Monday 28 February 2022
Nicky
Sunday 27 February 2022
Snapshots #229: A Top Ten Russian Songs
Regina Spektor was the most famous Russian celeb I could find holding a camera... or let's pretend it's a camera, for continuity's sake, eh?
10. If Marilyn didn't shine...
Then she would be a matt (finish) Monroe.
Matt Monro - From Russia With Love
9. Black Sea Peninsula.
The Crimea - White Russian Galaxy
8. Kirk.
My Scottish friends, that clue was just for you.
The Church - Russian Autumn Heart
7. These guys are pretty touchy.
Touchy-feely, that is.
6. Niiice fellows, led by a G-Man and a Bobby.
Kenny G + Bobby Ball =
Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen - Midnight In Moscow
5. He will be jollily smoking that cigar until he drives away.
Similar sentiment to the Sting song: but much less bollocks.
Of course, it's not called Leningrad anymore. These days, it's...
4. Lenient nuns.
The Sisters of Mercy - Dominion / Mother Russia
3. Gammon outrage as secret identity of new 007 is revealed!
"James Bond, a woman!" The red-faced OUTRAGE!!!
Jane Bond & The Undercovermen - Radio Moscow
2. Learn CPR in Centre Parcs.
Learn CPR in Centre Parcs.
Prince - Ronnie, Talk To Russia
Joe, talk to Russia.
1. In Rehab, eat less chocolate.
In Rehab, eat less chocolate.
Remember the good old days of the USSR?
Saturday 26 February 2022
Saturday Snapshots #229
10. If Marilyn didn't shine...
9. Black Sea Peninsula.
8. Kirk.
7. These guys are pretty touchy.
6. Niiice fellows, led by a G-Man and a Bobby.
5. He will be jollily smoking that cigar until he drives away.
4. Lenient nuns.
3. Gammon outrage as secret identity of new 007 is revealed!
2. Learn CPR in Centre Parcs.
1. In Rehab, eat less chocolate.
Cop a load of the answers tomorrow morning...
Friday 25 February 2022
The United Kingdom of Song #40: Caledonia
Thursday 24 February 2022
Record Collection Recollections #1
Wednesday 23 February 2022
Mark
Tuesday 22 February 2022
Conversations With Ben #26: Cowboys, Wrecking Balls & Cheugy Scones
Rol: Was it L'il Nas X?
Nah, he comes round for a chocolate digestive and a cup of lemon and ginger tea on most Wednesdays. Thursday's he's travelling back to Hollywood.
Must have been Billy Ray then.
He did keep going on about his heart. I just called an ambulance, though.
Don't get on the wrong side of him. His family owns a wrecking ball.
Please tell me you get other people to come and teach similes.
How was that a simile? It didn't have like or as.
"I came in *like* a wrecking ball."
They don't own construction equipment.
She is clearly swinging on a huge fucking wrecking ball in the video I've seen. I watched it repeatedly, just to make sure.
I'd guess that it'd be cheaper for the budget if they rented one.
I don't think budget is something the Cyruses worry about.
You should have said, "Don't get on the wrong side of him. His family clearly has the free capital to rent a wrecking ball as and when needed."
I maintain that they have the free capital to *buy* a wrecking ball. Tell me you wouldn't buy a wrecking ball if you could afford one. I know I would.
I think my main concern is storage. I don't want to have to buy a big enough hangar to store it.
It'd probably make sense to turn it into a business.
But then I'd have to employ someone to deal with it.
It's too much hassle.
Rent it. Do the job. Return it.
You just need one of those really big garden boxes. Watch out this weekend, there'll probably be a few flying around.
Pretty sure my neighbour's fence is about to fall over. It's swinging around.
Swingers?
I thought we'd moved on from discussing the wrecking ball?
Monday 21 February 2022
My Top Ten Opening Lines Volume 3
Sunday 20 February 2022
Snapshots #228: A Top Ten Drums & Drummer Songs
As Brian said last week, the answers always seem obvious on a Sunday.
Beat your drums to the following tunes, please...
10. Sounds like he had slim sleeves.
9. Genesis sang about them three times.
Genesis sang Tonight Tonight Tonight.
8. Detective who used to make sketches meets homicidal artificial intelligence.
(Or... would-be Dirty Harry meets magician in a box.)
Nancy Drew + HAL 9000.
Dirty Harry was originally going to be played by Frank Sinatra,
David Blaine was a magician in a box.
Nancy Sinatra & Hal Blaine - Drummer Man
7. Wot, no peppered sprouts?
Chad Jackson - Here The Drummer, Get Wicked
I thought I'd hate that, given how much I hate most dance music from that era. But I actually had quite a fond recollection, hearing it again after all these years. It's a lot more old skool than I remember.
6. They got tangled up in a hotter vest bra.
"Hotter vest bra" was an anagram.
The Avett Brothers - Kick Drum Heart
5. Southern Indian devotional poet.
Named after King Kulasekhara, the aforementioned devotional poet.
Kula Shaker - The Sound Of Drums
4. Famous for producing ground beef dish.
The man who produced Meat Loaf, on Bat Out Of Hell.
Todd Rundgren - Bang The Drum All Day
3. First in line, lover of wolves.
Prince Charles if First In Line for the throne.
"Connor" means lover of wolves, apparently.
The Charles Connor Band - Drummer Man
2. In this picture, you have seen torsos.
"Seen torsos" is an anagram.
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drum
1. Rocking horses.
Rock as in stone, horses as in ponies.
Linda Ronstadt in the middle there. The Lemonheads version always deserves a mention.
The Stone Poneys - Different Drum
Catch a Yellow Submarine... or a Tank Engine called Thomas... to bring you back for more Snapshots next Saturday.
Saturday 19 February 2022
Saturday Snapshots #228
There's another stormy Saturday in prospect, with winds strong enough to blow TVs out of hotel rooms and Rolls Royces into swimming pools. Better to stay indoors, I'd say, and have a go at this week's Snapshots.
Identify the artists below, then work out the connection between certain of their songs...
10. Sounds like he had slim sleeves.
9. Genesis sang about them three times.
8. Detective who used to make sketches meets homicidal artificial intelligence.
(Or... would-be Dirty Harry meets magician in a box.)
7. Wot, no peppered sprouts?
6. They got tangled up in a hotter vest bra.
5. Southern Indian devotional poet.
4. Famous for producing ground beef dish.
3. First in line, lover of wolves.
2. In this picture, you have seen torsos.
1. Rocking horses.
When the Moon goes down tomorrow morning, the answers will come up.