Matthew Rudd

Out of curiosity, I've just been back on TSMFKA Tw*tter and am amazed at how dominant the Carla/Lisa/Becky nonsense is on the #Corrie hashtag. There's a micro-hashtag purely for this lousy storyline as well.

Local branch of Animal Welfare Trust has just taken receipt of nine bags of my clothes and shoes. I'm so happy with the thought of a Staffy proudly modelling my old camouflage shorts.

* spoiler * #Corrie tonight.

Delightful trolling of Catherine Tyldesley with a long scene about a celebratory birthday cake.

Christmas Dinners Around The World.

UK: Sage and onion turkey, sips mulled wine.

Australia: Thymey kangaroo, downs port.

As a swimming teacher: "Are you all wrinkly?"
As a radio host: "Do you play anything good?"

No, as I kept all those...

Now to sort them into four categories... charity shop, clothes bin, tip or Vinted!

Oldest item was a Ciro Citterio long black suede jacket purchased in 1998. Sentiment means I've still kept a few things older than that 😂 such as the shirt below...

Went through my wardrobes and drawers yesterday and have decided to dispense with:

30 T shirts
11 shirts
9 pairs of shorts
7 pairs of trousers
5 pairs of socks
3 jumpers
3 hoodies
3 pairs of shoes
2 pairs of pyjamas
2 pairs of track trousers
2 jackets

All ready to bag up.

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TND & TEOH:
1) Email only.
2) Usual repeat rules on artists (one show) + songs (30 shows).
3) Four submissions per feature. I'll pick 2 for TND + 3 for TEOH.
4) TND: artists whose biggest chart peak was from 41 down. TEOH: any single peaking from 41 down.

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The Nobody's Diary (TND) via @gazzjenks.bsky.social Jenkins:

Fashion "Streetplayer"
Scarlet Party "101 Dam-Nations"

The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Stephen Parker:

Cocteau Twins "Love’s Easy Tears"
Liza Minnelli "Don’t Drop Bombs"
Human League "Love Is All That Matters"

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The Nobody's Diary - an Absolute 80s archive

The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Fashion + Scarlet Party, as suggested by @gazzjenks.bsky.social ... Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s

Back to @gazzjenks.bsky.social ... #forgotten80s

Over to @gazzjenks.bsky.social ... #forgotten80s

And it's a belter from the Cult kicking off #forgotten80s right now on Absolute 80s!

He was a tough player but not dirty in an era of uncompromising foul play. A midfielder who could pass, tackle, maraud, score goals; in defence he was a natural organiser, a good tackler; throughout, a superb leader. Scale of mourning among Hammers will rival that shown for Moore 32 years ago. 12/

From this neutral point of view, it's genuinely hard to imagine a single player being idolised by a single set of supporters while retaining total respect from rival fans than that involving Billy Bonds and West Ham United. 11/

But back to Bonds, who not only captained the Irons to those two FA Cup wins, but is seventh on the all-time list of players in terms of league appearances for a single English club. 663 in more than 20 years. Only Lewington, Trollope, Dickinson, Sproson, Paine and Giggs can beat that. 10/

It was the late Glenn Roeder who captained the team in the first game, and he was suspended for the replay. 9/

Fast forward a few weeks ...

With today's sad news about the great Billy Bonds, twice an FA Cup winning captain with West Ham, and a player who shared a pitch with both Bobby Moore and Paul Ince, we now look at the QPR replay side of 1982 for an FA Cup final team that remains with us today. 8/

Then I'm happy to be silly.

I'm vegetarian...

"Work, rest and play".

Bruce Forsyth?

Yes but ... actual crikey.