I was (briefly) listening to BBC London 94.9 this evening, in the car.
By mistake.
Gary Crowley – never exactly a favourite broadcaster of mine – was giving away a copy of a Beach Boys CD.
The question: “How many Wilson brothers were in the original line-up of the group? And if you’re feeling very clever you can even name all three of them.”
You couldn’t make it up.
So, farewell, then Syd Barrett,
talented musician beyond compare
and celebrated acid casualty.
I got one of your songs on Mark & Lard’s
Cheesily Cheerful Chart Challenge once.
A woman had given birth and then asked to
give her child back.
‘She took a long cold look’.
G.S.Thribb, 39 and a half.
* It is illegal to have more than one working brake light at any given time.
* Using indicators creates great drain on your car’s battery, so don’t bother with them.
* Speeds indicated on road signs are minimum suggested speeds.
* The white line down the middle of the road should be kept – as far as possible – under the middle of your car.
* Double-parking is permitted as long as your hazard warning lights are on.
* Pedestrians: 1 point, cyclists : 2pts, motorbikes : 5pts, nuns : 6pts, nuns on motorbikes: 5000pts.
Went on a course on Thursday. It was just down the corridor from the Crimewatch office. How tempting it was to nick the pile of newspapers left on the floor outside.
When we came back from lunch the newspapers had gone.
It wasn’t me.
Goodnight, and don’t have nightmares.
1) See The Smiths playing live (at the time of writing, as far as I know, none of the band is actually dead, but a reunion seems very, very unlikely).
2) Stand on the observation deck of the World Trade Center. Pretty damn sure about this one.
3) Tell people I live in the County of Avon. Gone and never missed.
4) Stand right outside 10 Downing Street as a tourist. Vaguely remember doing this as a small child.
5) Touch the stones at Stonehenge.
6) Get off a tube train at Strand Station
7) Go to Beijing. Okay, I know Beijing still exists and this is technically possible, but I went there and I didn’t like it and I won’t be going back.
Pretty sure my children will never do 1-6 either.
