No idea says he’s solid popped up on my x account?

Pre football tom on YouTube jersey boys playing raynes pk vile at 1 pm wonder if Rodger will make the journey over in his shorts ?

We need to play a league side to progress in the cup, I feel we develop a Billy big bollocks complex playing non-league sides. Newport was bad enough, but if we aren't focus, we will get our asses whipped, hence playing a good league side, is the best opportunity I feel

Postman who the hell is that?

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We have had a pretty shit run in the FA cup in the last few years haven't we? Unless I am misremembering don't we keep losing against lower league opposition?

Southend away in the Youth Cup 1st round draw

Stafford Rangers away

Ball number2 then on mon night then

Dear Mr Echo

Supertramp

Went to an open air concert in Nyon - first on were Echo & the Bunnymen, then Joe Jackson - with Ten Years Later headlining. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

Agree on the support bands thing although my gig-going days are over it's too loud and other people are generally quite annoying.

"dig a little deeper" always reminds me of this, [Link] an emotion I find myself agreeing with often these days ;)

There's lots of good music being made today. You just have to dig a little deeper to find it. I recently saw Dateline (NZ) on their first UK headline tour. I discovered them supporting The Beths (also NZ). Their support band Goo (indie/punk/noise band from Keighley) were very good too. I'm off to see The Klittens (Dutch post-punk) in a couple of weeks. Their new album is fantastic. Lottery Winners are my current favourite British band. I discovered them supporting Sleeper and have seen them play a few tiny venues. They've gone on to have 2 UK number 1 albums. They're currently on tour with Robbie Williams (not my cup of tea) playing huge stadiums in South America.

Band Of Horses are touring the UK at the moment and I really love their stuff except for one particular album which was rubbish.

Trigg - I went to see War on Drugs this summer, they were superb - sadly it was a relatively short set because they were only subheadlining, I could have done with another hour of them…

The War On Drugs' lead singer admits heavy influence from Dylan - and you can tell as he's almost crossing the line into impersonation at times but I like some of their more energetic tracks, good for driving. And for one closer to home the Datassete remix of The Other Side by Public Service Broadcasting is a good one [Link]

Anyhoo, a day off so I'm going to catch up with Sam and Ade Go Birding. I know little about birds but I love that programme.

Meadow-agree

CW, both great songwriters but I don't like their vocals. Cover versions every time.

Hash reckon you are wrong about that, still discovering music today that makes me want to buy their albums. The Pistols were the band that musically switched me on, as a nipper in school aged 12. His lordship are a decent addition to my buy their stuff in recent year. My girl is seeing them for the third time at the 100 club next month. [Link]

Those 4 are fab even if Dylan and Cohen can barely sing

15-30. Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, ELO and late Yes. Plus the advent of electronic stuff, punk and new wave. Downside was Stock, Aitken and Waterman.

For me, the four musical pillars around which everything else is built are Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen.