Off Topic Ahhh... the good news thread

brilliant @Butterfield

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Hilarious.
My shower is not working atm

 

Still laughing about that ten minutes later..

 

Patrick Vierra is the new palice manager.
Happy days.

 

Perfect for them. Like pardew, he was caught spitting at an opponent.

 

As a result of all this rain, there is some proper long grass in the rough at Royal St George's for the Open. Good. It means there won't be just a slugfest. What we need now is a good stiff wind, modern golfers don't like it up 'em. The bad news is that it's not on terrestrial TV any more.

 

Bad conditions make Golf much more interesting.

Separates the men from the boys...

 

Far-right hero " Tommy Robinson" loses his libel case and has to pay a Syrian schoolboy £100,000 in damages.

 

Amazed that he has not received more 'damages' in the past.

 

A big morale boost, managed to get throuigh my show last night.

Set list for those of a musical persuasion:

1-1 Midnight Oil – Golden Age (Capricornia 2002)
1-2 Tom Robinson – Now Martin's Gone (North by Northwest 1982)
1-3 Snow Patrol – You're All I Have (Eyes Open 2006)
1-4 John Lennon & Yoko Ono – (Just Like) Starting Over (Double Fantasy Stripped Down 2010)

2-1 Roger Daltrey – As Long As I Have You (As Long As I Have You 2018)
2-2 Rolling Stones, The – Sad Sad Sad (Steel Wheels 1989)
2-3 Eric Clapton – Don't Know Why (Olympic Studios version) (Eric Clapton 1970)
2-4 Pete Townshend – White City Fighting (White City: A Novel 1985)

3-1 Stranglers, The – Nice 'n' Sleazy (Black and White 1978)
3-2 Rolling Stones, The – Sympathy For The Devil (Beggars Banquet 1968)
3-3 Pink Floyd – Louder Than Words (The Endless River 2014)
3-4 Kate Bush – Egypt (Never for Ever 1980)
3-5 Jethro Tull – Heavy Water (Rock Island 1989)
3-6 Dogs D'Amour, The – Scared of Dying (More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace 1993)
3-7 Sensational Alex Harvey Band, The – Swampsnake (Next 1973)
3-8 Tin Machine – Amazing (Tin Machine 1989)

4-1 Wizzard – Ball Park Incident (Wizzard Brew 1972)
4-2 Rolling Stones, The – Soul Survivor (Exile on Main St. 1972)
4-3 Kinks, The – Juke Box Music (Sleepwalker 1977)
4-4 Nick Lowe – Born a Woman (Jesus of Cool 1978)

5-1 Moody Blues, The – It's Up To You (A Question Of Balance 1971)
5-2 Simple Minds – Waterfront (Sparkle in the Rain 1984)
5-3 Dire Straits – Solid Rock (Making Movies 1980)

Close
Mick Abrahams Band – Goodbye

Shut out
Bill Ward – Light Up The Candles (Let There Be Peace Tonight) (Ward One: Along The Way 1990)
Rod Stewart – Mandolin Wind (Every Picture Tells a Story 1971)

 

Good Afternoon dear boy. How are you?

 

Slowly but noticeably on hte mend, thanks

 

Good to know - do you like the new Charlton squad?

 

I think it will be competitive.

Arter and Lee have the potential to be major influences. Solid at the back, with depth to cover anticipated centre half injuries. Wingers that can get forward quickly.

It's a good squad for Adkins to work with, see if he can recreate what he did at Southampton.

 

Set list from last evening.

During the show I received word that Michael Chapman passed away on Friday, so I put one of his into the 4th set. I will have a few more by him next week.

1-1 Allman Brothers Band, The – End of the Line (live) (An Evening With the Allman Brothers Band: First Set 1992)
1-2 Tedeschi Trucks Band – Do I Look Worried (Made Up Mind 2013)
1-3 Counting Crows – You Ain't Goin' Nowhere (Underwater Sunshine (or What We Did on Our Summer Vacation) 2011)
1-4 John Mellencamp – Freedom's Road (Freedom's Road 2007)
2-1 Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lookin' Out My Back Door (Cosmo's Factory 1970)
2-2 Bruce Springsteen – Where the Bands Are (The Ties That Bind: The River Collection 2015)
2-3 Doors, The – Maggie M'Gill (Morrison Hotel 1970)
2-4 Dave Hole – Rambling On My Mind (Rough Diamond 2007)
3-1 Carl Palmer's PM – You've Got Me Rockin' (1 PM 2008)
3-2 Brian May – All the Way From Memphis (Another World 1998)
3-3 Deep Purple – Ramshackle Man (The Battle Rages On… 1993)
3-4 Roy Harper and Jimmy Page – Hope (Whatever Happened To Jugula 1985)
3-5 Crowded House – Fingers of Love (Together Alone 1993)
3-6 Climax Blues Band – Couldn't Get It Right (Gold Plated 1976)
3-7 Rory Gallagher – Loanshark Blues (Kickback City (Studio) 2013)
3-8 Mike Oldfield – Sailing (Man on the Rocks 2014)
4-1 Status Quo – Rock 'N' Roll 'N' You (Quid Pro Quo 2011)
4-2 Chris Rea – Looking for the Summer (Auberge 1991)
4-4 Dave Edmunds – Queen Of Hearts (Repeat When Necessary 1979)
5-1 Cast – Free Me (Mother Nature Calls 1997)
5-2 Guns ‘N' Roses – Dust ‘N' Bones (Use Your Illusion I 1991)
5-3 Squeeze – It's So Dirty (Cool for Cats 1979)
Close
Mick Abrahams Band - Goodbye

Shut out
Dread Zeppelin – Heartbreaker (At the End of Lonely Street) (Un-Led-Ed 1990)
Eric Clapton – Tangled in Love (Behind the Sun 1985)
Scorpions – Make It Real (Animal Magnetism 1980)

 

Are you getting more punters through the door mate?

 

Getting back to pre-lockdown numbers, probably about 85%.

Big private party this weekend, numbers should be good.

 

Are the punters starting to sit inside again or in the garden - my local seems to be busy in the garden but still quieter inside , I’m wondering if that’ll change with the dropping temperature?

 

Quite a lot coming inside. The pool season has started and I have put a second team into the league, they are young and very keen and practicing most mights. My team is a division above them but they are determined to get promoted in their first season so that they can play us for bragging rights next year - so there's a nucleus of pool players in most of the time. Also the ladies darts resumes later this month.

We have also re-started the Sunday meat raffle, we have a very good local supplier, and the last few Sundays have been packed.

We're getting there ...