Hi all – in terms of negotiating Brexit…

Maybe I’m being cynical but I’d say that this was actually the election to not win.
Whoever negotiates Brexit will get a deal that the others (opposition parties and opposition media etc) will say is terrible. Regardless of who negotiates and what that deal is.

So its almost a perfect result for Corbyn…[Read more]

Hi @Nick – just to say that I agreed with your earlier post (while I was writing my overly long one!).
Also enjoying the Guardian article of the US journalist who visited Yorkshire (I’m from the South, but have relations in Rotherham and an uncle who was a miner, and remember the miners’ strike though I’m a bit younger than you).

But I need to…[Read more]

hmmm…. went to bed hearing the ‘Exit poll’ predicting a huge loss of seats for Tories and thought “that’s interesting… but ‘Exit polls’ can be wrong so won’t hold my breath” (which while sleeping is dangerous I assume).

And now the results are in.
Ho ho ho.

In my opinion… *

@Thane15 – you mentioned the Tory manifesto pledge around how the…[Read more]

@Thane15 – Puro, you know I don’t have a sense of humour.

Once I stop weeping from the hurt, I’ll gather my thoughts, before throwing them out of my pram.

EDIT: hmmm….. just noticed that my avatar kinda contradicts this…

;¬)

I’m sure I’ve posted this before but can’t find it in my ‘done this don’t post again’ list.

But I loved it when I first heard it; I assumed it was a very faithful version of an original, but can’t find a version its that faithful to (eg Weavers).
Maybe its just that I love the banjo in this.

**WARNING…[Read more]

Hey @pedant

Those are great covers!
I always think a truly great cover is when the person singing it sounds like they’re the only person that could’ve sung it; and/or if they’ve translated it into another musical genre and show something new about the song.
Which (for me) a folk version of Ever Fallen in Love.. does. It makes it…[Read more]

While I was going through tunes I came across this one again.
Its something I posted before (for whatever reason) but when a few seconds in I didn’t skip it for something else.
I listened through and then went looking for another version to the one I originally posted.
And I found this version.

And, maybe its just that what happened in London…[Read more]

@wolfweed and @toinfinityandbepond – fantastic posts.

I’ve been going through my music and though lots popped up, when listening to them, there isn’t that sense of “ah – that sums up the episode!”.

So, I have one I posted before which is… interesting and always a great tune so doing it again…[Read more]

Hi @missrori – thanks for picking up on something I said. I like your reflection on the fact this isn’t a ‘special person’ narrative because of prophecy/ lineage etc. That’s something I hadn’t thought about. And I agree that Bill is ‘special’ because she is quite simply a brilliant person – kind, intelligent and brave (and the “1 in 7 billion”…[Read more]

@fatmaninabox – as Puro said.

Also great to see you’re still around @serahni as always enjoy your thoughts.

(Apologies for missing others who I’ve forgotten – the threads are looonnng if its few days after an episode!!)

So – have only seen The Lie of the Land once and think it probably requires a rewatch.
So far I’m lacking enthusiasm for this trio of stories (rather than actively disliking them). It may be however simply due to a series of small tiny elements that makes me wince or take me out of the story.
Paper cuts if you will.
I had problems with the…[Read more]

Hey Hey Hey Hey – its @ScaryB !

Great to see you back on the boards (even if its intermittent!).

[lyrics aren’t meaningful, but the title made me smile and its just one helluva choon!!]

So, probably my last bit of music before Saturday.

Here’s some reggae/dub/ska/hiphop as a kinda anthem for what we’re going into (I haven’t seen the “Coming Next” or the other stuff so maybe wildly out!)

btw – @thane15 or @janetteB – just how many days (roughly) do those percentages relate to?
And when do the kick in – ie if I’m off for a day in the first week of term my percentages are kinda screwed for a month!

But kinda curious that’s all.

(still – seems an outcome of the easily measurable over the non-easily measurable)

@Arbutus – ha ha don’t worry, you asked in a good natured way and I was into my cups and went on and on and on.
But hopefully I was non-rabid!
;¬)

If your son is interested in football but not partisan (always a good thing), then a look at the economics, Board structures etc especially compared to other sectors, are possibly a nice seam of…[Read more]

ha ha @pedant – I’d forgotten Brady came back to the Hammers.
Was it this goal you meant?

A sonic left foot…. its a thought.

oh, and he was called “Chippy”.

;¬)

… on realising that less is more (and when to shut up).

I remember hearing Guy Garvey from Elbow on Desert Island Discs and how he talked about how really great songwriters can perfect a song down to its elements.

I think he said he could have chosen many, but he chose this by Tom Waits.

Which made…[Read more]

@pedant – hats off to you if you were good at Battlezone. From memory I simply spinned around firing bolts and missing stuff. Not sure I was even that accurate in blowing up scenery.

And now I’ve re-read my reply to Wolfweed’s post about Moffat’s loss and regret not taking my own advice.

@pedant – nice. Was PennyRed on Question Time a few months back?

Anyway, @Arbutus you (via your son) asked if I was Wenger in or out.

Naughty naughty Arbutus!!

;¬)

So, as I mentioned only recently to another close friend of the show, I saw a parallel between the whole “Wenger/ Moffat out!” “you ruined my franchise!” brigade.
Lots of ‘fans’…[Read more]

@pedant – apologies missed a post of yours.

Battlezone – yeah, I kinda thought similar and then it kinda felt that the designer was given a brief of “a bit like visualising sonar” which to be honest is probably easier than recreating ‘crappy’ (nowadays) visuals (that I remember as being pretty fuckin’ awesome).

@wolfweed – that is unbelievable.…[Read more]