Entertainment For Lively Minds
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Good Game,Good Game
The GLW has asked me tp purchase a good game that will keep everybody amused on Christmas day.
Have the massive any suggestions of any old favourites or indeed new classics in the making,that i can buy.
We have seven big kids attending aged between 22 and 55!
Batman Begins ...Again
Last night Batman Begins & The Shawshank Redemption were being shown again on ITV's 1 & 2.Whilst they are both good films, they seem to be shown with amazing regularity.
Does the Massive like me, yearn for some forgotten gem which hasn't seen the light of day for many a year?
My personal list includes...
The Prize (1963) Paul Newman & the lovely Elke Sommer
Let It Be (1970) HJH
The Triple Echo (1972) Oliver Reed & Glenda Jackson
Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) Paul Newman
Perhaps there is a suggestion box at TV house, where you can email requests, like a movie Points Of View?
Karaoke Builders
We are currently undertaking a six week revamp at my place of work , here in deepest Leicester. The construction team carrying out the refit, take great delight in singing along to my I-Pod shuffle, that's blasting out in the background.
Elvis is definately king at the moment, with current favourites being "it's now or never"
"Suspicious minds"
"in the Ghetto"
"I just can't help believin'"
Can any members of this parish, suggest any different singalong specials , as my supply of Elvis is limited , and i'll probably be sick of him by wednesday.
Sweet Warrior
just in case anybody has not purchased this one, Richard Thompson's Sweet Warrior at a mere £2.99
http://www.bangcd.com/productDetail.aspx?prod_id=2864
Good Treadmill Music
I've recently purchased a treadmill to lose some my middle-age pudding, and was wondering if the massive knew any albums that perfectly compliment this exercise regime.
Chris Evans mentioned this morning, that he exercises to Abbey Road and i've tried it tonight and found it to be the best so far -
unless you know better...
Beatles For Sale
With September 9th rapidly approaching, has anyone thought of a good excuse/story on how I can justify to the FPO that spending £200 on a Beatles box of cd's that you have already bought twice before, on vinyl and in 1987 on CD,is a good idea.
Home Made Album Covers
Following Patrick's recent excellent photography thread , has anyone replicated famous album cover shots with their own snaps?
This is my version of the back cover of Power Windows by Rush.

The Alternative Prog Randomizer
Continuing the Prog theme of this month's issue why don't we do a Prog Randomizer.
You just need to open a new playlist ( Call it Beard or something ) and just drag all those 20 minute mystical behemoth's into that folder.
All I Want For Christmas Is ...?
I have been contemplating what CD's to put on my Christmas letter to Santa this year.
I am keen to investigate Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and also because of all the recent Word reader blog activity, Richard Thompson.
If I could compile a top five album list for each artist, then that would be extremely helpful.









