'Mike's Mini Men' (Roy of the Rovers comic, 1978: "It must be a fluke! It must be!"
Sexism, poor marking and the taste of sour grapes all in one panel.
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'Mike's Mini Men' (Roy of the Rovers comic, 1978: "It must be a fluke! It must be!"
Sexism, poor marking and the taste of sour grapes all in one panel.
The tickets have been released for my two shows at Prohibition in August!
Really looking forward to working with Daisy Summerfield.
Ticket links below:
www.prohibitionrecordingstudios.co.uk/events/the-g...
www.prohibitionrecordingstudios.co.uk/events/the-g...
A heartbroken John Noakes ponders the quotidian nature of his alleged thoughts - and curses an incorrect use of a possessive case apostrophe in 'Buddy' (1981):
You wait all your life for one Liverpool-based Vaughan to turn up in the singles collection of a Hertfordshire record shop*, and then....
(See also M and B Winters at the Glasgow Empire: "Oh, no - there's two of the f*ckers!")
*The fortuitously-named 'Empire Records', St Albans.
#WeekendSingles
My 'The Girl Who Could Fly'
show comes to Liverpool in August.
Prohibition (behind the Everyman) is such a beautiful venue.
And I'm just honoured to be joined by the brilliant Daisy Summerfield as 'The Singer'.
Tickets go on sale on Tuesday March 10th.
Me, Sal and our middle baby Jack - just forty minutes away from the St Albans City/Dulwich Hamlet National League South thriller!
Me and My Celebrity Mates at The Mansion - A World Book Day Special!
4. Peppa Pig (right of pic)
Yes - it's a picture of me and Mollie Sugden on a Barnes Travel to West Brom in the early 2000s.
She caused MURDER.
Film of the Day
In the Mouth of Madness (USA 1995)
www.saintvespaluus.co.uk/film-1-12/in...
We'll be looking at Harlan Ellison's brilliant 1957 short story 'The Soldier' in tomorrow's 'Worlds of Sci-Fi' Shared Reading group.
This week's photos are from Cambridge photographer D.Stuart's images* of the deserted Butlin's in Filey - very 'sci-fi'/Xbox FPS!
*Thanks to @jondennis.bsky.social
I've always tried to get the message across that great literature explains and illustrates the human condition, and most importantly, that there are good souls out there who think, feel and love the way that ππΌπ do.
But nothing encapsulates my time on earth as succinctly and accurately as this cat:
New Viz
Ex-snooker star raconteur death-in-Spain armageddon:
The Dreaming (46)
Live at The Bookbinder, Lark Lane.
A brilliant night of Spoken Word and comedy in beautiful surroundings!
And it's free!
π΅"Movin' 'cross the floor
Make me wanting more
Eagle Eyes..."π΅
I wish!
That's tremendous!
π΅"We're for-ever,
Ever-ton!"π΅
God bless you, Blue boys!
Jesus! What a save!
GTFI!
Film of the Day
Uzak (Turkey 2002) π½
A sad, beautiful treatise on life:
www.saintvespaluus.co.uk/film-1-12/uzak
Film of the Day
Dead Presidents (USA 1995) π½
www.saintvespaluus.co.uk/film-1-12/de...
The Dreaming
Vol.46
Spoken Word and music at The Bookbinder - in beautiful Lark Lane!
Apply* for a performing slot now!
*DM, please.
We'll be reading and discussing Nghi Vo's 2024 Hugo award-winning short story 'Stitched To Skin Like Family Is' at this week's Worlds of Sci-Fi Shared Reading group.
Texts and refreshments are free. We meet in The Reader Mansion's Red Room on Wednesday February 25th at 1pm
All welcome!
#booksky
The collar is a bit extravagant, but a nice shirt, nevertheless.
Len's goal v Man United in that (WBA) 5-3 away was a thing of great beauty.
There's not a great deal you can do with the Derby template, but I like the Umbro embellishments.
Excellent work, Chris. 'TTWL' was one of the last of the Wyndham 'canon' I read, and to tell the truth, it was a bit disappointing. There's a (tedious) touch of smartarsery about the book, and it lacks the earnestness and urgency of his (much) better novels. A decent read, nevertheless.
Beautiful Football Photographs
1. WBA's Laurie Cunningham torments Derby County's Gerry Ryan (?) and positively traumatises Colin Todd at the Baseball Ground during the 1977-78 season.
A revolution is coming!
Me and Peter Reid share an orthopaedic bath, RzeszΓ³w, Poland, 23.2.16.
I left the house at 11.15 or so this morning, muttering 'Eff off Everton/England' after getting up all excited to watch the T20. I've just seen the denouement now!