Trigger (24th June comment) just seen it - I have some issues around the way the debenture reads as it can sound like we're starting to look to cash in wherever possible. I'm generally wary of the buying advantages to bigger games stuff. My wife's family are Palace supporters of very long standing and basically have fuck all chance of getting tickets. A team my son used to play for, a lot of the dad's were Arsenal supporters who couldn't get into Arsenal's allocations so had basically bought their way into the Palace structure and could get tickets to every game and more tickets than they could ever use. Yet none of them were Palace supporters and from what I could tell talking to them had even become supporters to any degree. I don't want us going down that route.

taxi - the funniest books ever written. When the man old croaked and my sister & I were taking it in turns going through his book collection, the first three (original penguin paper-backs with - I believe - his own illustrations on the covers were my first grab). Personal favourite is "Where Have All The Bullets Gone?" although they are all superb.

Big crowds at Glastonbury - scroll to the left to see the little village for this weekend’s broadcasts 🤓 [Link]

the essence of things like 13th is that they start from an argument and fit the evidence to the argument, rather than the other way around.

Anyone still board stiff 're lockdown could do a lot worse than find Spike Milligans war memoirs. Books like "Adolf Hittler,my part in his downfall"can have you crying with laughter on one page and crying at the futility of war on the next. If you can find anything on audio then all the better.

Actually, I'll probably finish listening to Clive Tyldesley on Cue Commentator first.

during these difficult times we rely on everybody being sensible. Not like the family who took a kitten 200 miles to the beach cos the kids wanted it We are doomed !!!

Married to Damian Lewis, I believe. Downloaded for listening on my way to work later.

And she's picked the complete works of Spike Milligan as her book [exclamationmarks&allsortsofridiculouslyhappyemojis]

Helen McCrory on Desert Island Discs is a good listen. One of those where you are not particularly engaged with the person at first (don't know enough about them) but their musical choices are "ok, hello" and you find yourself becoming more and more interested in them as the programme goes on.

Happy anniversary/commiserations to Jane & Richard.

The rave on tooting bec common was at the northern part Emmanuel rd balham area.

Good Lass (and Good Lad to Mr Padders)! :-)

Scottish Womble — I followed the match on Twitter while working on an article that needed to be finished. We don’t have any of the Sky or BT sports channels. But after last Sunday, it was a terrific result. And Mitrovic should be banned for the rest of the season for his premeditated assault on Ben White.

They have just mentioned on the news on Radio 4 about some shenanigans up at Tooting Bec (FAMOUS!). Anyone have any idea? Didn't hear any sirens last night or this morning?

More beer fatter women.

GG - huh! We were still up sampling the day's Belgian beer delivery. It doesn't do to get into too much of a routine in one's dotage you know :)

Hey Amba, did you have a couple of cans whilst watching your excellent victory yesterday, great result!

I know nothing about this programme you're discussing, but do have a copy of Stupid White Men. If you want to read something regarding the equal rights activities of the early 1960s, I recommend Walking With The Wind by John Lewis. It's inspiring stuff. He's still a Congressman now, although battling cancer.

Good morning tGG. Just popped in to wish the Lonsdales a happy anniversary and saw your exchange with Wags. I'm keeping well, thanks. Freelance work down a bit, but still enough to survive. Dropped into the Wimbledon Brewery last weekend so have been enjoying bottles of Copper Leaf and Wimbledon IPA (aka Quartermaine, with slightly stronger new recipe) and cans of Pale Ale. Well, it's been a bit on the warm side hasn't it? I have missed seeing everyone, but look forward to catching up at Plough Lane.

raging (00.55) - your moral is spot-on. One of the best books that I have ever read is Stupid White Men by Michael Moore. The thrust of the book is absolutely bang-on and he raises some a lot of hair-raising - and some plain terrifying - points & arguments. The only problem is that some are based on somewhat dubious figures and "generous" extrapolations. This has provided so many opportunities for "interested parties" to shoot him down over specifics that the over-all piece loses just enough credibility to detract from the things that are -sometimes shockingly - right (or, in this case, wrong with US society). A much under-rated and derided man who has not yet given up howling at the wind.

I'm assuming Padders was just up for a "senior" toilet break and has now gone back to sleep? Morning P :-) (TRAGIC pun very much intended)

morning sparty

Morning Wombles.

A lot of stuff doesn't.