Albert Tatlock

Thatcher died today.

Foor hurting a bit - must be all that tramping the dirt down ...

I was a bit dismissive of Ripper Street and did not see the first few episodes, but it got quite watchable later on as untaxing Sunday night TV and some interwoven ongoing storylines came together. Orphan Black - first I've heard of it - not even shown here yet. Googling says not actually made in the UK, so that might explain it. Dave Allen - genius.

Does BBC America have adverts or is it subscription funded? Don't think I could face any of them all chopped up - and that's the reason I think that episodes have shrunk to 45 mins here - so that they will be a nice round hour in the US once puffed up with ads. I've heard there are other shows that have up to 12 minutes taken out so that they can be shown as hour long episodes in the US - ridiculous.

Two poor episodes in a row, with tonight's being definitely piss poor. Getting fed up with the ubiquitous sonic screwdriver too. Hoping for better with ice warriors on a submarine next week.

Finally caught up with it on iPlayer last week and enjoyed hearing all those tracks again. Amazing how they felt so familiar after not having heard most of them for 30 years. At the time I did not actually buy much music. Things were moving so fast that there was always the next new band and the next new single, with constant plays on radio satisfying all my listening needs. Was that the reason they got imprinted in my brain or is it an age you are at the time thing? It was like I was hearing them again from only the previous day. Anyway, I always thought of him as being quite a highly strun

Crossfire Hurricane on BBC tv last night, then bizarrely had a dream that I was interviewing Keith. I think Mick was there for a bit too. It was a great interview :-)

Dawes - Stories Don't End Wintersleep - Hello Hum Strike The Colours - Seven Roads

Not belters, but just recording the facts, ma'am. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/8506116/The-Jeff-Tweedy-Interview http://www.akl.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/performance/8504698/Wilco-in-Welly-for-fans-and-friends

Wait there's more ... Was that Vincent Price or something?

With things drawing to a close, time to relive my favourite Wilco show a little http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc2RZ-dk0t4

If you get bored of the pics inside, have a look around outside http://www.captiveye-therocks.com/camera_ds/camera.htm

Scoffing rice pudding for dinner (maybe called lunch to you) right now. Banter corner. Looks like we're in for a long one

Is that like when Americans say "I could care less" when they mean "I couldn't care less"? Top setlist so far

Don't need to say that here, as it's usually already raining. My Dad always used to say in such situations "Worse things happen at sea" and coming from a family with generations in the merchant navy, that's undeniably true - especially on the Arctic Convoys.

Much prefer the melodic Spiders ...

Could be worse

Owl has a dodgy left eye but is carrying on. What a trooper!

There was a 'jump' then and now my sound/pics are in sync. Hurrah!

Are we sitting or standing?

Thanks for the info. Saw the Neil Finn and Paul Kelly show on YouTube after the event and the quality of filming etc. was excellent. I think it was around for a while afterwards (?) so even if you're not up and about at that time people can catch it later I hope. Personally, I luckily have the day off and hope to time my DIY lunchbreak to coincide (11:30 here). Bit too cold for some tinnies and shrimps on the barby, but will be thinking of all you Bruces and Sheilas. G'day.

Oche? - Google it :-) http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/interview/585/Wilco-Nels-Cline.utr

Ditched the hat? Maybe couldn't get hold of some corks so didn't want to look out of place ...

Haven't listened myself yet - bit busy at work. http://www.radionz.co.nz/radionz/programmes/nat-music/audio/2550532/wilco-jeff-tweedy-interview

"Unfortunately, not enough people could drag themselves away from Paul Simon's sublime performance on the main stage to catch the six-piece Chicago band Wilco's excellent performance in the Big Top. The band's very accomplished reading of Jesus. Etc, and Handshake Drugs from A Ghost Is Born, deserved a much bigger audience." http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/music/16446345/review-west-coast-blues-n-roots-festival-day-two/