tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389123152024-03-05T08:00:42.962+00:00Fat MancunianGreeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-39161507436077176832022-06-30T05:49:00.001+01:002022-06-30T05:54:21.763+01:00Random Retro Chart Show - June 30<p>The number 26 chosen at random and 20 songs that were at 26 on this day also chosen at random. From Millie to Carly Rae Jepsen...it's all here!!!</p><p><a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/fatmancunian/random-retro-chart-show-june-30/" target="_blank">RANDOM RETRO CHART SHOW : June 30 (Mixcloud)</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-7163156309795806312022-02-28T06:49:00.001+00:002022-02-28T06:49:15.162+00:00February 2022 : Apropos of Nothing<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMuHeOLLuLuWR049VluCP33qmspOJ23FyZ6B8InY4narjRrZcLPKPX6bJHR5zigww8rbtV8CBG3IQa7ZINkm9EAI4poQd_mnYBZdJFqIWmI4bn_Dvi_yrT2c72vmSuvhKGNq15VDD8iNJQjh7fh_9JCda3yZyRIVAFE7mZP7UzFhDq87NH2Q=s579" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="579" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMuHeOLLuLuWR049VluCP33qmspOJ23FyZ6B8InY4narjRrZcLPKPX6bJHR5zigww8rbtV8CBG3IQa7ZINkm9EAI4poQd_mnYBZdJFqIWmI4bn_Dvi_yrT2c72vmSuvhKGNq15VDD8iNJQjh7fh_9JCda3yZyRIVAFE7mZP7UzFhDq87NH2Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Here's the albums I enjoyed the most that charted this month<p></p><p>1. LOS BITCHOS - Let The Festivities Begin</p><p>2. SPOON - Lucifer On The Sofa</p><p>3. WHITE LIES - As I Try Not To Fall Apart</p><p>4. EELS - Extreme Witchcraft</p><p>5. HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF - Life On Earth</p><p>6. METRONOMY - Small World</p><p>7. EDDIE VEDDER - Earthling</p><p>8. ZEAL & ARDOR - Zeal & Ardor</p><p>9. LADY BLACKBIRD - Black Acid Soul</p><p>10. MITSKI - Laurel Hell</p><p>Dishonorable mention for Kim Petras's "Slut Pop" which is as nasty and tasteless as it sounds.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-48011219264068331902022-01-06T13:56:00.004+00:002022-01-26T18:43:12.592+00:00Recipes<p>A list of our go-to recipes</p><p>CHILLI</p><p>Con Carne</p><p><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chilli-con-carne-recipe" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chilli-con-carne-recipe</a></p><p>Chicken</p><p>https://www.easypeasyfoodie.com/chicken-chilli-con-carne/</p><p>Vegetarian</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a30014496/easy-vegetarian-chili-recipe/">https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a30014496/easy-vegetarian-chili-recipe/</a> </p><p>CHINESE</p><p>Honey Soy Chicken</p><p><a href="https://www.rockrecipes.com/honey-soy-chicken-breasts/" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">https://www.rockrecipes.com/honey-soy-chicken-breasts/</a></p><p>CURRY</p><p>Butternut Squash Chicken</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://thehealthyfoodie.com/butternut-squash-chicken-curry/">https://thehealthyfoodie.com/butternut-squash-chicken-curry/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Chicken and Prawn (Vinegar)</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.warrennash.co.uk/recipes/chickenprawncurryrecipe">https://www.warrennash.co.uk/recipes/chickenprawncurryrecipe</a></p><p>Chicken with Coconut Milk</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/chicken-curry-with-coconut-milk-43-pts/">https://www.skinnytaste.com/chicken-curry-with-coconut-milk-43-pts/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Easy Chicken Curry</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-chicken-curry">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/easy-chicken-curry</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Prawn Curry</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/prawn-curry-hurry">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/prawn-curry-hurry</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Vegetable Curry</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/vegetablecurry_80763">https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/vegetablecurry_80763</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>FISH</p><p>Cod, Chick Pea & Chorizo Traybake</p><p><a href="https://www.weightwatchers.com/uk/recipe/cod-chorizo-chickpea-traybake/5d2c7ddd9c6414002b41152d" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">https://www.weightwatchers.com/uk/recipe/cod-chorizo-chickpea-traybake/5d2c7ddd9c6414002b41152d</a></p><p>Roasted Salmon with Crispy Potatoes and Brocolli</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/food-drinks/recipes/a12427/roasted-salmon-crispy-potatoes-broccoli-recipe-wdy0115/">https://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/food-drinks/recipes/a12427/roasted-salmon-crispy-potatoes-broccoli-recipe-wdy0115/</a></p><p>Salmon Egg Fried Rice</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/salmon-egg-fried-rice.html">https://realfood.tesco.com/recipes/salmon-egg-fried-rice.