My Wedding Day! I have no memory whatsoever of MOTD starting that day! I do, however, remember the excitement when we went to the match and saw the outside broadcast van with huge thick cables across the pavement leading into the ground which was the only way of knowing that we were on MOTD that night. There was no publicity beforehand. I vaguely remember something called Sports Special earlier 'cos during our Double season fans from other clubs started moaning that they ought to call it Spurs Special, they were on so many times! We were real favourites of the Beeb in those days. Having the best team in the country helped!
It doesn't start well but gets better - Greaves goal about 5 in is hardly a classic, but than can be said for a few in this collection
He is just a bit before my time Smithy and I have seen a few of his goals on you tube and remember him from Saint & Greavsie, but wish I had seen more of him as a player.
Early reports that Dele Alli was held at knife point during a robbery at his home and he sustained a minor facial injury
I'm not blaming Alli for this in any way, but I'm always surprised at how little security many Premier League footballs seem to have. They're very high profile and have very public wealth. Scumbags are always going to target them.
So my day got off to a great start after somebody drove their van into a lamppost and tore out the power cables for my entire postcode...
And another....... https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/15/phil-may-frontman-with-the-pretty-things-dies-aged-75
Scientists now say that a lack of taste is a sign of having Covid People who binge-watched Tiger King over a weekend are thought to be at severe risk
Morning all I've lost count how many weeks it's been in lockdown been in the back garden most of the time pottering around and sunbathing, last year my daughter bought me a portable JBL speaker which connects via bluetooth to my mobile, how handy has that been this year listening to my punk music anywhere in the garden.its a good job my elderly neighbour is a bit mutton cos I've cranked up the volume listening to the pistols stranglers jam etc .all my fruit and vegetables are coming on well fridge stocked up with beers and bbq stuff so I ain't complaining about this lockdown it's been lovely. Keep posting and stay safe
Just before Christmas, I bought a Technics music system on ebay. It has surround sound with 5 speakers, you hook your tv up to it and it's pretty impressive. When new it cost about £1200. It cost me all of £40 but the double cassette players were non-functioning because the drive belts and pinch wheels had perished. I found suitable replacements in China for £35 all in and it's up and running, so I'm wading through the boxes of tapes that have been down in the basement for nearly a decade. I've got loads of stuff from back in the day, especially from mates, some of whom are no longer with us. Happy memories! In our bedroom, Mrs B and I have a Sony system that I paid £30 for. When new, 20 years ago, it cost £700 or more. The speakers and amp are stunning. It was advertised as in "VGC" but came with knackered cassette decks and a record deck with no stylus. I went back to the seller to negotiate a price deduction (I wanted them speakers, no matter what) and he gave me the whole shooting match for free. New stylus and apart from the cassette decks, it all works fantastically and can rattle the windows on half volume. If you have the time and inclination, ebay offers incredible value for amazing quality kit.
My technics system is still going strong after all these years cost me a bloody fortune all those years ago great amp sound and speakers so I guess it was worth it
On Saturday night, we had 'a night out'...on Zoom with most of the group that Mrs B knocked around with when I met her. It was the third such night since lock down and very enjoyable hearing about things in Amsterdam and New England. One great story came out of it... Alice, who some of you kindly helped to get back from Peru, was in a Zoom parents evening, which is for a VERY nice school in Exeter, New England. All was proceeding well up until a latecomer joined the 'attendees'. He was unshaven, wearing a dressing gown and looked well out of place but he apologised for being late...which was good. Less good was the fact that having apologised, he undid his robe, revealing a mighty erection and with that, he proceeded to pleasure himself.... You shouldn't laugh.......... I missed what happened next, as I was laughing too hard.