I’ve also just ordered Paul du Noyer’s book on musical history of Liverpool. Looks useful.

Have booked the NT tour to the childhood homes and the consensus around other suggestions has helped outline the rest of the day including Roag Best’s place. Thanks all.

Will Penny Lane or Strawberry Fields b […]

What would happen if I just whispered: ‘Moose sent me…’?

May have to stay another day…

Thanks to all for the tips so far. By the way I’ve just listened to the 43 (or something) hours of ML’s ‘Tune In’ on audio. Theirs certainly is the greatest music story ever told…

Wet nelly? Is it a thing?

As I get older, rather than my fingers clicking in a hip, snazzy fashion when I dance, every joint in my body now clicks in protest at my attempting any such form of impulsive movement.

Is it his attitude to women or his honest articulation/exploration of his own conflictions, insecurities and prejudices. There’s a difference – if we take him seriously as an artist (and a lyricist) – and I do. S […]

Graham Parker/Southside Johnny and the Asbury Dukes at the Rainbow ?

The Who at Hammersmith Odeon: ‘George Davis is Innocent’ Christmas Show 1975?

Talking Heads at Montreux Jazz Festival 1981?

Exact dat […]

Room to Roam – Waterboys
Ram – McCartney
My Aim is True – Costello
Innervision – Stevie Wonder
Just a Little Lovin – Shelby Lynne

If I remember correctly Freddie and the Dreamers’ ‘Send a Letter to Me’ tops ‘You Were Made for Me’.

Fact, not opinion. And also not important….

As sport always does, the end of the season will leave plenty of us disappointed. Alack, Yeovil…

But I’m inspired by the resilience of Fort William from over on the other ‘boring’ thread. They are my new t […]

I suspect most people are just hoping you have a happy time over the holiday and use ‘Easter’ to describe the period of time over four days rather than a religious event. I’m sure no one is winding you up or tryin […]

Shelby, you claim you were sitting by the phone and pacing all night long, but you didn’t pick up the bloody receiver when I called. Gutted.

Coming over from another thread, as a townie not a ‘gownie’ I once (1979?) gate crashed an Oxford College ball to see Elvis Costello play. I guess in those days he would take work wherever he could find it. He mad […]

Plenty of growers. As a starting point ‘Stripping Paper’ takes you back to an Accidents Will Happeny mood albeit from a man with slightly more time on his hands these days…

EC has finally come back! It’s such a pleasure listening to these songs. Right now they enrich my life. That’s the only thing that matters.

I don’t necessarily think about what I’m listening to. Feel it, brother…. *Can I say that any more?*

‘See that boy with that guitar, he’s got skinny legs like I always wanted’ – Lyle Lovett captures all my teenage angst in one go.

For cops and robbers series the French successfully picked up on the Flying Squad format with Spiral and Braquo. Love ‘em. Strong female leads, struggling male sidekicks, plenty of the sort of sleazy police work w […]