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Salmon Tray Bake</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/salmon-tray-bake/">https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/salmon-tray-bake/</a></p><p>HOUMOUS</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/houmous-recipes">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/houmous-recipes</a></p><p>PASTA</p><p>Easy Slow Cooker Lasagne</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/easy-slow-cooker-lasagne/qdjegy8y">https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/easy-slow-cooker-lasagne/qdjegy8y</a></p><p>Lasagne (Slow Cooker)</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://bakingqueen74.co.uk/lighter-slow-cooker-lasagne/">https://bakingqueen74.co.uk/lighter-slow-cooker-lasagne/</a></p><p>Linguine with Avacado, Lime and Tomato</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/linguine-avocado-tomato-lime">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/linguine-avocado-tomato-lime</a></p><p>Red Pepper Pesto Spaghetti (M&S)</p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>Ingredients
(serves 4) </i></span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">300g wholewheat spaghetti </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">30g M&S Panko breadcrumbs </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">60g pesto </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">100g M&S easy onions </span></p><p class="p2" style="margin-bottom: 2.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 2.25pt;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">200g M&S roasted red pepper paste</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; margin: 0cm; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0cm; text-size-adjust: auto;" type="disc">
<li class="li3" style="font-stretch: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span class="s1">Bring a large pan of
salted water to the boil and cook the pasta. While the pasta is cooking,
gently sauté the breadcrumbs in a non-stick frying pan until golden, turn
off the heat and add half of the pesto and mix to form a crumb. Remove
from the pan and set aside.</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="li3" style="font-stretch: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span class="s1">Add the onions and the
paste to the frying pan and bring to a gentle simmer.</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="li3" style="font-stretch: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span class="s1">Meanwhile, drain the
pasta, reserving some of the cooking water. Tumble the pasta in the sauce,
season with salt and use a little of the pasta water to loosen.</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="li3" style="font-stretch: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span class="s1">Place into serving
bowls, topping each with a teaspoon of the remaining pesto and a generous
sprinkle of the pesto crumb. 100g of pesto crumb spaghetti contains >3g
of fibre per 100g</span></li>
</ul><p>Spaghetti Bolognese</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/best-spaghetti-bolognese-recipe">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/best-spaghetti-bolognese-recipe</a></p><p>Tagliatelle with Moroccan Style Lamb Sauce </p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://makeitscotch.com/recipe/tagliatelle-with-moroccan-style-lamb-sauce/">https://makeitscotch.com/recipe/tagliatelle-with-moroccan-style-lamb-sauce/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">RICE</p><p class="MsoPlainText">Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-chorizo-jambalaya">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/chicken-chorizo-jambalaya</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Tomato and Chorizo Rice</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tomato-chorizo-rice">https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tomato-chorizo-rice</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">ROAST</p><p class="MsoPlainText">Ham in Coke</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.cookingwithmykids.co.uk/slow-cooker-gammon-in-coke/">https://www.cookingwithmykids.co.uk/slow-cooker-gammon-in-coke/</a></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Lamb - Boneless</p><p class="MsoPlainText"></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://www.skinnytaste.com/roasted-boneless-leg-of-lamb/">https://www.skinnytaste.com/roasted-boneless-leg-of-lamb/</a><o:p></o:p></p>SLOW COOKER<p></p><p class="MsoPlainText">Chicken</p><p class="MsoPlainText"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.delish.com/cooking/g362/slow-cooker-chicken/">https://www.delish.com/cooking/g362/slow-cooker-chicken/</a></span></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-76009503026373966532020-01-06T16:25:00.002+00:002020-01-06T16:25:47.134+00:00Dangermouse<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/06/how-we-made-danger-mouse-by-david-jason">https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/06/how-we-made-danger-mouse-by-david-jason</a><div>This was lovely to read today.</div><div>I love Dangermouse because obviously it was hilarious, but also because it reminds me of my grandad who was in his 60’s and laughed at it like a drain. It was so wonderful to enjoy something that adults in my life also enjoyed as a kid.</div><div>Here’s David Jason and the genius Brian Cosgrove telling the Guardian how they made this utter classic.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-52794732650718596632020-01-03T05:35:00.000+00:002020-01-03T05:35:35.084+00:00Proper 90's : January 2ndHere's last night's "Proper 90's" for your delight and delectation.<br />
