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yorkio commented on the post, Doubles, Doppelgangers, Clones, Secret Twins. 5 days, 8 hours ago
I was once stuck in a very long and very slow traffic jam on the M1 next to a vanload of rather uncouth types who were keen to point out my resemblance to Jeremy from BBC fly on the wall show Airport. I have […]
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yorkio commented on the post, Fly straight, with perfection. 1 week, 2 days ago
And Hugh Cornwell was a hugely underrated guitarist.
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yorkio commented on the post, Do you ever use post nominals to show your qualifications? if so, when and why? 1 week, 4 days ago
I think I’d trust him with my health more than I’d trust Dr Gillian McKeith.
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yorkio commented on the post, The demise of the signature 1 week, 6 days ago
I’ve got a pair of Parker Jotter pens on my desk, one black and the other red. They’ve both got Fisher Space Pen refills in them, which enable me to write upside down, or while lolling wonkily on a sofa, which […]
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yorkio commented on the post, The best songs of the Britpop era 2 weeks ago
“The Trainspotting soundtrack encapsulates Britpop better than most other efforts at compiling the spirit of the time.)” Couldn’t agree more. I remember being at a teen press screening for Trainspotting and a […]
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yorkio commented on the post, The world’s greatest record stores 3 weeks ago
Ooh, that’s two of us with Strand Books t-shirts then! What’s the SD reference though?
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yorkio commented on the post, What was the first thing you did on the internet? 3 weeks, 1 day ago
It took me the best part of a week to get fully online with my Apple LCII and my 14.4k US Robotics modem and that was with the assistance of my mate, who was a proper early adopter. The first thing I can remember […]
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yorkio commented on the post, 80s poll. Sorry 3 weeks, 4 days ago
REM – Reckoning Simple Minds – Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call The Human League – Dare Echo & the Bunnymen – Heaven Up Here Holger Czukay – On the Way to the Peak of Normal The Fall – The Wonderful […]
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yorkio commented on the post, Great Singles That Seem To Have Been Forgotten 1 month ago
Me neither. I remember the kerfuffle with Annabel Lwin though.
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yorkio commented on the post, Great Singles That Seem To Have Been Forgotten 1 month ago
I once bought a VW Polo that had a House of Love demo tape buried deep in the upholstery of its back seat.
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yorkio commented on the post, The Big Music 1 month ago
Good call.
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yorkio commented on the post, The Big Music 1 month ago
I bet Pretty in Pink will be as well known as anything by The Alarm.
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yorkio commented on the post, The Big Music 1 month ago
The Psychedelic Furs? Not so much of the rampart rock, but just like Simple Minds seemingly became American overnight after a John Hughes moment and started writing songs for stadiums instead of Odeons.
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yorkio commented on the post, Bands you have an irrational dislike of. 1 month ago
There are any number of musicians, most of whom were mentioned above, who I think are just bloody awful, so my reasons for disliking them are fair, so far as I’m concerned. However, my hatred of Dexys Midnight […]
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yorkio commented on the post, Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible 2 months ago
It seems so unlikely that a drummer who was previously best known for his work in jazz funkers Central Line should be responsible for all that tub thumping.
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yorkio commented on the post, Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible 2 months ago
I find it hard to think of another band that so comprehensively just drove off a cliff in the way that Simple Minds did after New Gold Dream.
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yorkio commented on the post, Farewell then Nicko McBrain 2 months ago
I first came across him when I saw Trust supporting Iron Maiden and always assumed he was French too. It was only quite recently when I heard him speak that I realised just how wrong I was. According to his […]
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yorkio commented on the post, Laura Nyro – Hear My Song: The Collection 1966-1995 2 months ago
I’m still pissed off that I never got round to seeing her when she played in London in the mid 90s. Back then, it felt like there was always going to be another chance to see someone if you missed them that time round.
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yorkio commented on the post, Football – I have questions 2 months ago
See also: Banana kicks.
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yorkio commented on the post, Another venue at risk of closure 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I’m just amazed that Redbridge Council is actually building a *new* lido in Valentine’s Park, near where the old one was. Although I’ve not lived round there in some years, the original still holds a place in my heart.
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