Futtocks
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Nothing quite like this bunch, especially on the 'Stop Making Sense' film.
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Dr Feelgood - Down at the doctor's
"Eight bars of implied piano!"
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This is the kind of sick filth the BBC were broadcasting to primary school-age children in the 1940s.
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On the episode of 'The Avengers' broadcast this evening by TruEntertainment, viewers were treated not not only Diana Rigg, but also Charlotte Rampling.
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Fifty years ago today, Adam West and Burt Ward debuted on TV as Batman and Robin.
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Researching that has brought to my attention the prose and poetry of Amanda McKittrick Ros, who writes like an 19th Century Morrissey.
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Not mentioned in Ince's book, however, is 'The Eye of Argon' by Jim Theis. Although you can buy it, plenty of versions exist online, like this.
Long thought to be a hoax by a professional writer, it is generally accepted these days to be the real thing - a mercifully short Swords'n'Sorcery tale written by a teenager with an unhealthy lust for (usually inappropriate) adjectives. Reading it aloud and pronouncing the typos without laughing has become a drinking game among fans.
Here's a little background and a rundown of some of the worst bits.
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Jailbreak
Thin Lizzy? "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak/somewhere in this town".
Somewhere in this town... just possibly at the jail.
But I'm just making a wild guess.
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Memory's an odd thing. My sister bought this single in 1983, with that same orange and black cover, and I hadn't thought of the band's name since then.
It's actually a rather enjoyable, bouncy Afropop-inspired song whose Top 20 UK chart success was ahead of its time. But then, they were managed by seasoned trendspotter Malcolm McLaren (surprise surprise). Paul Simon's 'Graceland' came out three years later.
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'Bad Book Club' by comedian and broadcaster Robin Ince. He's found some publications that beggar belief.
A Kindle search reveals that Don Estelle, author of 'Sing Lofty: Thoughts of a Gemini' is mentioned by name 16 times. A good sign.
If you thought 'fan fiction' was a new thing, then the Eighties book 'Starlust' will set you right. There's even a fantasy about a bit of mutual fumbling with the Jam's bass player Bruce Foxton. Then there's the Barry Manilow fan who climaxes with a shriek of "COPACABANA!" before sobbing herself to sleep that her actual partner isn't really the swoonsomely anodyne Bazza.
Ooh, The Old Testament and Apocrypha in Limerick Verse by Christopher Goodwins. How could I resist?
There’s one thing you must do - Not!In Sodom the men want you, Lot!But quit there for ZoarDon’t look back! But go . . . erBad news, your wife’s now become salt. -
'Bad Book Club' by comedian and broadcaster Robin Ince. He's found some publications that beggar belief.
A Kindle search reveals that Don Estelle, author of 'Sing Lofty: Thoughts of a Gemini' is mentioned by name 16 times. A good sign.
If you thought 'fan fiction' was a new thing, then the Eighties book 'Starlust' will set you right. There's even a fantasy about a bit of mutual fumbling with the Jam's bass player Bruce Foxton. Then there's the Barry Manilow fan who climaxes with a shriek of "COPACABANA!" before sobbing herself to sleep that her actual partner isn't really the swoonsomely anodyne Bazza.
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Richard Hawley's a name I keep hearing, but never got round to checking out 'til now. This is a slow, relaxing song of lasting love. I quite like it.
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Probably the best place for this. The BNP has been removed from the list of official political parties.
And I thought the season to be jolly had just finished!
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Slow Cooker Korean Beef: http://damndelicious.net/2015/02/21/slow-cooker-korean-beef/although I reduced the quantities by about a quarter from that.
For afters, a big slab of Parkin.
Happy days.
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Birdemic: Shock & Terror. Truly terrible. The leading man can't even walk normally on camera, looking like some kind of wooden robot. The leading lady is very pretty, but also turns in a stilted performance. Tippi Hedren was persuaded to appear in this, too. She can't save it...
If it wasn't for the RiffTrax treatment, it would be totally unwatchable. Cheap CGI makes the exploding birds even less convincing than the premise as you read it.
Here's a sample scene for your delectation. Nathalie complete fails to hide her hilarity, while Rod holds his arm over his mouth at one point, so presumably he was corpsing too.
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Same with Rosebank. 300 quid a bottle.... For a 1994 distillation... when the distillery was becoming a little tired.
No way would I pay 300 quid
Never had Rosebank... and now it looks like I never will.
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Last night was spent in the very north of Scotland in front of a log fire.
Having called for essential supplies at Dalwhinnie and Clynelish on the way here it was a very pleasant experience - particularly as the wind is howling and the rain is lashing outside.
Wolfburn tomorrow will be interesting... it's just reopened at it closed over 150 years ago. May do Rockrose gin tomorrow too whilst we are in the area
Contented of rotherham
Clynelish is a really good dram, although not widely available. Almost next door to the sadly mothballed Brora distillery, which made a stonking whisky in its day. The bottling I bought (and enjoyed) at a normal price in the Eighties now commands a price that I'd refuse to pay even if I could afford it.
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The 2012 kit, sadly, rather than the (really nice) current design.
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It depends what you want in an application. Plenty of browsers cater to those who want simple minimalism, but people who used to love Opera are disappointed with that company's current direction towards a `me too` browser that's little different to Chrome.I see it's major USP is that it is highly customisable. I find the problem with that approach on applications, is that I spend all my time customising the thing that customising becomes an end in itself. Maybe that's just me!
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The new Vivaldi browser (from the original team behind Opera) has reached its first beta release. It isn't quite the finished item yet, but it is getting there.
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They were both on something on the TV a couple of days ago, I don't remember what. Toby Jones said the differece was he was playing Mainwaring where as Sessions was playing Arthur Lowe.
They were both on Jools Holland's New Year show.
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It'll be interesting to compare Sessions with Toby Jones, who is playing Mainwaring in the forthcoming film version.He was indeed. A remarkable likeness in so many ways. I enjoyed the show but it was a shame it was so short. It felt that some parts of the story were a bit rushed through. Nonetheless, very watchable.
Uninteresting Trivial Facts
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London doesn't seem to do snow any more.