Welcome Smat. You could be on your way to winning a hamper for your debut post. A first for the Afterword.

Was anybody else desperately trying to read the slogan on Raheem Sterling’s t-shirt when he was celebrating his goal? I was hoping it was going to be something on the lines of “Black Power” or “Up Yours” or “Why […]

The most interesting fact I’ve read about Charlie since he died was that Lenny Peters of Peters and Lee fame was his uncle. Strange but true.

Mark E. Smith must have been a fan. I think this is a wonderful version.

‘A great review. Station to Station is one of my favourite Bowie albums. Golden Years’ slightly borrows the riff from The Drifters ‘On Broadway’. Bowie also considered offering this track to Elvis Presley but this […]

King pair for Sam Curran. First ever at Lords.

This Is Your Life featuring Jack Howarth is on YouTube. I watched it recently (I should really try to get out more). Howarth doesn’t crack a smile once and grunts at each of his guests. A real charmer.

I loved Coronation Street in the seventies but stopped watching it after the death of Stan Ogden. I watched it recently for the first time in years and was very disappointed.
Here’s Fred Gee sporting his wig in a […]

Plastic Ono Band at 1:43.

I loved this song when it was first released but wouldn’t dare tell my “cool” friends. I still think it’s brilliant.

Apologies. Can the Mods delete this post please? Thanks.

I was also embarrassed about the booing of the German national anthem, when are these morons going to give it a rest? I was particularly taken by the female fan in the crowd wearing a German football shirt while […]

What really makes me laugh is when the coaching staff and players put their hands over their mouth so people can’t lip read what they’re saying. Do they really think anybody cares? Talk about deluded.

Has anybody else noticed the studio pundits using the expression ‘false nine’? I’ve been watching football since the seventies and have never heard this expression before. Apparently it dates back the 1930’s and […]

“The first fifty years are the worst”. Advice given to me by an elderly work colleague when I was a sixteen year old apprentice.

When Spector was producing John Lennon’s ‘Rock and Roll’ album he insisted on multiple takes for one of the tracks. After about the 30th take an exasperated Lennon called out “fucking hell Phil, no wonder Ronnie left ya”.

A lot of the shows already mentioned plus ‘Fairly Secret Army’ starring Geoffrey Palmer playing a character similar to Reggie Perrins brother-in-law Jimmy, planning to overthrow the British government.
Also […]

Some of the films above plus ‘It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad World’.

Bob Dylan/The Beatles

Murder Most Foul

I Want To Hold Your Hand