I read the sequel to his most famous book and it was probably the most awful and ridiculous book I have ever read. I will never read another book by him.

THE GODFATHER

Overlong snoozefest glorifying brutal crooks which mainly functions as a vehicle for some of the USA’s most prominent overactors of the 1970s to establish which of them is the greatest ham (Marlon […]

Good to know that death has not hampered Warren’s employability either.

I haven’t seen the latest Avengers film yet but the other day one of my granddaughters happily recited a list for me of the major characters who die. I retaliated by telling her they all come back to life in the next film.

That’s not true. The legislation that covers credit cards does not apply to debit cards; I know this because I used to be responsible for it.

Of course, a bank can unilaterally decide that they will give cover […]

5 looks like an unfair contract term to me but it’s a long time since I did consumer law. As I recall, you should be able to claim the lot from the card provider but I’m not sure how the involvement of paypal […]

Definitely – it’s breech of contract at the very least and you should be able to sue for the refund. Although your prospects of getting it aren’t good if they’re in administration. You’ll be an unsecured creditor […]

Great game,marred a bit by the inane babbling from the commentators. Particularly impressed by Murphy’s claim that Ronaldo could not score from the free kick by bending it around the wall but would have to blast […]

I think he was consistently pushing out great albums during the Columbia era, only faltering in the comeback years when the chops and inspiration faltered. Even then there are some good tracks to be found but […]

Nowhere near as good as the previous episodes, possibly due to its nature. I’m hoping the last episode will be better. Best bits were the various signs and of course these were scripted.

As for the transphobia […]

Can I just get the skull rings without all the other rubbish?

Why is this tripe deemed worthy of a plug on this site?

Unless it really is an elaborate pisstake the point of which I am sadly missing?

You’re right about the quality of their recordings. I have Emergency and it is virtually unlistenable, for more reasons than one.

All in all, I’d rather go and see Stretch.

it’s from 71 but Raw Ramp is possibly the best b side ever. Bolan really did justify the hype in that era.

I don’t have any time for the comedy ska stuff but I do have the singles of Special Brew and Walking In The Sunshine which show that they did have a decent enough pop side when they put their minds to it.

I don’t mind cheats. Anyone can win by being the best player but there is something admirable about using subterfuge to overcome your natural disadvantages. But I can’t stand crybabies. The three of them should be […]

I like both the early and the post-comeback stuff, and a lot of the Ferry solo albums, albeit cover heavy in many cases, are pretty good. They want shooting for their version of “In The Midnight Hour” though.

I loved Chess and Risk – used to have a New Year’s Eve tradition of playing this from just after midnight until I conquered the world about 8 hours later. Alcohol seemed to have zero effect on my inherent […]

Everybody Loves A Winner by William Bell. Stax really was something special.