How on earth did we not have Carry on up the Star Wars?
Now you mention it, it practically casts and writes itself.

Can I suggest Jim Dale as Luke?

Sorry to be negative, but I assume you want people to be honest. I don’t think I’d pay anything.
Going to a gig was always a lot about the experience (I am sure a lot of people think the same) and I don’t find […]

I’m not a LZ fan, but loved Raising Sand and Band of Joy.

They do indeed give splendid live gig – particularly now that they have realised that their position is headling minor festivals. I saw them down the bill at Latitude and they looked miserable. (They were […]

Fragments is a masterpiece.

Reamde is his attempt at an airport blockbuster I feel. You can notice the set pieces for if it was adapted as a movie or miniseries. I rather enjoyed it.
Anathem is superb, but not for the uncommitted.
About […]

The Ghost Brigades is the second in Scalzi’s Old Man’s War series – which is a modern riff on Heinlein in the vein of Starship Troopers (the book NOT the movie). Personally I think his recent Collapsing Empire […]

Seconded. Funnier too

So is there such a thing as a good Charlie Parker introductory CD?
I am aware that his recording history is a mess, and that he did a lot in a short time, and do already like the bits I know (Camarillo, riff, few […]

Shoes, and a whole load of fillings.
So, yup – posh.
Still used the 6 vowel all the time though.

Microdisney and the Go-Betweens for me.

I’m 58 and used to live round the corner from the Sisters. Between 48 and 62 I’d say.
Be Bop Deluxe add a few years on. They were just about before my time.60 to 64?

I’m from Hull and had a mum, but my friend had a mam. Is that why they called me posh at school? Or just because I didn’t have any criminal convictions?

What about those with 6 strings? Aren’t they just low strung guitars?

If anyone interested, Kid A now has a couple of offers based on his CAG and is making his mind up.

Yup – Cummings is all over this farce, as usual.

My father used to say you can watch any sport and find it fascinating, as long as it is a close game (match, whatever). And I think he is right – it is the competition.
When there is total dominance you either […]

Thanks – not looking good now, but at least we are in a position to support him if he take a year off to sit the exams.
And meanwhile Kid B got into the course she wanted – but it was a close run thing. She […]

The Tory government has moved away from continuous assessment (which could have been used to accurately predict grades) to a “sudden death” “all or nothing” system of exams. I believe because that is how they do […]

Many Unis are NOT doing the right thing- at least not now.
What will happen is that many kids will miss out on going to Russell group unis, and the places will go to public school kids who are no better but went […]