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Hear it every Thursday evening from 6-8pm and follow at proper90s.fatmancunian.co.uk<br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2Fsimon-green19%2Fproper-90s-week-01-2020-january-2nd-part-2%2F" width="100%"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-45249038901759767222019-11-27T21:49:00.001+00:002019-11-27T21:49:56.059+00:00Liar's Diary : Wednesday 27th NovemberIt was Lancashire Day today and so I celebrated with a butter pie and pint of Vimto for breakfast and, like the true exiled northerner I am, told all of my Southern colleagues why their home town was shite compared to Chorley and the like.<br />
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It was a day for notable deaths. A shock this morning to hear that Gary Rhodes had died overnight aged just 59. Less of a shock was the loss of Dr. Jonathan Miller at the age of 85 and finally Clive James' death was confirmed today, one that we and he had been expecting.<br />
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Jonathan Miller was one of those people whose intellect was frightening, and I enjoyed the story about the letter he sent to Private Eye which they still have on the wall...<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/PrivateEyeNews/status/1199685636892045312">https://twitter.com/PrivateEyeNews/status/1199685636892045312</a><br />
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..and Clive James' did prompt me into buying the collection of his TV writing and Unreliable Memoirs (a pay day treat).<br />
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I also listened to a great BBC Radio 4 show with him listening to archive recordings of himself which was fascinating.<br />
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<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01k1ls1">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b01k1ls1</a><br />
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Had one of those days at work where I actually got things done!<br />
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WHAT I LISTENED TO :<br />
"Meeting Myself Coming Back - Clive James" - BBC Sounds<br />
"The Adam Buxton Podcast - Nicky Wire" - Podcast, love Adam's podcast anyway but Nicky Wire was a great guest. Honest, no po-facedness at all just a real sense of enjoyment in his life and looking back at a heck of a past.<br />
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WHAT I WATCHED:<br />
Newsnight : 26/11/19 - BBC IPlayer<br />
Rick And Morty S04E01 - All 4<br />
Mr Pickles S01E01 - All 4 : Never even heard of this Adult Swim series but it couldn't be more up my street if it was lying on the sofa next to me demanding a cup of tea.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-44351124237515027442019-10-22T20:49:00.000+01:002019-10-22T20:49:03.174+01:00191022Read some “positive thinking” Blinkist thing last night before bed in the hope that this morning I’d be a tsunami of energy.<div>I wasn’t but I did take from it a couple of ideas about surrounding myself with joyful sights and sounds and so I listened to The Fall on my drive in.</div><div><br></div><div>My immediate boss (1) isn’t around and so I took the positive placebo and got stuck into my ever growing work list.</div><div><br></div><div>I’ve been playing around with a desire to relive the 90’s and blog about it trying to convince people, the wider universe, that the 80’s were shite and the 90’s is where it’s at. I’ve had a radio idea fermenting, now thinking about blogging to go hand in hand with it.</div><div><br></div><div>With that in mind I went on to the official charts website and started to listen to every album that charted in the 90’s in order.</div><div><br></div><div>Three weeks in, pleasantly surprised by Loop and Jungle Brothers.</div><div><br></div><div>More thoughts formulated after tea and a bit of work. I will expand once I’ve properly got a plan.</div><div><br></div><div>One of my best friends from uni is coming down for an evening next Tuesday, an estate agent has riled me and my wife is amazing.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-24633951667806732019-04-04T06:38:00.003+01:002019-04-04T06:38:50.934+01:00Random Retro Chart Show<iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2Ffatmancunian%2Frandom-retro-chart-show-april-4th-2019%2F" width="100%"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-22929116103994269462016-09-05T08:27:00.001+01:002016-09-05T08:27:24.887+01:00No place for nostalgia at Old Trafford?This story was on joe.co.uk today..<br />
