'These Generation X-ers need another Vietnam, that should thin out their ranks a little" - Bart J Simpson

...that my three year old daughter could, if moderately riled, knock twenty-two shades of shit out of each and every member of supermimsy shamblebum schmindie shitpoppers The Field Mice with one small chubby arm tied behind her back, blindfolded and drunk.

Exhibit A:

Man Of Soup has dared me to play this at an open mic night. Alas, I doubt even I am that listless...

I actually like Talulah Gosh, when Indie was actually Indie.

Is the fact uncovered in the Bands You Wouldn't Want To Mess With thread that Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch is a bit tasty. Youd've expected him to be the first one to fall over in a swoon at the hesitant wave of a lace-edged hanky.

He is from Glasgow, though, so a certain amount of slack must be cut.

We need some fey, scrawny, arseless, flop-haired southern softy Metropolitan ponces who we can mock until they run away crying and wiping their noses on their slightly-too-long sleeves.

Actually, looking at Bob's photo above, The Field Mice look as if they'd fit the bill admirably. And they've got a smelly gurl in their band. Uuggh. They'll have Girl Germs as well.

Norman is nice
He gives me advice
He made me think twice
About you

http://www.myspace.com/trixiesbigredmotorbike/music/songs/norman-and-nar...

Nothing wrong with a bit of gentle, uncluttered pop

... as I have to administer a chinese burn on Steven Pastel and make him do my homework.

to any of these bands. I can't imagine me being particularly good in a confrontational situation. As Dylan Moran once said, "I'm not much of a fighter, I'm more of a bleeder."

I tried to copy in a photo of the early OJ but failed (techno-foolery again) - if anyone can find a suitable one and show it here, you'll see the primal source of all rock weedery made (pale and wan) flesh. Socks with sandals will feature prominently...

The Lotus Eaters:

Pooh Sticks:

Heavenly:

As my father would say - "bring back National Service..."