This. I suspect that in person he would be good company, but I’m not wild about his attitude towards cyclists.

Half Man Half Bizkit.

You know that I take that as a compliment. *checks that he’s used the correct spelling of compliment*

Trouble is, if this thread were out there in the mainstream socials, we’d all be branded a bunch of out-of-touch elitists, who think we know what’s best for everyone else. For the record, my sympathies are […]

Can I just say that I might pay more for there being no versions of Ladies of the Road?

Oh God, that’s reminding me of my dad in his latter years.

Simple answer – the band are my mates!

Have you seen the list of stuff I’ve got to catch up on. Aaaargh!

PM on its way when I get today’s tasks done.

I think you’ll find sandpaper should do the trick.

Continued to bag festival wristbands. I can’t deny that I was beginning to suffer festival fatigue, especially at Bromyard, as I didn’t quite recover from some very early shifts earlier that week. Then, all of a […]

The west coast of Scotland campervan thing is quite a surprise when you come across it. I cycled Arran, Kintyre and Bute in 2022, and every west facing beach seemed to be lined with them. I don’t begrudge people […]

A group of contemporaries meet up every six months or so – all mid 60s. The question was raised whether anyone had yet been offered a seat on a bus/train. One poor fellow gingerly raised his hand.

Can anyone read ‘Cyril’ without applying Esther’s very particular pronunciation?

Now then, you didn’t mention in your OP anything about the excerpt from Toppo. Did you get that in Bath?

Held off reading this thread until after the Liverpool Philharmonic gig last night, for fear of setlist spoilers. Quite rightly, there were none. Again, your review could equally have held for last night’s […]

Diverting somewhat to noms-de-internet, my favourite Strava athlete is Willy Eckerslike. Gets kudos from me every time.

My festival hip flask is charged with Fettercairn. I’ve had the bottle for a while, so it’s high time I drained it.

Curious, isn’t it? They’re oh-so concerned about the erosion of their culture but not so bothered about the actual culture itself. I’m glad to say that I don’t come across many of them at folk gigs.