Time is a cruel mistress. It's been 10 YEARS since the Viola Beach tragedy.

I knew bassist Tomas Lowe since I was 6 yrs old. We went the same schools, socialized in the same Warrington bars and clubs. A real laid back and lovely guy. Just awful what happened.

Swings & Waterslides is a banger! 💙

Still never met anyone who agrees with me that Preston (no relation) was RIGHT to walk off Buzzcocks.

What exactly was he meant to do? ROFL on TV while the host takes the piss out of his wife's intelligence who isn't there, or goes and lamps Amstell's smug face?

Walking off was more dignified.

I'm so British that I can't even enjoy an episode of 'Fake Taxi', because I get increasingly anxious about the meter.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

I'm knackered, then came across this 2022 pic where I was at peak hot (he says). Drink me in!!! 💦

From a photoshoot. This one didn't get used, as it looks like life has gone to pot, and I'm cracking off an invisible man for coins.

I wasn't/never have... Yet.

I'm watching 'Top Ten: Prog Rock' (Channel 4, 2000) and had to properly double take when Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull popped up as I thought it was Bryan Cranston as Walter White.

Has anyone seen them in the same room together? Play the flute, wear a codpiece, cook meth. All in a day's work.

If you want an example of how entertaining the delightfully dry John Virgo was, he made Jim Davidson almost tolerable for 30 minutes a week. Something the Generation Game couldn't accomplish. Now that's something he can barter with at the gates of St. Peter. Well done John.

The Channel 5 karaoke game show Night Fever (97-02) is a real rolodex of celebrities you forgot about, and celebrities you're amazed appeared on Night Fever!

On this day, 2 years ago. I sat in bed and said to myself, 'Why haven't you finally made that compilation of Jim McDonald from Coronation Street, absolutely battering people to Motörhead? So I did.'

Enjoy! It will forever be my greatest contribution to society.

Only just heard about Catherine O'Hara.

I mean she was obviously brilliant, but my first thought is always the 'Kevin's not here' bit and her fantastic series of facial expressions before the payoff. Superb!

She would have been on SNL had Michael O'Donaghue not completely freaked her out too.

Something nice about comedy besides trawling the country via public transport to be underpaid, was the occasional interesting folk you'd find in the audience.

One of my favourites was a lady in Manchester sketching the acts as they performed, such as me!

There I am, living my best Mr. Twit life.

I'm watching old episodes of 'The David Essex Showcase' (course you are Ash), and there's a forgotten electropop duo called Miro Miroe.

What I'm saying is, I think we've found the ULTIMATE 80's haircut. Take a look at the barnet on this lad!

It's been two years since we sadly lost the great Neil Kulkarni.

I sadly never met him (we had mutuals), but a few years ago when I was extremely unwell, Neil would regularly reach out privately with encouragement.

Here's the letter he wrote to Melody Maker that got him hired. It's brilliant!

Liz Truss there, looking like the kid from school who goes on an American holiday during the half-term and comes back doing a pretend accent for about two weeks.