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Postbag: a little bit of politics
1 July 2005
Afternoon. Welcome to the weekend with your latest installment of the hastily-put-together, ramshackle letters page. This week's letters page is absolutely packed full of letters - some forming words as long as 'comprehension'. Fwoar!Post my bag at postbag@codalmighty.com and what you say will appear below like some kind of modern witchcraft and sorcery.
The young ones
Tell Miss B Elton's song "Grimsby" was on the Album (Converted to CD?) "Caribou" circa 1975.
from Phil Shorter
The thin blue line
Just thought I'd point out that Nottingham Forest are in the North region of the Carling Cup whilst their more Northerly neighbour Notts County are in the Southern region. Couldn't be bothered to check the rest of the clubsto see if there are any other anomalies but I'm sure someone else will.
from Brian Robinson
Maybe baby
Thanks Francis - I agree.
As the aforementioned resident of 'zombiefied Docklands' I was a tad surprised at Diary's foreceful views on this fine urban landscape in which I'm privilleged to dwell. Specially surprised since I'd taken the time to share my reminscence about St Elton of John. Rude get (Diary bloke, not Elt).
Docklands might not be up there with Riby Square and the glories of that wasteland bit between Freeman Street and the railway line, but it'll do me fine, ta.
PS That 'Grimsby' song by Elton John is nothing to boast about. Horrible tossed-off tune. So to speak.
By the way, there's a Humberston in Chile.
from Nickmariners
Stark
"Would you like a pinch of salt with that?"
That Diary fella's a cynic isn't he? Does he have a hat to eat when Simba and Mufasa sign for us?
from Steve McCat
Blackadder
Scoring at the scousers In 1980. Well we didn't did we no. Bloody Kevin 'Killer' Kilmore should have put us one up but the sight of an onrushing Clemence and the thought of someone on the Kop throwing a mobile phone at him (they were bloody heavy in them days) put him off so much that he put the resultant one on one chance out for a throw in. I seem to remember Tony "Fordy" Ford put one just over the bar towards the end that even the Liverpool fans wanted to go in. Thing was it was absolutely no disgrace to lose 5 - 0 to THAT Liverpool side on THAT day, it was truly breathtaking football.
from Blackandwhitebarmy
Friday night live
I have to disagree with the suggestion of Big Wok as a good place to eat in Lincoln. I spent three years at Uni in the town and I wasn't a great fan of the place. Plus it is a long long walk to Sincil Bank. The Brayford Pool area is now chock-a- block with pubs and bars offering the usual stuff and that's possibly a twenty minute walk to the ground. There are couple of fish and chip shops and other various fried beyond all comprehension burger joints. But I think in general the rule of thumb in the town for food (or at least for my digestive system, not a nice thought I know) is that the top of the hill is where the best food is and it gets worse the further you go down it until you are at the McDonalds on the roundabout at the bottom end of the A46. Pub wise, though, best decent ale in town I could find (and a nice atmosphere when not wearing Grimsby shirt) was the Golden Eagle on the southside of the tracks at the end of the High Street. Good pies at Sincil Bank. They still got the air raid siren?
By the way - does anyone have a good recipie for making strawberry cheesecake?
from John Pakey
Mr Bean
re: Mitch Ben on the glasto pages, and not hearing of him. He pops up regularly with Punt & Dennis on their Radio2 comedy shows, as a musician singing songs of comedic lyrical content. May I recommend keeping the radio on after Jonathan Ross on Saturday morning to listen to Roland Rivron's improv music show. Mitch is the bass player, and Marcus Brigstock on guitar. Always includes a muso guest who is up for it: Nick Heywood last week.
from Andy Lumbard