The absence of orange paint splattered all over the tree would have been a give away.

Generally pub food is rubbish. As soon as they start forgetting they’re pubs and start having gastro this or that pretensions it goes wrong. A basic pub grub menu fine. “Burger stack” at 20 quid etc, hmm.

I’ve always been deeply suspicious. I read a great interview with a couple of the session players on one of the Bowie/Eno albums who said they only got any work done once Eno had departed, Oblique Strategies and […]

I agree, it is.

They cannot be serious.

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I saw him in Paris when White Ladder was huge. He was excellent but the gig was slightly spoiled by the antics of the drummer, who spent the whole gig clowning around and gurning. Tiresome.

Got to say I’ve never had an Italian meal I didn’t enjoy. In Italy the tiniest cafe or motorway services will still serve up delicious grub.

Can I just say dark chocolate is the work of the devil. I have a theory that no one likes it but some are more polite than others.

Gary wins.

I’m not a fan of French cuisine. Too rich, no fibre, veggies cooked to a pulp, frequently uses revolting ingredients. The French peasant food they look down on is ok like coq au vin but most of the posh stuff is […]

He was great in Con Air.

I’m off to Normandy at the end of next week with a mate on our motorbikes. 5 days based on Bayeux. I’m an emotional bugger so I expect to get through a few hankies.

I love that. The TTC is the best bit of that film. OOAA. Why would you recruit Byrne to do soul covers?

Here we go again.

I’m on a cheese on toast for lunch jag. Third day running. I’m not proud of myself.

So you do Bob as well as Rod?

Opening up the mint front is a sideways move but I agree, it’s a fine mint though I fear I can feel my teeth melting when I eat them. I had a bad Smint Green habit when driving and kept getting mouth ulcers so I […]

Not just me then. A colleague went for a family holiday for 3 weeks and showed me the holiday photos. It looked like 3 weeks in hell. They seemed to enjoy it though, amazingly.

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Can we include Fruit and Nut there? Just the greatest.