So Robert Parker is the US's best known wine critic. He's best known for his "Parker out of 100" wine scores. Hugh Johnson is the UK's best known wine critic. In the new Decanter magazine (for May...
It's hard in this weather, isn't it. You could just sit in the bar down on the front, until it goes dark. So you come in. Then you sit looking out of the window, thinking you should go back. Trouble...
Usual rule ... I get to choose. And it's ... Sophie Ellis Bextor. Tonight. Not up in London this time. She was right here, at our very own Concorde2, the best gig venue in the world. And she was...
Do we always think that other people's lives are more interesting? Someone said I had an interesting life this morning, when I posted a thread about going to a gig. I think that the people with...
Normal rules ... my decision is final. I saw Halestorm last night, at The Forum, in Kentish Town. Minus points ... ... Kentish Town is a bit of a dump. ... it took me ages and ages to get back to...
... in animated movies. In yesterday's paper. It's all to do with the voice over guys. If the cartoon character is lazy, or a petty criminal, they employ an Afro Caribbean voice over (eg the crows in...
A small selection from today's list, somewhere or other, of things that "noughties" teenagers will remember from the last decade, apparently. But, really, we did all of these better than the...
You know that thing that karate people do with piles of bricks? They hit the top one, and the whole pile cracks all the way down? Does someone do that with Rich Tea Fingers biscuits? Every packet I...
Usual rules ... I get to choose. We went to see Bitter Ruin last night at The Social in smelly London. They were brilliant. Other nominations for Gig Of The Week will be considered, but are unlikely...
"That" video from the Canadian Institute of Diversity ... and, coming up next, Jimmy Kimmel's response. All very funny. I like the "doubles luge is just high velocity spooning" and "football players...
When I listen to The Ring, it's mostly the 1950 Scala version from Wilhelm Furtwangler. Kirsten Flagstad is utterly, utterly exquisite as Brunhilde. She makes up for the ropey sound quality. It's...
Maybe it's a bit late now ... Ooh, no, hang on ... still in time for the last one! This is where I spread my onesie today. Money in the bank, I think. Wincanton 2.15 - Pressies Girl 2.45 - Ladies...
Missed the full details, but ... When people drive more slowly, they feel safer, so they focus less on the actual road. They enter a mental comfort zone. 12% of accidents are caused by speed. 40% of...
Who are your least and most favourite?Least ... Delia ... (dull, dull, dull)Most ... Nigella ... (Team Nigella!)(with an honourable mention to The Hairy Bikers)...
Does anyone else get fed up with people who are whingeing about something that happened, and they try to strengthen their point by moaning about something that DIDN'T happen? There was a guy on telly...
Why did I not know about this place before? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/africa_togo0s_voodoo_market/html/1.stm I need to go there, to pick up a few bits for our Voodoo...