On the other hand, Michael Green is there (when he should have gone to jail).
Booze, news and views from a drunken opinionated fool who can't spell very well, may well repeat himself, and can't blame it on dislexia
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
the speaker's missing from the budget, but michael green is there
On the other hand, Michael Green is there (when he should have gone to jail).
mario mankey installations
I'm a sucker for an interesting art installation, and these examples by the Spanish artist Mario Mankey certainly float my boat. I'm especially keen on the feet through the ceiling one (Ergo Erectus)
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things to make you feel old part 7685957675856 - Richard Vernon
It's the loveable moptops in 'A Hard Day's Night' with an elderly pompous city gent, played by Richard Vernon. The Beatles stood for youth and a new way of living, and not taking stick from your supposed elders and betters. Reader, Richard Vernon was 39 at the time.
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Monday, 4 March 2024
the marcus rashford goal - before and after
Me when the Marcus Rashford goal went in yesterday.
Me at the end of the game. Football. Bloody Hell.
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Sunday, 3 March 2024
to the pub for the manchester derby
Off to the pub with low expectations for the Manchester derby. At least there will be a better person behind the bar than this joker.
Saturday, 2 March 2024
john peel's 40 favourite records
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mick jagger gets upstaged
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Friday, 1 March 2024
Thursday, 29 February 2024
mount fuji
One day, l shall be visiting Japan and Mount Fuji. In the meantime, here's a great photograph.
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drugs influencing football violence
Discussing football on The Afterword forum. Fortuneight is correct. I've argued this case for years, and having experienced lots of drugs, football matches and violence over the years, l know what l am on about.
lee anderson is half right shock
I've no doubt that Lee Anderson does speak for the Conservative faithful. On the other hand, they (like him) are racists.
Never vote Tory.
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thames water taking the piss
How much can companies continue to take the piss? Thames Water here, leading from the front, wanting to increase bills to customers, pay more dividends to shareholders, and have lower fines for pollution, as shit gets pumped untreated into our waters. No doubt the government will pass this legislation if they think they can get away with it so the rich get richer, but at our expense.
Never vote Tory.
From The Guardian - here.
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
my tony hancock self portrait
I've posted this before, but l love the dust covered picture (sadly not the original). A self portrait by Tony Hancock, as featured in the film 'The Rebel'.
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Tuesday, 27 February 2024
the reform party conference
Some jolly happy go lucky always look on the bright side of life cheerful carefree individuals here (Lee Anderson not in picture yet).
Where's my invitation to join? These are the sort of people l should be sharing a pint with.
subbuteo stag night in liverpool
class war in richmond castle
This is on one of the cell walls in Richmond Castle, North Yorkshire, just up the road from me. Written by an imprisoned conscientious objector, it's just as true today.
lee anderson statement
First of all, l don't think the applause happened, but l bet he did get some support because sadly, there are ignorant racists in this country. He already knows this of course, as he tries desperately tries to appeal to them.
He is the type of twat that gives this country a bad name, and makes me proud to be a Scouser, but not so proud about being English.
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tiger comic from 1954 with unused free gifts
Looking for comics on ebay earlier today (as l often do), l came across this little beauty. It's the UK Tiger comic, first issue, from 1954. What makes this special though (and expensive) is that it has the free gifts included, which are unused, despite instructions inside the comic of how to use the gun. If l had unlimited money l would collect many more comics, including the likes of this, and move to a larger house. In the meantime, there's no way l'm bidding.
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lovely record storage but with no spider alert
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potatoes in peru
I've spent some time over the last day or so cooking a load of stuff to freeze before it goes off, including a load of potatoes, followed by eating sweet potatoes with plenty of mayonnaise and honey (I know how to live!). However, I feel myself and the rest of the country are being short changed - here's a selection of the different types of potatoes they have in Peru. I don't want to go and live there, but I do want to try them all (but will obviously never get around to doing anything to achieve this task).
Sunday, 25 February 2024
the waterboys box set - 1985
To add to my previously purchased Waterboys box sets, this new one was waiting for me when l arrived home from work yesterday, and although l haven't had time to play it all or read the book yet, once out of the box, it looks fantastic, and the book looks much more substantial and informative than l was expecting. It's the tracks based around The Waterboys 1985 album 'This is the Sea' spread over 6 cds, with the beforementioned hardback book included. As l used to be a bootlegger, l've heard many Waterboys outtakes and radio sessions from this time already, but there's plenty more here to keep me entertained for some time. For what it's worth (Great song by Buffalo Springfield), with the albums 'A Pagan Place', 'This is the Sea' and 'Fisherman's Blues', and their incendiary and eclectic live shows during this period, they were probably the best band in the world, matched only by U2 at their peak. The top picture is an advert for the album at the time