Ghost Of Bob Cumming

I once played an impromptu game of cricket on our local playing field with a white stripe across my nose, as a 12 year old (and I reckon this was long before actual cricketers started smearing suncream across their noses)

No, it wasn't that one, Mr Tatlock, but thanks for the reminder. Heard ads for this and I will give it a listen. My podcast was Mark Ellen/David Hepworth's long(est)-running Word In Your Ear, where they were talking to someone who's a written a book about rock music's flirtation with Nazi imagery, which touched on the Pistols naturally. The bit about the whole cult of Sid and how long it dragged on (and on, if you lived in the remote East Midlands) was an aside.

It's not just that Sid Vicious was in some way attacked at the Longhorn but that he responded by whacking the attacker with his bass. At least that's the way I remember it from either the Great Rock N Roll Swindle or The Filth & Fury films. I've always remembered that happened at the Longhorn. Think the name just stuck in my mind for some reason. Didn't know they'd played Cains until you mentioned it bbop (though it makes sense given the route the Pistols followed on that tour). Just been listening to a podcast that mentioned how long the cult of Vicious, that Mr Ta

I notice the vinyl of Twilight Override is now delayed until the end of October - in the UK at least. Got a confusing message from Reflex in Newcastle last week (having ordered TO and the new Joan Shelley at the same time), but Amazon now showing release as October 27th, so guessing the message was communicating - not very clearly - that Jeff's album is delayed. Pressing plant overload would be my guess?

Thanks for standing in, TCP. I, for one, appreciate it. As I've told our regular correspondent a couple of times, I discovered the true pinnacle of this internet thing back in 1995 when I realised I could read a review of Wilco playing in Oven Chips, Missouri within a few hours of it happening. Doesn't get any better than that.

Not bread, but I've often thought about taking a tube of Pringles to a Wilco show and offering them up to the stage. This would be recompense for an incident, backstage, after a Wolverhampton show back in 1997. I was attempting to talk to Jeff & Jay when John, I think, asked that somebody stop tucking into the band's rider. I turned round to see my friend, Mark, with his arm almost elbow deep in Wilco's Pringles, and we were then politely asked to leave. I've never held it against Mark because, a) it's a funny little story, and b) I'd pretty quickl

That review has just reminded me - Quiet Amplifier. Absolutely brilliant. We all need to go back and re-consider Side One of Ode To Joy - a fantastic half an album. (Side Two's alright, but Side One works as a whole piece)

I looked across at you at one point, Paul, and thought your neighbour had gone to sleep FWIW, I thought the reception was pretty enthusiastic. I was a bit surprised at the level of adulation. But you are right, it certainly wasn't coming from everyone. And, personally, I'd be far happier if we'd been standing for the whole show. I was pleased that Jeff seemed so happy. I suspect playing the same venue famously played by Dylan, The Band, and CCR, might have meant something special to him. That's partly why I made the trip down, to share in that (helps that my son l

It did! Memorably, and hilariously, mashed up with Blur's Parklife on a radio comedy about 20 years ago. If I wasn't about to head to bed for an early(ish) start travelling to the Smoke for tomorrow's show, I'd put some sort of link on here.

Hmm, Sandord & Son?? A junkyard?? Not a US sitcom based on Steptoe & Son, by any chance, I'm wondering? Quick Google result: of course it is.

Just across the A1! Ha! Thanks for offer. Already booked up return journey, on the train, on Monday. Looking forward to tomorrow. Travel safely.

You should have mentioned this earlier, jack! You could have given me a lift back tomorrow, if Sacriston is not too far from whatever bit of Durham you live in (as if Durham is that big)?

These shows are coinciding with some warm and sunny weather in Europe. I'm slightly trepidatious about the 30 degrees-plus forecast for London on Sunday. That's a bit too hot for me for me to be wandering around for 5-6 hours prior to showtime. A very minor grumble in the greater scheme of things though

Continued thanks for the reviews, bbop. Tallahassee is mentioned in an Aerosmith song too, I think. Too early in the day for me to remember which one though.

'Young man' made me laugh too Thanks - as always - bböp