Probably because you failed to make the joke six times.

Sometimes and sometimes I know beforehand. A little metadata can be a dangerous thing.

I start at the head end and stop when I get to the bottom.
I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I grew up listening to jazz because of my dear old Dad’s passion for it. So I kind of had a head start. Nowadays I often […]

I guess we all make our own lists either mentally or physically and they are bound to mutate and have things removed or added over time. I’m absolutely certain that the list of my favourite music when I was […]

My condolences to you Mike. Words are never enough. 🙏

Stating the obvious It’s a list and as with all lists the interest is often what has been excluded rather than what has been included. The ‘top’ albums are predictable but deservedly so I guess. Pretty hard to […]

I’ve just bought a beautiful book about the dissection of the human body. Lots of lovely pictures too. Sadly no pop-ups though.
Way more fun.
Not dull.

I sincerely hope you’re not suggesting a nice slice of Victoria Sponge isn’t as equally alluring as a photograph of Oswald Mosley. What kind of monster are you?

I had a gun toting thought dodger tell me that the Holocaust happened because Hitler had disarmed the Jews before “rounding them up”. He also told me that it was impossible to buy a kitchen knife anywhere in the […]

The FB arbiters of taste and discretion threatened me with the naughty step when I tried to send a gif as a birthday greeting to a friend. The offending gif was of a rather hirsute gent wearing pink undercrackers […]

I only wish to make one observation. It’s an observation that is culled directly from being sixty five years of age and having during those sixty five years had the privilege to know a lot of women. I’ve known […]

Twitter is a make believe heath that’s infested with countless Lears. A technological Tower of Babel, a virtual Ouija board where the spirits only move the glass after draining it more times than is wise.
Apart […]

Twitter but in a limited way. I post my work on there pretty regularly along with the covers of some of the albums I’m currently listening to. I don’t get involved in the utter nonsense that seems to be everywhere […]

I still read a lot of paper & ink books but when I read ebooks I find using a Kindle much easier on my eyes than a tablet. I think it’s got something to do with the refresh rate of the screens. I’ve got an ad free […]

I only listen to weird shit and jazz nowadays. It stops me worrying if it’s any good or heaven forbid popular.

Words fail me. I guess the positive here is that thankfully you’re still amongst us. Praise be for that. Keep it that way there’s a good chap. 🙏

Sorry I didn’t finish this post, I got distracted by watching Only Connect a much better use of anyone’s time than politics imho.

I joined the Greens out of complete exasperation with the Labour Party then I left the Greens out of complete exasperation with them.
I am now completely apolitical out of complete exasperation with the whole […]

Absolutely nobody. It might help the few vinyl purists to continue to regard themselves as a ‘special’ kind of music lover. A person of exquisite taste who only buys records to support struggling artists like Paul […]

Aw shucks Jack at least you’ve given your best shot. I agree that download in this context is a mite misleading maybe offlining would be a more descriptive word for the service the platforms offer. It is useful […]