MarkBRFC71

Jamie's Italian in Manchester, really good food and surprisingly decently priced. The building itself (the old Midland bank on King Street) has been renovated but sympathetically and without losing its character. They've even made a function room out of the vault! I hate to say it because the man himself can be a bit knobular - but it's "pukka".

U2 - With Or Without You

Couldn't agree more. Last night's episode was awesome - that good that I want to watch it again tonight! I've seen much worse films than that single episode, and the series as a whole is pretty much the best thing I've seen on TV. My wife has read the first 3-and-a-half books, and while they offer much more depth and there are some extra flourishes to the story it generally follows closely.

New Order - World In Motion

The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - The Smiths

The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton

The Drugs Don't Work - The Verve

I've always followed Barca since they signed Maradona, and more so after they destroyed Man Utd 4-0 in the days of Stoichkov and Romario. After Ewood, the Camp Nou is the stadium I've been to most. After some fantastic recent seasons under Pep I'm a bit worried if Vilanova has what it takes to follow him. Time will tell I guess .... Also follow Werder Bremen as I have family in Germany who support them (been the very definition of mid-table mediocrity this year!). Never been a massive Italian football fan but favoured Sampdoria back in the days when Channel 4 had coverage and Vialli was the main man. Apart from seeing Barca play, have also been to see Bremen play Hertha Berlin at the Olympiastadion Berlin, have seen Mallorca play Levante, and would have seen Roma play a few years ago but their fans rioted in Milan the game before the one I was due to see and they were forced to play the game in Sicily!!

The Doors - Not To Touch The Earth

Blood Red Shoes - It's Getting Boring By The Sea

Just got back from seeing Blood Red Shoes at Manchester Academy 2 - great gig! An awesome noise considering there's only two of them.... top stuff! Don't know if this'll work (I'm using Tapatalk on the phone) - pic:

Guru Josh - Infinity

The Verve - Lucky Man

New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle

Just in my hotel recovering after going to see New Order last night. Was fearing they might not still have it but they were absolutely fantastic - blew the roof off the Apollo! Wish I was going again tonight! You'll have a great time Ricky - provided you turn up at the right venue.... :-P

Just got tickets to see Orbital - seen them before and they're great live - at 53 Degrees in Preston. Cracking venue, shame they seem to struggle to attract bands. Guess its because Manchester gets first pick.

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Primal Scream, The Wailers (i.e. Bob Marley and .... ) plus The Vaccines supporting The Stone Roses on June 29th - bring it!

Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises. IMAX Manchester. I cannot wait!

Just watched 'Senna' - outstanding. Couldn't recommend it enough - even the missus who isn't an F1 fan at all enjoyed it.

The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb

Joy Division - New Dawn Fades

Foo Fighters - Times Like These

Gorillaz - Welcome To The World Of The Plastic Beach

The Verve - Lucky Man