a player as good as Wayne Rooney be so bad on an off day, the Doors straddle brilliance and utter garbage with a similar scratch of the head.

I see Radio 2 has wheeled out the usual suspects for a ‘Lennon at 80’ tribute. I lasted 15 minutes, as it seems to have been produced by someone with severe concentration problems. It jumps all over the bloody […]

Yes, musicians appropriate and steal, but there’s a big difference between penniless folk or blues singers in 1950 performing to 4 people and Led Zep monetising some poor bugger’s work – and earning millions.

As […]