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Thread | Unusual long-term ambition fulfilled
at 12:12 4 May 2025
I now own a green Harris Tweed suit. I look like a cross between Margaret Rutherford and Mr Toad in it and I’m delighted. What’s yours? |
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Thread | Farken Pollen
at 23:42 3 May 2025
Walking round town this afternoon and along with almost everyone else, rubbing my eyes, sneezing and snarching and trying to cover my face, under attack from the plane trees. Never known it so bad. |
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Thread | Most unpleasant book you’ve ever read?
at 22:16 1 Apr 2025
I’ve just finished Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, my first by him. I thought I had a high tolerance for gore and brutality, but it was horrific. McCarthy’s poetic style (extremely skilfully done to be fair) made it even harder going, as I kept having to go backwards and forwards to get his point. Edges out The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks and HP Lovecraft for the most disturbing thing I’ve read. |
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Thread | Irish & Scottish Rs
at 12:20 22 Jan 2025
Good luck on Friday and if you find any pieces of my house, hold on to them for me. |
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Thread | Identity Crisis
at 18:22 13 Jan 2025
After 31 years, more than half my life, I no longer live in Sheen. Do I need a new persona to go with my new location? Unfortunately I can’t think of any punning references for my new location. Any other Pimlico Rs? |
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Thread | No subject
at 17:45 4 Jan 2025
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Thread | UB40 at Hammersmith Apollo last night
at 08:26 4 Dec 2024
I was taking a class at the Irish centre last night and we went for an end of term drink. When we were leaving, the pub and the streets were full of people who had been to UB40, and they were really unhappy. A couple of women stopped us to vent at how frustrating and disappointed they were, apparently sparing with the hits and generally grumpy and lacklustre. Anyone here go? I’ve not seen a street reaction like that since Rainbow fans broke windows in Wembley about 1980! |
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Thread | Hammersmith Apollo ticket help
at 19:46 10 Sep 2024
Evening all, I was hoping to benefit from the collective wisdom of the board. I was due to make my first visit to the Apollo in many decades on Saturday but I’m going to Ireland instead and have two tickets I can’t use. I don’t want to make money out of it, I’d be delighted to get face value back. They are for stalls standing-this area is completely sold out and there only appear to be a couple of dozen circle tickets left.
I bought through EventimUK and they haven’t sent me any digital tickets yet, so even if I wanted to tout them on Stubhub etc, I don’t have anything. Eventim say I can offer them on their own fan exchange at face value, but the facility to list them, which they claim should be automatic isn’t there yet - perhaps because it’s not yet sold out. Ironically, they said I could list a paper ticket if I had one, but for postal reasons it would have to close any sale today.
Any advice? Can I list the promise of a digital ticket online and then send it over when it comes? When do EventimUK release digital pass tickets in advance? Any other suggestions?
By the way, it’s Blackberry Smoke, Southern big-band country/blues. Not my usual, but I saw them last year because I had heard one song by their support band on a playlist and I was on a post Covid live music binge. They put on a great show, great sound and really worked the audience. They must be a bit of a cult following, very diverse group, bikers to school mums night out. Any interest? |
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Thread | Positives from today….
at 17:56 10 Aug 2024
Varane looked exceptionally sharp and decisive when he came on, he was right on the pace of the game.
But of a distance to…
Alfie Lloyd looked like he meant business, he was much stronger looking than I expected from old video too.
Daniel Bennie had a Devon White air of chaos on legs and may be the scruffiest looking player ever to wear the hoops. |
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Thread | All Ireland Hurling Final on BBC2 today!!
at 14:14 21 Jul 2024
I know there’s been another thread, but worth bringing to general attention to any neutrals. Should be a lot of fun for anyone not called Brian McCarthy or CLAREMAN. 3.30 throw-in. [Post edited 21 Jul 2024 14:16]
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