The local farmer in my village has put three massive "Vote Conservative" signs up at each entrance to the village, giving it the air of a Tory-mad village, which it may well be, I suppose. I see these kinds of signs mostly in farmers' fields. I don't know whether it's a case of very political...
All relevant quizzes now updated for dreary 2014/15 season, most notably in three new entries to BHA players with the shortest surnames, but also seeing Calde edging his way up the all-time appearances table...
As Cadiz Seagull has already said, the market has theoretically already priced in its expectation - presumably of no overall control. The market shouldn't fall therefore unless something unexpected happens. However, markets are never as rational as they are supposed to be, so you might as well...
I keep checking my letterbox, but nothing. Was in the car for 5 hours over the Bank Holiday weekend - would have been the perfect opportunity to listen to my CD. Which style of review is best? Is it track-by-track, with a mark out of ten for each, plus a discussion of what you did/didn't like...
There's Webbe's for fish in Rye. Rye's just an exceedingly pleasant place for strolling in fine weather - may be a little overcast this weekend, unfortunately.
We need an 80s metal nostalgia thread. I used to buy Kerrang between the ages of 11 and 13. Thank God the The Smiths, New Order and The Cure turned up.....
I listened to their first album again recently and could not believe how dull it was. I also gave The First Chapter by The Mission a go, as well as Dreamtime by The Cult. It was raining outside - pathetic fallacy in operation. What a depressing afternoon that was....
Easy: I have the first four albums and first seven singles by Marillion; I know the lyrics of Grendel; I once went to a Bryan Adams concert with my MUM and shouted so loudly for an encore that I made myself HOARSE. I then went to see Bryan again FOUR days later.
They're not really Sarah record afficionados, but we did take them to see Vampire Weekend in 2013. Looking for a festival this summer with some of their kinds of bands (Phoenix, Pixies, Arctic Monkeys, Jake Bugg, Bombay Bicycle Club, etc). If I find one, I'll use the opportunity to get them to...
I do indeed know I want to, but between me, my wife, three children, babysitters and other commitments, I just can't make it work. Probably just as well it'll sell out soon. If someone arranges an indie pop quiz with a disco, I'd move heaven and earth though. Why haven't you put your name down...
I'm the same, so not a good hearer, but not necessarily a bad listener. I do sometimes have to pretend I've heard something that I haven't - becomes a problem if someone has asked a question. That's chronic cholesteatoma for you, I'm afraid.....
This made me get out of bed and go and find my Inside 7", in a candy-striped paper bag. I feel a bit old now - 29 years old, that 7". When it came out, it was closer in time to Buddy Holly than it is to today...
I'm a little torn between these statements. I would like politics not to be about personalities, ideally, but I think that a charismatic and engaging leader of the Greens could have really got the Green vote to twice where it is now. However, they still have my vote, partly as a protest vote...
The weather's clearly done us a favour there - this will work against us in future games to preserve the law of averages. Get your seat belts on, it's going to be a bumpy ride.