Years ago, this is the sort of gig l would have gone to, just to experience it and see what the fuss is about. Those days are now long gone, as ticket prices have gone insane, and there's no way a casual or possible would be fan such as myself will attend, but as long as people pay these prices, it will only get worse.
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Another Conservative MP defects to Labour. My problem with this is they were happy enough to back the Conservatives for years, and know their time in power is coming to an end, and now want to cling on to a job. I wouldn't trust any of them.
Err....As Rishi Sunak and the batshit crazy Conservative party look to recover from their disastrous election results, there's pressure from evil Suella Braverman and others to head further to the right. I certainly don't want them in power, but any fool should be able to read the room and realise it's their lurch to the right that is losing them so many votes. If they were more centrist and moderate without trying to focus on idiotic ideologies such s the Rwanda scheme, they would probably not have lost so many of (to them) decent supporters. The thing is, l can see taking that course, and it's been slowly happening over the last few years.
Never vote for them though.
From The Guardian.
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Er....The Democrats do not believe in this or practise it. Donald Trump is a lying fucker who will say anything that appeals to his voter core, no matter how nasty or deranged.
Never vote Republican.
And a reminder that political talk and actions can quickly escalate to full on violence, which is rather fitting with the current student protests. A nation with the wrong people in control will soon stamp down on those that don't agree with them
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There's nothing like a Wetherspoons to cheer you up first thing in the morning (not). Here's the recent handwritten lyrics of a new song by Babybird named after that very establishment to cheer you up even more!.
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This is how l imagined my home life would be by now.
This made me laugh, despite the fact it's kind of true.
I still won't be able to sleep tonight after looking at it.
As usual, he captures the mood perfectly. Well played Sir!
Some highlights from the local election results. I voted Green Party for the new York mayor as he's a mate and does a lot for the community, but l thought Labour would win it easily and was proven correct, and as a Labour supporter, it's been pretty good results wise.
Not a bad set - I think the lad could go far.
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Following on from the previous post, here's more Batman and Robin / Velvet Underground crossover madness. This time Batman and Robin are played by Lou Reed and John Cale.
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Here's where two cool pop culture icons of the 1960's overlap. Batman and Robin, here featuring Andy Warhol and Nico, both looking pretty dashing. What an inspired photoshoot.
Another reminder that when Cliff and Norm were in Cheers as two washed up sad old blokes, they actually looked old and past it. Reader, they were aged 33 and 34 at the time. Still mere youngsters.
This still amuses me greatly. What an epic fail by James Melville.
Watching a YouTube video about records (as l am wont to do) l realise l am a sad old bastard watching other sad old bastards talking about niche interests. However, it's getting bad when they dress like me, as l have often worn this very combination of open shirt and t-shirt, and l mean the exact items. The t-shirt I bought in New York at a store called Evolution, and l still wear it. Mind you, I still have my hair, and don't wear a hat or glasses, so l suppose that's still something.
I also wouldn't mind the framed John Lennon photograph (by Richard Avedon), although l still prefer his psychedelic one of John with glasses.
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There's no way I'm any way a fan of Liverpool football club, as they have caused me too much grief as a Manchester United fan (who was born in Liverpool) over the years, but a do respect talent and class such as Kenny Daglish, and this man - the great Bill Shankly, who was Liverpool manager up until 1974. He exuded class, commitment, working class community values, and a fervent belief in Socialism, and formed the great Liverpool side of the early 1970's in his own image. What a man.
Luckily we had been blessed with Sir Matt Busby, who was of very similar (if not identical) beliefs.Both titans of the game.
I absolutely loved the Netflix drama series 'Baby Reindeer' and have been encouraging everyone l know to check it out, despite (or maybe because of) how dark and dirty it got, and also despite the fact l myself have had a stalker. Both Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning were tremendous in it and it's more harrowing knowing it's based on real events. However, l also appreciate fantastic put downs, and this one by Jaygee on The Afterword site from when Richard Gadd was being interviewed on This Morning certainly me laugh. Well played sir.
As a fan of Robyn Hitchcock (and The Soft Boys), I'm looking forward to his upcoming book '1967 Hoe I Got There and Why I Never Left'. I've only got a few of his musical releases, but l've always liked what he does and have been to see him live, and will be doing so again in September. His brand of whimsical psychedelia appeals to me, and he is coming from the same reference point as me regarding music. The book has a YouTube playlist to go with it, which can be found here. Check it (and him) out if unfamiliar with him. A Spotify playlist is here. Enjoy!
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As modern football pulls further and further away from it's grassroots and history, (and Everton escape relegation) here's a reminder of how it all began.
If Labour obtain power at the next election and actually do this, that would be great, as the profits could go back to the country rather than private exploitative profiteers, and hopefully bring the prices down. This could also be expanded to other privatised industries such as Water and Fuel, amongst others. However, what is to stop any future Conservative government just selling them of again like Margaret Thatcher (Milk Snatcher) did?
In the meantime - never vote Tory.
More information from this story here.
The answer, in one word, is no.
But it's a reminder that this is how some Americans view Donald Trump, who as far as l'm concerned, should be in jail. That's why America's in so much trouble at the moment, and if he gets into power again, it will reap a whole lot of damage both to America itself, and to the world at large.
