The Pirates were the first band I paid to see – in 1978/9 (god that feels like a long time ago) at a nightclub in Hull. Went by myself. They were jolly good, but not sure if it is possible to have become a long […]

I went pretty mad writing my PhD. Thesis psychosis.
And another pair of random events changed my life. Living with the love of my life (to that point) when her sister in Canada won a couple of all expenses paid […]

International job offers – one changed my life. But it wasn’t me that went.
A mate was very disappointed when the placement she had been offered in KL was cancelled because the Malay government wanted to reduce […]

Maybe the difference between a 1 off and a repeat visit

Hmmm, bit of guess work here.
Rubber Soul – my first Beatles LP, so probably beats Abby Road which is my “go to”
Velvet Underground and Nico
Pretzel Logic (though it could be The Royal Scam) by Steely […]

I never saw Prince, I only saw “symbol” – in Manchester G-Mex (not the world’s best venue). Before he came on they played short snippets of Prince’s greatest hits…. Symbol could not compete with Prince. He […]

Saw PiL for the first time at Bingley Festival last year – they blew the house down. Great stuff. Though it appears that John has eaten a few pies. Possibly all of them. But if I hadnt, I would have so who am […]

Saw BB King on that tour in Leeds. He was great. We were told it was “last chance to see” – I think he toured for another 20 years. Which is a good thing.

King Sonny Ade made me pick my third place choice – Remi Ongala and the Ochestre Super Matimbele, who (bizarrely) played Stockton Riverside festival several times in the 80s and were totally brilliant. They even […]

Yup – postal vote so have done so.
I understand the LD/Green votes for Remain. I’m voting Labour not only for tribal reasons but because my local MEP is Richard Corbett, who is excellent (and a Remainer).

(yes I […]

Very good question. And I’m not sure. Rhetoric has obvious links to English, drama and politics. Logic to mathematics and philosophy.

Is there enough in rhetoric to be a separate subject? There clearly is in logic.

Glad to see that there is no opposition to The Undertones being on the curriculum.

I’d be happy with fitness rather than sport. I’m not good at sports either – never played for the school team.

I’m just at my age realising fitness is something to be maintained rather than trying to gain […]

So is “look to windward”, the “sequel”.

Well obviously Physics and Appreciation of The Undertones.

More seriously rhetoric and logic. Modern life is full of people using traditional (and new) tools of rhetoric to mislead the population into poor […]

Saw him solo at Bingley festival in 2017 and I thought he was great. He thought he was so bad he was going to donate his fee to charity. Sounds like a bloke with demons.

What the baby looks like is of no relevance to the racists. They follow the “not one drop of blood” line on race. Which is of course interesting because if you go back far enough we are all descendants of black […]

Ah, I’m just being miserable. Usually I’m right up for it. But she does play finals every year – this years tension is whether it will be for two teams or just one (plus a promotion play off).
I’m probably more […]

Every bloody year for the past six years…. and then there is the tournaments….

I’ve seen What’s Opera Doc? and that is a work of genius. I don’t feel I need to listen to the original.