Dave

Haven't listened to this for YEARS. Played it to death when it first came out, but massively disappointed when I saw them live. Human Waste Project supported and were brilliant, CC were terrible.

So the last two weeks have been utterly shite. Thank goodness there's no world-war-type chaos going on as well, because that'd just be horrendous.

Ten movies to know me by (in no particular order):

1 Star Wars (ANH)
2 Back To The Future
3 Superman II
4 North By Northwest
5 JFK
6 Rebel Without A Cause
7 Grease
8 The Breakfast Club
9 A Fish Called Wanda
10 Some Like It Hot

Could've been at least 20.

I spent much of the 00s going to see local bands around Sheffield, so it's quite possible that I saw them playing in a pub at some point. I genuinely have no idea if I did or not.
My favourite AM song from that period isn't on the album though, It was a b side (contrary elitist bastard that I am).

The dumbest fucking writer of all time

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I keep coming back to this piece, which nails that very well.

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I've just told my publishers to remove the Daily Mail quote they were going to put on the cover of the paperback of my latest novel. I don't care if the Daily Mail gave it a good review. The name of that shitrag is not going on the cover of my book.

I saw the Cranberries live once before they were famous and we thought the chorus to Linger was "do you have too many fingers?" which might have been better #totp

And people bought that rag and think the S*n’s just a bit of fun.

Now might be a good time to remind everyone that the public consultation on the charter review is currently open.

Didn't keep up with any news yesterday while on our walking tour of London, so we did wonder why there were quite so many tv vans etc outside the palace.

*That* will be why, then.

The woman sat across the aisle did as well, first time he did it.
Less keen by the seventh time 😬

Picture the scene. On the train down to "that there London" The 12 y/o has his earphones in but is slumped forward onto the table. Looks to be fast asleep. Suddenly he lifts his head up, opens his eyes, says "Parklife!" and then slumps back down again.
I'm surrounded by lunatics.

I've just asked him if he wants to go out somewhere for dinner as the 12 y/o has gone out with his mate (one brave set of parents, there) and he's just said no to a meal out because it would mean getting dressed.

To be fair, Monday he played badminton, played padel and trained yesterday, and training tonight as well, so it's not been a *totally* lazy week.
Funny though, that making two cups of tea is 'everything'.
I'd say "they don't know their born" but then I'd have to delete my account in shame.

Going to have to have a look for that then, didn't even know it existed

Saw them on one of the smaller stages at a festival back in 2010. Echo & The Bunnymen had just finished on the main stage so they had a hard act to follow, but I don't remember being wild about them.

The 14 yr old is loving half term.

"I need to do everything, don't I?"
"What's 'everything'?"
"I need to make myself a cup of tea, and mum wants a drink as well. That's everything!"

Looks from a quick google like it might be the same one with a different title

Cover of 'Scully' by Alan Bleasdale

I lent this one to @clementnickel.bsky.social when we were at school and I think it's fair to say he's never quite recovered

And here it comes again. The "oh, it's Monday soon" feeling.

Looking back now it does feel a bit like it was only in the set to give them a breather after a few fast ones 😂

Yeah, Lifeblood was a mis step. I saw them on the Postcards tour and JDB introduced the one they played from it with "and now's your chance to go to the bar".

Crazy first half. Feel like I need 15mins rest now, nevermind the players.

Display an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

(And for a few years before, and ever since)

All the others had a few that I'd miss out (Lifeblood has the most of those) but never been the case with Postcards.
Most of those skipped songs have grown on me since.

It was the one I played most in full when it first came out, after a run of a few albums where after a couple plays I started to regularly skip some tracks.

Postcards would be my pick from those, but not by much.