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I saw the Stranglers play North Berwick Fringe at the Sea a couple of weeks ago. The last time I had seen them play was November 1986 at Wembley Arena, supported by X-Mal Deuthschland and Keith Allen who did a … Continue reading →

I watched Graham Thorpe bat for England countless times on television and once at Lords. Even though I didn’t know him personally at all, I was very sad when I learned he had died last week, and even more so … Continue reading →

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I’ve seen a couple of highly entertaining Wobble shows in Edinburgh recently, but I was most impressed by his generosity giving his time for free jam sessions in Wimbledon Library. Happy birthday Jah Wobble, 66 today.

We had a nice trip to Newcastle and Wallsend last week and I picked these up at an actual record shop (not a charity shop). The Ska-Dows and Clint Eastwood and General Saint records are the only ones I have … Continue reading →

They have hundreds of these Archie digests at the Oxfam bookshop, Nicholson Street. I had been resisting but succumbed to these two last week. The stock is all from late 90s, early 2000s. I find the price and gift aid … Continue reading →

Between 1918 and 1950, Scottish Combined Universities was a three member constituency elected by the graduates of St Andrews, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities with a single transferable vote system (like all elections should be). Wikipedia ref here. I stumbled … Continue reading →

I just saw in the new issue of the Idler that Pete Loveday left this world on 16th April. For whatever reason I hadn’t seen that sad news in any of my comics socials or news feeds. I used to … Continue reading →

Thanks Barney Ronay for introducing me to the German phrase Eierlegende Wollmilchsau — the pig that also gives you milk, wool and eggs. (from this article on Gareth Southgate’s tactical issues)