A cider company in the olden days of last century. Their scion, Andy, went to school with me and was noticeably dissolute.

That’s the one, thanks, mike

Michael Moorcroft, sort of making my last point, the Hawkwind alumnus.

Not the Merrydown Howie’s are You?

I didn’t see it but now I want to. But it seems to have gone. You haven’t quite got this no such thing as bad publicity, have you, MC, old fella 😎

Edgar Wallace leads right into Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Tarzan man, but I preferred the Mars books. Not sure whether H.P. Lovecraft counts as forgotten, as his works have always been niche, but I love his tales […]

Malcolm Saville was a favourite childhood author of mine, his tales of Shropshire derring do always having a whiff of mysticism amongst the conkers and grazed knees.

Bryant and May? Cor, strike a light, guv!

She is great: an authentic link from the past capable of holding a hopeful hand of cautious and experienced welcome to the future. With a voice like honey. Which reminds that honey often comes with bears, both […]

That’s a good example, @mikethep . It explains the difference between then and now. Tho’ not all that long ago, when I bought his collaboration with Beth Gibbons, I was between houses and marriages, my […]

I have less interest in the details and the minutiae, but more, if possible, in the pleasure of the sound. (Listening to) Music is still my main hobby and main interest. Nowadays, rather than collecting and […]

I feel churlish, finding him an annoying intrusion within the otherwise excellence of their live shows. Still a sadness to see another young man down .

To be fair it is a model used by many organisations; think of it as a deposit. Or a claim staked, like plane tickets, always entirely upfront. And they always refund any reduction in price that occurs between […]

Shite is expressively more shitey if it plops from a golden buttock, viz Starship above. This has way way more stench than that, as, despite the idea being average and the execution OK, it is the joke that spins […]

I too thought it might tempt me but, suppose it isn’t, imagine the disappointment. I will have to stick with my Reading ‘Rocks’ 76 memories, where they were terrific, playing much the same live segment as on the […]

Yet I always find myself preferring the clotted cream and the creme fraiche of Sinead and Willie

For many of us (me), thread like this is catnip, as it allows grandiose dismissals of those articles of faith held dear by others. In truth, I am more kindly disposed to those pitiful enough to kneel at the altars […]

I agree, as a necessity it was never going to be more than tying up loose ends. I liked the opening scenes, as, variously, Tyrion, Jon and Arya toured the wreckage, the gloom and despondency all too apparent. I […]

How would we know? From the information divulged all we know is that Walter the softy now has to wear a bra when he bounces……

Easy! Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan: feathers and gravel.