white wine, baileys, and the velvet underground

After l got home last night l continued the celebrations from the football by staying up listening to The Velvet Underground on repeat till 08:00, while drinking a mixture of white wine and baileys. I also ended up knocking my wine glass over, cutting my hand picking up the pieces, and discovering l'd missed a bit of blood on the floor cleaning up. Who says rock and roll behaviour is dead?

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Black - Wonderful Life (Official Video)

the wintery walk home

One hell of a walk home from the pub tonight after the Manchester United win against Arsenal, but well worth it. Roll on summer - winter is way overrated.

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Skeeter Davis ~ The End of The World (1962)

the 'new' deadpool calendar

As l needed a new calendar, l went on Amazon and bought what l thought was a really cheap Deadpool one.  When it arrived, l realised l hadn't been paying attention, as it was from 2023. Bugger! Say no to ordering stuff while drinking red wine.

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Japan - Ghosts

Japan - I Second That Emotion

tits get a kicking

Damn!  This started off so well, and is much better in the video, but l don't know how to transfer that to the blog (and can't be bothered learning how to). The trouble is, despite knowing how it ends, the first picture still looks so real.

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Billie Davis - Angel Of The Morning (1968)

liz truss crashing the economy

But you did crash it you fuckwit, and your main economic defence is from Andrew Lilico?  From your bankrolling buddies at the right wing Institute of Economic Affairs?  This would be hilarious if l didn't suspect she may be suffering from some mental disorder. 

More here

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Enigma - Return To Innocence (Official Video)

the la wildfires and decent pay for workers

The wildfires in Los Angles look pretty ferocious, and there are a lot of people currently losing there homes, but at the risk of scoring cheap political points around this, l hope people remember these sort of events when firefighters / police / health workers etc are asking for decent pay, but l'm sure that won't be the case, despite being prepared to pay any amount when desperate. Remember, without the everyday workers in our society, everyone is buggered.                                     

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The Soundtrack of our Lives - Firmament Vacation

praying on the charles bridge, prague

I don't often put up pictures of myself, but here's an old photograph of me and my mate, praying / begging on the Charles Bridge, Prague, following the example of others who were doing so at the time. 

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my grandads brother was once a star

I think l've put this up before, but never mind.  Amongst old items from my grandfather after he die was these scraps, featuring his brother winning a singing competition at Los Angeles Hippodrome, featured in the News of the World. It was the first any of us new about it as we never knew his brother, so assume he must have lived in America.  I will have to delve further, as l am now intrigued.

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luke littler in the pub aged 7

Well this made me laugh at least

 

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Mercury Rev - Goddess on a Highway

Mercury Rev - Holes

celebrating liverpool versus manchester united

Yesterdays game was pretty damn good and it's the best Manchester United have played for ages. Maguire should have won it for United at the end but still buzzing with the draw. Obviously l watched it and celebrated in my local, as can be seen by my spends below, and it was worth the trudge down in the snow, but it wasn't a patch on the New Years day celebrations (billed on the 2nd). Good job l'm indestructible.

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The Cure - Alone (Official Lyric Video)

the enquiry into the grooming gangs

 As the far right increase calls for an enquiry into the grooming gangs, l'm old enough to remember this from many years ago (2022). Obviously the Tories and Reform know about this (not sure about Elon Musk), but they are prepared to blatantly lie just to stir up crap and try to discredit Labour.

And in related news, remember (which he now denies saying) this?

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musk tires of farage

 Watching this enfold has been magnificent. Fetch me my popcorn.

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downloading porn with davo - mouldy peaches

the independent get it right

 This is my kind of front page.  Brexit has certainly been a disaster, but hey - blue passports!!.

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Simon & Garfunkel - America

Simon and Garfunkel - Patterns

marks and spencers love struck chocolate

 They're having a laugh aren't they??  Saucy!!

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The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (Video)

my incestors built this country

 People may think this guy has got his spelling wrong, but l think he's got it spot on. I bet he supports Trump.

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timothy snyder talks sense

Couldn't agree more.

 

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New York Dolls - Personality Crisis

The Yardbirds - Train Kept A Rollin'

With the double vocals. They left in the rubbish drunken one and just overdubbed a new one over it, slightly out of sync.  Genius move.

still looking good after christmas

 Although l am currently 87% made of cheese after the Christmas pig outs, l'm still looking good. Let's hope the New Years celebrations don't push me over the edge.

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batman and robin - elon musk is a nazi

 And if Elon Musk is not a Nazi, he's currently doing one hell of a job of behaving like one.

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john smith was correct

 John Smith was correct, only nowadays they are also a lot more right wing, and getting even more extreme.

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BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN | Full Length Trailer (2025)

Looking forward to this in the New Year. Hope there's lots of unseen footage.

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THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE - Empty Plastic Cup (Official 2022)

impotus donald trump

More statues like this please.

 

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the urban voodoo machine coming up again

Off to see The Urban Voodoo Machine again pretty soon (February 7th), and l'm sure it will be another excellent nights entertainment, but before then, l need to buy the t-shirt below so l can recreate the photo (and no, neither of the people in the photo are me). 

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geoffrey hinton with some bad news for the future of humanity

Nothing to worry about here - move along please.

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denmark offer to buy the usa

An excellent response to Donald Trump from the Danes.  Well played.

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the daily telegraph pushing migrant stories to their limits

The Daily Telegraph obsessed with Migrants?  No way!!

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man utd still crap and miss penalty 2024 - eric harland

Manchester City playing nearly as crap as Manchester United is the only thing keeping me going these days. As D' Ream famously sang - things can only get better.

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Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction, if it was recorded in the 50s

a couple of 3d illusions

 A couple of 3D illusions for your pleasure and entertainment.  Now pass me my acid.

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the boxing day hunt

As the toffs and 'Man of the People' Nigel Farage attend their Boxing Day hunts, lets cross our fingers and toes, and hope that the hunters who are breaking the hunting laws get prosecuted with all the vigour and harsh sentences that the Just Stop Oil protesters were.  Reader, don't hold your breath in anticipation - they won't.

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"Nearer To Thee" (Live in 1955) Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers