Whimsy R number suggests < 2000 posts before Xmas.
There’s an “eternal flame” in Azerbaijan, too. (And there’s your earworm for the evening…)
Oh fuck you, I'd just got rid of Hall and Oates.
It's OK, they're back. Stickiest earworm merchants I know.
Swap it for the Bangles - much prettier.
I wouldn't if I were you
There used to be numerous fires in coal tips all over the place.
I remember a news story about a couple of kids playing on a slag heap, when they fell through the crust and were trapped half in and half out.
It made an impression on 8yr old me.
Greetings and rejoice, for there's sunshine!
I am allowing Eternal Flame to ear worm me this morning, as it reminds me of Susannah Hoff, which is no bad thing. I saw the Bangles when I was a kid. The drummer was delightful, joshing along with those of us kids near her.
Cold and bright here as well. Although of course there are clouds on the horizon.
It's interesting to compare and contrast Ric's 80s pop based sexual awakening to Lippy's experience in music hall and a Flanegan and Allen performance at an impressionable age.
AV A BANANA