@Bluesqueakpip – ok, I have no idea the context of Diggy Diggy Hole and I’m afraid to learn more or I’ll sink down a well of time-sucking awesomeness.

Loved it!

@Arbutus – interesting. I’m no statistician (wish I could wrap my head around numbers) but love infographics (real ones like bar charts etc) because they reveal something about the…[Read more]

@Bluesqueakpip – the REAL Doctor!*

I’d probably say something like…

“erm, oh, wow, erm…. can I help?”

No harm in asking.
(Actually there probably would be danger of harm, but y’know, might just get that once-in-a-lifetime-adventure!)

* He does exist y’know. Just like Santa.
(Obviously if I saw Santa I’d ask for a shiny red bike, and…[Read more]

So – the Tour begins and today is when some lucky people will get a chance to ask Capaldi, Jenna and Steven etc questions about the new series.

Hooray!

However – if you were to unexpectedly meet the Doctor in the street, what one question would you ask him?

😉

@FatManInABox – well done! And I didn’t know clover is a weed so thanks for that!

In terms of mud/soil etc this is the first thing that sprang to mind.

I’ve always loved this band – to me they’re ‘clever’ (which appeals to my chin-strokey ear-noodling) but more than that, their music just fills me…[Read more]

wow @Arbutus – that’s a really interesting take on that Dylan song!
Thanks for digging that out!! you’re right, its definitely different stylistically and its interesting. Funnily enough the excellent “cynicism” of the singer reminded me of Graham Parker!

Though I didn’t know of his music at the time I’ve come across it since and kinda like it…[Read more]

@TheKrynoidMan – California Girls – re-listening now its strangely slower than in my memory! Wouldn’t it Be Nice is a great track and as with @Arbutus ‘ – Sloop John B – I’ll admit that for me, The Beach Boys are always ‘impressive’ but I just don’t connect with them.
The melodies are catchy, the arrangements are interesting but… I dunno, maybe…[Read more]

ok – I’ll own up – I’ve not seen this before.
Not sure what I was up to the first time around (I was hardly the outdoor-football-playing-type) so must’ve been…. reading??

Anyway – apart from the flaws (brilliantly highlighted above so I won’t repeat) I kinda enjoyed this.

Yes – you heard me right. Why? Well because not long ago I watched the…[Read more]

ok, as part of a random occasional series “Songs for Companions” how about this:

Still not sure if its better for Amy due to the lyric “When I was a little girl I had a rag doll…” but Amy’s had a song so far, so this is for River.

Anyone else got any suggestions for music inspired (no matter how…[Read more]

ah @Purofilion – I wish had a teacher like you when I was a kid. Stooges? Rage Against the Machine??
No inspirational teachers at all even in Music or Art where you’d expect it!
The only time I remember a teacher using a song in a lesson was an English teacher trying to make poetry ‘hip’ (Gerald Manley Hopkins was the most contemporary we…[Read more]

ah @BlueSqueakPip – isn’t that the weapon that Davros was going to use?

“Detonate…” no that wasn’t it… ah yes,

“Fire the Reality Cannon!!”

😈

he he @Bluesqueakpip – it’d be fun to hear from the people at the Odeon whether demand for this showing was more than most premières.

Hey ho – popcorn on the Sofa it is!

btw @Arbutus – there used to be a show in the UK called the Word (anyone of a certain age in the UK will now roll their eyes! 🙄 )

I was looking for where Dinosaur Jr played ‘Start Chopping’ live on the show and went on through the ad break and out the other side. It was amazing at the time but… memories seem to have coated the actual…[Read more]