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Excellent, I’ve added it to my home screen. 2nd hand review. Wife and daughter were at the Taylor Swift concert at Wembley last night. Daughter’s review (verbatim) “****ing sensational”. Wife - great show but not really a gig - she had to borrow earplugs not because the music was loud but because of the constant screaming and every song being a massive singalong. They were near the front but view obscured by phones being held up to film the entire thing….how to miss the point of live music. Sounds like hell to me but the ladies like it, apparently. And if nothing else Ms Swift puts on a proper event.
We're going to see Pixies tonight in Glasgow, wouldn't swap those tickets for a Taylor Swift one any day
Bloody hell, I’ve read 21 of em and have some unread too (a box set of the David Peltzer misery I can’t bring myself to read). I like Bill Bryson which accounts for a few. Some dross in there I must confess, a lot wasted hours.
It’s been some time since I’ve read a new book I’d consider re-reading. Just starting A Confederacy of Dunces again, haven’t read it for some years. A favourite for sure.
Here’s a couple of books I’ve read this year I would recommend DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD BY OLGA TOKARCZUK (Nobel winner) His bloody project Graeme McCrea Burnet (booker shortlister)
just finished the first in the series couldnt find it on the list Rivers of London (book series) The Rivers of London series (alternatively, the Peter Grant or the PC Grant series[2]) is a series of urban fantasy novels by English author Ben Aaronovitch, and comics/graphic novels by Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel, illustrated by Lee Sullivan. ) Main article: Rivers of London (novel) The novel centres on the adventures of Peter Grant, a young officer in the Metropolitan Police; who, following an unexpected encounter with a ghost, is recruited into the small branch of the Met that deals with magic and the supernatural. Peter Grant, having become the first English apprentice wizard in over seventy years, must immediately deal with two different but ultimately inter-related cases. In one he must find what is possessing ordinary people and turning them into vicious killers, and in the second he must broker a peace between the two warring gods of the River Thames and their respective families.[
This Steelmonkeys gone to heaven! Great gig, pity I've got to get up at stupud o'clock to drive to Skye
Half way through a series on BBC4 about US influence in world affairs... Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?, Series 1: 1. Iraq – For Every Insect There Is an Insecticide: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0020xwy via @bbciplayer Episodes include Iraq, Bosnia, Rwanda, Kosovo, Darfur, Libya and Syria. It's a fascinating watch, quite harrowing in places - humans can be such ****s at times. Lots of senior ranking politicians giving voice to how US policy was made during these different wars, some of whom are quite humble and regretful of some of the decisions that were made. I've found it quite educational, and shocked at some of the decision making at the highest levels of power. It's definately worth a watch
Noel’s divorce must be hurting as Oasis announce dates for next year. I suspect I’m the wrong generation to appreciate them (and Blur), just heard the echoes of the many bands they ‘borrowed from’. And the soap opera of their ‘we’re tough Irish Mancs’ image was a little tiresome. Still, plenty of time for them to boost sales by falling out with each other multiple times before they are due on stage.
I saw them a couple of times, certainly wouldn't make my top ten list of gigs I've been to, so don't think we'll be panicking too much about getting tickets, which I'm sure will be extortionate. I'd assume that my son would want to go though, although he may be scarred from when we went to see the final Stone Roses gig at Hampden which would easily make my worst ten list! Liam has a face that would look good as a trampoline... Just checked, they expect tickets to be at least the £100 ‐ £140 bracket - **** that
