The Jam - Strange Town

The Style Council - Life At a Top People's Health Farm (Not Weller's finest moment, I have to say...)

Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up

Gilbert O'Sullivan - At Least I'm Honest

Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia

The Lurkers - Out in the Dark

Someone posted this in tribute to him 😢 Unlike most days at the Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and grey. All the recent arrivals at the Bridge did not know what to think, as they had never seen such a day. But the animals who had been waiting longer for their beloved people to accompany them across the Bridge knew what was happening, and they began to gather at the pathway leading to the Bridge. Soon an elderly dog came into view, head hung low and tail dragging. He approached slowly, and though he showed no sign of injury or illness, he was in great emotional pain. Unlike the animals gathered along the pathway, he had not been restored to youth and vigour upon arriving at the Bridge. He felt out of place, and wanted only to cross over and find happiness. But as he approached the Bridge, his way was barred by an angel, who apologized and explained that the tired and broken-spirited old dog could not cross over. Only those animals accompanied by their people were allowed to cross the Bridge. Having nobody, and with nowhere else to turn, the dog trudged into the field in front of the Bridge. There he found others like himself, elderly or infirm, sad and discouraged. Unlike the other animals waiting to cross the Bridge, these animals were not running or playing. They simply were lying in the grass, staring forlornly at the pathway across the Rainbow Bridge. The old dog took his place among them, watching the pathway and waiting, yet not knowing for what he was waiting. One of the newer dogs at the Bridge asked a cat who had been there longer to explain what was happening. The cat replied, “Those poor animals were abandoned, turned away, or left at rescue places, but never found a home on earth. They all passed on with only the love of a rescuer to comfort them. Because they had no people to love them, they have nobody to escort them across the Rainbow Bridge.” The dog asked the cat, “So what will happen to those animals?” Before the cat could answer, the clouds began to part and the cold turned to bright sunshine. The cat replied, “Watch, and you will see.” In the distance was a single person, and as he approached the Bridge the old, infirm and sad animals in the field were bathed in a golden light. They were at once made young and healthy, and stood to see what their fate would be. The animals who had previously gathered at the pathway bowed their heads as the person approached. At each bowed head, the person offered a scratch or hug. One by one, the now youthful and healthy animals from the field fell into line behind the person. Together, they walked across the Rainbow Bridge to a future of happiness and unquestioned love. The dog asked the cat, “What just happened?” The cat responded, “That was a rescuer. The animals gathered along the pathway bowing in respect were those who had never found forever homes. The arrival here of a rescuer is a great and solemn event, and as a tribute they are permitted to perform one final act of rescue. They are allowed to escort all those poor animals they couldn’t place on earth across the Rainbow Bridge.” The dog thought for a moment, then said, “I like rescuers.” The cat smiled and replied, “So does God, my friend. So does God.

Sham 69 - Angels With Dirty Faces

Lee Marvin - Wanderin' Star

The Specials - Too Much, Too Young

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy

"They don't like it up 'em!" :):):)

Wings - Band On the Run

Yeah I think a few of us found ourselves in the ‘top bracket’ for the first time 😂😱

I can’t agree with the first sentence of this quote. Howard was a canny manager and I think he would have stayed for at least a season had we gone up. The gap between top flight and the old second division was not exactly a chasm in those days either. I agree with the ‘sliding doors’ aspect right enough.

Andrew Gold - Thank You For Being a Friend

Paul O’Grady has died suddenly at the relatively young age of 67. I was never particularly a fan of his ‘Lily Savage’ persona but as ‘himself’ he has been a terrific broadcaster on both radio and TV. RIP

Paul Weller - A Bullet For Everyone

Death in Vegas - Leather

A surprisingly large number of Celtic fans still think it was a Souness quote. They are taken aback to learn it was actually our captain that said it.

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

They did mention it, at least once

Blur - For Tomorrow

I enjoy your posts friend. Its an entertaining place this if you don't take it too seriously.

As Bill Shankly famously said "Who gets married in the bloody football season?" 🙂