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http://www.joe.co.uk/sport/manchester-united-have-removed-sir-matt-busbys-plaque-from-old-trafford-directors-box/83977<br />
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...it reminded me of a story from another United legend.<br />
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When working for UTV from time to time the odd northern legend would pop into the Wigan office to talk to Talk Sport and one such legend was one Thomas Henderson Docherty.<br />
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In between chats with Richard Keys and Andy Gray I was telling him that I supported United and he said to me "I'll tell you about United shall I?"<br />
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"I've worked for United in various capacities over the years and they said 'if we can ever do anything for you, don't hesitate to get in touch'<br />
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"It was my daughter's 18th and she really wanted to go to see United and so I called and asked for tickets, they said 'No problem Doc' , sent the tickets and off we all went.<br />
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"They had a great time really loved it<br />
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"3 days later, I got a letter in the post from the club.<br />
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"It was an invoice."<br />
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It seems a lack of nostalgia for managers past is no new thing.<br />
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He also told me, 2 years before it happened, that David Moyes would take over from Sir Alex.<br />
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Moral of the story - if Tommy Docherty gives you a tip, get down the bookies!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-5932942503285324962016-01-19T06:30:00.001+00:002016-01-19T06:30:30.573+00:00Glenn Frey RIPI used to work at what was the NYNEX Arena, Manchester as a steward, and every now and then I'd be asked to do a shift backstage.<br />
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One occasion was when The Eagles played there on their "Hell Freezes Over" tour and I was backstage.<br />
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Glenn Frey approached me and asked "Are they the bathrooms?"<br />
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I replied "Yes".<br />
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RIP<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-22111324334132379362014-02-26T20:29:00.001+00:002014-02-26T23:12:31.458+00:00What Am I Reading For???<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I'm at the Fleece in Bristol at a night to commemorate what is unbelievably the 20th anniversary of Bill Hicks' death.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I first saw him on some Just For Laughs compilation. He was talking about smoking. Now I was always very vehemently anti-smoking to the point at which I'd bore schoolmate smokers with shit facts about how appalling their lives were about to become....and then I heard Hicks' line that "non-smokers die every day" and I pissed myself...and vowed to shut up.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I then seeked him out on comedy channels and in the video shops of Manchester. As with all the best comics he made me laugh myself hoarse and developed my world view.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I have since learned to think for myself a bit more.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">I would give new and old friends tapes of his stand up hoping to convert them as well.</p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 15px;"><br></p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;">Every now and again I'd pull out his Oxford Live CD and be amazed at how, years after his death and in the middle of a different war waged by a different Bush, every sentence still rang true.</p>
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We were talking about Mel Smith on the show and discussing, off air, some of our favourite moments.
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Tony's favourite : John McEnroe gets his breakfast.</div>
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The theme park Drayton Manor are attempting to break the world record for the most people in one place wearing onesies this weekend.<br />
The first question is, of course, why?<br />
Away from that though it got me thinking about just why I hate the onesie....because I do. I despise them!
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1. The nonsense reasons for wearing them.
