A detective entering the squad room will ask the others for quiet & to “listen up” even though everyone is silent. Likewise, their boss will say to the maverick detective “My office. Now” Increasingly the lea […]

That’s a shame. Hidden away on the “various Storypapers” page they’ve got the annual from 1941 (you’ll need to scroll down to near the bottom) and the guy seems to be fairly responsive, so it might appear or […]

My immediate thought was this – which I’d have chosen ahead of Leader of the Pack (which you’ve got)

@mikethep Delving into the WordPress British Comics site, mentioned above, there is a section of Story Papers – including a page for Chums. Is that red “Best of Chums” what you’ve been looking for?

The daily aggregator “The Knowledge” posted this today “If you’ve ever wondered why the non-alcoholic bestseller Guinness 0.0 costs almost as much as the real thing – given it doesn’t attract the 50p per pin […]

I was looking to see if there’s a Mickey Flanagan tribute act – it’s apparently a thing now. I couldn’t find one, but there are at least two Peter Kay tributes, One is “the most popular” while this one is “the m […]

@fentonsteve You’ve really got me dragging up half forgotten memories from 70s music magazines (along with some help from Wikipedia) Randy played congas with the band on tour, from 1972 & I think there was a “ […]

“To be pedantic…” Randy was a member of “the Jacksons” as they rebranded themselves once they left Motown – I gave up using “Name the members of the Jackson 5” as a quiz question, due to arguments.

Does anyone know how much the lists change between editions of the book? I’ve got the 2011 one, but haven’t looked at it in ages. Is it simply the bottom 50 get kicked out & replaced or do opinions change over tim […]

Aldous Huxley died the same day as CS Lewis, but both were overshadowed by JFK’s assassination (22 November 1963)

That’s it! “We’d like to bring on a special guest…Francis Rossi”

All 4 members of Slade are still with us (unlike most of their contemporaries)

I’m with @fentonsteve on this one. A friend of mine is really excited about the reunion & it seems churlish to dampen her enthusiasm. Good luck with getting tickets, enjoy the build up & anticipation, then give a review here,

We are as far away from peak Oasis as they were from the Beatles at their peak.

Bravo!

Be Here Now was released on GCSE results day (Thursday 21 August 1997) acting as a reward for those that did well & a consolation prize for those that did badly. Timing the announcement now, gives that added […]

In my mind I hear Dennis Norden on Looks Familiar saying “If you’re one of those people, who remembers…”

And between the isolation of lockdown & the availability of “how to play” tutorials on YouTube, it’s far easier to get to a level of competence without interaction

“Wish I was as clever as you Brian” “According to Mummy, I’m going to be a proper little madam”

Brucie was very much the master of the catchphrase. “I’m in charge” came about when contestants on “Beat the Clock” resumed the game before he said so – & it just took off with the public; while “Good game, Good […]