Renton

Got a PM, in confidence, from Wykiki, telling me his name is Richard Bottomgape. I'm scoobied about how we can use that?

I fear the antipodean virus that makes people speak irrelevant gibberish may have infected these shores.

I also see it is the six rightwing conservative families now as they have just launched another one, "Popcon"! ["Popular Conservatism"] Jesus titty swinging christ on a bike.

This tweet sums up why the country is in limbo right now.

Yeah, probably. There is a tipping point where the situation is unrecoverable though and they go extinct. Unlikely, but it's what I'm hoping for.

Topical. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68071665

And Jackie Milburn (as a child).

I know you're probably joking, It's the right wing loons on Sunak's case and they despise Cameron. Plus choosing an unelected Lord as PM would surely be a piss take too far. Can't see the one nationers going for Badenoch. Guess that would leave Mordaunt. But I also can't see the rump of the party backing a vote of no confidence anyway. Meanwhile this is more damaging for the party. 🍿

Yeah. Gosforth is County Northumberland marra so not NUFC. So is Wallsend come to that. Gateshead though is County Durham so is SAFC marra.

So, if CLarke gets his way, who the fuck would they get as PM? Genuinely hoping they do this.

Yeah, I agree. Hoy his name up Wykiki, and any other details that might help (like his e-mail address) and the toontastic crew will see what they can up with for you. 👍

Some tory cow on R5 berating the country "going to the dogs" and "losing British values". The solution is more tories apparently.

Such odd people. Random thread pops up about Mark Knoppfler, don't know why. Third post down: There follows a long thread bashing Newcastle, death threats to Sam Fender, and talk of "music washing".* * In fairness, not all of them, but a sizable amount so fuck them. Edit: Apologies, I can see this was a historical thread. It was bumped because his new album references the Tyne apparently. Fewmin.

Yeah, that rings a bell.

It's an interesting collaboration. Think Albarn is probably credited more than Simonson for the actual music writing though, lyrics in particular. WOuld have like to have seen them in the local club.

I went to the Manchester leg of the Rollercoaster tour, the Apollo I think. At the time I was a Rick like character (hard to believe, I know) doing ENTS at Liverpool University so saw dozens of bands, at least 3 a week. I do remember going to the post gig party for Blur and chatting briefly to Albarn who I thought was one handsome devil. Don't remember their music at all from then though. I can get away with some of Albarn's stuff today and actually really like the Good, the Bad, and the Queen. Merryland was a great album, captured Brexit Britain perfectly. They toured some tiny gigs around here but alas I couldn't get a ticket.

My point stands.

What the fuck is this shit? Sunak is a complete embarrassment.

That was like shitting yourself at a dinner party but for it to be okay because the host dramatically has a heart attack and face plants the trifle before dying. All most people and the press remember is the fight between Dyer and Bowyer later in the same match.

I have no recollection of this. That is taking shithousing to another level, beyond the wildest dreams of Murphy or a Lascelles. Also, what a player Cabaye was for us.

Hard to disagree on most of that. Britpop wasn't a musical movement. No way would I lump Suede as Britpop and they were supposed to be the founders of it. Pulp ditto, as he points out. Don't know how you could have a "Battle of the Bands" between Blur and Oasis when they are nothing like of each other and both shit, especially the latter imo. Why weren't the Stone Roses Brit Pop, why weren't Radiohead? Manics? It's a load of manufactured bollocks. That said, as you allude to, it doesn't stope the feeling the 90s had its own ziegiest and music was part of that, fondly remembered, the best days of my life, as is the case for most people (meaning their 20s). We also had Keegan and NUFC, the fall of Thatcher, genuine renewal in Newcastle, fall of Berlin wall (just before), optimism. Also that said, music journalists, like critics of films or food, sports writers, or anything else, fuck me off sometimes. Easy to snipe behind the pen but what the fuck have they actually done? Jo Wylie may have contributed zilch, but has this Neil Kurkani either?

c) Don't browse for butt plugs on a work computer.

Did this really happen? Reminds me of that Pornhub app, for those that haven't seen it (not NSFW).

FFS mate, doing your Mod job for you now. I reckon I should get your job.