Lovely stuff there Edna. Merry Christmas to one & all.
ps Extra special thoughts to those who have lost loved ones & friends this year. I'm still mourning my Father's passing last month & will be raising a glass of bubbles to him tomorrow. Thanks for the Monday footie chats Dad, I'll always...
Crivins! What Dickensian list would be complete without eligible bachelor Group Captain Alexander Oxlade-Chambelain & esteemed industrialist Sir Raphael Mead?
Master Isaiah Rankin. Wastrel offspring of a master cobbler, who discovered the evils of strong liquer during his apprenticeship. Quickly found himself sleeping on a girder beneath Westminster Bridge: occassionally crawling out to offer a shaky shoe shine to city gents - in a desperate bid to...
I voted Prattle & Shun. Can't say I was aware of his odiousness before the film/album, but he was probably just playing a waiting game before that time.
Actually, he did provide one of my favourite rock n roll anecdotes though:-
At a U2 concert in Glasgow, Bono asks the audience for some...
Absolutely this. I'm feeling really saddened by his passing, but will concentrate on remembering his compassion & principled standing: both in his political career and his life away from the back-stabbing corridors of power.
RIP Tony. And thank you for being you.
I do indeed either ignore said sad-acts, or laugh at their piss-poor attempts at being well funnie n cleva, but there's still evidence that underlying bigoted behavior is still alive & kicking within our society - & thus at the footie too. Funnily enough, I too have been the target of unprovoked...