I am looking forward to the new issue however I would rather it was late than anyone got hurt trying to deliver it .

but that's because the Italian postal service has lost the copy my mum kindly sent to me. Che vergogna!

Well there's no snow here, no chance of there ever being any snow (being 3 deg off the equator here in Singapore), but I bet that everyone still gets their copy before me !!!

I know the issue is snow at origin really.......just being cynical.

47 down here in melbourne ,bushfires and 14 dead

given you guys up north are freezing your butts off you'd think the weather would be just about right somewhere in the middle

...this morning, followed by that spirit rousing thud on the doormat. Amazing how a reminder from the DVLC, publicity material about Alliance and Leicester loans and a programme of South Bank Centre children's events can sound uncannily like the Word magazine. Bugger ! Maybe Monday.

Or the hinges of the gate
Or Mark Ellen in his snow shoes
Making sure The Word ain't late

In my case it was an unsolicited clothing catalogue for the Mrs. *sigh*

I received my Vogue today (am I the only person on here who subscribes to Word and Vogue? Very possibly.), a full week or so after in arrived in my newsagents.

So got that late too, but at least I've got an Inspirational Woman 2009 piece to look forward to, as well as discovering that the earring is making a comeback.

No Word yet.

The earring went away???

I've bought half the bloody music I'm waiting for the reviews of, ye metereologically challenged buzzards......

Is there a review of this young lass? It's on e music.

Still becrusted in West Country icicles, it's finally here. First skim reveals two new columns and lots of good looking stuff - from A(lexi Sayle) to Z(appa) - and an impressive six pages on John Martyn. Well done chaps; gold star this month!

Tis a bloomin' miracle - I was just reading this message and and about to set finger to keyboard, when AT THAT VERY MOMENT the postie bunged The WORD through my door, where it landed among the sodden boots and final reminders. Well it looks great, fair tribute to the late Mr Martyn, and I haven't even opened the placcy bag yet. But all is well, cos it's here once again, the mail DID get through....

Word has arrived in Yorkshire. Praise be!

A delivery in rural Berkshire. All is well.

a couple of miles from Word Towers it has arrived. I will dig in as soon as the Archers has finished.

The Word Has Landed!

in not quite so snowy anymore Bristol.

And may I be the first to point out the terrible error in the best movie deaths piece? Patrick Troughton was sorted out nastily in The Omen, and not The Exorcist, as any fule kno.

Good shout on Corporal Hicks in Alien 3, but it's a shame you didn't include Cpl Hudson's sweary demise from Aliens in the best listing.

The spoke has made contact with the hub.
A very enjoyable read, one that even jitling would like, I feel.
Especially sad tale about Gerry Rafferty, an undersung individual if ever, with way more to offer than Baker Street. Given our RT-philia, the story of the abortive first draft of Shoot Out the Lights, produced by Gerry Rafferty, would make a darn good read. The dicarded version is available in parts on bootlegs and was, in parts, on the limescale circuit. I think he also produced an early and unreleased Linda LP.

Magazine arrived yesterday, fine John Martyn piece accepted as excuse for late arrival!

CD straight onto iTunes at work this morning and too soon for Gracenote database! How does all that work? I've tapped in the info off the back of the sleeve and then it says you can "submit CD track names", did so, but not sure if that's worked or not!! BPA sounds good.

Is it just me, or does anyone else think they're in danger of finding the Word CD the only new CD they "buy" each month?

I'd love to know how to cut back, but there are about 3 pointers alone from the disc that sound potentially essential purchases, and that's before I even get round to listening to the bloody thing.......

Retropath - that's the thing, it could easily get too expensive! You like the track on the Word CD, you go out and buy the albums they come from... and then next month another Word CD comes around!

I've had to stop myself from walking into HMV or going on Amazon because I know deep down I can't resist. Then there's space to store, time to listen... I tell you, it's a hard life being a music fan!

Just time to pick up the new Word and head off again. Glad not to have to endure another train journey without it.