"They're so warm" - put a jumper on
"They're fun" - They are not fun, they are irritating, especially the character onesies. You really don't look cute, neither do you like a dinosaur.<br />
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2. They're uncomfortable. I made the mistake of wearing one once. Sat down too quickly and nearly ruined my chances of becoming a grandfather.<br />
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3. They encourage "wackiness". No charity day is complete without Darren in Accounts coming to work as the Pink Panther.<br />
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4. They make me think you are one of those people who get a kick out of wearing baby clothes! Also they ARE babygrows!<br />
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5. They're impractical. Nowhere to put your phone, wallet, change, etc, unless of course you're wearing a kangaroo onesie.<br />
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6. You are more prone to accidents. Remember the Kenny Everett sketch about Spiderman?<br />
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7. What's going on underneath? Are you wearing underwear or are you sweating your nasty sweat all over my couch? <br />
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Let me tell you this now. You will never, NEVER see me in a onesie!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-60002153440739091512013-01-17T20:00:00.001+00:002013-01-17T20:00:43.366+00:00Should've Kept My Mouth ShutAs mentioned in the previous post, 2013 has been a good year so far.
Everything seems tickety-boo. Sorted out a new flat with a diamond flatmate, the mood has been great, I've got into a great routine at work where I get things done in good time and I'm actually quite happy.
I've been telling people how great everything's been...and there's my problem.
As soon as I share a bit of happiness, as soon as I feel good about myself and life in general I share this and it's like a beacon to the pricks of the world.
I might as well have taken out an advert in "Obstenant Egocentric Arsehole Monthly" saying "As things are going so well here's an open invitation to any pea-brained pillock with an attitude problem to kick me in the bollocks! Here! I've painted a target for you so that you can see it from your vantage point of being up your own arse!"
And life comes back to normal.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-34343823944031521072013-01-15T19:27:00.001+00:002013-01-15T19:27:52.678+00:00National Trying My Patience Day Passes Without IncidentA fairly amazing thing has happened in 2013.<br /><br />I have honestly, genuinely been in a very good, positive and happy frame of mind. Every day has been a joy and people at work have been confused by this strange thing on my face. I have named it a "smile".<br /><br />Today I have encountered not one but at least three attempts by the world in general to ruin this revolution and I'm hoping that be cataloging them here it will allow this bump in the road to be flattened.<br /><br /><b>1. The Pointless Viewing</b><br />I'm currently flat hunting. My good friend and I have decided to look for a place together to save a few pennies.<br />We were down to look at a couple of flats on the estate my friend is currently on last week. We viewed the first one, and liked it, but then got a call from the other estate agent to say that they couldn't show us the other flat because they couldn't get hold of the key. That didn't fill us with confidence.<br />Today, I finally managed to see that mysterious flat. I pulled in and called the agent to see where she was.<br />We met and she took me to the flat.<br />The same flat I had already seen!<br />It's apparently common practice now for landlords and homeowners looking to sell to take on a number of agents for each property!<br />Last year this would have rested in the utilisation of my hyper-powered sarcasm guns but..in the spirit of 2013, I viewed as if it was the first time I'd seen it.<br />I didn't want to waste her time. I also used the opportunity to make out that I was psychic by predicting what was behind certain doors.<br /><br /><b>2. Carvery Cretins</b><br />I had a very important meeting which, due to it's importance, had to be held in the local Crown Carvery.<br />It was the height of deliciousness itself, as usual, and we had picked exactly the right time to go because as we were finishing a plague of sixth formers from the college next door came in to pay their £2.99 for a mighty feed. Who can blame them.<br />As a number of them sat down by our table I noticed something odd.<br />One of them...had brought their own food! Brazenly she was scoffing it down close to the serving hatch as well.<br />Even worse, it was a Pot Noodle!!!