Reluctant as I am to sabotage this arena for my own selfish needs, I have a question which requires quality unbiased feedback from a panel of intelligent individuals.

My wife and I are trying to choose a name for our first offspring, due to arrive in August. Currently top of our name list is TULLY...

But we value your input. Firstly... gut feeling...would you consider Tully to be a boy's name or a girl's name?

Secondly, do you like it as a name?

While we're here, does anyone else have any random questions they'd like to put to the panel?

I was reminded of this recently:

There's an old Gomez song called Miles End, whose lyrics could, at first glance be about any number of people:

Chinese symbols on his robe
Never gonna match up with that smile
He's wearing mostly black and gold
It's been twelve days
The longest for a while

He's been fortunate
He can't tell a lie
Redheads, blondes, brunettes
They all fall for his lines

He's been king now for so long
His days are numbered
Times have changed, so move along
The dream is over

Draped across Egyptian linen
Even Cleopatra casts an eye
A gossamer see-through zipped up tracksuit
Champagne bottle, ten o'clock on thigh

He's been fortunate
He cannot deny
Jacuzzi baronet
With soap suds in his eyes

That is, until you look at this picture:

Chinese symbols on his robe? Champagne bottle 10 o'clock on thigh?

Any other songs about pictures?

Yes, a post by Futurenoir on this very blog is referenced by none other than legendary Rock journo Swells:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/feb/05/rock-urine-freedom...

"A blogger on the Word website – presumably one of the prissy new breed who have grown up in the sterile, piss-free modern rock environment – recently had the sheer bloody nerve to ask if the slinging of one's urine at British rock concerts was an urban myth.

In an orgy of rock-piss nostalgia, hordes of horny-handed old codgers put him straight. The anecdotes flew through the air like so many plastic Woodpecker cider bottles filled with the good stuff."

It'll set you back a cool $25,000, but you too can own a genuine Bob Dylan harmonica:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/03/bob.dylan.harmonicas.for.sal...

Fortunately Van Morrison isn't considering a similar revenue stream.

Anyone here bought any genuine rock memrobilia?

We were sitting down last night here in Sydney watching the ARIAs (Australian version of the Brit Awards) and it had got the part of the evening where it was time to induct someone into the ARIA Hall Of Fame (like the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Brits). This year it was the turn of Nick Cave to pick up the gong.

They introduced Nick Cave with a short video clip summarising the great man's illustrious career, and at one point during this, they flashed on the screen various magazine covers that have been graced with Cave's angular features. Imagine my delight when the last of these was The Word Magazine!

Just thought you might be interested... The Word is spreading!