Rather randomly read an interview with Bootsy Collins this morning, so thought I’d ask Google what I should get down to…

(my crappy laptop speakers basically didn’t play any of the bass so popped my headphones on and… sweet!)

Good luck @craig – whichever way it pans out, I hope the change is a great opportunity.

Well, I know I do this too often and the Music thread turns into the “they died?” thread but…

although I prefer the downright boogie woogie of this (and is it just me or is his singing a bit Professor Longhair?) (I also love his harmonica… sans harmonica!)

well, as has been mentioned, thatallfeltabitrushed

Although I thought Arbitan would emerge from under the mask in a “ah ha! My fiendish plan to get all my keys back!” didn’t materialise, I got all the clues in this one – and that never happens!

Ah well. I still think Barbara emerges as the most sensible person in these episodes (no Ian,…[Read more]

hey @craig – apologies for delay in responding.

Probably (certainly!) too late now, but…

{ahem}

“I doubt that phrases by the Tories can ever be fully justified”

{ahem}
{chuckle}

[grabs coat]

Just logging in to say I have been watching, but not strictly with 7-day gaps (usually a bit longer!).

Which means I’m sometimes wondering what exactly happened last week.

Nothing much to add except, yay the Doctor is back but hmm I’m not sure I like him [gasps from everyone else].
Why? well, I don’t enjoy his manner (slight rudeness and…[Read more]

@Winston –

“She seems a little dense to me. I can imagine her driving 12 crazy. “stop trying to swim”, “don’t wander away” “don’t follow strange footprints” etc”

I love the idea of a weary Doctor, sick and tired of telling Susan what not to do…

@thane15 – ah, thankfully @craig has explained kerning better than I could.

Apologies for my rather tired ‘joke’ about kerning.
I’ll blame tiredness when posting for the lack of ‘funny’, as I think we can all agree that typography is a fascinating subject that can be deeply mined for comedy.

[ahem]

For more on typography in Sci Fi, you guessed…[Read more]

So, I’ve joined in with some people watching The Keys of Marinus on the other thread.

and I thought “I wonder what was on the radio at the time?”

I wasn’t around at the time, so I’m using what I think was in the charts (based on this site) but happy (perhaps happier) for people who were around at the time to tell me “well, yes that was in the…[Read more]

Hooray – New Who (well at least to many of us!)

So, I thought it might be interesting when we saw a lovely island, then… “The Sea of Death” title.

(more terrifying is its terrible kerning).

{shudder}

Loved the Toy Tardis. Where can I get one??!!?
The exterior of the Tardis seems grubbier than nowadays.

What struck me was that the Doctor…[Read more]

well, I don’t know this musician deeply (others here will, I’m sure). Just a few tracks by Can and collaborations with David Sylvian.

Although every time I come across anything he’s said, he seems amusing, curious and subversive, the music I came across him first was probably this moody, atmospheric piece.
Its still one I’ll put on when I’m…[Read more]

ah @Thane15 – not seen The Mist, but I love Perfect Day.

I was lucky to know a couple who lived in New York 20-odd years ago and spent a holiday or two with them.

I couldn’t help but hum this after spending a wonderful day with one of them in Central Park (and a few museums/ galleries).

@bluesqueakpip – sounds good.

Always glad to hear from people here as to how stories/ writing/ acting has changed, how society that created it has changed, but also how exciting/ baffling it was at the time.

Is your idea a binge watch or ‘as-it-happened’ week-by-week ?

So, a song for Bill.

Because the aftershow managed to get fixated by hair (and it seemed a gentle distraction here too) I thought this might work.

Maybe a bit ‘stoner’/ ‘slacker’ for Bill, she’d be more energetic, but… its late and its all I got for now!

;¬)

apologies not been ‘on’ the forum for a while – though I had thought I’d been reading everything.

Everything that is except for the Spoilers thread that I don’t go on.

So thanks @jimthefish for shifting the discussion with @nick about future economy to a more open thread.
I’m intrigued by it but obviously missing how it began and how its…[Read more]

ooh – missed a few of these!

@toinfinityandbepond – great song – I’ve not heard of Dar Williams before.
I liked this version I found (prodded by you) as I somehow heard the last verse better – maybe as i wasn’t distracted by the images. thanks!!

@Wolfweed – I’ll admit to not being a massive ELO fan but I AM a fan of Silent Running!…[Read more]