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Month: March 2015

  • In which we establish that ‘Jamie & The Magic Torch’ was actually written by The Who

    In which we establish that ‘Jamie & The Magic Torch’ was actually written by The Who

    You think I’m kidding, right?

    Just watch the cartoon’s 2 minute intro:

    Never mind the opening Pete Townsend powerchords and the general Who riffage.  Never mind that, after the torch is switched on, everything looks like a scene from Tommy.  (You can’t get much more Mod than taking a trip to Cuckoo Land on a helter skelter.)  Never mind the fact that the dog Wordsworth is the spitting image of Keith Moon.

    When Jamie finally flies out at the bottom of the helter skelter… take a look what he lands on.

    Seem familiar at all?

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  • Chapter 82: In Liverpool On Sunday

    Chapter 82: In Liverpool On Sunday

    Yes. Instagram. And what of it?
    Yes. Instagram. And what of it?

    Dear Diary,

    It was at a service station somewhere in the North West when I said to Hannah, “Are we going to Liverpool?”

    And she said yes, that was the destination of our surprise weekend away.  And it made sense, because every once in a while I’d said “Yeah, I went to university there.  I really should go back sometime.  Did I ever mention that I seriously considered living there permanently?”

    It turned out that I had.  Many times. (more…)