Planned to listen to Revolver but opted for the above. Energy, bounce and Ringo really swings on the title track. Some of the tracks obviously knocked off pretty quickly, but the harmonies, the tunes, it does not get any better. F'ing function lock stuck on keyboard, hence the brevity.

Just heard 'I say nothing' on 6 music, fuck this single is 25 years old. It suddenly made me feel nostalgic in a rather tragic 'where have all the years gone' (way)? Ok I turned 40 last year, is this what happens now, I never used to look back but now I do seemingly constantly.

What a player, and no he is not for sale. F*cking Sky, stop asking the question with the assumption that the mighty terriers cannot possibly hold on to him. He is contracted until 2015 and our cahirman is worth £200m. Harry Rednapp, you can f-off as well. We will lose him eventually but not in Jan.

Watched the kings speech for the first time yesterday, to be blunt I thought it was shit. By numbers Oscar fodder for the Americans. Helen Bonham Carter just wittered on...Colin Firth weird accent, not convincing.

Just watching TOTP2 and wondered how the hell Boney M became so successful, they really were crap but sold a ridiculous amount of records. Really trite lyrics, bloke in tight trousers doing fuck all. Anyway, happy christmas, hope you have a good day. Not too optimistic given my 10 year old told me how much he hated his pampered, everything he wants life; seriously considered sending him to a workhouse, they do still have those?

It has been discussed in Word (and probably this forum) before but the multi-channel world we live in has, effectively, killed off nostalgia. I happened upon 'The Fall Guy' starring Lee Majors (the Bionic Man F.F.S.)earlier today and was reminded how much I loved this show as a child. It had everything; a tuneless sexist dirge of a title track sung by the man himself ('I've never spent much time in school, but I've taught ladies plenty'), stunts, fights, car chases and a certain easy low rent glamour inherent in all american TV at the time. All the women in the show were pretty hot also. I lasted 20 minutes and concluded it was utter shit, albeit shit loved by my boyhood self. Some TV from this halcyon era still stands up (Rockford Files, Quincy, Hawaii 5'0) but what other similar shows have revealed themselves to be pretty piss poor?

Here goes:
1) It must involve getting out of the house and away from the FPO and the ungrateful dependents. A sedentary example would be 'going to the football'; something more active would be playing said sport, golf or cycling.
2) It must involve an 'inner narrative', blokes need to be able to be someone else or project their participation of said hobby onto a well known event. Cyclists become Mark Cavendish or imagine themselves attacking over the alps while grinding (slowly) up local climbs. Footballers see themselves at Wembley etc
3) It must involve buying shit we don't need in the hope that it will help us perform better, resemble our role models or just 'feel better'.
Under the above rules, Golf and Cycling probably fit most perfectly as each involve long periods out of the home, plenty of 'inner narrative' moments and endless amounts of shit to buy. Some golf clubs don't even allow women to be members!

My 65 year old father has asked for a Sex Pistols CD for Xmas, WTF. Whatever happened to the generation gap?

Well mine has been somewhat mixed to say the least!
Highs:
Taking up cycling, this has really kept me together mentally and also meant I have lost around 2 stone. Kids continue to amaze.
Lows:
Car accident has lead me to question my 'harem scarem' working week. Grandma died, really hit me hard and has triggered many memories which bring home my own mortality. Huddersfield Town continue to ruin my weekends (I really need to lighten up). Hitting 40. Being increasingly out of touch with the current music scene and probably listening to less music as a result.
So how has it been for you?

This may be a class thing but when I was a kid I often used to soak my feet in a bowl of hot water if I got particularly cold and wet. This was often done in front of the telly with a towel set under the bowl, the same one we washed the pots in. This was a custom handed down from older generations, perhaps a war time thing. We also rented a tele for a considerable length of time in the days before ready credit. These bizarre musings came today while getting very cold and wet on a bike ride.

I have been meaning to write this for a while after hearing a truly dreadful trailer for his show on 6 music. Can we please make it stop? Stop pretending to be thick, stop the 'I don't know what i'm doing' schtick, stop the self depreciation as you have far too much to be modest about. Look, I know who your dad was and I found his act to be just as insincere. I appreciate that I will probably banished from the the word forum forever for holding such views but.....

My other half has an interview next week and I would appreciate some suggestions relating to uplifting, aspirational reach for the stars type song which is not naff nor needlessly obscure. Also, no swearing. The challenge is there, is the word massive up for it?

After listening to 'Everything must go' by Steely Dan this evening I came to the conclusion that I am one of the few who really like this album. The general response to said release was rather 'meh' but I rate it above 'two against nature' (which enjoyed better reviews but I have never really liked it). I also believe that 'regeneration' is the best Divine Comedy' release.

Surely he must be about the worst actor to have 'made it'. No charisma, wooden, slow talking dolt. He is shit in the shit DCI Banks drama.

Well, some little fucker tried to break into our house last night; obviously you can no longer have a nice car and park it in front of your own house. Tamper proof locks worked but we will now have to fork out for a security gate on the back and new door handles. Insurance went up this year, car & home, so I am becoming increasingly disillusioned about the law abiding life I do lead. Two very thick time serving plods came round, usual platitudes about how they are under manned, covering a big beat etc. They actually admitted that most of these cases are solved by pure luck. From now on I will not be offering tea & biscuits; it is is enough I contribute to their salaries without offering catering also. CSI came round, not like on the telly. On the upside I was snapped doing 35 in 30; of course I will get done, pay the fine and suffer the increased premiums. In short, be a fuck-wit, don't work, dont pay your way, leech from society, commit petty crime, don't have nice things, don't want the best for your family....you are unlikely to get caught!