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La Main de Dieu
Thierry Henri is a cheat.
French commentators think the “double main” stunt is hilarious.
Are You Lookin’ at Me Pal?
This wonderful track from former Men at Work front man Colin Hay comes courtesy of my blogpal Ken Fitlike
The title is that great one line conversation ice breaker often used in Scottish pubs.
Are you lookin’ at me pal?
Saint Andrew – Dinna Ast Me
The magnificent Saint Andrew
He’s fae Dundee ye’ ken. He huz a websicht tae!

And also – Eh umna therefore eh um
“You’re a choob! – naw eh umna”
Today’s Match
Today we remember Gordon Lennon
To get some idea of what Guido and Dumbarton FC meant to each other go to Sons TV and click on Annan Title Celebrations


Has anybody here seen our good friend Guido?
Can you tell me where he’s gone?
He touched a lot of people,
But it seems the good die young.
I just looked ’round [...]
The Weekend Waits (2) – Make it Rain
A few reasons for the double dose of Tom this weekend.
1) He was posted absent last week
2) I’ve just seen the weather forecast   and
3) This was the finale song when Smiler and I went to see him in Edinburgh last year and it was very, very good!
More Derek Acorah
This Harry Hill clip is probably the funniest thing you’ll see today.
Just in Case You Missed This
Tucked away in the comments section of the Dumbarton Stenny game is this gem from my old friend Shanghai Jimmy. Stuff like this makes blogging worthwhile.
“If the Sons beat Cowdenbeath on Saturday, they will equal the club record of five consecutive away league wins, set on 19th March 1892, when they won 3-2 at St [...]
Pay Attention Class!
Apropos my posting on middle class shoplifting and the  raw nerves which were touched, an old TV sketch kept coming to mind:

I was amused recently when John Prescott (see TBLFP passim) did his series about class. He was in a high rise (in London I think) with some single mothers and asked them what class [...]
Remembrance
I was busy on Sunday oganising a lunch for my mother’s 80th birthday party. It wasn’t until some relatives, who had come from the other side of Glasgow, remarked that they’d seen the remembrance parade in George Square when changing trains that I “remembered” it was remembrance Sunday.
I reflected that I had the luxury of [...]
Boxing Day
To be honest, this blog isn’t really a big fan of the boxing.
Having said that whilst growing up in the seventies I was hooked on the fabulous Ali fights with Joe Frazier and George Foreman and later would follow Marvin Haggler and the like. I haven’t been interested much since.
However this week I have been [...]
How Low Can TV Go?
This is Derek Acorah.
Who he?
Well he is a medium. You know he claims that he speaks to dead folk. He used to play for Liverpool apparently although it seems that was much in the same way that Gordon Ramsay played for Rangers.
Other members of my family (no names!) used to watch his appearances on a [...]
The Weekend Waits – Heart Attack and Vine
Liar, liar with your pants on fire
White spades hangin’ on the telephone wire
Gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line
You’ll never recognize yourself on Heartattack and Vine
Doctor, lawyer, beggar, man, thief
Philly Joe Remarkable looks on in disbelief
If you want a taste of madness you’ll have to wait in line
You’ll probably see someone you know on Heart attack [...]
Drum Machine?
Tom Marley in Canada sends me this quite brilliant clip.

Tom is brother of Harmonica Lewinsky’s drummer Martin!
Cue for the drummer jokes:
What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians?
a drummer!
How do you tell if the stage is level?
The drummer is drooling from both sides [...]
Seventies Cheese – Mr Bloe
Unusual in the respect that I have actually met Harry Pitch who was the harmonica player on this record from 1970.

He also played harmonica on Frank Ifield’s “I Remember You” (ask your dad – or granddad) and was the original player of the theme from Last of the Summer Wine.
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The Weekend Waits – Cemetry Polka
Uncle Vernon, Uncle Vernon, independent as a hog on ice
He’s a big shot down there at the slaughterhouse
Plays accordion for Mr. Weiss
Uncle Biltmore and Uncle William
Made a million during World War Two
But they’re tightwads and they’re cheapskates
And they’ll never give a dime to you
Auntie Mame has gone insane
She lives in the doorway of an old [...]
How to Celebrate a Goal!
Argentina style (It’s about 45 seconds in)
Waits Again
My thanks to The Helpless Dancer for pointing me in the direction of the New Official Tom Waits Site
For Waits fans this is simply breathtaking. The announcement of a new live album from the Glitter and Doom Tour (three tracks from the Edinburgh shows, two of which were from the gig Smiler and I were [...]
Mumford and Sons
This comes courtesy of Stu . Most of the music I feature on here is applying for its bus pass so it’s nice to feature something new now and again.
Using acoustic instruments but pretty powerfully this is Mumford and Sons and Little Lion Man. They are a London folk band. If this is the current [...]
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