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Maybe it is because I’m on my way home from Edinburgh after being immersed totally in Scottish politics for two days but I am convinced that the immensity of what will be decided on September 18 is overshadowing everything.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-26936703
I really liked the giant horse-head statues anyway, but they look perhaps even better illuminated at night.
On-topic: not sure it'll affect the actual voting too much south of the border. North, the SNP would welcome a good result but probably won't care if it's bad.
Agree entirely that the referendum is eclipsing an election that would have pretty low interest anyway.
I smiled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGEc8KBKO8I&list=RDXGEc8KBKO8I
And of course, the Proclaimers.
All excellent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFcG0pBhKPA
She thought the big story of the EU elections would be the collapse of LD support.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10769926/Google-hangout-Why-is-Ukip-still-stealing-Conservative-voters.html
twitter.com/election_data/status/456742060096114688
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_England
The Telegraph @Telegraph 2h
George Alagiah has been diagnosed with bowel cancer http://fw.to/S14dolX (Photo: BBC) pic.twitter.com/zuNegQlesJ
I could've mentioned some tracks from Dragon Age: Origins too, amongst other games.
Anyway, this is a nice track from Vagrant Story, one of my favourite games (probably second to Phantasy Star IV). It's aged bloody terribly due to being one of the first 3D RPGs, so the graphics are rough and there's no voice-acting, but the translation from Japanese is staggeringly good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMcSr4PyutQ
Goodbye Mr MacKenzie
Swiftly followed by Hipsway, Hue & Cry, Love & Money
Wasn't always like that, of course, probably the best "gig" I ever went to was The Who at the Kennington Oval in the very early seventies. The music was rubbish, the view was worse but I fell in with a young lady and got my brains banged out afterwards, which was fantastic. David Bowie at the North London Polytechnic was much the same (can't remember the year but Spiders from Mars was just about to be released). At the same venue at about the same time Elkie Brooks got her boobs out on stage and the whole thing developed into a near orgy. The best band of that time for a libidinous audience was, in my experience, the Pink Fairies.
http://www.ippr.org/images/media/files/publication/2014/04/England-local-dimension_Apr2014_12120.pdf
After first having read the research:
http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/n7j4epfe7j/University of Cardiff_England sample Results 121128.pdf
"special pleading" does not quite cover it......
I guess this report (based on research nearly 18 months old) was designed to underpin Miliband's "sunk without trace" localism speech....
One of only 3 guys in the audience for Horse in Birmingham.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27062091
Cardiff LOL !
Is it invidious of the public to expect the standards of behaviour in the HoC to reflect those of an ordinary workplace in the 21st,not 19th Century?
The Speaker mentioned at PMQs that children were watching.If the HoC is not a fit place for children to witness,is it fit for purpose?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27062577
It has to be said, a lot of 80s hair metal bands haven't aged well. I have a Kerrang magazine with a picture of my teenaged wife in rock chick uniform, draped over Motley Crue during a promo night at Rock City. I'm biased, but she still looks hot today. Nikki Sixx, Mickey Mars and the rest of the Crue look like the effing Walking Dead nowadays!
I saw Adam and the Ants were touring the other day although he has not strictly ever left us.
Her taste in music is as questionable as her taste in men... ;-)
Not convinced.
There is a lot to be said for NickP's point about if people really cared they would get out and vote but a lot of the changes brought about by Europe (of which there have been a very great deal and not of no import) are unnoticed by members of the public.
If, for example, it was an EU requirement for kebab shops to heat their kebabs to 83.7 degrees and keep them covered and not less than 1.6metres from the shop counter, the general public might not realise that this was an EU directive. But for those affected, it matters a great deal and is an impediment to efficiency.
(Made up story about kebab shops. I hope.)
They need to show some positive leadership and inspire Scots as to why Scotland remaining a united part of the UK is part of an exciting, optimistic vision for Scotland's successful long-term future.
If they can't win that argument then, no matter what happens in September, in the medium-long term the UK will lose Scotland regardless.
http://youtu.be/WFNAZGgt1VQ
I'm not at all qualified to comment on that. I know very little about the technical and historical side of music. In many respects, I'm sure they were. After all, they are the most consistently popular band of all time.
I don't know if it's over-familiarity, or over five decades of hype, but I've listened to many of their tracks, repeatedly, over the years. All I know is that, personally, I find them a bit boring; they do nothing for me.
Saw them in Dundee more years ago than the band and I would want to admit.
But my favourite gig ever was the Rolling Stones at Edinburgh Castle. They did an unplugged set that was just magic and a version of "Like a rolling stone" I will never forget.
I've seen Springsteen over sixty times, right back to Hammersmith in 1975. Far and away the best live performer of my generation, he also does solo tours and the Seeger Sessions stuff, I saw that Sean mentioned the Pogues, the Seeger stuff is like that. Who else could make this into a great live song:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rTebgVrHEVM
Saw someone recommend The National and they are very good, also the Hold Steady are excellent. Not sure if anyone likes Jake Bugg but his first album was amazing for one so young.
It remains a concern to me that there is a lot of activity in Aberdeen to the north, Edinburgh to the south and some evidence of life in SLAB in Glasgow but Dundee remains a dead spot. Absolutely zilch locally that I can see.
And what about Aztec Camera and Orange Juice?
The great yap about pop groups and stars (which has gone on for 5 hours), is boring my tits off; mainly because after the Beatles and Queen everything else is crud.
One can also tell that today is a slow news day, when Farage has not been mentioned as doing something dastardly for hours now.
Martin Barre can still play the guitar, though.
http://blogs.channel4.com/paul-mason-blog/