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Shipbuilding - written by Elvis Costello and Clive Langar. Is it worth it A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bicycle on the boy's birthday It's just a rumour that was spread around town By the women and children Soon we'll be shipbuilding Well I ask you The boy said 'DAD THEY'RE GOING TO...

Not sure what's to be gained (by the watch company at least) using the image of a bruised and battered Bernie Eccleston in a newspaper ad. Is it an attempt at humour or a two fingered gesture towards his attackers? Very strange.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11947156

Never been a lover of golf or cricket and yet I enjoy the Ryder Cup and the Ashes because of the rivalry. I'll probably be slaughtered by fellow Scots on this site, but I haven't missed much of the Ashes coverage due to working night shifts. There was a point in the second test which reflected the f...

I think the notion that Blatter is more interested in his own legacy is nearer to the mark. He Introduced the first World cup in Asia, Africa and now the Middle East. Of course, that could not have happened without a rule change and why, for the first time, two World cups were chosen at the same tim...

Heard the new single on Planet Rock and wasn't impressed. They are capable of better in my opinion. Not a fan really but a decent band.

In case anyone is interested in the amount of money 'O' Neill spent while at Villa.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... Villa.html

Old Angus wrote:Personally always thought they were crap like.

Of course, they did improve when joining 'Yes!'

Stranglers merit a mention (barely) in this interview from 1977 - taken from the CBC archives.

Some other interesting interviews on the same page - notably the Clash.

http://archives.cbc.ca/arts_entertainme ... clips/763/

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh. Down in the sewer Kicking at a lot of empty Four X lager cans And there sure are a lot of them around here How did I get down here? Well it's a long story I should have stayed down home out near the dam And kept my webbed feet warm Instead of freezing them off down here. ...

Damn. Does that mean these ladies are still the only Belgians to perform and sing on their own hit song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHhyyRByuJ0

And yet Sting was fond of pigeons - paying homage to them in the song 'Doo Doo doo doo!'

What - no Stranglers? :shock: A study of 3,000 Brits has seen the Apple iPhone named as the 'Coolest Thing on the Planet'.To take top slot in the poll, the must-have phone beat off competition from things like the Aston Martin DB9, the internet and Johnny Depp. Top 100 coolest things on the planet 1...