<br />This isn't a celebrated chef's restaurant, this is a carvery! Great food at no price at all. If you can't afford £2.99 for a meal that's fair enough but don't insult them by bringing in a Pot Noodle to scoff!!<br />My mood however, mainly due to my own recently finished plate of goodness, remained up.<br /><br /><b>3. Basic Chemistry Forgotten.</b><br />As I drove into the courtyard of my friend's estate I noticed one of her neighbours was fannying about by his mid-range Audi Twatmobile.<br />As the owner of such a fine vessel it's only right that you want to look after it. No problem with that.<br />However this tool had decided that as part of his penis-extension's beauty regime he had to throw bucket after bucket of water over her (I imagine he refers to it as a her).<br />It can't have escaped this moron's attention that today has been the coldest day for some time. The visible breath of his fellow humans and that cold white stuff that was everyone else's less attractive cars would have given the game away I'd have thought.<br />Surely he'd have appreciated that lots of water exposed to freezing temperatures (there's the clue, Skippy! "Freezing") would create something of a risk of creating a dangerous frozen carpet just ready for someone coming home from work in the dark to slip over and break something.<br /><br />Dear reader, it didn't. Maybe the warmth of his smug face was lulling him into a false sense of security that all of this was fine and that no-one would get injured by his utter tomtwattery....because he smirked as the mini toboggan track started to for before his very eyes.<br /><br />A month ago I'd have pissed on his windscreen but 2013's good mood stopped me! Rather disappointingly, I merely tutted.<br /><br />And finally<br /><br /><b>4. The Can't Be Arsed Brigade.</b><br />I had another viewing to attend. A cottage conversion, 3 bedroom next to a Joseph Holt's pub no less. Potentially a great viewing. I got there early to have a snoop around. I waited at the door when my appointment time came but no sharply dressed eager beaver came to me. <br />I waited 5 minutes.<br />10 minutes.<br />Eventually the front door was opened by a middle aged man dressed in his "doing things around the house" attire.<br />He said "We're doing a couple of jobs around the place" and then showed me round in record time with the verve of a man who can't be mithered with it and wants you out of the house.<br />As I was pushed out of the for he told me "We've had 8 or 9 people show an interest so you might want to have a good think about it and come to a quick decision"<br />Oh I have.<br /><br />But again the good mood of the New Year stopped me from storming into the estate agents and demanding to know what was more important than my money.<br /><br />New man.<br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-10907632886749804642012-09-16T12:27:00.001+01:002012-09-16T12:27:39.580+01:00Off my chesti'd love it if just for one day, one measly day, I didn't feel utterly useless! <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-17608901714482900572012-01-11T21:38:00.001+00:002012-01-11T21:38:36.644+00:00The Iron Lady<p>It’s the big film of the year so far (after one week) and I’m dying to see it. However, I won’t.</p> <p>This isn’t due to the usual, trademark FatMancunian lazy gene kicking in as usual, no. There’s a reason.</p> <p>If you don’t know what the Iron Lady is (welcome to the world outside your cave – this is the internet) it’s a biopic of the former Prime Minister of ours, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher. It’s told through the eyes of a woman in advanced years who is basically deteriorating with dementia at some rate and telling her tale through flashbacks. A story of how a plucky young chemist from a leafy Lincolnshire market town ended up being the first woman to rule Britannia since Elizabeth I.</p> <p>Meryl Streep is, apparently, mesmerizing as Thatcher. Olivia Colman is, so I’m told, heartbreakingly good as Carol and I’m lead to believe that Jim Broadbent’s Denis Thatcher is a treat.</p> <p>I’ll never know.</p> <p>I won’t see it….and here’s why.</p> <p>The words “Margaret Thatcher” cannot help but stir the feelings of anyone over the age of 30, or politically aware. She divided opinion in the same way she tried to divide the country when in power, and my opinion – as naive as it may be – is as strong as any other opinion I hold.</p> <p>I detest her.</p> <p>I’m on the organising committee for the street parties when she dies, her picture threatens me, her voice rankles me and I don’t fully trust (as a rule – there ARE exceptions) those who saw the good in her. This is due in equal part to my upbringing and my own politics and her place against everything I hold dear.