“Don’t let LOVE RAT Ferguson stop you leaving the woods!” – Daily Mail (possibly).

I wish someone had banned smoking for anyone born after 1947.

I like my whisky nicely peaty.

Bradley Wiggins is called Widley Braggins in our house.

Well, looking on the bright side, the wisdom of local agents has it that the value of our house will rocket. Whether I’ll live long enough to get the benefit is moot. The Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast were […]

That’s a mighty impressive track record!

I salute you sir. Your dedication to duty is exemplary. ‘Just off to photograph myself holding up a shoehorn in front of the Heckmondwike sign, dear.’

I was going to mention Leroy Anderson as an outlier but forgot. This is another favourite.

Wouldn’t disagree with that Arthur – I spend much more time listening to Vaughan Williams in total than I do to BLM. It’s the Madeleine quality of it that appeals. Having said which, I do find that Delius, Hol […]

How interesting! Most of the internet doesn’t seem to know that.

Good on him!

Looks good – must check that out.

Pretty funky for 1947. I’d be interested to hear what @Mousey thinks.

Ronald Binge had his experimental moments. This is Vice Versa, which is a musical palindrome for two pianos. In other words it plays exactly the same if you play it back to front or upside down. Allegedly. It’s […]

I’ve only seen one Big Bash game in Brisbane and I hated it. The right frame of mind for watching cricket is contemplative, with occasional bursts of mild excitement; stupid team names, hyperactive commentators y […]

Can’t believe etc…The MJQ feat. The great Milt Jackson.

The mention of AZ side-effects seems significant; is he suggesting that gig-goers shouldn’t get vaccinated at all?

I had two AZ shots with no side-effects at all, so I’m happy to play his gigs for him. I use […]

The daughter puts grapes in the freezer – the kids love ’em.

I don’t feel particularly guilty about this, but it’s definitely civilian music.

Has anybody mentioned Queen and Abba yet?