Archives – 2001 – August  

STARSHIP – Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now
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STARSHIP – Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now
Except not having another hit ever again. I reckon Grace Slick and Yazz still hang around down Safeways bemoaning the fact that the only way actually isn’t up, and that something did indeed stop them […]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – Streets Of Philadelphia
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Being bedridden in hospital has its down sides as well as its perks. Most of these I irradicated by replacing my saline drip with one parts Tanq and two parts tonic – it glowed eeriely at night but the evening staff barely noticed. However your[…]

AAARRRRGGGGHHHH-LIYAH
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AAARRRRGGGGHHHH-LIYAH
I’d like to see her pick herself up and try again now…[…]

I KNOW IT’S SERIOUS
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My dear readers, you perhaps deserve a word or two of explanation. Where have I been for the last two months? Not it would seem that any of you missed me – perhaps you assumed I was dallying once again in Gin Lane and thought no more of it. A f[…]

THE STROKES – Yes. That Is It
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See Blondie. But all male and posher.
Sorry, am I being unfair to the band du jour? Well I’ve recently been around the world and I, I, I, have been involved in the brokering and selling of many babies and even this isn’t a human rights at[…]

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  1. Tom, I loved loved loved these polls and participated obsessively, until one day (it was March 2023) I just stopped…

  2. I feel sad that I couldn't persistently engage in every poll as much as I'd have liked - and not…

  3. Thanks for doing the polls, Tom, and for writing this lovely, considered, reflective piece. It’s given me closure on my…

  4. Lovely. I drifted away 18 months or so ago (I liked being all in on it and life stuff just…