I updated last night and this morning it was still loading my settings, I forced a restart and it loaded within 5 minutes and seems to be working perfectly, no problems with “Music” (iTunes doesn’t exist any more) […]

…and so’s my wife.

Sorry, should’ve been the eats thread!

Tomato sausages. Do they still exist? Last time I had them I would have been 8 or 9, I had developed a liver infection but it hadn’t yet been diagnosed, anyone who has had similar will know not to eat fatty f […]

See also people who start the answer to any question with, “So…”

Single – Two Little Boys by that nice Mr Harris chap
LP – Pinups by Bowie
CD – Knife by Aztec Camera
Gig – Wishbone Ash at Sheffield City Hall in 1978

A first in another category would have to be Jean, by […]

Cycled around it twice. Will that do?

An excellent piece made all the more relevant because I’m sat in a hotel in downtown Vancouver wishing the day away so I can fly back to see my dogs tomorrow!

Cheese on egg on beans on toast, all grilled so the cheese melts is called the “vultures perch” in our house, because it looks like something you’d find under a …

I live just off of the north Norfolk coast, I’ll never move away. It’s beautiful, big empty beaches to walk the dogs, lots of wildlife, a big town 25 miles in one direction, Norwich 28 miles the other way. For […]

I’m brilliant at turning whisky into headaches and piss.

Still, blue passports…

David Bowie – I’m never sure whether the first syllable of his surname is pronounced “Bow” or “Bow”.

Nail on head there Paul but I’m surprised that agents haven’t been mentioned yet, those are true parasites of the modern game, constantly unsettling players and holding clubs to ransom to get their percentage.

Sad. I was introduced to Neal via the classic “Sounds of the New West” compilation from Uncut and bought Anytime Tomorrow on the strength of it. I must admit to losing track of him but I’m off to dig out the CD now. RIP.

One for the Wilco fans

David Ford did a very unofficial set late morning at Latitude in 2009, it was announced via his twitter feed and it was basically him with an acoustic guitar playing songs to about 20-30 people. The GLW didn’t m […]

It’s working for me, I don’t want it to though!

Alien, it’s my favourite film of all time, and not just because of Sigourney Weaver in vest and pants, oh no, not just for that…

Scotch for me too, I love highland, lowland and particularly Speyside but I usually prefer to glug Famous Grouse than sip Macallan.

I drink too much and must cut down a bit tomorrow.