CurlsLikeTattie

Well that was a good first day. Great to see Root finally get that elusive century. And good to see them hold on to close, so the Aussie openers need to get out and field for a bit, then get padded up. Hopefully disrupt their start a bit when they get in. Shaping up for a good test? Hope so

Aw fuck, I jinxed it. Sorry

If we can hang on to win this, we only need to win our game in hand by 8 to leapfrog into 3rd.

Only 2 1/2 years. Seriously. I'm with you, feels like he has been here for way longer! Always had a lot of time for the lad. 'Good honest pro' to quote some TV bloke or two.

Another nail in the coffin of football...... sorry, soccer. And who, who and who?

That's an interesting route in. I have always thought I should like Dylan more than I do but just don't. I might try that approach

The connection is very minimal between the two itterations, with Grace Slick being the only common factor. But the link is there, via Jefferson Starship.....no matter how much I try to ignore it. How she could associate herself with that after such a great Jefferson Airplane back catalogue. I had Surrealistic Pillow on just yesterday. Great album

I don't mind Tiny Dancer. Yard Act covered it. I like Yard Act. I can't stand that cover version!

It's a good thing to do. I have done this with a few bands whilst working. Log on, plug myself in, and get through an entire back catalogue whilst working away. Great rediscovering stuff you have forgotten, or finding tunes you may have overlooked in the past.

It's vital to have as diverse a taste in music as possible. Makes you a more rounded person. But I sincerely hope you draw the line at Michael Buble and Starship. We all have our guilty pleasures. Mine are Girls Aloud and Bat Out of Hell

Nuts innit. I have a box of old tickets (yeah, I'm a saddo) with the likes of Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden for around £4-5.

I tend to find myself stuck in a world of 80s and 90s indie, alt-rock and metal, but have pretty varied taste all round - taking in all but f****n jazz. There are a lot of the new shouty (to use the awful pigeonholing term) post-punk bands that I am enjoying. I am currently blasting out SPRINTS' Letter to Self. It's a great album and fair gets the blood pumping of a morning at the desk. https://youtu.be/RAVgqbsw5NE?si=-NEmMGbP-Ov2Abv7

Just finished The Rose Field - the final installment of Philip Pullman's Book of Dust trilogy. A very satisfying conclusion I thought. If you like themes of struggles against authoritarian regimes, the corrupt church, fear of a freedom of thought, fear of 'outsiders' corrupting our way of life, then I would give these and His Dark Materials a read. I always find the first of the his Dark Materials to be aimed to a younger audience - but as they progress, whilst remaining (technically) young adult there are a lot of philosophical topics in there that us 'proper' adults can get on with. I never watched the TV series - always afraid to watch things when I have enjoyed the books (also see Game of Thrones for this - can't watch until he gets round to finishing the book series (so never))

Phil Oakey & The Other (Mordor?) Fella - Together in Electric Dreams

Bobby Helms (or Brenda Lee) - Jingle Bell Rock

Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls

Hot Chip - Made in the Dark

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth

Queen - Somebody to Love

Queen - I Want to Break Free

Kylie Minogue - I Should be so Lucky

Nancy Sinatra* - These Boots Are Made For Walking *also see Megadeth

Slade (or the 7" version I had by Mama's Boys) - Mama Weer All Crazee Now

Was the best day in 1983 or when your kid(s) was (were) born?

Frank Sinatra (and Various Artists) - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Sorry, too soon