Albert Tatlock

One of these verses nearly made the title, with the subtle twist being that I actually love this song:- My papa was a great old man, I can see him with a shovel in his hand See, education he never had, But he did wonders when the times got bad Two days later papa passed away, I became a man that day So I told mama I was gonna quit school, But she said that was daddy's strictest rule So every morning 'fore I went to school I fed the chickens and I chopped wood too Sometimes I felt that I couldn't go on I wanted to leave and run away from home But I always remembered what my daddy sa

To celebrate, I'm playing 'Jef' by Jacques Brel, because there's only one 'f' in Jeff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POGegLVKjdQ Chin chin

Just goes to show - city kids today In VW back in the day that bus shelter would have been given such a good seeing to that it would have ended up in the creek I'm sure.

Actually .... Both came up when I searched on 'Benny from Crossroads' just now

The Lost Spanners Lizard Boudoir Benny From Crossroads The Turnipheads The Unbearable Lightness of Bejing Dripping Kebab

Randy Hollar "Cowboy Singer & yodeller extraordinaire" "There's a love knot in my lariat..." (He is a real person with a web site)

New Order - Power, Corruption, and Lies

Rumpelstiltskin?

Talk about stating the bleeding obvious!

I've heard of making the dead 'rise' again, but this is ridiculous

Did she smell of trufles? And as far as the original picture goes - you don't get many of them to the pound.

I'm comin' home, I've done my time Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine Twice on the pipe?

So you're stumped by today's lyrics?

Enlarged trouser snake on a plane?

Scarlett is sobbing unconsolably in the corner ...

But Rico went a bit too far, Tony sailed across the bar And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two There was blood and a single gun shot, But just who shot who? Welcome to my own personal manifestation of Room 101

He was in both (small cameo in the first), larger part in Stardust. Also Dave Edmunds was in David Essex's 'band' in the second one. The first had more atmosphere, and Ringo was surprisingly good.

That one good. sequel - not so good. Mention 'Bognor Regis', and people only think of one thing ... http://www.postcard-nostalgia.co.uk/south_...gis/butlins.htm

Pulpit rock, Norway. 600 metres vertical drop down into the fjord. Must remember to take a spare pair of underpants. I am pining for the fjords.

I hope to be here in a few weeks time:-

This one came into my head, but I can't use it, as it's actually a great favourite of mine! No milk today, my love has gone away The bottle stands forlorn, a symbol of the dawn No milk today, it seems a common sight But people passing by don't know the reason why How could they know just what this message means The end of my hopes, the end of all my dreams How could they know a palace there had been Behind the door where my love reigned as queen No milk today, it wasn't always so The company was gay, we turned night into day But all that's left is a place dark and lonely A terraced h

More tomorrow (or maybe I'll drop a few more lines of torment during the afternoon sometime) You're lucky - there are alot of UK ones I can't use because they'd mean nothing to you in the US. Snakes in the cinema

Now we both know that's not true, and I 've got the buckshot in my arse to prove it.