The last two books I have completed cover sport and music, my two main interests. Drinking good beer is the third, but the first two cover this one as an incidental. First the sport. I like David Llloyd, AKA Bumble. He's from Accy, played for Lancs and England and coached them both too, with varying success. His radio and latterrly his TV work are a refreshing change from the plum-in-mouth home counties crew that once pervaded the airwaves. His inside knowledge of what goes on in the dressing room, coupled with his laconic wit make his input enjoyable. Which is a bit more than can be said for his book, Start the Car: The World According to Bumble. With little order, not even chornological, the conent veers from interesting but limited revelations from the Zimbabwe problems and his infamous press conference to boring stories about his mates and neighbours and their alcohol problems. Going off his work in his day job, I would guess the book was all his own work, without much interence from an editor or ghost writer. Secondly the music. There are a few of us on here who like The Fall. An astonishing band made up of Mark E Smith and about fifty odd others over the last thirty years. Those fifty odd have all been hired and fired by the peculiar Smith, and the story of those sacked by the Prestwich based performer has been documented by Dave Simpson, Guardian journalist and Fall fan. Simpson book, The Fallen is an excellent read, ostensibly about The Fall but you do not need to like or even have heard the bands music to enjoy it. It focuses on the relationship between Smith and all those who he comes into contact with, and the effect he has on them and their lives. My favourite book this year, although it has been out for a while now.

That story was the Afternoon play on Radio Four earlier this summer.

It was Craven Cottage Bob. "£4 to get in, and the beer is mediocre".

I have the 10" vinyl version of Preposterous Tales, bloody great band. The B side has two tracks-Three English Football Grounds, which broodily describes Millwall, Bolton and someone else in a really eerie way, backed by a sinister groove track. The other track is called Spocks Brain. A song about aliens stealing Spocks [Lead character in Star Trek TV series and films]brain.

Absolutely superb videos. Look at the away followings for Rovers at West Ham 1993-94 and Chelsea (1st game of season) they were phenomenal . There are brief glimpses of them.

Still tickets left for Motorhead in November. Who's going? If I can justify it to the Ball And Breadknife I may investigate...

Not as odd as there still being a hosepipe ban after it has peed down for a month. But there you go.

After a promising start, it looks like another crud summer again here in Lancs. What's it been like down south anyone?

Booths had samples of The Smelly A'peth (Saddleworth Cheeses) on the weekend, and got myself a slab. A truly delicious medium blue cheese. Small sample on some poached chicken breast, with new potatoes, leeks and mushrooms. Then on a poppy seeded biscuit later. Washed down with a 2005 Rioja. Who needs dining out.

I'd need to have been friendly with Mr Natural to want to eat at the Golden Arches.

You been round at Colin's again?

Watch the video of this robbery in Oldham this week-Absolutely hilarious. GMP you Tube

Aye Mark-Love Gorillaz but had to find something else to watch after three songs, not exactly bristling with energy and power. Sleepyjack-cheeky but true.

Mumford and Sons at Glastonbury John Peel stage=legendary.

Saw Frank many times too. Last one was about 5 years ago, in Chorley performing for about 20 people upstairs at a small restaurant. Photo from the night below. In the late 1980 the NME made a tribute album to Sgt Peppers, the 20th anniversary I think and Frank did the track for the Benefit Of Mr Kite. It was better than the original! He also did the weird voice on the run out groove too....I never could be any other...

Didn't have time on Friday to get down to there Tris, we were staying up west. After the England game on Friday, surrounded by three ambivalent Jocks and a few dozy students, we dined at Mother India. There are two in the west end, one does Indian tapas opposite the Kelvingrove Museum and a standard restaurant, which was opposite from our Hotel. We went to the restaurant Mother India and were very well looked after. The food was modern Indian, with little bog standard curries (IE No list of curry names where you just add the name of the meat at the front). I had the chilli Haddock pakora starter and Chicken Spinach leaf main. They were both as good as it gets to be honest, and i speak from a lot of curry eating experience! Service was excellent, atmosphere good and surroundings stunning. We dined up stairs, with a comfy, relaxed air to it with friendly knowledgeable staff too. One of our diners was not too convinced with the quality of her food, and the waiter fed the comments back to the chef who provided a sensible and reasoned explanation. And Gave the girls free coffees as a good will gesture. Excellent way to forget about the previous ninety minutes down the road!

The website appears to have gone, does anyone know if the restaurant is still open?

Agreed Presty. 1000 Trees is a great song

The Coral are back, with a new album next month and 6music have been playing 1000 years, which is excellent-Reminds me a bit of CSNY. Loved The Coral from the start, esp the early Scouse Psycho Sea Shanty stuff. But this new stuff is a lot more....grown up?

Not keen on linking youtube stuff, bit like shooting fish in a barrel.....but this is very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zd_khk6zXo

Agreed with you Doc. One of the most talented players I have ever seen play for Rovers. A joy to watch, and the highlight I think was his winning goal against Arsenal in the FA Cup, the aftermath of which is shown here. Absolutely top notch. Blackburn End

Well Graham Taylor will be pleased that Ronald Koemans come to this.

Flash Delirium is great, love it. Did you know they were originally called Management, but thought it was a bit too long, so shortened it to MGMT? Bite size pop trivia for breakfast, calorie free.