Theresa May less so…

The same thing struck me reading Cosey’s autobiography: an interesting character (who can certainly write), but the art fell short – especially in comparison to the extremes of the Viennese Actionists and more […]

I can thoroughly recommend it too! Downloaded it earlier today and blasted through the shorter pieces. Not only do many of your experiences resonate with mine (I grew up in mid-Sussex in the 70s), you are a really […]

Hmm, now you come to mention it, I had an absolutely brutal bout of flu in January with a dry cough that has only recently gone away. Prior to that I was going into London on the train several times a week. […]

E no he isn’t… (sorry).

PASTAPANIC rejoinder / hint. I’m near to Henfield and not only was Budgen’s well-stocked with all manner of toilet roll, they were running a special offer on the cheap stuff and on kitchen roll. Don’t let this get […]

I think to be fair to Mr. Filly, the other two contestants were rubbish at both their specialist and general knowledge questions. What struck me was the surprise when they emerged from the chair almost pointless […]

Up from the country to see The Tubes at Hammersmith Odeon in 1977 (I think – pretty sure it wasn’t 1976), we arrived ridiculously early. So ridiculously early that we managed to cram in visits to the Science […]

Great minds…!

Maybe it wouldn’t be so irritating if the sentence was grammatical (let’s gloss over a Frankenstein word like “genderqueer”). I have no problem with “They came out as non-binary in 2019 and they have spoken p […]

Ken rules! I used to think he was doing a Wogan impression, but his humour is far more sly and more to my taste. His musical preferences are wide and he genuinely seems to love music. If you compare his daily […]

I cited Birdland as a good reason to go and see Weather Report in 1979. Neither of them were into non-chart music (or – let’s face it – music to any great degree). I can still recall their expressions as Jaco, […]

I’m glad I’m not alone!

I hated it! Far too long, far too slight in terms of characterisation across the board and I really don’t and didn’t care who did what to Jimmy Hoffa and why. I watched it because the reviews have been […]

I wasn’t, but I will now. Thanks.

With the rare – perhaps only – use of the word “moot” in a popular song.

I liked it (having done “Othello” for A level English Lit). Oink!

Give “80/81” by Pat Metheny a try (unless Keira provides you with her phone number). That and Keith Jarrett’s “Koln Concert” are the first two ECM albums that sprang to my mind.

Great city and the area encompassed by the Ringstrasse (Innere Stadt) is traffic-free. This part of the city is dominated by the Stephansdom cathedral. It has lots of places to eat, drink and shop and has most of […]