One of the things that will eventually die with all this music downloading malarkey is the cheapo compilation. This is a shame as they were an integral part of the record buying experience. Whether we’re talking about 4-LP box sets of James Last’s greatest hits or Top of the Pops albums with bikini-clad girls on [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Rainbow Nation 1974
Posted in 1974 World Cup, Football, tagged 1970s on April 23, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Today’s post is another one from the 1974 World Cup Sticker Book and celebrates the stunning genetic diversity of the Bulgarian football team, which was the Rainbow Nation of the 1974 World Cup.
All together now: “I’d like to buy the world a coke ..”
Egg Jumping in the Seventies
Posted in YouTube, tagged egg jumping, nationwide, tv hell on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I first saw this as part of Victor Lewis Smith’s TV Hell Theme night that was on BBC 2 back in 1992. This was my favorite clip along with the one from senior citizens’ keep fit programme Boomph with Becker (that you can see about 1 minute into this).
I love everything [...]
Things I Hope are True
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged urban myths on April 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I’m a bit of a gullible devil if I’m honest; I tend to believe most things that are put to me unless the bullshit level is so high that it can’t help but set off the alarm bells. The internet has been a godsend for the gullible though, offering you a quick and easy way [...]
Highland Hospitality
Posted in Highlands, Scotland, Tourism, tagged fucking aviemore on April 14, 2009 | 14 Comments »
There’s an advert on TV at the moment for a new Italian Bed & Breakfast web site which features lots of matronly Italian women spoiling their guests rotten with views of the Colosseum or local produce. It’s an interesting development as B&B isn’t really an Italian thing (as the fact that the Italian for “Bed [...]
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