It looks as though this weekend may see the end of Darlington FC. They're away to Barrow, and this brilliant piece of writng has popped up on their message bard.

Football. Bloody hell. I don't even like Darlington.

"Let’s make Barrow on Saturday a celebration of the life of Darlington Football Club, not a wake or a funeral or an attack of those who have dropped us into this position.

Go to Barrow and show people around the world how proud we are of our team and our lads. Let’s show people that we still care, that we are still proud of the club and our town. Let’s show people that Darlington Football Club stands as an ambassador for our town and our area and we will not just give it up and slope off home. We will fight on.

Let’s show the players that that shirt still means something, that that shirt still needs to be worn with pride and that it is worth putting on that shirt and running out on that pitch and representing all of us one last time. One last go lads, everything you have got, one last time, 90 minutes of life as a Darlo player left. Shit or bust, hero or zero. Go out with a bang and not a whimper.

Use this game to thank them and the legend that is Craig Liddle for everything they have done recently, against so much strife, unpleasantness and uncertainty and tell them that we are so proud that they are carrying on, lets get behind whoever takes a place on that pitch, regardless of opinion, past reputation or performance on the day. Because this might be the last time!

Lets show people what it means to be a fan of Darlo, celebrate those 128 years of existence. Celebrate everything that has gone before, the good, the bad, and the ugly, show people that we although we have been here through thin and thinner, that we have suffered blow after blow we are still not beaten ,we are still not broken, we are still here and we still stand proudly behind Darlington Football Club.

Show them that although we have been on knocked down and might be on the canvas right now we will get back on our feet and come out punching. It will be us who land the knock out blow. Use this day to shame all of those plastics and couldn’t give a damns in the town into thinking about what they could have been a part of, make them see what have been about, what we are about and what we will be about again.

Lets celebrate the good times, the 85 promotion, Boro, the Conference win in 89/90, Welling away, 90/91 champions, Rochdale at home, Knowles, Little, Hodgy Platt, Hodgy (again), Wembley in 96 and 2000 and that sweet moment in May when a little fella headed home from half a yard to win us the cup.

Make everyone who has knocked us or laughed at us over the years understand that today we embrace all of the crap players, the terrible teams, the rubbish managers and the crazy chairman who have afflicted us. Why? Because all of that makes the few good times even better. Because all of those things are what Darlington Football Club is about. Let’s show them what it means to call your self a Darlo fan one last time.

Lets also think of all those people in the Tin Shed in the sky who aren’t able to stand with us on Saturday, think about what the club meant to them and how they passed on that love for the club to you, think about how one day you want to pass that love on to the next generation so that they know what being a Darlo fan is all about. I am sure they will be stood leaning on that crash barrier under the Sunday Sun board with their scarfs and flasks of Bovril thinking "typical bloody Darlo" - but they would still make the journey if they could! In fact I am sure they will be there with us. Sing that bit louder for them.

If anyone is unsure about going and is able to go they should make the trip, it could be your only chance to say goodbye to the team you love. It could be your last chance to wear the black and white and get behind the lads. Do whatever it takes to get to Barrow, wear your shirts with pride and wave your scarfs one last time. Tell anyone you meet where you are going and why. Tell them you are proud to support the lads!

And should this turn out to be the last time then lets celebrate all of that, lets support the lads and the manager, lets keep singing up to the final whistle and beyond because this club means something to each and every one of us, it has been part of our lives for so long, it is what makes us who were are, it is what makes us better than everyone else and it might not be there for much longer. Let’s make this day one of the greatest moments for this football club.

If it is to be the end lets go out on a high, all guns blazing giving it everything we have got and not for one minute forgetting that we are Darlington Football Club and we will bounce back!"

MK Darlo

Original here: http://www.darlofc.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15733

One of the great treats of the year is here - the Oxford American annual music issue, this year with a free 27 song CD of Misissippi artists.

The only reliable way of getting it here is via their website http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articles/issues/latest_issue/ but it's always brilliant.

This bloke's on the front this year

Last night in Nashville, at 71.

Died last night, only hours after his struggle with cancer was revealed

This from Robert Fripp's blog October 15th

Rising from traveling adventures, in ‘planes and cars. Dropping off along the way to visit David Bowie, and it gradually appeared that David had some remarkable new ideas in process, not yet public. These he presented indirectly, to allow the penny to drop without prompting. Eno also got involved, and what a flowering of ideas!

http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?entry=20499

This comes out in a couple of weeks time. That's all you need to know. Stories about Ray & the pints of gin & coffee later...

I'm hearing that this may be the case, although detail is sketchy at this point...

...then I could put up the picture of the Beach Boys' Smile box which is over here: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=260061&page=9

Springsteen's eulogy for the Big Man is up:

www.brucespringsteen.net

Apparently. One of the great producers...

Great news

http://nilerodgers.com/blog/planet-c-blog-roll/285-walking-on-planet-c-c...

...then you really have to. The funniest piece of radio since...well, just since. To say more might spoil it, so just be off to the Radio Player with you...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_two

Just received this email:

MY DILEMMA !!! Declan Macmanus to undisclosed recipients

I had a visit to London,UK for a short vacation. Unfortunately, I got robbed at the hotel park where I stayed, all cash and credit cards were stolen off me, but luckily for me I still have my passport with me.

I have been to the Embassy and the Police here but they are not responding to the issue effectively and my return flight leaves in few hours from now, but I'm having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let me check out until I sort out the bills. Well I need you to loan me $3,000 and please bear in mind that I'll facilitate your reimbursement as soon as I get home. I PROMISE!

Let me know if you can loan me some money? so I can let you know how to get it to me.

Thanks
Declan

What a terrible quandry for the IDWTGTC hitmaker!

The Beach Boys fan universe has been buzzing with rumours for a few weeks now but it's true - long lost potential masterpiece finally set for release!

http://www.billboard.com/news/beach-boys-lost-smile-album-to-see-release...