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Merry Christmas one and all. The end of the rainbow is Bedlington.

Symptoms says 'wall to wall Morriseyesque clones have been infecting the scene for a generation' Hence my comment What is wrong with Morrisey! After all 'there is a light that never goes out' The Tay Bridge disaster is a comment on Mc Gonagall The students in Edinburgh gave him a spoof award. Symptoms insists that 'a generation have reduced cultural vigur to a trickle' Stirring things up or Working his ticket perhaps. Morrisey is a favourite within our household.

Right found it. Obviously not worth Hacking. Today we have bought two vinyl LPs The new Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin 1 Windows in the Central Arcade is doing well. Pink Floyd LP was £28 .

I cannot find the thread on music bought in 2014. Anyone any idea. Mysterious hackers maybe, from North Korea.

There is a great cd out, The Basement Tapes which is a compilation of musicians working with Dylan.

What is wrong with Morrisey? Typical Dirges now your talking ! You cannot beat misery music. Cultural Vigour trickling away! 'On the last Sabbath Day of 1879 Which will be remembered for a very long time' William Mc Gonagall Maybe the students of Edinburgh could award our very own Symptoms with an award. Or simply quote Monty Python and the poems of Ewan Mc Teagle! 'Lend us a quid I am expecting a Postal Order' Or 'What's bloody twenty quid to the Midland Bank' Check these out for more misery ! Try not to laugh.

Yep Where is the 'topic that this was split from?'

What about the all night cafe?

Symptoms were you on the Radio 4 PM programme tonight. If not someone was echoing your views.

Insults to those poor pies ! No one needs to eat all of them as the saying goes.

'Yellow Mattered Custard' That's my memory. Still use it to shock the Grandkids. Then there is a terrible rhyme about eating worms. Bush tucker trial.

Could the place be in Newcastle close to the Laing Art Gallery and along from the old City Library?

I agree HPW. Life has changed and ( in some cases) not for the better. My life here was surrounded by kind and inspirational people . Simple humanitarian principals. Often an act of kindness can be viewed with suspicion these days. In Bedlington and many mining areas kindness was survival. People shared and cared for their neighbours as well as their own family. In current speak it is simple! 'Feeling Blessed '

Ah the memories come flooding back. How about the Farmer wants a wife, then the dog, then the bone. Finally we all pat the dog. Poor dog! I cannot remember if it was all done skipping or just standing in a circle. Maybe there was more to it !

Happy Birthday to both of you. Hope you find time to enjoy the day.

Interesting listening Ovalteeny . Always good to listen to music you have not heard before. Guess you are a fan of the Sage Americana Festival.

Politics politics and guess what more politics. No clear cut answers. Claim and counter claim. 'You are right from your side and I am right from mine' The next year will be interesting but may get a little/ lot boring. My opinion (sadly ) and I enjoy the debate/s.

They have got to be my next purchase. First Aid Kit. After all everyone needs a first aid kit. They sound like a 'real therapy '

Hidden meaning Tonyp? Or is it stating what you did in the past!

Desert Rose by Sting is on our Christmas playlist. Give the track a play Symptoms. Keep an open mind.

In 1961 who changed the rules on gambling! I wonder if it was just a money making exercise for the government. I have very mixed feelings on gambling. My Dad enjoyed following the 'horses' I enjoyed the old card games prior to TV. Playing for Matchsticks or Two and a half pence. Newmarket , Dark Horse. Anyone remember Stop the Bus card game.

Thanks Ovaltenny but I prefer the hard copy. I would still like the cover to be the size of the old LP. Then I do not need to argue with any digital company about the rights to music I have bought. The only track I have bought was one New Years Eve when I wanted Antony Hegarty singing Leonard Cohen 'If it be your will'. The album was not available to buy. I do have a problem with storage.. Our Christmas CD / Playlist is a mixture. This years releases include :- Elvis Costello from the Basement Tapes The River Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters with Tearing the Walls Down Paulo Nutini These Streets And George Ezra Budapest . However the oldies include The Who , Joni, Runrig , Stones and Dylan. Our Grandkids complain about any Dylan track. Tweeter and the Monkey Man is timeless. A track of Alan Hull called United States of Mind is great.

I agree Brett, our kids and Grandkids educate us on music. In the same way we have given them our ideas and influences. As Joni would say it is part of 'the Circle Game' Symptoms you are just being a 'Workie Ticket' Reverse psychology.

Not sure we have bought that many CDs that were released this year.

I miss my mothers cooking. My guess is others feel the same. Steak and Kidney pie , roast dinners, home cooked fish and chips, ham shank and pease pud, beetroot cooked and eaten hot no vinegar. So many more and not one word about healthy eating.