</p> <p>As a result, I will not be able to look at the film objectively and as such won’t enjoy it. From what I can gather from reviews I’ve read and heard this film does what most biopics do and looks at the person behind the facade. The mother, the wife, the poor old lady who is being ravaged by a failing mind. </p> <p>It looks at the cosmetics of her tenure, how image was so important in her rise to power without challenging the way she treated the poorest in her society. </p> <p>To me she is a monster, a boogieman. It’s troubling to me that I have such a low opinion of her that the recent revelations about the disgraceful way <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/30/thatcher-government-liverpool-riots-1981">her cabinet planned to deal with the social problems that Liverpool suffered</a> (as a <strong>direct</strong> result of her policies and actions) came as no surprise whatsoever.</p> <p>This film humanises Margaret Thatcher….and I don’t want my demons humanized.</p> <p>To expose myself to any attempt at empathising with her worries me because I might realise that she’s just a woman, just a normal person, just a human being, a fellow human being….and I just don’t want any suggestion that Thatcher and I share anything entering my psyche. I’m depressed enough.</p> <p>So as much as I’d like to take in what is from most accounts a fine piece of film-making, I’ll avoid it. Keep the Boogieman under the bed, where she belongs.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-77658507664814332642011-12-22T15:02:00.001+00:002011-12-22T15:02:40.597+00:00Stop 1 - The StagEvery good work do starts with a meal and mine's no different. Steak and Ale pie at a surprisingly busy Stag.<br /><br />Ordered a Carlsberg to go with it because the Guinness is always crap in here and the only bitter they have is Yorkshire rubbish.<br /><br />Pie was piping hot and gorgeous. Beer palatable, atmosphere good and the scary locals got less and less scary the more they harmonised with the Human <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/12/22/795.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/12/22/s_795.jpg' border='0' width='320' height='320' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />League tunes on the jukebox.<br /><br />Got a call from housemate and colleague Moss who's up for tagging along.<br /><br />She and another possible recruit, Louisa, are waiting at stop 2, The Mount.<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=The%20Stag,%20Orrell%20Road%4053.540045%2C-2.704232&z=10'>The Stag, Orrell Road</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-79911060679004184832011-12-22T13:51:00.001+00:002011-12-22T13:51:49.362+00:00Christmas Do DayAfternoon campers.<br /><br />So the office Christmas Do is something I always look forward to, and this year's was a belter in Warrington. Unfortunately I was on my best behaviour for whatever reason.<br /><br />I went out with a girl from Ramsbottom way back when and her dad was a self employed plumber and every year would have his own Christmas Do. He'd do a job in the morning then park the van back at their house an walk down to the pub and do what self employed plumbers do best. Drink until he was fluent in Polish.<br /><br />Now I'm currently trying to convince the Revenue that I'm no longer self-employed but for today I'm going to pander to them and have myself a "self employed Christmas Do".<br /><br />I'm going to start with some lunch at one end of Orrell Road in Wigan and make my way into town to meet with my friend Shaun for a curry.<br /><br />The perfect Christmas Do and, like the actual official Christmas do, I'm paying for it myself!<br /><br />I've got my mp3 player for the walk, my phone so that if people want to join me they can find out where I am, and this beautiful iPad so that I can write my findings not just of the experience of my first Self Employed do but the quality of an Orrell Road pub crawl.<br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Pemberton%20Palace%4053.535773%2C-2.671532&z=10'>Pemberton Palace</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-1111839967664740682011-08-21T17:45:00.001+01:002011-08-21T18:07:40.086+01:00The Hacienda Must Be Built<p>I’m currently reading Peter Hook’s fabulous “How Not To Run a Club” which is making the Hacienda sound like the coolest place to be but the most frustrating place to be involved in. It’s a cracking read as well. As much for the appendices as anything, from the original membership application form to set lists of concerts.</p> <p>From the book (and the club’s end of year newsletter) here’s the 1982 Hacienda Top 20.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL23AC24417F6C5E6C">Hacienda 1982</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hacienda-How-Not-Run-Club/dp/184739177X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313946412&sr=8-1">Buy the book</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-77892947886272438982011-08-19T09:35:00.000+01:002011-08-19T09:35:28.249+01:00Butch and sincere....but what was the year?I have many theories about radio. The vast majority of them are wrong and moronic I'm told but every now and again I come up with one that has merit and I believe this to be one of them.<br />
