Where are you going tonight?

[Harry Genshaw]

Gannin to Newcastle like etc.
Sitting in some dreadful pub near a metro station in Wallsend killing time. Mate's 40th, 2 nights on it plus some bubble football. Never been out here before, should be good!

Watch out for the women. I'm not sure you're up to that lor.

He'll be too busy chatting Rafa up in the bogs

Then he should see if he fancies taking Pratley or Trotter.

There's not enough broon ale in the world to convince him to buy Pratley. As for Trotter I reckon PP is going to build a side around him next season

[Worthy4England]

So we're going to get plenty of width then.

[Beefheart]

On the bus to New York, meeting a mate I haven't seen in ages. Going for a good run round city ntral park then off to Brooklyn brewery.

[CrazyHorse]

Mrs Horse has blagged us a couple of free tickets to see the Roses tonight at the Etihad.

I knew there were a good reason I married her.

[clapton is god]

Mrs Horse has blagged us a couple of free tickets to see the Roses tonight at the Etihad.

I knew there were a good reason I married her.

We're there tomorrow, @ £60 a ticket!

[LeverEnd]

Gannin to Newcastle like etc.
Sitting in some dreadful pub near a metro station in Wallsend killing time. Mate's 40th, 2 nights on it plus some bubble football. Never been out here before, should be good!

Watch out for the women. I'm not sure you're up to that lor.

One arrest for d&d and a visit to A&E for a split head playing football so far. Going well!

[Burnden Paddock]

Gannin to Newcastle like etc.
Sitting in some dreadful pub near a metro station in Wallsend killing time. Mate's 40th, 2 nights on it plus some bubble football. Never been out here before, should be good!

Watch out for the women. I'm not sure you're up to that lor.

One arrest for d&d and a visit to A&E for a split head playing football so far. Going well!

What about the rest of them?

[LeverEnd]

Gannin to Newcastle like etc.
Sitting in some dreadful pub near a metro station in Wallsend killing time. Mate's 40th, 2 nights on it plus some bubble football. Never been out here before, should be good!

Watch out for the women. I'm not sure you're up to that lor.

One arrest for d&d and a visit to A&E for a split head playing football so far. Going well!

What about the rest of them?

Ha! Got chatting to a nice Scottish blonde who went mad and lamped one of our party in the face for being rude to her friend. Hadn't met him before and he was asking for it. Hadn't met some if these guys before and a couple of them were a liability. Great weekend though.

[bobo the clown]

^^ so, Shirley you went off with the Scottish girl !?!?

[twilight]

Mrs Horse has blagged us a couple of free tickets to see the Roses tonight at the Etihad.

I knew there were a good reason I married her.

We're there tomorrow, @ £60 a ticket!

Granddaughter went with her mates on Friday night. Said they were brilliant!!

[CrazyHorse]

Aye, it were brilliant. I'm too old for all that nonsense though. Feeling it today like.

[Bruce Rioja]

Saw some footage of them when they did Heaton Park. At least the crowd sang in tune.

[clapton is god]

Had a cracking day out today at Wray Castle in The Lakes where Sky Arts were filming Landscape Artist of the Year. There were only around 30 members of the public there and Sky made full use of us in filling in shots and we even got speaking parts at one stage.

This is Frank Skinner relaxing between shoots.

[Gary the Enfield]

On Saturday night I drove to Birmingham with Mrs GtE and Little Miss GtE to watch Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Now Rainbow always had a, ahem, fluid line up. The main singers along the years had been Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) Joe Lynn Turner and their most commercial line up with Graham Bonnet at the helm (remember Since you've been gone and (I wanna love ya) All Night Long?) I was too young to see any of them and Rainbow disbanded sometime in the early '80's just prior to Blackmore et al reviving the fantastic MKII Deep Purple line up.

It was billed as a Rainbow concert but was probably 50/50 Rainbow and Deep Purple. The lead singer was a guy called Ronnie Romero (nope, me either) from a band called Lords of Black (nope me either) who did a passable Gillan but a phenomenal Dio. He absolutely nailed Stargazer and Man on the Silver Mountain and Mistreated. I got to hear Soldier of Fortune live which was a major plus for me, personally, as I love the song (even though they cut it short) My only gripe really was the 10 minute Drum and keyboard solos which really had no place in a 1hr 45 minute set, especially as the majority of the crowd had no idea who they were. They could have slotted two more songs in there.

All in all a great night. Even the 2.5 hour drive home (including Car Park exit) didn't dampen my mood. As we headed South I saw the Ricoh Arena ablaze with light. A quick check revealed Rihanna was playing and I wondered, briefly, whether her songs would still be listened to/ watched and sung by crowds of thousands in 50 years time........ Long Live Rock and Roll!

[Worthy4England]

Sorry I missed it now. Did Blackmore still smash his guitar up or did he have to get one of the roadies to do it for him?

[Gary the Enfield]

Sorry I missed it now. Did Blackmore still smash his guitar up or did he have to get one of the roadies to do it for him?

He was very quiet to be fair. Handed out drinks of water to some of the 'crowd' at the front but apart from that he had little to do with the crowd.

You'd have loved it.

[Beefheart]

Off to watch Beck tonight and just found out Badly Drawn Boy is supporting

[Bruce Rioja]

Off to watch Beck tonight and just found out Badly Drawn Boy is supporting

Saw the Breightmet boy some years ago at this Kosovon benefit gig. He was out of tune yet kept blaming it on his piano. Tea-cosied, tuneless c*nt. Enjoy.

[Beefheart]

Off to watch Beck tonight and just found out Badly Drawn Boy is supporting

Saw the Breightmet boy some years ago at this Kosovon benefit gig. He was out of tune yet kept blaming it on his piano. Tea-cosied, tuneless c*nt. Enjoy.

Good job he's only the support act in that case!

[Bruce Rioja]

Rammy Festival. Gaz Coombes on the Saturday, Fun Lo C on the Sunday - Happy, happy days.