Lucky 13

In my imagination, many folks have written to say what they would have changed about my 12-song New Order comp of some weeks back. In reality, no one has.

That said - if I were to have to add a thirteenth baker's dozen track on, I would add "Dracula's Castle" off Waiting for the Siren's Call.

Stop the hate!

Too much to do today for my inane nattering

Ta!

The recession's most important victims

A co-worker told me yesterday that our local garlic festival has been discontinued, likely because of the costs involved in this unstable economy.

I would say that the shafted attendees of this event are the people most cruelly effected by these trying times, not kids or the unemployed or people who claim to "suffer."

Great World

I'm as shocked as anyone that Let the Great World Spin is the best thing I've read in ages. Reviews want to compare it to Bonfire of the Vanities, but really it's like a more charitable DeLillo. The descriptions of the actual wire-walking (let's see: a 210 ft span, on a 7/8" cable, while carrying a 55 lb pole) made me sweat. Or will continue to (I hope there aren't any more). I'm more than halfway through and I sort of doubt the author will blow it. So - highly recommended!

I could live on this stuff

The hot onion relish/chutney stuff that you are supposed to smear on your naan? I COULD LIVE ON IT.

Posters, again

...and it's a good thing they did, because otherwise I would have had to search out THIS weird thing, with FIVE Smiths, that old Waterman brought back from somewhere and duly adorned one of our college dorm rooms with, and put IT up over the mantle:


















Such a strange picture! Moz in a tie, Craig Gannon looking like he won a contest (second prize in a Have Bon Jovi Come to Your House thing on MTV Europe), and Mr Marr looks like an asthmatic pre-teen, awkwardly awaiting being picked last for kickball.

Still, the jacket-and-tie-with-tie-tucked-into-501's look - TOUGH.

"...ties the room together..."

Our friends gave us this SICK poster!