If you look in the dictionary they sell in the shiny new Spurs Shop (the biggest in the world, largest in Europe, shiniest ANYWHERE, bestest, grandest, most magnificentest…) and find the word ‘Schadenfreude’, the definition that comes up is: “Everton 1, Arsenal 0”. Furthermore, for the full effect, for the uber-schadenfreude, taking it to the – Read More-
When you go and see a play because a friends’ daughter is starring in it, the last thing you expect is to actually like it. Be impressed by it. Even moved greatly by it. But you book it. In part for support and in part because its great to visit one of the many ‘new’ – Read More-
What is the link between Black Sabbath and The Charlie Daniels Band? Plus Christina Aguilera and Neil Young. Miles Cirus. Foreigner. And the Kinks. The link is easy. Me. Me and fucking YouTube. It’s music porn for the addictive personality. It’s a simple waste of time and (no) energy. Yet its so good that once – Read More-
Last night at midnight was the deadline for posting gender pay gap figures for the year. For big companies. Failure to comply would result in directors having a compulsory night out at Hooters. And the figures are… unequivocal. Generally, ‘men get paid more than women’. Some companies have ‘reduced their gender pay gap’ whilst others – Read More-
Spurs new stadium, new White Hart Lane, Brilliant, impregnable, we’ve never lost a game. Hundred percent record there, that’s no mean feat So praise the Lord, give thanks, for the team that is to beat. The whole thing, beer an’all, only cost one measly billion Whereas Lucas Moura, whom we love, he’s just a bloody – Read More-
In the 1950s there was the ‘cold war’. Russia and America, building up nuclear arms, spying, dastardly deeds, McCarthy witch-hunts and the yanks lived in mortal fear of ‘reds under the bed’. A metaphor for either Americans who were really communists, or ‘they hear what we say!’ Nothing to do with Arsenal fans. But this – Read More-
I’m not sure which is a greater catastrophe; the failure of MPs to accept any possible Brexit scenario or Arsenal winning last night to overtake Spurs. On a personal level, the Arsenal situation hurts more, will definitely create more anguish, taunting, depression and possibly reactive violence, but on a national level David Cameron’s ‘gift’ of – Read More-
It’s Lila’s birthday. Today. Why its not an official bank and public holiday, with street parties and processions, possibly a carnival, free parking everywhere, all speed cameras turned off for the day, speech by the Queen, 21-gun salute over the Tower at noon… I’ll just never know. In my mind its all that and more. – Read More-
We were ‘cancelled’ last night. That’s always a big bonus. A night in. Ahhhhhh. So I had a long bath, with Robert Harris. Finished ‘Munich’. Not his best. Then Mel went in the bath. A different one. A clean one. With bubbles and oils and candles and ohmmmm. And Kill Bill was on. But, like, – Read More-
It’s not that I’m some speed freak kind of insane Mad Maxian, Bullitt-driving, Vanishing Pointish Blues Brother, verging on the Thelma & Louise, but I just like fast cars and faster driving. I’m a victim of my age. (Always award yourself victim status to at least mitigate acting like a total nob, if not gaining – Read More-