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ZZ TOP
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ZZ TOP
Everyone knows one fact about ZZ Top.
The one without the beard is called Frank Beard.
Everyone should know this other fact about ZZ Top.
They are not top in any way. Except perhaps top of my hitlist.
Think about it. Many a plumber or a air-co[…]

Senses of shame: JAMELIA – “See It In A Boy’s Eyes”
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I always wonder if Jamelia’s mum was a messy eater and hence her birth certificate accident. Or perhaps it was one of those cases where the mum really wanted a kid called James. Whatever, the Jam type Amelia reckons you can See It In A Boys Eye[…]

Senses of shame: CHAKA KHAN – “I Feel For You”
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Is it because she is blind that she feels for me? Or that the lights are off? Either way the last thing I want is a woman with scary hair groping me up and down. Especially if she is then going to drag along fellow blind man Stevie Wonder on harmonic[…]

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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…