Nick

I have just discovered ‘Hero and Heroine’ by The Strawbs. How did I miss this in the 70s? It’s right up my proggy street.

Probably in my top 3 all time favourites. Your post prompts me to read it yet again.

My wife and I watched 'The Thursday Murder Club' last night. It makes 'Midsomer Murders' look like 'The Wire'. How can anything containing so much acting pedigree be so bad?

I remember living through the post-Busby managers and always thinking, "it must get better soon". It's the same at the moment. There's always a glimmer of hope ('give Grimsby a thrashing and it will kick-start our season') followed by huge disappointment. Still, Burnley at home on Saturday...

At the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham to see Von Hertzen Brothers. I feel a bit out of place. I’m not wearing a black t-shirt and shorts. Plus, I’ve never heard of any of the black t-shirt band names. South of Salem? Weather Systems? Sooty?

It’s really sad that we won’t have free-to-air Tour de France on ITV any longer. TNT is OK, but it isn’t cheap and the commentary from @nedboulting.bsky.social and David Miller knocks their team into a top hat.

Apparently, they fly south over the Summer.

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I didn’t watch all of the #liveaid40 replays last night, but I did see the Queen set. The only comparable brilliant televised live performance I can think of is this. youtu.be/DbggBc7l9K4?...

Looking at photos of Oasis concert-goers in today’s Guardian, I am reminded of historical enactment groups. Instead of round helmets and cavalier hats, there are bucket hats.

Wellends-a-plenty on tonight’s news coverage of the Oasis gig.

I know it’s cool to like Kneecap, but they’re not very good, are they?

I felt really fed up first thing this morning. I’m now listening to the new HMHB album and I don’t feel fed up anymore.

Very sad news

There’s some good news for Manchester United fans today… Amorim and Radcliffe have promised United will be back in European competition next year, even if they have to write the song themselves.

Doctor: Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news?
Patient: "Good new please."
Doctor: "We're naming a disease after you."

OK, your excitement about this may not be at my level (I'm almost gasping for air)... but there appears to be a new Half Man Half Biscuit album imminent (well, as imminent as they come these days).

More at halfmanhalfbiscuit.uk/new-half-man... as we get it. #HMHB

I have a single standing ticket for The Flaming Lips for tomorrow in Birmingham. Ticket value £65 and I’m selling for £45. It’s on Ticketmaster. secure.ticketmaster.co.uk/rs/3E0060BFB...

Looking at the passengers in the all-women space flight I’d say it was a missed opportunity to research the effects of zero gravity on Botox and lipfills.

The Sonos app update last year has got to go down as one of the worst software releases. The updated version was diabolical and it’s still crap.

I assume you don't mean all the barrel-scrapings released after he died?

A Few Words in Defense of Our Country Randy Newman · The Randy Newman Songbook · Song · 2016

This popped up on my car shuffle today. It's even more on the nose today than when it was released in 2007. open.spotify.com/track/6ARQ1b...

What do you call a detective who just solves cases accidentally?

Sheer Luck Holmes.

Thanks S-PG. Keep up the good work.

I’ve had better afternoons. A doctor has just put a camera inside my bladder. No problems, but the nurse who checked me in needs to work on her patient skills. “Don’t be nervous, but it will be very painful” (it wasn’t btw).

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Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone
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Listening to the new @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social, as I always do with his stuff. I used to work with Steven when he was in IT Support and I can confirm that he was a really nice bloke. He probably still is.

Shame about the charts though. My aging, failing eyesight hasn't a hope in hell in seeing them.

Every #MUFC fan should read the brilliant article in the latest 'United We Stand' fanzine by @spg007.bsky.social outlining why we're are in our current dire financial position. I may not like what Sir Jim is doing, but I understand why he's got to do it. @andymitten.bsky.social

Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows: [scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech] 1 CHURCHILL: The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. 2 CHURCHILL: Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. 3 CHURCHILL: If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun- BBC PRESENTER: Thank you prime minister 4 BBC PRESENTER: Mr hitler, your response? 5 HITLER [in the studio]: Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill 6 HITLER: What we are proposing - CHURCHILL: Hang on 7 HITLER: Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement - 8 CHURCHILL: What's he doing here BBC PRESENTER: It's important we hear both sides of the debate 9 CHURCHILL: This isn't a debate You don't debate fascists 10 HITLER: Oh here we go with ze Godwins law! 11 HITLER: Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'... CHURCHILL: Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit- 12 HITLER [standing up, saluting]: RAUSS! BBC PRESENTER: *Please* Mr Churchill let him speak [ends]