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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Assess every aged drink on its individual merits. The turn of the century bottles of JW Lees Harvest Ale I have are the strongest, gloopiest of delights, if just not night before work ones. The similar vintage bottle of Warninks we found in my parents' drinks cupboard, not so much.
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Assess every aged drink on its individual merits. The turn of the century bottles of JW Lees Harvest Ale I have are the strongest, gloopiest of delights, if just not night before work ones. The similar vintage bottle of Warninks we found in my parents' drinks cupboard, not so much.
It might not have aged as well, but I continue to like Do You Know (What It Takes) that bit more.
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It might not have aged as well, but I continue to like Do You Know (What It Takes) that bit more.
True. Could do with the rain not wrecking any more games in the meantime!
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
True. Could do with the rain not wrecking any more games in the meantime!
Absolutely :-) . As if I wasn't envying this trip enough already!
(Apart from the flight chaos, that is. Wouldn't wish that on me, you or anyone).
(Apart from the flight chaos, that is. Wouldn't wish that on me, you or anyone).
October 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Absolutely :-) . As if I wasn't envying this trip enough already!
(Apart from the flight chaos, that is. Wouldn't wish that on me, you or anyone).
(Apart from the flight chaos, that is. Wouldn't wish that on me, you or anyone).
"All this, and you can play Chuckie Egg on it an' all".
(is how it was meant to finish, space permitting)
(is how it was meant to finish, space permitting)
June 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"All this, and you can play Chuckie Egg on it an' all".
(is how it was meant to finish, space permitting)
(is how it was meant to finish, space permitting)
Is the correct answer.
May 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Is the correct answer.
'Twould be if I ever saw them. However, my winner is Captain Sensible's short-lived Space Toad Experience. We'd only gone to see the great lost Oldham quartet Wonky Alice. The Captain just happened to be headlining. Aimless prog noodling done badly, lots of badmouthing Vanian in absentia. Grim.
May 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
'Twould be if I ever saw them. However, my winner is Captain Sensible's short-lived Space Toad Experience. We'd only gone to see the great lost Oldham quartet Wonky Alice. The Captain just happened to be headlining. Aimless prog noodling done badly, lots of badmouthing Vanian in absentia. Grim.
Previous leaders of the Fishing Republic have included Cray Guevara and Fidel Basstro.
May 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Previous leaders of the Fishing Republic have included Cray Guevara and Fidel Basstro.
Disappointed from a nominative determinism perspective that Mr Elms wasn't the tree surgeon.
May 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Disappointed from a nominative determinism perspective that Mr Elms wasn't the tree surgeon.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Fan
As mentioned during my recent trawl through a few German pop faves over on Facebook. Starring both a bona fide Neue Deutsche Welle pin-up and a future Eurovision host, no less.
As mentioned during my recent trawl through a few German pop faves over on Facebook. Starring both a bona fide Neue Deutsche Welle pin-up and a future Eurovision host, no less.
Der Fan - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Fan
As mentioned during my recent trawl through a few German pop faves over on Facebook. Starring both a bona fide Neue Deutsche Welle pin-up and a future Eurovision host, no less.
As mentioned during my recent trawl through a few German pop faves over on Facebook. Starring both a bona fide Neue Deutsche Welle pin-up and a future Eurovision host, no less.
My apologies - I missed this reply. Goodness, that's a lot of loss to have to process in so little time. Pat was there at the start of my journey into librarianship in Oldham over 30 years ago, and was a kind and inspiring leader. I'm desperately sad to learn of her passing.
April 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My apologies - I missed this reply. Goodness, that's a lot of loss to have to process in so little time. Pat was there at the start of my journey into librarianship in Oldham over 30 years ago, and was a kind and inspiring leader. I'm desperately sad to learn of her passing.