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Saturday, 30 September 2017

waiting around to die - townes van zant

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This is still one of the most moving films l've seen about music and the effect it has on people. Featuring the Magnificent Townes Van ...
Saturday, 16 September 2017

earth from cassini

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So, Cassini has perished, but has still left us with (amongst many other things) a mind boggling photograph of Earth from Saturn. Plus, ...

upside down mural in lithuania

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This is impressive - an upside down mural in lithuania which when reflected in the water, looks fantastic (and very weird). toodle pip ...

dairy milk advert

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I know l've got a cynical and dirty mind, but Dairy Milk are taking the piss here. toodle pip

riding a bike by balancing on the handlebar

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Something l have never seen before - riding a bike by balancing on the handlebar. Colour me impressed. toodle pip
Thursday, 14 September 2017

spartak moscow versus nk maribor flare

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I've seen plenty of flares at football grounds in the past, and on BT Sport tonight, they thought someone must have been one hell of a ...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017

lloyd grossman parody on reeves and mortimer

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When l was out at the weekend, myself and Robbo were chatting about this old comedy clip, from Reeves and Mortimer, parodying Lloyd Grossma...

paying on the door at gigs - newcastle mayfair

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Back in the day before it became really fashionable for people to go to concerts and festivals, you used to be able to turn up at most gig...

owl butterflies

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These are owl butterflies, found in Mexico and South America. Never mind being scared of spiders, I think l would crap my pants if l saw...

the teletubbies have aged a bit

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toodle pip

possibly the saddest photograph ever

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Hopefully the person recovered and these were then binned. If not, it's one of the saddest photographs around. From this tweet to...
Monday, 4 September 2017

the broken doll - a documentary

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An old documentary on The Broken Doll pub in Newcastle, which was knocked down to expand the road system. I spent many a happy hour in the...

two weeks off!

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Hurrah!  I've got a couple of weeks off with bugger all to do.  This will be me and Mr Parrot at the end of them.              ...

football - game of the gods

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Two examples of how football is so much better than rugby, and takes a lot more skill.  Pele doing an overhead / bicycle kick, and Georg...

mark renton gets sentenced

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There was me thinking that Trainspotting was a film, when it appears to have been a documentary. Mark Renton has just been done in Edinb...
Saturday, 19 August 2017

more noise! - cnn, xc-nn and tin star

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I was going to start this with CNN's single version of 'Looking Forward', but couldn't find it on youtube, so the later XC-...

nine inch nails at panorama nyc 2017

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I might be knocking on a bit, but l still love a decent racket when it comes to music, and l still love Nine Inch Nails. I've been lis...

swingers

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This just amused me with an unexpected ending toodle pip
Sunday, 13 August 2017

spoils of a good night

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The sign of a good night out. I came home with these last night, a black wig and a mask, after Kelly and Danny's do at Romanby golf cl...

paide own goal from kick off

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This must be a one  off. Paide, an Estonian team, manage to score an own goal straight from kick off, without the opposition team (Levadia...
Saturday, 12 August 2017

football's back!

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Hurrah!!!!  Football is back! It may not be the same game that l fell in love with years ago, but what a cracking start to the season.  ...

rainbow at donington 1980

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Many, many moons ago, when l was till a young whipper snapper, myself and a friend hitch hiked to the first 'Monsters of Rock'. fes...

liverpool trip

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Desperate for things to do to entertain ourselves without football, Robbo and myself had a trip to Liverpool last week while the rest of h...
Saturday, 29 July 2017

the marshall tucker band, primal scream, and howlin' wolf

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I was listening to a bit of The Marshall Tucker Band today (as you do), and something started bugging me about their song 'Can't yo...

fergus beeley tries a citizen's arrest

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This is Fergus Beeley, an ex BBC producer (Life on Earth etc). The second clip is the best attempted 'Citizens Arrest' l have e...
Saturday, 22 July 2017

mmmmm.........cheese

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Had to call in at Northallerton a couple of days ago, so I took the opportunity to stock up on some cheese. Pickled onions and cream cracke...

donkey trouble

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I know we are talking about a disability here, and the runner is blind, but come on! If this isn't funny, what is? Copied from Chann...
Saturday, 27 May 2017

michael fallon talks shite

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As usual, the Tory's talk shite. This time it's Michael Fallon looking for any excuse to slag of Jeremy Corbyn, including getting ...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017

big game animals get revenge in zimbabwe

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It's always pleasing when Karma  strikes in the way you would have wished for. Theunis Botha recruited and took people on hunting trip...
Sunday, 21 May 2017

ready for the election run up with frank sinatra and high hopes

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My new t-shirt arrived yesterday, so l'm ready for the election run up. Rather sadly, l may have to get as much wear as l can out of it...

alabama 3 at stockton

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Forgot to mention that myself and some mates went to see Alabama 3 a couple of weeks ago, and we all thought they were one of the best ...

mr parrot dances to the new york dolls and my flip video is back!

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It's been nearly three years since l lost my flip video machine, but yesterday, l found it. I actually lost one of my mobile phones ye...
Saturday, 20 May 2017

unknown autographs from test cricket?

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As well as the mountains of personal junk that l have accumulated over the years, due to being a sad bastard, l have also bought extra bit...

1980's bands prevent crime

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This is a surprise, l thought New Order had split up. Apparently Haircut 100 are being drafted in to take care of the NHS computer hacke...

johnny hart's bc books imitate life

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I'm still sorting out the bleeding garage, and earlier today l found a load of old Charlie Brown / Peanuts and Johnny Hart's BC / ...

c'mon kids - register to vote!

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Jonathan Pie tries to persuade the young to vote. As usual, he nails it. More from him here. Great stuff. toodle pip

the gardening is on hold

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I was trying to be a good lad and crack on with grass cutting the other day, as l had paid someone to strim it the week before, and didn...

mr parrot's a music critic

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This is what happens if you leave records unattended with Mr Parrot wandering around. I thought he was being a bit quiet and probably up...
Thursday, 18 May 2017

chris cornell has died

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I can't really say that l am too surprised that Chris Cornell has died at such an early age earlier today, but it is still such a fucki...
Thursday, 11 May 2017

a girl walks home alone at night and white lines, plus clubbed to death (lola) and rob dougan

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I stayed up last night until the early hours and watched my recording of 'A girl walks home alone at night' an Iranian film ...

the handsome family on the simpsons - far from any road and weightless again

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Watching a repeat of The Simpsons tonight, and this song came on during an extra segment at the end, after most of the credits had already ...
Friday, 5 May 2017

the house is more of a mess than usual

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Apart from all of the hard work involved in cleaning out the garage, it's the long hours l'm having to put in to sort of some of t...

spider alert

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A more than usual scary looking spider in the garage. It wasn't very big compared to some of the monsters in there, but l certainly ...

beer dilema

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Since l've had a new garage door fitted, l've been crapping myself (due to fear of spiders) cleaning it out. Thirsty and dusty w...
Monday, 17 April 2017

apparently, my brother's not in leeds any more

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Bloody Hell!!  I thought my brother lived in Leeds, but apparently l'm wrong, as Robert here seems to be the real deal. It's lik...
Sunday, 16 April 2017

a monster in paris (un monstre a paris) - sean lennon and vanessa paradis

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I finally got round to watching the ' A Monster in Paris ' animation film the other day, and loved this song by the giant flea (...
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