Steven Wells RIP goes out with spooky Jacko reference
Blimey. Some things really are too spooky for words. On Wednesday night we lost Steven Wells ("Swells"), a writer who entertained and inspired so many people (including me at a very impressionable age). It's choking to read the final piece from any writer who knows it's coming, but in Wells' ... Click here to read the rest...
Dawn on the Telly!
Dawn appeared on a BBC East documentary in 2000, called "Carry On Nursing..?" - here's her ninety seconds of fame. Click here to read the rest...
Jason Dozzell returns to Portman Road
The story so far: Having just got myself one of those gadgets which shoehorns video signals into a USB port, I'm now going through hundreds of dusty old VHS tapes gradually expiring in the attic. So far, the oldest full-length, otherwise unobtainable Town recording I've found is a Sky Sports ... Click here to read the rest...
“Thriller” at Elvyn Richards Hall Cabaret 1984
OK, I've finally transferred one of the oldest VHS home movies I have to my Mac, probably with only moments to spare before the tape crumbles into a pile of iron oxide. And it is... the "Thriller" sketch from the 1984 Christmas Cabaret at Elvyn Richards Hall, Loughborough University. That's ... Click here to read the rest...
Most embarrassing Labour result of the day
I feel no comment is necessary. (Official Result page) Click here to read the rest...
Who are the ten best cricketers of all time?
Christopher Martin-Jenkins recently accepted the thankless (but no doubt rewarding) commission to pick "the top 100 cricketers of all time"). Although he admits "The selection will inevitably offend some", he has a pretty good stab at things, and if you want to buy the resulting book, it's £8.99 at Amazon ... Click here to read the rest...
GeekChart – more pointless fun
Cherryhintonblue's Geek Chart This is fun. GeekChart reckons it shows your activity on all sorts of social media sites in the form of a pie chart. I'm not quite sure about the accuracy of what it's come up with for me, but it does say it gets more accurate over time, ... Click here to read the rest...
A Decimal Point
This just struck me as a curiosity, spotted in a display of football memorabilia in our village men's hairdressers. For an FA Cup match in January 1971, Portsmouth were charging 90p for a ticket in the "Main Stand" (oh, the nostalgia for pre-sponsorship days, eh?). Presumably the match was a ... Click here to read the rest...
Cheap Wii MotionPlus? Looks like Amazon’s the place
The £20 Wii Motion Plus Accessory is now being made available on pre-order from major retailers such as Amazon, which is also offering its "Pre-order Price Guarantee" (if the Amazon.co.uk price decreases between the time you place your order and the release date, you'll be charged the lower price). There's ... Click here to read the rest...
Morrissey at Cambridge Corn Exchange gig review
Morrissey is one of those acts (like Springsteen) who seems to have so many fans at each gig who follow him around the country that you feel a bit of an intruder if you're happy to just see him once on the tour, like normal folk. Anyway, those who have ... Click here to read the rest...