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What if we only did Top 10 at 10's if we did them properly? Like how they started. A real Top 10 from this week in a year gone by rather than playing from the pool of the same 15 songs because they're the only ones that "fit the brand".<br />
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So, as a little exercise here's the Top 10 from this week in the year that Wish FM is using today. Would this sit well on a music radio station in 2011 or is it just too spikey.....and if so, why?<br />
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This is purely a "what if?" exercise...I'm not suggesting that we do it, I'm suggesting it's something to talk about when you don't want to do any actual work.<br />
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<iframe width="420" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UtKADQnjQmc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-35542764577895657832011-08-09T20:54:00.001+01:002011-08-09T21:03:52.349+01:00Manchester, So Much To Answer For.<p>What you’re about to read will not help anyone. It’s not a sensible solution, it’s not the kind of thing that anyone should really condone. It’s just the gut feeling and heartfelt outpourings of a bloke watching a collection of pillocks taking the piss in his hometown.</p> <p>After a couple of nights rioting in London and kidding myself that it wouldn’t happen in Manchester because, as tweeters across the city have said, we lead – we don’t follow, it seems to have kicked off tonight.</p> <p>I had a little kip at 3.00 and there were reports of a bit of a police presence in Piccadilly but no bad temper at all, woke up at 7 and Miss Selfridge is on fire, BBC Manchester have had their radio car totalled and there’s widespread looting at Salford Shopping City (although what you can “loot” from 3 branches of Cash Converters I’m not sure).</p> <p>Listening to Key 103 – who have done well tonight – there’s a bloke from the City centre’s Pub and Club Watch saying that all pubs are closed for the night. No buses or trams entering Manchester tonight either.</p> <p>The latest is that the crowds are making  their way to King Street to see what they can get from the nice shops.</p> <p>This has particularly rankled me. </p> <p>Why are they being allowed to run free through Manchester  Why are they being given the freedom of the town to kick in whichever shops they like?</p> <p>I’d love to see these idiots kettled into Piccadilly Gardens and ordinary Mancunians standing behind the police so that instead of watching these ratboys we don’t allow them through into the city.</p> <p>We should be doing what Manchester does best and just getting on with it so that these cretins don’t feel special. Why the fuck are they being allowed to do it?</p> <p>I realise that it’s very rich from me sitting here 15 miles away and not facing up and going to protect my beloved home city but like I say, it’s just what’s on the top of my head. </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38912315.post-50846951701724987972011-07-26T19:21:00.001+01:002011-07-26T19:21:13.322+01:00Our Friends In The West<p>North West Tonight, the wonderful and humble organ of regional news on BBC1 reported on the fact that Pete Best, “The 5th Beatle” is having a street named after him in Liverpool.</p> <p><a title="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14275755" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14275755">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14275755</a></p> <p>The new estate in West Derby will also have a street named Casbah Close, after the club that was half a mile away where the Beatles started their career.</p> <p>You know how much I love our Scouse brethren, only in Liverpool would they name a street after someone who was NEARLY in the biggest band in the world, and a club that was QUITE CLOSE, not on the site, quite close some years ago. </p> <p>And another thing……how many places in Liverpool did the Beatles start their career? Every street corner from L1 to L12 proclaims itself as “de place where it all started!”</p> <p>In other Mersey themed news, it’s been a very short 7 months but happy birthday to a man I already consider to be a great friend, East Lancs legend Kev Seed is 25 again tomorrow. Nice one ace!</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><p id="blogfeeds"><$BlogFeedsVertical$></p></div>Greeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454777979095046622noreply@blogger.com0