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"What gigs are you not going to?" That would be this then, on account of the fact that like the other dates, it sold out in five minutes. Also tried to get one for the old Town and Country Club in Kentish Town.

Another anecdote. We played the London Astoria several times and in those days on a stage that size you absolutely had to have a wall of speakers as opposed to amps the size of peanuts. Marshall are based in Bletchley - very close to where the enigma code was cracked by Turing et al. It was common knowledge that they are perfectly happy to loan out speakers for this purpose if the venue is suitably large because it gets their name out there (not that it wasn't synonymous enough with that sort of audience). For our final show there we sent up a couple of Sherpa and Bedford vans and had a backline like the picture above - utterly absurd. Of course, all the 4x4 cabs are dummies and empty with no speakers in them. I used to use a Marshall half stack and a full stack for bigger venues which gave a fuller sound behind me. Otherwise, it's daft, since the bass player DId into the desk anyway and the PA does all the work. We had to return them the next day (Saturday) because Bon Jovi were playing Milton Keynes Bowl and had also requested them. Actually, I remember the sound check very well. Incrementally and one by one the number fell apart, literally - I looked round and the rest of the band had all stopped playing - agog - whilst the sound man and all the roadies were gawping into the balcony where Kathy Lloyd was performing a ****ing topless photo shoot.

In another world Chillwell comes back to Leicester - and the scenes resonate across parallel universes.

I requested an audition with an at the time, reasonably well known band in London in 1989 and tracked them down to a nightclub called Gossips. They entertained my interest - patronised me, but unbeknown to me already had a guitar player lined up. I sat at the bar with Lemmy, who was propping it up and he told me not to waste my time on a bunch of egotistical prima donnas. He bought me a few drinks - top shelf - and was happy to dredge up stories about Hawkwind and his past at my behest - no pretence, self-deprecating as ever, whilst showing a genuine interest in my ambitions. I shit you not - 15 years later I walked into the Rainbow on Sunset LA and he was in his customary position at the bar. I headed over grinning and iwithout really looking up he said, "What the **** kept you? You owe me a single malt pal. Double neat. Your round". Absolute salt of the Earth that bloke. RIP.

No, that would be Ayew.

Welcome to Match day threads.

Hat, I very much doubt he's reading this.

Yes. It got re-packaged at some stage.

In no particular order here are ten, because I cheated (actually 11, I couldn't count) 'The Hounds of Love' Kate Bush 'Sticky Fingers' The Rolling Stones 'Blood on the Tracks'' Dylan 'Revolver' The Beatles 'Hejira' Joni Mitchell 'Pet Sounds' The Beach Boys 'Music from the Big Pink' The Band 'Electric Lady Land' Jimi Hendrix 'The Queen is Dead' The Smiths 'Wish You Were Here' Pink Floyd 'Physical Graffiti' Led Zeppelin 'Pink Moon' Nick Drake 'Disintegration' The Cure 'London Calling' The Clash EDIT: 14 now, cause I added another three

I'm afraid he does have a point. Wait, is this George Hirst?

There are plans afoot as we speak for the West Stand to be renamed the Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha Stand. The Kop is to be called the Rooster Russell End, whilst the family stand is to be christened the 'Ron Robert Zeiler Stand'. The East Stand is to incorporate a mural of Jon Rudkin on the seating.

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SPECTACULAR!

Director of Football?

Exactly. Traore poses very little threat to warrant this and his power and pace belies his woeful goal scoring record and dire finishing in front of goal. He's basically Jeff Schlupp Mk.II with a pot of vasseline and 1000mg of steroids per week.

And still boos players when they don't.

He would have been hailed as a complete hero if he had succeeded in lobbing Vicario.

Not quite the full story. Worth also mentioning that we defended gallantly at the back under intense sustained pressure, we managed to hold out for a point where game management was a huge issue under Rodgers and indeed previously for Maresca. We showed huge reserves of character and fortitude turning it round in the second half (again this has arguably been lacking). Finally, that concussion injury did indeed take the sting out of our offence, but had it not have happened we may well have taken all three points.

In the interest of English literature.

Mods, could you do us all a favour and delete the 'Serge's Leicester Poem' thread? Thanks.

I'm blindfolding her tomorrow night. Not subjecting her to that. Try Steve Hare, based in Kibworth (Hare and Hounds). Specialises in gun dogs/retrievers, Usually booked up for weeks though.